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Cornwall Lookup Requests / Two wives
« on: Thursday 20 August 09 12:07 BST (UK) »
I have a William Harvey, b. 1848, married to Emma Chirgwin in my fam tree. However on the 1891 census there is a child Asenath Harvey (parents William and Catharine Harvey) listed as being grand daughter of William & Phillis who are also parents of Emma's William. so it seems I have 1 William Harvey 2 wives and lots of children. There is a spell of 5 yrs when no children were born to either "wife" I have marriage certs for both marriages and all seems like same william. Was the 5 yr gap a spell inside for bigamy? anyone any ideas how i can try and sort this out?