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Hi can anyone tell me how I can find out when someone got divorced please?

It would help if we knew what sort of era and what country.

The National Archives at Kew have some

I have no idea of era . I have names it could either be England or Scotland

I’ll put it another way, when and where were they born/ died?

England and Scotland have different laws and I expect that goes for divorce as well.

As in 'when'.!!

If you read the posts you may also spot that Pamela doesn't know if it is England or Scotland.

Edit: a post has been deleted.

According to the National Archives this is the proportion of divorce records that survive in England and Wales:-

1858-1927: almost 100%
1928-1937: 80%
After 1937: less than 0.2%

As you will see, if the divorce was after 1937 you are unlikely to find it.

Kath. x

Scottish divorces from 1 May 1984 onwards (and civil partnerships from 2005 onwards) are on Scotlands People website:

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

You have to register, but then a basic search is free.
The basic search result will give you the names, date of marriage, year of divorce, and place where divorce was granted.
Then you can order a certificate (extract decree of divorce) if you wish, at a cost of £12.

Info here about what's on the cert, etc.
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/guides/other-statutory-registers#Divorces

Also more info in link below - National Records of Scotland website.


Prior to 1 May 1984 divorces in Scotland, of couples who had married in Scotland, were recorded in the Register of Corrected Entries.
https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/research/research-guides/research-guides-a-z/divorce-records

Thank you for all your advice

The obvious first step is to ascertain if, when and where either of the parties re-married

You say you have ‘no idea of era’, but if you have the names, and are looking for a divorce, you must know when they married