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Old 19-05-24, 16:10
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Default Revoked wills following marriage

Does anyone know what the rules were before 1837?

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Under section 18 of the Wills Act 1837, if a person already has a Will in place before they legally marry, the ‘pre-marriage Will’ is automatically revoked once the marriage takes place.
I am looking at a will proved in 1741, and written in either 1724 or 1734 (ink blob over the year!). The man concerned was suppose to have been married in 1739, but I can't find any record of it. I'm wondering if the marriage was a figment of the imagination of his so-called widow?
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