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pjmburns
master brummie
I only use Ancestry and Family Search. I agree Ancestry is weird on a phone.
Keep searching. Don't buy any certs unless absolutely sure or you will spend a fortune.
Malvernian
master brummie
Lisa (and your BHF support team),
133cM DNA match 2nd/3rd cousin Bill Burton here. I've only just picked up on this Best Family thread - I was still working on the Speaking Stile Walk one! I've had a quick look at my Smith ancestors that lived and worked on the canals and can offer you an Elizabeth Smith, my great aunt, born 1875 in Worcester. She lives with her parents William and Elizabeth on narrow boats working between Worcester & Birmingham but by 1891 at age 16 she is the head of a land-based Smith household in Holliday Street - with her siblings down to about 5 - the younger ones and an older one remained with W&E on the narrow boats) . We never managed to find out if/who she married. William died in 1895 and Elizabeth came off the boats but married another canal man Thomas Phillips and the Smith/Phillips family settled in Blucher Street. You already have my email address on the Ancestry messaging system - if you send me an email I can send you a pdf of the relevant part of my Smith tree.
Bill
133cM DNA match 2nd/3rd cousin Bill Burton here. I've only just picked up on this Best Family thread - I was still working on the Speaking Stile Walk one! I've had a quick look at my Smith ancestors that lived and worked on the canals and can offer you an Elizabeth Smith, my great aunt, born 1875 in Worcester. She lives with her parents William and Elizabeth on narrow boats working between Worcester & Birmingham but by 1891 at age 16 she is the head of a land-based Smith household in Holliday Street - with her siblings down to about 5 - the younger ones and an older one remained with W&E on the narrow boats) . We never managed to find out if/who she married. William died in 1895 and Elizabeth came off the boats but married another canal man Thomas Phillips and the Smith/Phillips family settled in Blucher Street. You already have my email address on the Ancestry messaging system - if you send me an email I can send you a pdf of the relevant part of my Smith tree.
Bill
MWS
from Bham
Honeybourne is one of those places that can be listed under 2 counties - Worc or Glous - which makes searching a little more fun.
Thankyou, and sorry for late reply, in Australia
Yes was
Yes was thinking something like that could have happened. Thankyou for helping. This has been a great find for my family research!
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Lisa
Hi Bill! Morning here in Australia and woke up thinking about our connection especially after all the info from Mark finding my Nan's real birth name. Changed everything! The support and help from everyone on here has been incredible and so excited to start growing that side of the tree! I'll email you Bill.
Lisa
Oh that's great thanks Lyn! I'm so blown away by the help on here, it's been brilliant! I'll see about subscribing short term to see a copy.
Oh and Happy Birthday PJMBurns! hope I got that right. Still navigating my way around the forum.
pjmburns
master brummie
Yes - Jim Pritchard is the boss.
By the way you can pay per record on FMP rather than subscribing. I got my couple of 1921 census records that way.
Thanks for the birthday message.
Thankyou and sorry for my ignorance but what is FMP? I'm relatively new to family researching seriously.
Oh yes of course! Sorry! Haven't used this yet as another subscription, but maybe will take a look. Thankyou!
pjmburns
master brummie
That's why I said if you only need a couple of records pay individually rather than subscribing.
