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Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 30 Apr 2017 23:20

hello all,

I have only a little info but the person I am trying to find more info about is Bertha Elizabeth Smart - Unknown birth & death .

Married Charles Bowen in 1903 in Barton Regis,

Had 3 children Harold 1917
Florence 1915
Arthur.

Struggling to find in any census or register.

Any help would be much appreciated.

:-D

safc

safc Report 30 Apr 2017 23:30

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1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Winterbourne Hill Near Bristol, Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Bertha Bowen Wife Married Female Tailore'ss 30 1881 Winterbourne
Transcription
Auther Bowen Son Single Male School 6 1905 Winterbourne
Transcription
Lilly Smart Lodger Single Female Tailor'Ess 22 1889 Winterbourne


married 8 years 1 born 1 living none died

safc

safc Report 30 Apr 2017 23:30

BOWEN, ARTHUR CHARLES EDWARD SMART Order
GRO Reference: 1905 D Quarter in CHIPPING SODBURY Volume 06A Page 233

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 30 Apr 2017 23:32

In case if helps with Reg districts

BARTON REGIS REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Gloucestershire.
Created : 1.4.1877 (from Clifton registration district).
Abolished : 1.1.1905 (to become part of Bristol, Thornbury, and Chipping Sodbury registration districts).

There seems a big gap in child birth from 1903 to 1915.

Kay????

Kay???? Report 30 Apr 2017 23:35

Bowen Bertha E 1879 1950 1950 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Liverpool South, Lancashire, England
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Bowen Bertha E 1881 1950 1950 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Bridgend, Glamorganshire, Wales
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Bowen Bertha E 1876 1959 1959 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Bowen Bertha Elizabeth 1889 1971 1971 England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 Haringey, London, England.

These deaths give a recorded year of birth.

malyon

malyon Report 30 Apr 2017 23:37

Bertha Elizabeth Smart
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index
Name
Bertha Elizabeth Smart
Event Type
Marriage
Registration Quarter
Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration Year
1903
Registration District
Barton Regis
County
Gloucestershire
Event Place
Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England
Volume
6A
Page
479
Line Number
279
 
Bertha Elizabeth Smart probably married one of the following people
Name
Charles Bowen
Name
George Henry Cowles
Name
Florence Louisa Smart

safc

safc Report 30 Apr 2017 23:38


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Winterbourne Hill, Winterbourne, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Elizabeth Smart Wife Married Female 28 1863 Tailoress Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Berth Smart Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Florence Smart Daughter - Female 8 1883 Scholar Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Esther Smart Daughter - Female 6 1885 Scholar Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Hannah Smart Daughter - Female 5 1886 Scholar Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Lilley Smart - - Female 2 1889 - Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England

malyon

malyon Report 30 Apr 2017 23:42

this could be bertha

Name
Bertha Smart
Event Type
Census
Event Date
31 Mar 1901
Event Place
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
County
Gloucestershire
Civil Parish
Winterbourne
Ecclesiastical Parish
Winterbourne St Michael
Sub-District
Winterbourne
Registration District
Barton Regis
Residence Note
Winterbourne
Gender
Female
Age
20
Occupation
Tailoress
Relationship to Head of Household
Visitor
Birth Year (Estimated)
1881
Birthplace
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire
Schedule Type
93
Page Number
15
Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
Hannah Bisp
Head
F
66
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire
Edward Bisp
Son
M
25
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire
Bertha Smart
Visitor
F
20
Winterbourne, Gloucestershire

safc

safc Report 30 Apr 2017 23:44

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SMART, HANNAH BLISS Order
GRO Reference: 1886 S Quarter in BARTON REGIS Volume 06A Page 182

greyghost

greyghost Report 30 Apr 2017 23:45

Florence H 1915 and Harold L 1917 born in Wales - Pontypridd RD

England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

First name(s) FLORENCE H
Last name BOWEN
Birth year 1915
Birth quarter 3
Registration month -
Mother's last name Smart
District Pontypridd
County Glamorganshire
Country Wales
Volume 11A
Page 1214

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England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

First name(s) HAROLD L
Last name BOWEN
Birth year 1917
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's last name Smart
District Pontypridd
County Glamorganshire
Country Wales
Volume 11A
Page 1098

safc

safc Report 30 Apr 2017 23:55


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Winterbourne Hill Near Bristol, Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Albert Smart Husband Married Male Miner Hewer 52 1859 Glos Winterbourne
Transcription
Elizabeth Smart Wife Married Female - 48 1863 Glos Winterbourne
Transcription
Hannah Smart Daughter Single Female Tailore'ss 24 1887 Glos Winterbourne
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Alice Smart Daughter Single Female Tailore'ss 18 1893 Glos Winterbourne
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Hilda Smart Daughter Single Female - 13 1898 Glos Winterbourne

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 1 May 2017 00:13

Fabulous information !! Thank you all so much!!

Will research and record in the morning.

Hoping to then find something on 1939 ! I don't seem to be having much luck searching that though and getting results!

Thanks agai????

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 00:14

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Marriages Sep 1882 (>99%)
Bish Elizabeth Barton Regis 6a 309
Bisp Elizabeth Barton Regis 6a 309
RICKS Charles William Barton R. 6a 309
Simmonds Sarah Barton R. 6a 309
Smart Alfred William Barton R. 6a 309

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 00:15

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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Winterbourn Hill, Winterbourne, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robt Bisp Head Married Male 55 1826 Ag Lb Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Hannah Bisp Wife Married Female 45 1836 - Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Maria Bisp Daughter Single Female 21 1860 - Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Elizabeth Bisp Daughter Single Female 20 1861 - Gloucestershire, England xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Frederick Bisp Son Single Male 11 1870 - Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Alis Bisp Daughter Single Female 5 1876 - Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Bertha Bisp Grand Daughter Single Female 0 1881 - Gloucestershire, England xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 00:22

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BISP, ELIZABETH BERTHA - Order
GRO Reference: 1881 M Quarter in BARTON REGIS Volume 06A Page 206

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 00:26

think you need the marriage cert

to see who she names as father

Married Charles Bowen in 1903 in Barton Regis,

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 01:08


1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Winterbourne Hill, Winterbourne, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Robert Bisp Head Married Male 66 1825 Gen Labourer Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Hannah Bisp Wife Married Female 56 1835 Tailoress Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
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Alice Bisp Daughter Single Female 17 1874 Tailoress Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Frederick Bisp Son Single Male 20 1871 Stone Mason Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Edwin Bisp Son Single Male 15 1876 Stone Mason Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England


no elizabeth or bertha ?

safc

safc Report 1 May 2017 01:15


1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Winterbourne, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Hannah Bisp Head Widow Female 66 1835 - Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Edward Bisp Son Single Male 25 1876 Stone Mason Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England
Transcription
Bertha Smart Visitor Single Female 20 1881 Tailoress Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, England xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Squeaky020

Squeaky020 Report 1 May 2017 03:45

Lots of information again...
thank you all so much....
so I'm a little confused ... where does it look like the Bisp family come into it, was that Bertha Smart's mothers maiden name?

And if I'm looking right, Bertha probably died 1950 as that's the death reg that's in Wales and looking more likely! Which means she may well be somewhere on the 1939 in Wales
:-D
Hopefully will find her :-)

Thanks everyone so far !

HeyJudeB4Beatles

HeyJudeB4Beatles Report 1 May 2017 08:04

Reading this post, I think safc is saying that Bertha Elizabeth (Elizabeth Bertha) was illegitimate and was born before her mother married Arthur Smart. In the GRO for her, as Elizabeth Bertha, there is no MMN shown but we know it was Bisp.

Her sisters show as

Hannah - MMN Bliss
Alice, Hilda, Florence (Louisa Florence) and Lily as Bisp
Can't find Esther - but there is Ethel Bisp

So agree you need to get the marriage certificate to Charles Bowen and see if a father is named :-)

Jude