I know divorce was uncommon in the 1900's but I don't know how it was done and how common- say for example the man had an affair, could he then divorce the wife? Would it have been accessible to poorer families? Gosh I wish I had the 1911 census, many of my relatives seem to have 'life events' in either 1902 or 1912!As a little aside, if your husband was transported to Australia for a crime what was then your marital status? A different relative has remarried (1830s) and she is not a 'widower'- does the word divorce even come into this or was it just assumed that transported men weren't coming back and you should get on with things? Legally would that be sound?!
Thanks
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