My grandmother simply tore the page out of the family Bible that showed my grandfather had been married to her sister. She “never knew how that happened!” Amazing what lengths some of our ancestors went to in order to hide something they did but we can easily find out about it now in documents and newspapers.
Divorce was so disgraceful in those days, I’m not shocked to read about a cover-up,
I have Victorian-age photos in my lineage too, but none colourised. Thank you, Anne.
I colourised using the MyHeritage app. The photo was black and white.
Regards
Anne
Wow, what an extraordinary story! Thank you for capturing and sharing that.
My grandmother simply tore the page out of the family Bible that showed my grandfather had been married to her sister. She “never knew how that happened!” Amazing what lengths some of our ancestors went to in order to hide something they did but we can easily find out about it now in documents and newspapers.
Digitised newspapers are a fantastic resource.
A great story Anne and well written. An interesting summary on divorce in those days and the documents you uncovered.