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From: "Lindsay Swadling" <>
Subject: Re: Marriage Annulments
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 10:09:54 +10


On 1 Apr 99, Douglas Burbury wrote:

> * Annulment may be the wrong word. Debra suggests that this is a religious
> term, not a civil one. Were there any civil grounds for declaring a
> marriage void?
>
> (For example, if the marriage was proved to be bigamous. but
> considering that Violet and Edward were 16 and 17 years old
> respectively, this would seem highly unlikely.)

Could their ages be the answer - did they marry with permission of
parents? Or did they run off and marry without it? Seems unlikely, as
the notice was published in the paper, but I was wondering if it was
somehow declared void because of this?

best wishes from
Lindsay Swadling in Mittagong, NSW, Australia

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