DIVORCE - 1896 Leonard Shelford BIDWELL vs Susannah BIDWELL nee WARBURTON
DIVORCE IN THE 19TH CENTURY DIVORCE - 1896 Leonard Shelford BIDWELL vs Susannah BIDWELL nee WARBURTON I didn't know a lot about my 2 X great grandfather or great grandmother. But after a few years I became curious and started searching for information. Now remember, this was way before the internet and in libraries and research rooms, it wasn't a simple 'push' of the button to find this information. So I hunted and hunted and eventually found a Divorce Index, which I curiously looked at. I had no idea, that they had divorced. In fact, it wasn't that common for people to divorce, one of the reasons given, was because of the expense involved. So I needed to investigate more about the Divorce of the Bidwells. But I couldn't discover any more information other than the Divorce Index. Susannah BIDWELL nee WARBURTON The Matrimonial Causes Act of 1857 in England gave men the opportunity to divorce their wife if the wife had committed adu...