Ada Smith - daughter Ena

[lizdb]

I see that both Ada's parents died in Ramsgate:

Phoebe Sarah Smith, 7 August 1930 aged 76
Burton Gooch Smith, 28 January 1935, aged 76

I wonder who was the informant for the second death - Burton's.  Maybe a daughter? Maybe Ada? If so, with her married surname?

[dtcoulson]

Is there some way to inspect the informant online?

[rosie99]

Sorry, the only way to get information from a death certificate is to buy it

[cath151]

Was her daughters name definitely Ena and not anything similar eg Ina or a shortened version of something (not probable I agree)?
Cathy

[dtcoulson]

The name 'Ena' was handwritten in a very tidy script by a fellow who would have been this woman's cousin (or nephew perhaps). I doubt very much the cousin could be mistaken and I am certain of the handwriting.

I presume you are looking at the Ina in the 1937 wedding guest list?

-DC

[dtcoulson]

Surnames taken from the 1937 guest list, not counting names that I know belong to other relatives.

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clarke
hannam
Verrion
whitton
Towner
Davis
Price
Joyce
Hall
Searman
Goodman
Copping
Elliot
Harvey
Butler
Abbott
Catt
Job
Hammond
Belsey
White
Comfort
Brown
Mirams
Russell
Worrall
[]

-DC

[dtcoulson]

A quick sweep through FreeBMD has eliminated many of those names, leaving these:

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clarke
Davis
Price
Joyce
Hall
Harvey
White
Brown
Butler
Hammond
Russell
[]

-DC

[dtcoulson]

Second sweep through FreeBMD, this time requiring birth of Ena to mmn Smith, reduces list to just two possibilities:

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Clarke
Brown
[]

-DC

[dtcoulson]

OK, third sweep through FreeBMD, looking for 'marriages' prior to birth of child Ena by same surname produces these five pairings. Remember that some of these are pairings from marriage register, not marriages.

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Ada Smith & Thomas Clarke in Luton, QMar 1910.

Ada F Smith & Arthur J Clarke in Lambeth, QJun 1911.

*Ena Clarke born Axminster QJun 1915
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Ada Smith & Mr Brown in Aston, QJun 1911

Ada A Smith & Mr Brown in MiddleBro, QMar 1912

Ada S Smith & Mr Brown in Pancras, QDec 1915

* Ena Brown born Stoke T, QMar 1924.
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-DC