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« on: Saturday 04 February 12 17:50 GMT (UK) »
Hi helpful rootschat folk,
I wondered if anyone could look-up someone who seems to have been elusive to me. I would be so grateful.
I am trying to find someone called Thomas Tolhurst Smith, born circa 1824 in Sutton Valence, Kent. I am starting to wonder whether Thomas was a nickname. It is the name he uses on his marriage certificate (along with Tolhurst), but on a census record his entry is just Tolhurst Smith. If that is the case, then having a fairly common surname is negated by his christian name!
Anyway, my KFHS CD-Roms don't have entries for Sutton Valence going back that far and I'm kinda stumped. I think his father was Thomas, if that helps any. In short, I can find records of his marriage, just not his birth, to progress.
Thanks in advance.
Marcus