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I can't find my great grandfather and family including my grandmother on the 1911 census. I apologise for the long list below but it' s all the info I have found on him. He was a stonemason and worked away from his home of Erdington Warwickshire. In 1904 he was in London and by 1914 he was in the Hampshire regiment of the army. I've ruled out any known relatives' homes in case the family had split up. Any suggestions of where/ how to find him would be greatly appreciated.

1881 census
Age 0 months
59 GT Colmore street Birmingham
Father George - a master stonemason

1891 census
Age 10
Upper Thomas Street Aston
Father George T W - Stonemason


1901 census
Age 19 Occupation Stonemason
26 Queen Street Sutton Coldfield
Father George - Stonemason

18th June 1904 marriage certificate
Spouse Elizabeth Rabin
Residence 245 Gravelly Lane

December 1904 birth certificate of Sidney's daughter Ethel Lilian
Residence Harleyford Road Kensington London
Occupation Stonemason

1911
Cannot find Sidney, Elizabeth, Ethel or other children
(Edith/Edie born 1907 location unknown and Sidney George born 1908, location unknown)

1911 census
Sidney's father-in-law living at 253 Gravelly Lane, Erdington ,Warwickshire

1912 Midlands electoral roll
Sidney living at 257 Gravelly Lane Erdington

1914 Army attestation sign up record for a Sidney Smith
Birth date does not tally with my Sidney but signing up to army in Southampton Hampshire, born in Birmingham, in Birmingham rifle volunteers and  working as labourer but occupation is stonemason.

This ties in with next record:-

1918 Midlands electoral roll - Absent voters' list
Sidney living at 253 Gravelly Lane Erdington
13831 Pte. 12 Hants Reg. (In.)

Army Medal Roll
Pte 13831 awarded Victory medal, British service medal and 14/15 Star

1920 Midlands electoral roll
Living at 257 Gravelly Lane Erdington

1925 Midlands electoral roll
Living at 257 Gravelly Lane Erdington
With a Lilian Lizzie Smith

1930 Midlands electoral roll
Living at 257 Gravelly Lane Erdington
With a Lilian Lizzie Smith


1933 Death registration of a Sidney Smith
Birmingham
Age 52 born about 1881

1934 on daughter Ethel's marriage certificate
Sidney Smith deceased

1935 Midlands electoral roll
Lilian Lizzie Smith living at 257 Gravelly Lane Erdington alone

Hi,
I've just spotted a programme called 'Finding your roots' tonight on PBSAmerica  23.40-00.59 (channel 234 on Virgin). This is episode 4 with Kevin Bacon and his wife Kyra Sedgewick.

I thought it might be worth a look!

Hi,
Could anyone suggest a way to find out more information about a man who was a professional dancer in London in the mid 1940s please?

Unfortunately I have no other facts about him. I wondered if there were any registers for professional dancers or something like that. I'm imagining that he was a ballroom type dancer that escorted ladies onto the dance floor or even taught dancing.

Many thanks,

Sharon

Hi,
I recently found information about the burial locations of my ancestors in Claverdon (also covers Wootton Wawen ) through a great web site which might be of interst to someone:-

http://www.churchesofarden.org.uk/index.php/heritage/6

I took a few photos whilst there :-













Sharon

Hi,
Is anyone else having trouble accessing Find My Past this morning?

I'm wondering if it's because of yesterday's annoucement that the searchable BMDs are online?

Thanks,

Sharon