hi exekial. Ive tried pming you a few times, please come back to me I know we are connected now through several relations.
firstly Riley smith's wife was Cinderella parker daughter of Alfred loveridge and comfort parker my 3xggs.
they married in 1940 in saffron walden after being together quite a few years. They had 21 children. Atleast 2 of which are still alive. I am also now intouch with a couple of there grandchildren and great grandchildren.
riley died in 1974 and Cinderella shug/saugge in 1979.
Rileys parents as you know where aaron smith and susan loveridge.
susan bn 1860 was daughter of Thomas loveridge and susan parker. Her sister tryphena partnered Edward loveridge and 3 of there daughters joined up with 3 sons of my 2 xgg Israel loveridge (son of alf and comfort) and eliza loveridge nee parker.
Susan and Tryphena's brother John partnered Mariah parker , sister of the above Eliza my 2 xgg.
Aaron's dad joseph smith was born c1825 to a lady called shelosmith? not sure on that one exactly.
They had a daughter called chrisane who partnered Despair Loveridge son of joseph loveridge.
Despair is possibly half brother to My Alfred Loveridge.
all very complicated but that is what my tree is like. There are so many connections with these parker/loveridge/draper/smith/Brinkley families of herts/Essex/beds/cambridgshire. Im having major headaches trying to work out all the links so if you who are also part of this line would like to contact me and we work together to solve this one I think it would be a great help to all of us.
this is a photo of riley smith in the flat cap. young chap is his son nelson and his wife rosie, daughter of jimmy Brinkley and Emily loveridge. (daughter of florabella loveridge, sister of my great granddad steve, and Solomon parker ,brother of Mariah and eliza see what I mean, complicated)
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thanks tracey