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From: Doug Thompson <>
Subject: Re: Ancestry of Beatrix de Braose/de Brewes (who m Hugh Shirley)
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:50:23 -0800 (PST)
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On Feb 18, 10:38 pm, Wjhonson <> wrote:
>  Are you saying that Peter and Joan never married ?  Or are you claiming that Joan's marriage to Alan was bigamous ?

I'm not claiming anything. I'm stating that nobody has yet found
evidence of a divorce.

Yes- unlawful marriages, including bigamy happened, especially during
chaotic periods when nobody was sure who was alive and who was dead!

Doug Thompson


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