Bigamy in the 1800

[ptjw7]

Just inputting some data for the Cornwall OPC, and came accross this snippet :-


Which I found amusing, he obviously got caught!!

Peter

 

[gibbo]

My grandmother found out my step grandfather married behind her back whilst still married to her. She reported him and he got 6 months jail and the second marriage annulled. After my grandmother and he divorced he remarried the second wife. Oh happy families

Edited.. that wasnt in the 1800's tho that was in the 1940's:biggrin:

 

[p.risboy]

Nothing worse than marrying a corpse.:2fun::2fun:

There sure is some amusing stuff to be found in Parish regs.:2fun:

Steve.