Marriage 1900 (Cuckfield district) possibly Poynings

[sbunter]

And to add to the confusion...who is Sarah Jane?
Was she Sarah Jane MINKEY who married William DAY 20 Dec 1884 at Stanstead
and was she Sarah Jane MARSHALL, father Arthur MARSHALL who married Frederick William MINKEY 1 May 1870 also at Stanstead?
Censuses proving difficult to locate...
Found Frederick William MINKEY in 1881 census, died 4th quarter 1881.

[sbunter]

Still wondering about Ada, the school records were for an Ada daughter of George in the same area. Is there anyone who can check the original baptisms? Was there a burial? Did she exist?

1891 census of Rogate has William Smith, 35, born Fernhurst, and wife Mary A., 33, born Rogate. And William is a cowman, as on the 1900 marriage record.
Six children. But where is daughter Ada? Not listed. Don't think she has died, nothing really in the indexes. Should be around somewhere?

[jonw65]

Hi
The info I gave is from the original parish registers.
If you look at the end of the very recent Jacob Knowles thread on this board, you'll see that I give a link to an article about how you can get access to them.

Have seen the school records and I am certainly surprised at what they said.
Also have noted that William Smith the cowman and family are in Poynings in 1901, next page on the census to your James + Ada Bristow.

There is only one birth registration -
Dec 1882 Midhurst 2b 412
Smith, Ada Louisa

If you can, it would be very helpful to get hold of a copy.
I did wonder if we would come to regret there being no birth date on that baptism record. It would have been very useful to us now.
Good luck
John

EDIT - Poynings and Pyecombe are thirty plus miles from Rogate, so it doesn't seem too likely to be just coincidence that the Smiths are so close by?

[..claire..]

Has anyone spotted an Ada Louise Smith with father George in the 1891 census?

It would be interesting to see who her mother was.

Wonder if there was a mistake with the register regarding parents names for the Ada Louisa baptised in January 1883

Claire

[sbunter]

Yes, I think that the mother is Maria, sorry can't post details as I am on my ipad, reading before bed  Also according to the school records both Smith families were living in the same area in the mid 1880s - Durleigh, Petersfields.

[..claire..]

I can't look I'm on my phone at work

Claire

[sbunter]

Thanks for all your help John, I am coming around to Ada being William Smith's daughter....however......

Birthdates from school records:
(1883) William George Smith son of Wm Smith, Durleigh labourer 17/7/79
(1884) William George Smith son of Wm Smith, Durleigh labourer 17/7/80
(1884) Frederick Smith son of Wm Smith, Durleigh, labourer 12/11/80
(1885) Fred Smith son of Wm Smith, Durleigh, labourer 12/11/81
Note - I suspect the actual year of birth has been calculated from the age at the time??
(1886) George Smith son of George Smith, Durford Mill, labourer 19/1/82
(1887) Ada Louisa Smith dau of George Smith, Durleigh, labourer 16/11/82
(1888) Ada Louisa Smith dau of George Smith, Durleigh, labourer 16/11/82
(1888) Ada Louisa DAY dau of Edward Ayling, Hale Common, Policeman 2/5/83
(1889) Thomas James Smith son of Wm Smith, Slade Lane, labourer 5/11/85
(1889) Ada Louisa Smith dau of George Smith, Durleigh, labourer 16/11/82
(1890) Lossian Ales Smith son of William Smith, Slade Lane, Rogate, Cowman - birthdate not recorded
(1891) Ada Louisa Smith dau of George Smith, Durleigh, labourer 16/11/82

- no other children of George spotted...I believe I was mistaken with her parents being George & Maria of Portsea - 1891 census for George son of George and Emma born Petersfield at Fernurst does not show an Ada...

Hi
The info I gave is from the original parish registers.
If you look at the end of the very recent Jacob Knowles thread on this board, you'll see that I give a link to an article about how you can get access to them.

Have seen the school records and I am certainly surprised at what they said.
Also have noted that William Smith the cowman and family are in Poynings in 1901, next page on the census to your James + Ada Bristow.

There is only one birth registration -
Dec 1882 Midhurst 2b 412
Smith, Ada Louisa

If you can, it would be very helpful to get hold of a copy.
I did wonder if we would come to regret there being no birth date on that baptism record. It would have been very useful to us now.
Good luck
John

EDIT - Poynings and Pyecombe are thirty plus miles from Rogate, so it doesn't seem too likely to be just coincidence that the Smiths are so close by?

[trish1120]

Hi claire,
With regard to your comment "No disrespect ....."  I appreciate your opinion and no offense taken.

I dont think I made myself clear.
I should have put I thought there was more than one Ada around.

Looks like there has been a lots of work done by everyone since my posting.

I havent been on here for a few days although I was signed in (had troubling with logging out for some reason)

All the best,
Trish

[..claire..]

Hi Trish,

Yes I've seen how much effort and hard work you've put in other posts, I'm glad no offence was taken.

I just wish we could have resolved this post, it's been a bit of a puzzler.

Claire