DIVORCE CANCELLED.
LIFTMAN BARONET AND WIFE. HappiJy reunited to his wife, from whom lie had obtained a divorce on the ground of desertion, Sir Reginald Wolseley, the liftman baronet, lately left Waterloo. lowa, for England, to resume his title and settle down. The divorce, wh'ch was obtained in September last, was set aside by tho courts, so there will be no need for the parties to re-marry, as they had intended. Tho romance underlying the story began when the wife, as Miss Marion Baker, of Brixham, Devonshire, set out in response to her mother's dying wish to trace Sir Reginald, who had become the heir to the baronetcy on the death of his cousin, Sir Capel \Volseley, in 1923, and was working as a liftman in the United States. Miss Baker and Sir Reginald fell in love at first sight and married, but a few weeks later the bride returned to England, saying that her husband was remaining in lowa until she had found a home for him. Then followed the divorce for desertion, but recently the wife again visited lowa with the idea of persuading Sir Reginald to return to England and re-marry. At first he objected to return, but finally he consented.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21112, 20 February 1932, Page 3 (Supplement)
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