The children of Walter and Louisa please

[Cheryl16]

Thanks again Barbara.

I have searched and searched for them.  I think one or other or both has under gone a name change for whatever reason. As for oddly named Smith girls.... we do have a few in the family but these really have defeated me.

Cheryl

[genjen]

That daughter born around 1850 - could that not be a variation on Eleanor - Eliner?

There is a birth registration in Oakham, 1849 for an Eleanor Jane Smith. Oakham district covers Stretton which looks like her place of birth in 1861.

Jen

[Ecneps]

Stretton - another possibility for what I thought might be Ketton ..

still can't see them 1851 though 

[genjen]

Me neither, though I have found a possible candidate for the Eleanor Jane whose birth regitration I found. She is Ellen Jane in 1851 and the daughter of William and Elizabeth Smith, so not much use, I'm afraid.

Jen

[Ecneps]

Jen, I've been doing that with the children all morning, thinking I'd found one then census spoilt it all 

[Cheryl16]

Thank you all very much... I think they missed the deadline for 1851 and 1841!
The 1861 enumerater's writing doesn't help much does it?. I can't tell with daughter 2 whether it begins with E or U, looking at the way he has written Unm in the status box I think it might be U but.......

As for the other daughter well ... Toazlier or Toaylier or Yoazlier I am now beginning to wish she had been called Mary Ann! I have trawled through all the Northampton BMD from 1838 to 1842
and nothing jumps out for her. Each time I see a possible and check on IGI she turns out to be completely the wrong person. 


Thanks again
Cheryl

[genjen]

I can't make any sense of the first daughter's name.

Like you, I have been going through BMDs and earlier censuses with no luck at all. But there were some amazing Smith names around at the time, of which Fanneyretia has to be my favourite.

Sorry, that's of no use to anyone but I had to share it with someone!

Jen

[Ecneps]

Glad you did!

Cheryl, they may not have been registered at all, they were tinmen and hawkers and although they seem to have settled later, may have been travelling earlier on

Barbara

[Cheryl16]

Barbara,

I know they may have not been registered. It's just  bugging me because I really want to connect them to another family in the tree!   

I think they will have to go the back burner for the time being whilst I look at some others. Plenty more Smiths out there.

Thanks again.

Cheryl