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arcimedes · 22-01-2015, 07:39

My wife originally had an account with the Midland ( same as her father). When we got married and moved to a different town, I think she had an argument with the Midland possibly over moving the account to a different branch she closed it and opened one with Lloyds. The joint account was with Westminster (NatWest now).

But at no point was I asked if she could open an account . This was in the sixties.

22-01-2015, 07:39	#3
arcimedes Inactive Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oxfordshire Services: TV XL ,TiVo X 2, 200Mb Broadband XL phone Posts: 1,158	Re: Did women used to need their husband's permission to open a bank account? My wife originally had an account with the Midland ( same as her father). When we got married and moved to a different town, I think she had an argument with the Midland possibly over moving the account to a different branch she closed it and opened one with Lloyds. The joint account was with Westminster (NatWest now). But at no point was I asked if she could open an account . This was in the sixties.