18 children by the same woman?!

[toni*]

do you have Alonzos marriage certificate ?

[littleem1906]

No not yet, that will be my next port of call.

[littleem1906]

Now we can start taking bets on whether Alonzo married Clara Witton or Clara Miller. I will order Alonzo's birth certificate to find out!

[toni*]

you mean George married Clara or Clara! i dont think at this stage you need his marriage certificate just the birth cert.!

[littleem1906]

Yes you're right. I am getting far too excited!

[jim1]

Out of interest what are the cert. details,father's occupation,address etc.

jim

[ajf25]

What do we think of the child Elvie? Seems like an unusual name. Could this be a typo for Elsie?

Elvie could well be correct; my mum's friend was an Elvie, born 1925 ish

Cheers, Alison 

[littleem1906]

The father's occupation is listed as 'a timber merchants carter'. The family are living in Lennox Street, Birmingham.

[littleem1906]

Could this be Alonzo's birth registration? There is another Alonzo Smith registered in 1885 but my Alonzo was born in about 1881 so this birth record looks more credible. I want to be absolutely sure before I buy the birth certificate.

Alonzo Smith
Year of Registration:    1882
Quarter of Registration:    Apr-May-Jun
District:    Aston (1837-1924)
County:    Warwickshire
Volume:    6d
Page:    407