Birth Record

[yelsel]

Can anyone help me to find the birth record of my gggrandmother Matilda Smith?  She was born about 1843 in Chilbolton and from her marriage to William Waters I have discovered her fathers name was John Smith.  On the 1851 census there is a John Smith living in Chilbolton with a daughter Louisa aged 7, the same age as Matilda would have been.  From the 1861 census onwards my gggrandmother is listed as either Matilda or Mary M.

Up to now I have been unable to find any births records so can't discover her mothers name either.

Any help would be appreciated
Yelsel

[nanny jan]

Hi,

Found this on http://www.pilot.familysearch.org :

Mary Matilda Smith  christening   24 December 1843,   Chilbolton, Southampton

Parents:  John & Elizabeth Smith

There are other christenings listed in Chilbolton with parents John and Elizbeth Smith  including a George Hawkins Smith (1835)

Possible marriage?

John Smith  13th November 1831, Chilbolton, Southampton.

Spouse:  Elizabeth Hawkins



Nanny Jan

[Little Nell]

Does the occupation for John Smith in 1851 match with occupation for your Martha's father's occupation?

I see that there is also a Martha in the same household, aged 4.  It makes me wonder if the two daughters have been muddled in some way by the enumerator.

Nell

[yelsel]

Many thanks for your replies, the information has been very useful and has let me go further in my search.

Yelsel