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Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Thanks you so much for this information. I'd love to know how/where you found it; it would be interesting to me to find out where EFG Smith was living after 1939! Maurice

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Hi Folks--I'm excited to report some great progress on my Smith ancestors. I am now convinced that Sarah Smith was the daughter of George (the silversmith) and Mary (Scott) Smith, and was indeed born in 1844. Her younger brother, William Scott Smith was the father of...

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Hi folks. Louisa's lead to the Smiths of Birmingham index led me to new information! There's a chance that Sarah (b~1849 according to marriage cert. and census records) might actually have been born in 1844 to George (silversmith) and Mary Smith of Pope St in the...

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again A small world indeed! Ernest James was my Grand Uncle. Now I can add his wife to my tree. I have his children as Frederick, Gladys and Jack, who my mother (97 yoa) remembers. Thankyou for your help; please keep an eye open for Sarah's mother and her brother's...

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Bob-- Thanks, first of all, for your help! According to family lore, Sarah "ran away from Ireland", but census records indicate a birth in Birmingham, in one case at "Brookfields, Birmingham, Warwicks". Her marriage certificate shows birth~1849, current location on...

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Hi Louisa--The detail of your response amazes me. Thank you so much. The links do not lead me directly to an answer to my Smith puzzle, but add resources to my quest. Thank you so much. Maurice

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Thanks, MikeJee--This is very valuable information for me as I pursue Florence and Sarah Smith. My mother may have made a mistake in thinking that Florence and her mother lived on Montgomery St., Sparkbrook. I'll check back again with her--she's 97 yoa! Maurice

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Louisa--You have opened up some new avenues for my research! Thank you so much for your response. So far I have not solved the problem, but your additional resources may in the end be fruitful. Mauirce

Re: Sorry, the Smiths again Bob--Thanks for the info. I had seen your previous posting and concluded that it was close but no cigar. I'm in the USA. Do you know if there is a way to access detailed census information more recent than 1901 or 1911? Maurice

Looking for information about Florence Smith (b~1884 in Ireland? d-~1958), spinster, living with her mother on Montgomery St., Sparkbrook. Florence's mother (Mrs Smith) would have been the spouse of Sarah Smith's (b 1849, Brookfields, Birmingham) brother. Sarah Smith married (1875) James Hester...