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Research in Other Countries => Canada => Canada Lookup Request => Topic started by: Pau7a on Monday 18 July 16 17:54 BST (UK)
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Hello
I am looking for the death certificate for Frances Sophia Smallwood nee Skiff. Frances was born in London in 1890. She was married to Arthur Smallwood. I know that she was living in Hollyburn, West Vancouver in 1937. She had a daughter called Iris Arthurina Smallwood, who married Bryan Lancelot Good and possibly a daughter called Eileen. Any other information on the family would be most welcome.
Thank you
Paula
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No clue as to whether this one would be yours - Canada Voters List 1945 shows a Frances Smallwood (widow) - 2508 Marine Drive Vancouver.
You have this already but wil pop it here for reference -
Marriage of daughter - Iris Arthurina Smallwood - 24 April 1937 - Hollyburn Canfield British Columbia.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9KZ-6HDB?mode=g&i=1407&wc=S6V1-GP8%3A1392147101%3Fcc%3D1307718&cc=1307718
Sandra
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One of two hits that come up in a google search for "Arthurina Good" is a reference to divorce papers between Iris April Arthurina Good and Bryan Lancelot Good in New South Wales, Australia. Unfortunately the website seems to be down at the moment as I am having trouble accessing the link.
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Thank you, Sandra. I did have the marriage record but not the voting information.
Thanks you, Linda. Yes, Bryan moved to Australia and remarried. I haven't seen any information regarding their divorce though.
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As far as I can see , Arthur T Smallwood married Frances S Stone ( not Skiff )
4 1915 Richmond , Surrey.
The birth registrations for Arthurine I Smallwood J-S 1916 Kensington 1a 127 and Eileen F Smallwood A-J 1918 Hendon 3a " see Sept 1921 " ( re- registration in 1921 ) both show mother's maiden name Stone.
In view of the above I wonder about this death :
http://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/genealogy-images/004479254/004479254_00239.jpg
Frances Sophia Bowman , born 3 Feb 1890 , father Stone , widow of Charles Bowman , died 25 Aug 1963. Victoria , BC
There is also a death registration for a Charles Broughton Bowman 17 Jan 1949 Victoria , BC , naming wife Frances Smallwood
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6FX7-1TM?i=2358&wc=S62D-PTL%3A1069410701%3Fcc%3D1538285&cc=1538285
( If this is correct there is a large age difference between the couple ).
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Thanks CB. Yes, that's right, Frances was born Sophia Frances Stone, but raised as Schiff, then Skiff. So it's all a bit confusing and sometimes she used Stone, other times, Skiff.
I now think she married Arthur Smallwood in England and then Francis Willoughby Smallwood in Canada. I am not sure what happened to Arthur. Francis died at the end of 1944.
I was just about to write that I doubt that Frances would have remarried that quickly, until I saw the date of birth on the death record for Frances Sophia Bowman. Which is an exact match. So thank you very much, I think you have found the right one. And thank you again to everyone else who took their time to search for me - I really appreciate it.
Best wishes
Paula
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Virginia Divorce Records :
Eileen Francesca Smallwood
aged 60
born 30 Apr 1918 England
married 30 Jun 1941 Vancouver
divorced 28 Feb 1979
Arlington, Virginia, USA
spouse John Laurence McHugh
Canada Obit:
Eileen Francesca Ginger Smallwood McHugh
born 30 Apr 1918 died 25 Dec 2012 Arlington, Virginia
spouse Dee
children : private as probably living
siblings :Barbera Finlay, Iris Haverfield Brown ( Vancouver ) , Anthony W Smallwood ( Vancouver ), Stella Chamberlain
father Arthur T Smallwood
Someone else on the forum may have access to look at this obituary , dated 9 Jan 2013, and check the details.
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Arthur Thomas Smallwood , 370 Upper Richmond Road Putney, died 25 Nov 1922, Administration with Will ( limited ) to Henry Armstrong Smallwood , attorney of Frances Sophy Smallwood widow.
Effects £ 50. Probate date 21 Dec 1925.
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Frances Smallwood 34, Ursuline Smallwood 9 and (private) Smallwood 3 sailed 6 Jun 1924 from Southampton to Quebec on the Antonia.
Iris Smallwood 9 and Eileen 7 sailed 8 May 1925 Southampton to Montreal.
(Ursuline R Smallwood J-M 1916 Richmond Surrey 2a 911 , mother Stone)
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Thank you very much for all the extra information, it's fantastic. I will have a good look through it all tomorrow evening.
One thing that has confused me. I have previously seen two records of Frances Smallwoods travelling to Canada (which you have just noted - thanks). Once with Iris and Eileen and the other time with Anthony and Ursulina. Eileen and Ursulina's births were both registered in different places in different quarters at the beginning of 1916. Both had mother's maiden name as Stone. I think I'll need to order their birth ceritificates to figure that one out.
Thanks again
Paula
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Hi Paula,
You're welcome. It is a little confusing and a certificate or two may help .
Off to bed now.
Christine
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I think it will. Me too. Thanks again Christine.
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Eileen and Ursulina's births were both registered in different places in different quarters at the beginning of 1916
Eileen's obit puts her birth year as 1918. so somewhere there must be a mistranscription.
I'll pm the obit to you as it contains names of living folks.
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Anthony W Smallwood born 1920 passed away 2000 - photograph on ancestry.
Anthony William Smalwod - 79; Vancouver BC; Vanc Sun; 2000-8-5; mumtaz
http://obits.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/obit.cgi?Surname=SMALLWOOD%2C%20Anthony%20William&type=Keyword
Son of Anthony and "B" - Christopher Anthony Smallwood (with photograph) - Born February 6, 1947; passed away Saturday, March 15, 2008. -
Vancouver Sun and/or The Province on Mar. 22, 2008
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/vancouversun/obituary.aspx?n=christopher-anthony-
smallwood&pid=106135597
or http://necrologie.genealogiequebec.com/avis-de-deces/958456-SMALLWOOD-Christopher-Anthony
Sandra
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Ursula R Smallwood of Vancouver married William Finlay 3 Sep 1936 in Whatcom County , Washington
http://www.digitalarchives.wa.gov/Record/View/04C16E10AE143A6D0C2BE9B655AD0EB7
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There is a death record for William Irvin Finlay - 19 February 1938 Burnaby BC - spouse Ursula Finlay ???
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01i1a/
Sandra
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Thanks once again to everyone who helped me with this post.
Best wishes
Paula
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You're very welcome. Hope it helped to answer some questions and fill some gaps.
Regards
Sandra
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It certainly did - thank you.
Best wishes
Paula
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I am the grand daughter of Frances Smallwood. I have a family tree back to the 1700's. Please feel free to contact me.