Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Smith

ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Jane

Jane Report 23 Jun 2006 16:31

Grandfather Robert Smtih b 1879 help can not find any trace on any census marriage cert 1906 states his father deceased James was a miner Robert a solider any ideas?

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 23 Jun 2006 16:33

Which country? Which county? Reg

Jane

Jane Report 23 Jun 2006 16:43

Married Walsall West Midlands to Hannah Claridge

Merry

Merry Report 23 Jun 2006 16:47

Witnesses? Merry

Merry

Merry Report 23 Jun 2006 16:56

Possibles: 1881: James SMITH Head M Male 32 Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Coal Miner Barbara SMITH Wife M Female 26 Bargay, Dumfries, Scotland Benjamin BROWN Son Male 7 Amble, Northumberland, England Scholar Robert SMITH Son Male 2 New Herrington, Durham, England 1881: James SMITH Head M Male 25 Coppull, Lancashire, England Coal Miner Mary E. SMITH Wife M Female 24 Coppull, Lancashire, England Robert SMITH Son Male 1 Coppull, Lancashire, England Samuel SMITH Son Male 1 Coppull, Lancashire, England 1881: James SMITH Head M Male 29 Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England Coal Miner Margaret SMITH Wife M Female 26 Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England Robert SMITH Son Male 1 Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England 1881: James SMITH Head M Male 40 Upholland, Lancashire, England Coal Miner Margaret SMITH Wife M Female 43 Shevington, Lancashire, England Thomas SMITH Son U Male 17 Haydock, Lancashire, England Coal Miners Drawer Jehu SMITH Son Male 11 Rainford, Lancashire, England Scholar John SMITH Son Male 9 Rainford, Lancashire, England Scholar Peter SMITH Son Male 6 Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England Scholar Henry SMITH Son Male 3 Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England Scholar Robert SMITH Son Male 1 Ashton In Makerfield, Lancashire, England Criteria used Robert born within 2 years of 1879 (anywhere) Head of house, James Ignored all those where Robert had a middle name Looked at each image for father's occupation The above will not include families where James was already dead, or where James was not head of house, or where James had a different occupation at this date (though i would have included anything remotely coalminer-ish!) Merry

CanadianCousin

CanadianCousin Report 23 Jun 2006 19:50

Merry - Thanks for including your search criteria - it helps the rest of us learn how to do better searches on our own. Tim