divorce

marionbe · Post by **marionbe** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 9:16 pm

Hi All, can anybody tell me where I can find a copy of my ggmother's divorce papers it was about the year 1910.
Thanks
Marionbe

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 11:03 pm

Hi Marion
Have you tried a search for the divorce at the National Archives of Scotland site?
www.nas.gov.uk
http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/
- try a search on the two surnames e.g. Brown AND Smith

Best wishes
Lesley

marionbe · Post by **marionbe** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 12:10 pm

Thanks Lesley,

I am going into Edinburgh next week I will have a look for it then.

Marionbe

LesleyB · Post by **LesleyB** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:14 pm

Hi Marion
If you are going to Edinburgh and NAS, it might be a good idea to look up the reference number of the document you wish to see in the catalogue first and order it a couple of days before your visit. As far as I recall, divorce papers are not held in the building, they need to be brought in from Thomas Thomson House (TTH) which is not open to the public: this takes 1-2 days to have them there for you to view, probably at WRH, West Register House, in Charlotte Square.

Best wishes
Lesley

marionbe · Post by **marionbe** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:22 pm

Lesley,

Thanks lesley I did'nt know that I will do this on Monday, thanks again for your help.

Marionbe

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:53 pm

Hello Marion,

If the local newspaper thought it newsworthy divorce proceedings may have been reported there.

A search of the Scotsman Archives may give a result and give an idea of the date but it can be expensive to get one article if the archives contain nothing else of interest.
http://archive.scotsman.com/search.cfm

Alan

marionbe · Post by **marionbe** » Sat Aug 30, 2008 1:55 pm

Thanks Alan,

I will check that out

Thanks
marionbe