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Possible marriage -

Marriages Dec 1880
ARMSTRONG William Durham 10a 506
*******GODWIN Sarah Durham 10a 506
SMITH Elizabeth Durham 10a 506
********SMITH James Durham 10a 506


Sean

The above is what Christine had already put on your thread, (Goodwin). However this is just a possible.
What you need to do is firstly send for the birth of William which will give both parents full names.......meaning the mothers maiden name.

Annx

Yeah I wrote all of that down, plus some one has sent me a pic of the census, I just wanna know what Elizabeth Sarah's maiden name was, unless they were both Smith before they married, if that makes sense.

Elizabeth Sarah Smith, is married to James Smith, William Smiths mother.

Sorry Sean..........I have lost the plot a bit now Eliz Sarah Smith born when?

Is she on this thread? Cant see her

Annx

I will happily accept anything that you find, but Elizabeth Sarah Smith, was Smith just her married name or was that her original surname too?

Sean,

If you need further info from the 1911 census, it is no problem to look up for you..............just post it here.

Annx

I know, i will be trying to get my hands on birth, marraige and death certs that are needed

Firmly shutting those venetian blinds.

Humph.

Maureen

This marriage, birth etc might be worth saving as a possible Sean until you have sent for a birth cert to find out the parents names.

Possible marriage -

Marriages Dec 1880
ARMSTRONG William Durham 10a 506
*******GODWIN Sarah Durham 10a 506
SMITH Elizabeth Durham 10a 506
********SMITH James Durham 10a 506

Which would make a possible birth for Sarah (West Bromwich covers Wednesbury) -

Marriages Sep 1859
Godwin Sarah West Bromwich 6b 776

and possible Sarah in 1871 -

Sarah Godwin
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1858
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Wednesbury, Staffordshire, England
Civil Parish: St John
Ecclesiastical parish: St John
Town: Wednesbury
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: West Bromwich
Sub-registration district: Wednesbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 17
Household schedule number: 9
Household Members: Name Age
James Read 39
Mary Read 38
John C Read 16
James Read 13
Ebor Read 11
Ezra Read 9
Joseph Reed 27
Joseph Pardoe 18
Maria Beckett 17
Sarah Godwin 13
Thomas Read 72

P.S. I understand your excitement - I spent 7 years looking for Smiths before the 1911 census came out :))

Calm down our (Kev) Sean............. all this excitment is rubbing off on us ladies!!!!

Really pleased for you though Sean, think we've all had our elusive ancestors in the past, and to eventually find them is so pleasing.


Dee x

I am getting ahead of myself lol, must calm down.

But after 7 years of searching... it's an extremely happy moment :D

Hello peeps,

I'm back!!!

Ooh **Ann** I think Sean put a funny face on the end of his "I can't actually believe you've found all of this :D" Don't think it is a "D" in the sense of the first intial of my name :0P

And all credits to you for finding that "loose cannon", well done.


Now then now then ladies, you should know that's how rumours start...... it was a very important ................, and you never guess what happened, well I was just about to ................ when .............. and ............. arrived!!!!! Before I knew it ....................... making a .................. , and then they were ..........!!!!!



Would you adam "n" eve it!!!!!

Maureen, I's just looking now threw my spying binoculours to see what you're up to..................... Shock............. Horror............. Gasp!!!!! Maureen............NO!!!!!! Honestly I can't believe it!!!! (Bit of Victor Meldrew thrown in there tee hee), some peeps........ tut.


S'pose better get tea sorted now.


Dee x

Oh Lor Maureen I am losing the will to live! I think Sean has a thing about Dee!

Scoots away quickly before she gets back!

Annx

Shaun,
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Your a typical man, never reads the instructions!! Calm down from your excitment trip and read through your thread slowly, the 1911 census I posted for both families.

If you need to look someone else up on the 1911. it is not FREE, you have to pay...........I have a subscription for Find MY Past which includes the 1911 census........there is also a designated 1911 site......searches are free but to see the information you have to pay.

Annx

Again I can not thank everyone enough for all of this info, just gotta piece it all together lol.

Dea, I will check out the 1911 census and get back to you if I find something, are you sure you don't mind, I don't wanna be taking the mick lol

Is it because it's a Monday???

Ann gave the 1911 census for the families.
Dee did the 1881.

I do like(?) the death that Christine2 put up.

Dea!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Maureen

James had died by 1891 but Alice was born in 1887 and I suspect that James died as below -

Births Jun 1887
Smith Alice Violet Durham 10a 351

Deaths Mar 1890
Smith James 30 Durham 10a 244

Go to this page where you can do a free search on 1911:

http://www.1911census.co.uk/

When you have found who you want - come back here and ask for one of us to view the image!!!

It is more fun if you find things for yourself!!

However, rather that paying for image, you can ask on here !!

Dea Xxx

LOL!
Makes you want to write a mystery novel. Half Moon Lane. Just me,sorry!

Don't know about you,but I'm expecting a cedar plank flying through my window when our Dee gets home from her "assignation".

Well done,though! Heck-all of the Smiths to choose from! And my maiden name was....

Maureen

EDIT: So sorry,Sean!! I didn't mean to have my post sticking out there after yours.

The 1911's are from FindmyPast

Wow, I have loads of info now, I have loads of info on Mary's family, parents, kids, bros and sisters etc, but I don't have the 1911 for anyone, how do you get it?