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Christina

Christina Report 9 May 2011 16:18

My grandmother, Evelyn Chapman was alive and well in 1936 at 70 Sedley Street Liverpool, but that is all I am sure of. She probably would have been approx. in her 30's at the time. I need to find her date of death. So far, we have found an Evelyn Chapman(nee Flynn) born in 1898 and a marriage in 1916, which could be her, but I don't know when she died. It is possible she may have divorced and remarried....how can I find out?

ChrisofWessex

ChrisofWessex Report 9 May 2011 16:29

Try genealogy chat board - lots of expert advice there. Good luck.

Helen in Kent

Helen in Kent Report 9 May 2011 16:37

Good luck! As far as divorce is concerned, it wasn't possible unless both parties consented before about 1973 or 1974. (Unbelievable, I know.) Before that good cause had to be proven such a adultery or whatever. I'm not sure of all the details but it certainly wasn't as "easy" then as it is now. Good luck with your research.

Researching:
Locke, Rochester, Portsea, Derby

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 May 2011 17:09

If you find your mother or your father's birth (whichever one is the child of Evelyn) then the birth reference will have her maiden name - unless you are already certain that Flynn was her maiden name.

I doubt that you will be able to find divorce records online. You can have a 10 year search done for a divorce from the Principal Registry of the Family Division in London but it costs about £40.

Kath. x

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 9 May 2011 19:11

If your Grandmother remarried, also consider that her first husband may have died. Do you know for a fact that her maiden name was Flynn? PH

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))