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Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	4 Nov 2007 06:22
	Just shows how the family stories are changed to suit whoever is telling the story......lol I was told he married a distant cousin. But his mother and her father were brother and sister so they were true cousins but there was a 20 year age gap.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 1,594 Send Message	imp	Report	4 Nov 2007 01:06
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 1,594 Send Message	Hi Little Lost Thanks for the update - been watching the thread with interest and waiting to see the outcome. Good luck with the rest of them.. Gail. x
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	3 Nov 2007 10:22
	well I have just got the marriage certificate of Frederick Charles Johnson and lilian Annie Cantan and Fredercik father is John Johnson meaning that my grandfather leonard Smith married his first cousin in 1953 Hilda Lilian Annie Johnson. Now on Fredeicks baptisms and consequent census he does not have a middle name so where the Charles came from I just dont know.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	27 Oct 2007 07:51
	just ordered yet another certificate. yikes At this rate I will end up a pauper like most of my ancestors
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	26 Oct 2007 22:01
	I need to shell out another £7 for the certificate of Frederick Charles Johnson's marriage to find out who his father was.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,301 Send Message	Ozibird	Report	26 Oct 2007 21:54
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,301 Send Message	A little bit further down the track now. Give a yell if you need any help. Ozi.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	26 Oct 2007 18:35
	Ok i am back now and have the certificate. At least I now know that I have been tracing the correct Leoard Smith as he puts his fathers name on the marriage certificate. But a little puzling is Hilda Lillian Annie formerly known as TAIT. says her marriage was dissolved but has her as Hilda Lillian Annie Smith aged 42 in 1957 and Leonard was aged 62 in 1957. I am confused why she puts her name as Smith and not JOhnson. Her fathers name is indeed Frederick Charles Johnson. So I now need to find out who the parents are of Frederick Charles Johnson. They married in the register office so thats why I couldnt find it on cityark site.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	19 Oct 2007 06:59
	Of course I will update you but I will be away for a few days from Monday. I just hope it arrives before I go. Went to mums yesterday. Mum and Dad married in 1952 and they never went to the wedding in 1957. Looking forward to find out who the witnesses were as I have one sibling for the Leonard Smith that I have.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,301 Send Message	Ozibird	Report	18 Oct 2007 23:24
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,301 Send Message	Make sure you tell us what happens. Ozi.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 1,594 Send Message	imp	Report	18 Oct 2007 23:21
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 1,594 Send Message	Hi Little Lost Sounds like you are getting them sussed now. Hope the certificates don't throw up any more suprises...but you know where we are if you need us......love a good story..... Gail. x
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	18 Oct 2007 08:09
	I thinl I might have this sussed lol but will wait for the certificate to see. I found the birth of Hilda Lillian Annie Johnson 1914 and it gave her mothers maiden name as Canton so found a mariage of a Fredrick Charles Johnson and Lillian Annie Cantan. So it is Fredrick Johnson's father that I will need to know. I will probably have to order that marriage certificate unless there are any clues on the first one when it gets here....
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	17 Oct 2007 14:59
	well I think her maiden name was Johnson and she married Frank Tait so she was known to my family as hilda Tait. WE will have to wait and see.... I have ordered the certificate so will let you know when it is here. I am still waiting for one ordered on 1st oct. Probably lost during the postal strikes.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	17 Oct 2007 12:58
	what a little so and so my grand father was then. Looks like he lived with 2 women and had 5 kids before he finally tied the knot.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	jansmith	Report	17 Oct 2007 12:56
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	so where does Johnson surname fit?
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	17 Oct 2007 12:50
	wow Janice thanks for that 1957? no wonder I couldnt find it. He married after my dad married then. Mum thought it was before their wedding. I really appreciate your help on this one. GLoria
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 1,594 Send Message	imp	Report	17 Oct 2007 11:43
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 1,594 Send Message	Brilliant Janice, that certainly looks to be the one. Good luck with the certificates. Gail. x
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	jansmith	Report	17 Oct 2007 08:49
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	FOUND IT !!(i hope) Leonard Smith -------Smith or Tait Chatham mar qtr 1957 vol 5b page 682 Looked at Smith and Tait both have Hilda L.A.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	17 Oct 2007 07:20
	Thanks Janice, I have contacted Rosie. There is also anohter Sinead with a possible Ashley so have contacted her as well although I did a search for Edwin and nothing showed up
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 6,729 Send Message	Little Lost	Report	17 Oct 2007 07:09
	Thats great thank you for all the help. THey would only be step relations as it is Leonard Smith that is my grandfather. I really need to find his marriage to Hilda Johnson or work my way backwards to connect the 2 as cousins. I have all the details about Leonard SMith so when I find his marriage I just hope he has put the correct fathers name to confirm he is the right one.
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Janice	Report	16 Oct 2007 21:06
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Looks like the same family had a son Stephen in 1992 in Chatham district also. Both names are linked to a Rosie in Quicksearch.

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