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Angela

Angela Report 22 Mar 2015 21:17

I am trying to research Smith members of the family who served in ww1.

Has anyone got any tips on best way to proceed as none alive and I have no records or military details.

I suspect my George Smith born in 1893 in Leicester may have been killed in France.

Any advice would be helpful

Thanks
Angie

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 22 Mar 2015 21:31

Have you looked at CWGC for any possible deaths ? Almost 1,000 listed for George Smith


http://www.cwgc.org/


Got access to Ancestry or Findmypast to do any more research?

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 22 Mar 2015 21:31

Related thread

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1350571

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 23 Mar 2015 07:17

Have you got his next of kin name. I have access to Soldier's Effects on Ancestry and it shows who the nominated person is to receive any money owed and the compensation at the end of the war.

The soldier usually nominated next of kin but it was up to him who he nominated. It was usually fathers to single soldiers or wives and children to married men. I have however had mothers named instead of fathers even when still married to their fathers'. One of my relatives named one of his sisters and his parents were still alive. She'd been widowed quite early on in the war and had 3 children, he must have thought it was the best he could do.

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Angela

Angela Report 23 Mar 2015 08:15

George Smith's father had already died. His mum remarried but widowed in a year.

If he nomintated his mum, her name was then Ellen Harrison,

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 23 Mar 2015 15:13

I am going through the George Smiths but there are pages of them. You'll have to wait I'm afraid, it was a common name and with info re his regiment I'm having to check all.

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc

Angela

Angela Report 23 Mar 2015 15:24

I appreciate any help or advice. As I seem to have Smith ancestors on both my side and my husband's, am aware how challenging the surname is.
Regards Angie

Gritty

Gritty Report 23 Mar 2015 18:19

Just putting the 1911 census up as details may help:

Ellen Harrison Head Widow Female 48 1863 Leicester Shopkeeper Grocery
Harry Smith Son Single Male 22 1889 Leicester Post Office Postman
Polly Smith Daughter Single Female 20 1891 Leicester Wharehouse Glove Bander
George Smith Son Single Male 18 1893 Leicester Printing Machine Feeder

Address 126 Crafton St Leicester
Parish Leicester
County Leicestershire
Registration district Leicester
Registration district number 407
Subdistrict North West Leicester
Subdistrict number 1
Enumeration district 26
Piece number 19190
Schedule number 62
Census reference RG14PN19190 RG78PN1150B RD407 SD1 ED26 SN62

PatinCyprus

PatinCyprus Report 23 Mar 2015 22:17

Got through 1914-16 so far. Start again tomorrow with 1917

Researching:
Lloyd,Paddock,Cooper,Morris,Rigby West Midlands Salop Worc