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Thank you for all this, its all beginning to fit together now.

Which Amelia are you investigating, Deborah?

How have you worked back to her?
If you've found her via Robert Willetts, ( you talk about "my Robert Willetts") then she's the Smith/Barnett child, who is with her mother and stepfather in 1891.

And the trail via Willetts - Drennan - Barson follows on logically.

So (trying to make sense of all this!) her mother was Sarah 1852 Warwickshire, per the 1891 census.

Therefore this should be her marriage:

Marriages Sep 1873
BARNETT Sarah Aston 6d 392
SMITH Richard Aston 6d 392

SMITH, JOHN ABRAHAM PULLEY
GRO Reference: 1887 D Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 201

SMITH, LAURA PULLEY
GRO Reference: 1889 D Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 132

1891
First name(s) Laura
Last name Smith
Relationship Patient
Marital status -
Sex Female
Age 2
Birth year 1889
Birth town -
Birth county Warwickshire
Birth county as transcribed WARWICKSHIRE
Birth place England
Occupation -
Street -
Town -
Parish Birmingham
City Birmingham
County Warwickshire
Country England
Registration district Birmingham
Archive reference RG12
Piece number 2401
Folio 128
Page 44

Probably the death of the daughter born 1885, same qtr Deaths Jun 1885 (>99%)
SMITH Harriet 0 Birmingham 6d 112

PULLEY, MARINA JANE mmn HULSTON
GRO Reference: 1854 S Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 110

Abraham the father is also in the workhouse 1891

Abraham
Last name Smith
Relationship Pauper
Marital status Married
Sex Male
Age 35
Birth year 1856
Birth town Wolverhampton
Birth town as transcribed WOLVERHAMPTON
Birth county Staffordshire
Birth county as transcribed STAFFORDSHIRE
Birth place England
Occupation Gun Action Filer
Street -
Town -
Parish Birmingham
City Birmingham
County Warwickshire

Yes, just seen it, its right next to it. I was hoping I was going to be wrong about this.

the Smith/Pulley marriage

Marriages Dec 1872 (>99%)

Pulley Marina Jane Birmingham 6d 35
SMITH Abraham Birmingham 6d 35

Marina is a pauper in 1891, there are other children to that marriage

SMITH, AMELIA MARY ANN PULLEY
GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 226
SMITH, HARRIET PULLEY
GRO Reference: 1885 J Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 166
SMITH, MARINA JANE PULLEY
GRO Reference: 1883 D Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 200

the daughter Marina is on the same page as the entry you have for Amelia 1891 !

So thats where my "Robert Willets" fits in. I was given the wrong spelling for his name.

Would I be right in saying that Amelia's Mother was Sarah Barnett, who became Sarah Willitts.

This is the Amelia to Smith/Barnett ( mother remarried, but other siblings confirm mmn as Barnett)

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Victoria Street, Bordesley, Aston, Warwickshire, England

Robert Willitts Head Married Male 47 1844 Railway Servant Worcestershire, England
Sarah Willitts Wife Married Female 39 1852 - Warwickshire, England
Frank Willitts Son Single Male 17 1874 Railway Servant Staffordshire, England
Amy J Willitts Daughter Single Female 15 1876 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Laura Smith Daughter Single Female 15 1876 Dressmaker Warwickshire, England
Richard Smith Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Warwickshire, England
Amelia Smith Daughter -

Could be the family, I am assuming that is the 1881 census. Will have a look for Alfred Arthur Smith.

Just for ref the birth of Edna

SMITH, EDNA COLLEY -
GRO Reference: 1901 S Quarter in FOLESHILL Volume 06D Page 529

Could be, but I havn't found any reference to a "middle" name for her.

Also have her with John Drinnan and her/their children in 1911 census, Court house green, Foleshill, Coventry. Age 29.

One of these two ?

Births Mar 1882 (>99%)
Smith Amelia Aston 6d 251
Smith Amelia Mary A Birmingham 6d 226

SMITH, AMELIA BARNETT
GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in ASTON Volume 06D Page 251
SMITH, AMELIA MARY ANN PULLEY
GRO Reference: 1882 M Quarter in BIRMINGHAM Volume 06D Page 226