Anyone good at solving puzzles?

[Debra A]

Isn't there also the question of why Beatrice Mary gives her surname as Martin in one entry (which makes sense if she is a widow) but then gives her maiden surname of Bond for the second entry?
Even after being widowed or divorced a woman cannot revert back to her maiden surname legally unless she does it by deed poll. Unless in between these dates she also married a man with the surname of Bond, who later died?

[Rob Clack]

Could there have been a problem with the divorce? I'm not sure how it would be done, but could there be a problem with the divorce procedure, say a mistake was made and so he wasn't legally divorced? When the error was spotted his first wife was dead so he would be a widower on the second marriage.

Rob

[Chris]

Ok folks. Here’s something to get your little grey cells hopping. It concerns two people George Clark and Beatrice Mary Martin (nee Bond). They married in 1912, here are the details:
George Clark, age 43, divorced, woollen merchant, father Alfred Clark deceased, Linen Merchant.
Beatrice Mary Martin, age 27, widow, no trade, father James Bond, merchant.

So far so good. But then in 1923 we have the following marriage:
George Clark, age 54, widower, woollen merchant, father Alfred Clark deceased, Linen Merchant.
Beatrice Mary Bond, age 37, widow, no trade, father James Bond, merchant.

Now there is very little doubt in my mind that these are the same people. So what the hell is going on?

Now I have changed the names for reasons of my own, however the details are accurate. I cannot figure out what circumstances can fit these facts. Can anyone?

The only thought that occurs is that - if the second marriage took place in church - they might have wished to have a religious ceremony when the death of his previous wife meant that the man was a widower rather than a divorcé. It seems very irregular though.

[Bob Hinton]

Ok folks. Here’s something to get your little grey cells hopping. It concerns two people George Clark and Beatrice Mary Martin (nee Bond). They married in 1912, here are the details:
George Clark, age 43, divorced, woollen merchant, father Alfred Clark deceased, Linen Merchant.
Beatrice Mary Martin, age 27, widow, no trade, father James Bond, merchant.

So far so good. But then in 1923 we have the following marriage:
George Clark, age 54, widower, woollen merchant, father Alfred Clark deceased, Linen Merchant.
Beatrice Mary Bond, age 37, widow, no trade, father James Bond, merchant.

Now there is very little doubt in my mind that these are the same people. So what the hell is going on?

Now I have changed the names for reasons of my own, however the details are accurate. I cannot figure out what circumstances can fit these facts. Can anyone?