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SMITH GRRRRRRRRRR

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Jacky

Jacky Report 27 May 2008 19:17

hi

i wonder can anyone help me smith is such a popular name i.m well & truly stuck
i want to find out anything about thomas smith dob & place unknown & his wife margaret surname unknown but may have been hartley they had childern all born after 1910 areas unknown ( may have been leeds west yorkshire ) thses are the children i know about
jane
maggie (margaret ?? )
grace
violet
maud
vera
glayds
dinah
george
ben (benjamin ??)
anna
thomas

anna & thomas died young when they were children ages unknown


any help with any of the above i would be very greatful for

fingers crossed and thanks for your time

jackie

Jacky

Jacky Report 27 May 2008 19:36

hi elouise
thanks i have found that but can.t find any of the other children born in or around the same area as i said its with smith been such a popular name i.m really stuck with this one and no one to ask if i can.t find anything that branch will after end there witch is dissopointing

jackie

Artbeat

Artbeat Report 27 May 2008 19:40

Name: Henry H Smith
Year of Registration: 1922
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Mother's Maiden Name: Hartley
District: Leeds (1837-1929)
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 594

Jacky

Jacky Report 27 May 2008 19:46

hi all
the reason i.m saying hartley possible mmn is dinah is not a popular name and i belive 70% that all the events took place in or around leeds or yorkshire area maybe i.m totally wrong i don.t know

jackie

jansmith

jansmith Report 27 May 2008 19:53

do you know when the parents died and any other small bit of info?

Jacky

Jacky Report 27 May 2008 19:55

i wonder if i try a different approch i know that gladys smith married a man called robert gath in or around leeds yorkshire date unknown i have search for that too but can.t find that either maybe a fresh pair of eyes could and then i could find gro number for marriage cert and send for it or dinah marriage but don.t have a clue who she married but would have been leeds or yorkshire area sorry i know its not a lot to go on
many thanks
jackie

jansmith

jansmith Report 27 May 2008 20:02

possible? births/deaths between 1910-1920
Name: Thomas Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1912
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 3
District: South Shields
County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 1090
or
Name: Thomas P Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1915
Year of Registration: 1915
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death: 0
District: South Shields
County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 918


Name: Anna Mary Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 1
District: South Shields
County: Durham, Tyne and Wear
Volume: 10a
Page: 390
or
Name: Anna W M Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1911
Year of Registration: 1911
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 0
District: Uckfield
County: Sussex, East Sussex
Volume: 2b
Page: 90
but couldn't find a Thomas in this area

Jacky

Jacky Report 27 May 2008 20:05

hi janice
thanks thats something to look into i wonder if any of the other children were born in that area i will go and have a check
thank you

jackie

Geoffrey

Geoffrey Report 27 May 2008 20:09

Hi Jacky,

How about this:

Birth: Dinah Smith, Bramley, 1926/3, MMS Hartley
-9b/377. Any good?

Geoffrey

Jacky

Jacky Report 27 May 2008 20:23

hi geoff
that is a good possible i found that earlier in my search i have doing this branch for about 4 month but i think now i.m going to send for this cert and see what it throws up so thank s
jacky

Geoffrey

Geoffrey Report 27 May 2008 20:55

Hi Jacky,

I think the marriage you are looking for is this one:

Margaret J Hartley - Thomas A Smith, 1919/3,
Haslingden, 8e/326.
I know there's an awful lot of Tom Smiths around but they don't all marry Hartleys!!

Geoffrey

jansmith

jansmith Report 27 May 2008 20:59

do you know of any year of birth for children of Gladys/Robert to narrow the search for a marriage.Do you know any death years

Brian

Brian Report 27 May 2008 21:12

Hi Jacky

Just to add my 10 penneth.

I've been having a look on Ancestry for common registration districts for births using Dinah and Benjamin as I think the most uncommon. The only link I could see for them was Gateshead pre 1912 with no mothers name. Most of the other names appear there but it was a large town even then.
The family could have moved around and I found a Thomas born 1915 in Holbeck, mother Hartley and Veronica born 1920 in Holbeck, mother called Hartley. Found a death of Thomas in Holbeck 1916-1918.

Nothing certain but more research in these districts could be promising.

Hope this helps a little.

Regards