Searching for ancestors of William George Bird and Hannah Bird (nee Smith)

[*Sandra*]

You can find George on 1881 Census on Familysearch.Org in Cleator, Cumberland;
Murray Smith   40
Mary Smith   40
George Smith   20*****
Jane Smith   18
Henry Smith   15
Robert Smith   9
Joseph Smith   7
Frederick Smith   5

Murray Smith  17 AUGUST 1889 - Hazleton, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

The Wilkes-Barre Record  (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Friday 23 August  1889 -  Page 1

Sandra

[Peter HNZ]

Sorry Philip - is confusing. George Smith was Hannah's first husband who took of to the USA and left her in the UK. She had Eva, my Eva grandmother out of wedlock and then married William Bird, her second husband.

[*Sandra*]

You can find George on 1881 Census on Familysearch.Org in Cleator, Cumberland;
Murray Smith   40
Mary Smith   40
George Smith   20*****
Jane Smith   18
Henry Smith   15
Robert Smith   9
Joseph Smith   7
Frederick Smith   5

Jane daughter of Murray and Mary Kirkpatrick / Smith

FIND A GRAVE

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q231-WKST

Jane Smith Anderson - 1863 - 1942

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163285931

Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

burial -     Edgehill Cemetery West Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163285931

husband James Anderson - 1872 - 1962

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163286594/james-c-anderson

1900 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QS-V99

1910 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGDX-Z8W

1920 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61R-CML

1930 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH73-ZB7

1940 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQC7-P4W

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[*Sandra*]

Family appear on New York Passenger List - Liverpool to New York on the Adriatic - arriving 20 April 1885 - Mary Smith 42 years - Murray Smith 40 years - Robert Smith 11 years - Joseph Smith aged 9 years - Fred 8 years and Mary 1 year.

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[*Sandra*]

Message board post 2017 relating to Murray and Mary Smith and George C Smith.

https://www.ancestry.com/boards/localities.northam.usa.general/35029.2/mb.ashx

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[Peter HNZ]

Trish - fascinating that your G/G Grandfather did a similar thing to George Smith and fancy ending up in New Zealand. My stepson and his partner live near Kaikohe so next time we visit, I must have a look at the Pioneer village. Many thanks for all the postings - I started off earlier with just a name but with all the kind assistance offered, I really have been able to "flesh out" the family.

Sandra - thanks for the obituary references which really provide the sort of detail you cannot ascertain through a census listing or a birth/marriage/death certificate - fascinating reading. Also the census and find a grave references. I can see I will be busy over the weekend printing these off and adding them to my family file.

Everyone's kind assistance is most appreciated.

[trish1120]

Hi Peter, yes if they didnt end up there I wouldnt be around!
I actually have never been to the Village but next time I visit NZ will go there.
My Brother (who live in England) has visited and has photos of himself in the blacksmiths forge.
Apparently it is a great place so enjoy it.

Its strange as I used to go north when I was young often ( usually hitch hiking ) but then did not know I had any connection to Kaikohe.

Trish