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Title: George Smith Birth
Post by: broaway on Wednesday 23 September 20 13:23 BST (UK)

Hi All

I have a slight problem in tracing a family member
My Grandparents William Henry Smith and Margaret Dennis were married in Derby 1907
I am trying to clarify if they had a child George Smith DoB 1908 in Derby
If so any information on his death would be most welcome
The name has popped up from a cousin but nothing more than the name and date

Kind Regards

Broadway

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 23 September 20 13:42 BST (UK)

Have you checked the GRO index which lists mothers maiden surnames for c1907

ADDED
Have you checked the 1911 for number of children born to the marriage

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: broaway on Wednesday 23 September 20 13:44 BST (UK)

thank you for the reply  no I have not as when I look on family search or BMD it does not find anything

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: rosie99 on Wednesday 23 September 20 14:33 BST (UK)

Did they have other children

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: broaway on Wednesday 23 September 20 14:51 BST (UK)

yes after George ??
Reginald 1909 DoB Derby
Frank      1911
Frank DoB Nottingham

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: broaway on Wednesday 23 September 20 15:10 BST (UK)

I am not sure  whether this George existed bu it came from a cousin in Australia who saw it in a family Bible 
I may have to pay to an ancestry website but Roots has always been so helpful and informative  I thought I would try here first

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: chempat on Thursday 24 September 20 13:59 BST (UK)

There is no birth for a Smith mmn Dennis called George in Derby on the GRO.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

Reginald is actually Reginald William and Frank is Frank George.

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: chempat on Thursday 24 September 20 14:08 BST (UK)

Reginald William is with the Smith family - grandmother and aunts/uncles in 1911.

William and Margaret are visiting elsewhere, only one child claimed.

Title: Re: George Smith Birth
Post by: broaway on Thursday 24 September 20 14:45 BST (UK)

Thank you all for the information  I am double checking with my cousin in Australia to see if we can clarify this George Smith 1908
The Dennis side were catholics and I am wondering if this was a bible that was Margaret Dennis given to her when she got married in 1907 
The Children from this Marraige were
George  1908 ???
Reginald  1909
Frank  1911
William 1913 ??
Margaret 1915
Alfred 1917
Arthur 1920
Albert 1923
Anthony 1925
Elsie 1927
Eric 1930

This George could have died early in the marriage as it was her first child ??   just guessing
I will contact cousin to check the information

Kind regards