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Here's my problem. Btw: I have been at this (i.e., trying to find info on Richard Smith) for a while now, but I have come up against many dead ends. Perhaps you can help steer me in the right direction.

What I know:
My branch of the Smith family came in 1870 (Mom told me this, and cross-referencing tells me this is true.
Richard Smith's wife, my great-grandmother (Anne Elizabeth Smith) and an infant son died en route, it would seem, since they left England as a family of five (I thought my grandfather Richard - b. 1863 - was a twin, but family stories are always a little suspect. However, I definitely know that a younger brother died either as soon as they arrived or on board - see the following immigration record: http://interactive.ancestry.ca/1263/e003532481/203708?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.ca%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dCanadianPL%26h%3d203708%26ti%3d5543%26indiv%3dtry%26gss%3dpt%26ssrc%3dpt_t27033822_p12051610697_kpidz0q3d12051610697z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&ssrc=pt_t27033822_p12051610697_kpidz0q3d12051610697z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid&backlabel=ReturnRecord

Also, although I know Richard Sr's first wife's name was Anne Elizabeth (probably went by Annie, like her daughter). I have no idea what her last name was. I have not found her in any cemetery or in any record of a marriage (incidentally, they would have been married or else they would not have been sponsored to come to Canada). A distant cousin tells me that she might be buried in someone else's plot, but not named on the headstone.

You may say, well look up a death certificate for Richard. Unfortunately, his mother's name is "unknown". However, the death certificate for his sister appears to list an "Annie" or "Hannah" Emons as the maiden name of her mother. Once again, I have not found a record of a marriage of Annie Emons and Richard Smith around 1860. See: http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ontario_deaths&h=733540&ti=5543&indiv=try&gss=pt&ssrc=pt_t27033822_p12229314649_kpidz0q3d12229314649z0q26pgz0q3d32768z0q26pgplz0q3dpid

Re: The occupation for Richard Smith (b. 1834) - he was a shoemaker. He learned this trade in the "Navy".

So, now you know what I have been up against. I will find out eventually, but it will take time.

Thanks for whatever leads you can provide.

This is the million dollar question. I used to think he was a Londoner since my grandfather, his son, was born in East end London; however, this was just an assumption on my part. With a name like "Richard Smith", you can imagine how many I am finding. I don't even know the last name of his first wife. Her first names were Anne Elizabeth (I suspect she went by "Annie", the same name as her daughter).  She died on route to Canada.

I thought that maybe identifying him by birth year and occupation might make things a little easier.

What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks for trying.

Thanks. No direct link, but maybe distant cousins.

Thank you. Indeed, the Tracey Clann site is excellent. One bit of info I found on it was what Dad told me years ago; i.e., that we are descended from the Kings of Ireland. When he told me this, I said, "Really?" He then replied, "All Irishmen say they're descended from the Kings of Ireland". Nevertheless, I think it's a good story.