I am trying to find the whereabouts of an ELIJAH SMITH. He was born in Kington, circa 1866.
He is shown on the 1871 and 1881 census returns, with his Parents, John & Elizabeth.
After that he seems to have disappeared off the face of the earth! I can't even find a death entry for him - anywhere !!!
This Smith family moved around a bit .... or so it seems. A lot of the birth entries on the BMD sites seems to show Presteigne as the POB .... the borders for Hereford/Wales and the Marches is very confusing - for me anyway
If anyone has any suggestions, it would be most appreciated.
I have had the SMITH indexes from the KFHS and they were FAB! Now just need to fit in the pieces. I think I need a miracle ....
I tried 1901 and no luck. Cant find a death for him either
Do you think he may have gone abroad ?
After checking on FMP i have found this but cant be sure its your Elijah
Name Elijah Smith Departed 13 May 1913 From Liverpool Destination Quebec Canada D O B 1866 ( calculated from age ) Age 47, married, occ printer
Went on the ship called Megantic, bound for Montreal, Canada
There is also a Eli W Smith left on 18 Sep 1909 from Liverpool to New York. It gives no dob but he is single and occ is coachman. He was on a ship called Lusitania. None of these may be him but thought id post incase.
Sue
Logged
Norris ( Somerset, Oxfordshire ) Evans ( Berkshire ) Goodenough ( Berkshire ) Lloyd ( Berkshire, Canada) Dance ( Berkshire, Portsea, USA, ) All Census Look Ups Are Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk