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Ref John Welton who marries Maria BLAZER.  He is my grt (3) grandad.   John Welton his son fathers Eliza Welton who marries James Snowling, they produce William Snowling my grandad, who marries Lettitia Ellen Crisp, they produce my mother Dorothy Isabel Snowling, who marries Isaac Smith. 
  https://family-tree.mike-turner.uk/2010.htm    is an interesting site ref. Weltons.   

Hi. Which line are you descendant from?   Which child of Alice/Henry?  Incidentally, I have Alice`s death cert. died of dementia, in the presence of Isaac Smith(son)(who was my great grandfather). Isaac died 1894 of diabetes.  His wife Sarah , had a child(1896) after he died, the death cert. does not name the father.  Her name was Sarah E Smith, who later married a Thomas Barnes from Sedgefield in 1907. Sarah E - died 1927, possible died in childbirth as a child was born 1927 - Elizabeth Barnes.
4 children from that marriage -John J Barnes died aged 2yrs b.1923,Wm G Barnes b.1925 married Margaret Unsworth -he died Norwich 1976. Edith M Barnes b. 1925. Married 1944 - Darby (Had one child b.1944 Barry James Darby) Elizabeth married Raymond Hackworth -no children.   

     Correction to Sarah E Smith marriage to Barnes(incorrect)  I now have the death certificate for Sarah E Smith, she died of Addisons disease in Sunderland at her daughters home Jane Wilkinson(Smith).  So ignore the Barnes connection

Hi Deb.
Just a quicky, probably you have this info anyway.  My sister sent the actual photo of marriage details from Gretna Green of Alice Francis and Henry Smith.   Looks like 3rd of October 1832.  No witnesses, and both just make their mark  x.     Both listed as from Houghton Le Spring.    Hope all`s well down under, if you get chance have a listen to my mate Gary on 4ttt radio Townsville, he does a blues show and a Saturday evening show. 

Ken 

Hi Deb.
When I can afford to go on Ancestry I`ll have a look.    I use Freecen (free) or FreeBDM (free), helpful, and my sister is on the case, she can afford Ancestry(lol). 
If you look up:-
Sacramento Daily Union" October 20, 1868. The "Weaverville Journal" of October 17th.  Further info on that Indian killing of Burke mentioned earlier on here.
All the best
Ken

Hi Deb.
No DNA. Although the wifey might pay for one for my birthday!!!   I can track easily back to Henry`s son Isaac b.1852. my grt,grt grandad. (He died 1894 Diabetis Mellitus with Henry his brother as informant)(and Isaac was present at Alice`s death 1878).  I have the 1841 census, can`t see another Smith on the street in Hetton(Easington) and part of the 1851 census no show there either.  Shall have to investigate further.   Do you have the wedding certificate of Henry/Alice? Just a thought that William might show as a witness.   Do you have the coroners report on Henry`s suicide (I have it)?
Shame about Henry`s daughter Joanna who got crushed by wagons (1851) just wonder if that was another reason apart from his Lyme disease that made him commit suicide.   All interesting...Ken