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hi sam thanks for your help i.m very greatful but like me you seam to be hitting the same brick walls my dads brothers are all not with it if you know what i mean they were all born with special needs so can.t ask them anything it take them all there time to remember who they are and how old they are many thanks kind regards jacky

Well that ruins my next suggestion, get her marriage certificate to Mr Smith!!! Sam x

hi sam thats may be a possibilty even my dad can.t shed any light on things his mind is not what it was hes very confused most of the time so most of my info is from snippets that i have herd i. sorry i can.t give anymore info we belive that my dads father was called harry metcalfe but not sure its not on his birth cert but nanas name on his birth certs is given as metcalfe so when it changed from may to metcalfe i don.t know cos i know they never married also when she died her surname was smith but she never married goerge smith who was the dad of my dads 4 brothers ########## ARRRRR SO CONFUSED ############ LOL JACKY

The death record ties up with the date of birth you have, although this is only accurate if the informant of the death actually knew the correct date!: Name: Eva Ivy Smith Birth Date: 16 Sep 1916 Death Registration Month/Year: Mar 1998 Age at death (estimated): 81 Registration district: Leeds Inferred County: Yorkshire Register number: E23C Entry Number: 30 Very strange. I'll check again but definately couldn't see her. Could it be possible that her parents weren't married when she was born and she is registered under her mothers maiden name? Sam x

hi sam her surname at time of death was ivy smith and she died in the leeds general infermary as for selby we are 98% sure but with nana when she was alive she told us alsorts if you know what i mean many thanks kind regards jacky

What was her surname when she died? Her death record on the BMD indexes should have her date of birth on it. Are you sure she was born in Selby? There is an Eva May registered in Q2 of 1916 but in Sheffield. Sam x

hi sam i have no birth cert all can tell you is that she thought she was the queen she had 2 birthdays lol she always said that on her birth cert she was born on 16th sept 1916 but she always said she was born on 16th august 1916 & when we were young we never questioned it but now doing the family tree its becoming a puzzle and she seams to have taken queite a few things to the grave with her including the name of my fathers dad she died 28th feb 1998 in leeds not sure what to do now guess that side of the tree will remain a mistery many many thanks jacky

You won't find her in a census as the most recent census available to view is 1901 and she hadn't been born then. You need to get her birth certificate which will tell you her parents names and hopffully you should be able to find them on a census. Also, where have you had her birth date from? There isn't an Eva or Ivy May registered in Q3 1916. Sam x

i wonder if anyone can help i.m all googled & censused out and its driving me mad i have been searching for my grandma in nearly all the census but can.t seam to find her anywhere i thought i had but birth month out by a month she was born 1916 august she was born ivy or eva may in selby and she had a brother called harry may who i can.t find anywhere on the census as i don.t have a birth date for him but have gone 10 years either side of my grandmas dob but can.t find anything i would be very greatful for any suggestions may i thank anyone first for taking the time to read my post and i.m keeping my fingers crossed many many thanks kind regards jacky