BENTON family, anyone researching?

[wozzle]

1841
possibly him
HO107/1029/12/58/32
charles smith age 35. occ. agr.lab
elizabeth smith age 33
william smith age 9
charlotte smith age 7
mary smith age 2
jacob smith age 10mnths
all born in suffolk
living at; fenn street,gorleston,suffolk

[wozzle]

just read your p.m
so will stop this search of william smith born gorleston

[wozzle]

with regard to your question regarding eliza benton
birth index
name; eliza robina benton
y.o.r. 1873
qtr;jul/aug/sept
dist; st.ives
vol; 3b
page; 287
p.s do you want me to continue searching for henry smith who was living in durham in 1891?

[baddeley]

Im getting a bit lost with henry. He is recorded as henry william smith on the birth and marriage certificates of his daughters.The 1911 census says Henry was born yarmouth

My grandmother Robina had a bible and wrote in it Henry smith death 1941 age 74 which would mean he was born in 1867 but the 1911 census says Henry was born 1873.
The 1911 census also has him as a bricklayer labourer which we also have recorded on his daughters marriage certificate.
There seems to be a 6 year gap but I do know when i was looking for my grandmother Robina Smith we thought her birthday was 5-11-1916 when it actually was 15th December 1912.
Robinas birth certificate is 15th Dec 1912 but on her death certificate it shows her birth as 5th Nov 1916, she died in grimsby.

Can you help find one of the other daughters while I wait for Henry and Elizas wedding certificate.
In 1911 Lizzey smith born 1906 broom park we cant find her birth.
she is registered Elizabeth Ann Ovenden when she died in june 1951 aged 44 mill lane Billingham.
She married Sydney Edward Ovenden in middlesborough Dec 1929 her name registered on the marriage certificate is Lilian Elizabeth Ann Smith.
No one knows her real name this family changed there names about as Robina smith born 1912 was also called Vera.

Did Henry and Eliza have any more children after 1912 as my mum remebers an aunt Jenny/Jennie.

Thank you

[wozzle]

broom park reg dist is durham
between 1905-1907 there are 7 births of an elizabeth smith
4 of these births have other names that do not match yours
of the other 3 births one was in the jan qtr 1905 so probably to early to have been yours
that leaves 2
both were regd as elizabeth smith
both were in 1906
one was in the apr/may/jun qtr
the other one was in the jul/aug/sept qtr
you could send off for these certs
stating to only send the one with henry/eliza as parents
i think they charge you a bit extra to do this but not as much as the cost of a full cert

as for the birth after 1912 of a jenny/jennie/jeanie smith with mothers maiden name benton i cannot find one?

[wozzle]

there is a jennie smith birth regd in durham in jul/aug/sept 1911 but mothers maiden name is harwood

[baddeley]

thank you I will get in touch with durham and get the birth certificate. Henry and Eliza had a daughter called jane but my mum said she used to visit aunt jenny who was nanas sister I wonder if jane is jenny, this family all had different names as I explained before,
Robina used the name Vera
Jane could of used Jenny
Elizabeth used the name lilian
Henry was called Harry also
Henry the son used to live on sherbaun road durham and he was at some stage a rag and bone man do you know how I can find out more info on him I dont no if he got married mum said he had a lady friend and there has been talk about an aunt Bettie which no one knows really who she is or if she was Henrys girlfriend/exwife.
In 1912/1913 did they do electrol rolls  in broom park and if so do you know how and were I can get this information.
I have ordered Henry the fathers marriage certificate so when this information comes hopefully I will be able to find out about the smith family thank you for your reply.

[wozzle]

according to the 1871 census
mary ann smiths husband is away but his occupation is down as fisherman(so when henrys marr cert arrives hopefully it will state fathers occupation as fisherman deceased)
by 1881 mary ann is down as a widower

[baddeley]

On robina smiths marriage certificate it said harry who we know as Henry was a seaman/fisherman but we know from his other childrens marriage cert he is a labourer.
I am still waiting for the certificate to come hopefully by next week.
Robina smith went into a nunnery to be a nun but came out of the church just before she took her last vow do you know how I can find any info on this.