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Title: Fred Elliott
Post by: janeo on Monday 23 May 11 18:51 BST (UK)
looking for Fred Elliott ,horse dealer,father to Jane Elliott, on her marriage certificate .
1906 Daventry ,to Benjamin Smith .my grandparents .Ben's parents were John and Ann Jane Smith nee deadman .i can't find the Elliott line or the Smith line after John .any help or advice would be much appreciated .thank you
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: social-butterflies on Wednesday 25 May 11 09:46 BST (UK)
hello.
is the "smith" line definate only alot of the travellers used the surname smith as an alias?
must have been as popular then as it is today  ;D

just a thought
a.
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: janeo on Wednesday 25 May 11 15:00 BST (UK)
i have Ann Jane Deadman and John Smith marriage ,my great grandparents .i have Ben Smith and Jane Elliot my grandparents marriage in 1906  also 1911 census for them,but nothing else i know the names of most of John and Ann jane' s children ,can't find any evidence .there are so many Smiths and  Elliots !!
i found the Deadmans way back and my Wilson /Burnside family ,but no definate Smiths or Elliots ,thank you for replying ----- Janey
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: Manchester Rambler on Thursday 26 May 11 08:22 BST (UK)
When and where was Jane Elliot born, according to the 1911 census?
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: janeo on Thursday 26 May 11 20:30 BST (UK)
1911 Foleshill coventry ------Ben Smith born 1884  Coventry ,warwickshire
                                           Jane Smith  [Elliott]  born 1889 Nottingham   
they were married 1906 Barby Daventry  .in 1911 they were stopping with Bens uncle William Deadman and lots of Morrisons ,i m going to see if i can trace the Morrisons and look for info there .They seem to travel round Notts ,Warwick ,Northants  and Leicestershire .thanks for your reply ,i feel like an orphan ,strangest feeling ,i want to bring them home , thanks    Janey -----
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: casalguidi on Sunday 29 May 11 23:26 BST (UK)
Who were the witnesses to Jane ELLIOTT's marriage - could they be clues?  Is there any address given for her on the marriage certificate?

Casalguidi :)
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: janeo on Wednesday 08 June 11 04:04 BST (UK)
Thank you for your reply the church and area sounds like a good place to try next .
the witness's to my grandparents marriage were Nathaniel smith and Ada smith i,ve spent hours looking for them but nothing fits .They were married in Barby near Daventry.I remember my dad talking about his uncle Nathan so i assume that the witness was Ben Smiths brother ,never heard of Ada Smith looked for her but again nothing fits ,my lot had many strange nicknames i think that could be confusing the issue !!
thanks again ......Janey x
Title: Re: Fred Elliott
Post by: janeo on Friday 24 June 11 20:50 BST (UK)
Fred Elliott ,there is a lot of circumstantial evidence ,that my great-grandad Fred was grandson to William and Harriet Elliott ,William being the son of Jemima Smith and John Elliott i can't find Fred's marriage info to tie it up Fred was born 1860 ish in Bassingham lincs maybe to Thomas Elliott ? but can't tie that in 100% either ,Help !!!,please Janey