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Your'e welcome! If any of the siblings was older, i.e. born by 1901, a census search might turn up something. Smith, though ... Trying to remember whether I have Smiths in that area! Just Nottinghamshire and Cornwall I think, lol.


Clifford Perkins' birth doesn't seem to be transcribed yet, i.e.

surname perkins
given name clifford
mother smith

doesn't find anything. Eventually it should turn up, and his birth cert would give you Viv's full name, hopefully.

marriages
smith
perkins
peterborough
1915-1930

doesn't give anything at present either.


In the list of Smith marriages in Peterborough 1915 to 1940, I just did a "find" down the page for "ren".

Here's a possible:

Marriages Dec 1925
Smith Irene K Watts
Watts James W Smith Peterbro'. 3b 564

No identifiable match in births anywhere 1890 to 1910 though.

And no Que* in that list of Peterborough marriages.

Oh well! Post back in the thread here when you get that marriage certificate and we'll have another look!

Thank you so much Evie. I'll order that certificate today.

Looking mainly for ancestors for the tree. I've traced grandad's (Robert Edward, above) family back to two sets of great-great-great-great grandparents and one set of great-great-great-great-great-grandparents. But nan and grandad lived about 30 miles from her sisters and didn't see them that often, so I only have vague memories of them from my childhood.

I thought I was fairly intelligent but I can't get any results with the searches I've tried on that site. Off to try once more with her sisters.

Thanks again - your help is very much appreciated.

Also -- information on your grandmother's family -- I was assuming ancestors. Are you looking for living people?

Viv and Reenie are likely nicknames, of course. Queenie may also be -- either just a family nickname, or a common nickname for Victoria, e.g.

Searching for her marriage at FreeBMD, it was:

Marriages Jun 1922
GREEN Robert E Smith Peterbro' 3b 689
SMITH Ivy K Green Peterbro' 3b 689

If you order the certificate it will give you her father's name and occupation and her age at marriage.

http://www.freebmd.org.uk

search for

births
surname smith
given neames ivy kathleen
1900 to 1903

As one might fear, there are about nine. None in Peterborough. Possibly Bedford? June quarter 1902.

Do you have her parents' names? If not, you will need to find her marriage to get her father's name and her age.

Were her siblings older or younger?

I'm trying to find information on my grandmother's family. Her name was Ivy Kathleen Smith, born 1901/02 I think, possibly in Peterborough as that's where all her sisters lived in later life. Ivy married Robert Edward Green and had one son - Raymond.

Ivy had sisters Reenie (sp) probably really named Irene but not sure; Viv and Queenie.

I know that Viv married someone with the surname Perkins and had a son Clifford.

If anyone can help please let me know. Thank you.