In the 19th century separation was far more easily achieved than divorce. The number of married couples living apart was not recorded – it was in part this lack of record that made it possible to do. Some couples simply stopped living together, while others, particularly those with more to lose, had complex legal arrangements. This is the first page of the deed of separation signed by Adeline and Thomas Renwick in 1862.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Renwick Family Collection
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MSO-Papers-7750
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