Searching for ancestors of William George Bird and Hannah Bird (nee Smith)

[trish1120]

I may be way off here but it looks like George did a runner?

George Smith
BIRTH 10 Mar 1861
DEATH 19 Dec 1914 (aged 53)
BURIAL   
Nanticoke Cemetery
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wife Louisa

Death Cert;
Name George C Smith
Gender Male
Race White, Age 52, Birth Date 10 Mar 1862, Birth Place England
Death Date19 Dec 1914, Death Place Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Murry Smith
Mother Mary Kepatrisk

Marriage Reg Cumberland 1860, Murray SMITH, Mary KILPATRICK on same page.

Birth REG GRO;
SMITH, GEORGE, Mothers mn KIRKPATRICK***
GRO Reference: 1861  M Quarter in WHITEHAVEN  Volume 10B  Page 516

[Peter HNZ]

Thanks so much - a lot to digest there and will have a good read tonight. In the interim - yes, it does look like George Smith abandoned Hannah at some point. They had a child (named Eva) who died a couple of years after birth. At the time she died, George's family went over to the USA. Unclear what happened next - perhaps George wanted Hannah to come with him but she didn't want to leave her family or maybe he just left her. He had been to the USA earlier (prior to their marriage) so perhaps thought life was better over there or wanted to follow his family. When Eva married, she put on her birth certificate that her father was George Smith, a grocer. It looks like Hannah never told Eva of her conception - she would no doubt have told her that her father was George Smith, being the man she married and named on the marriage certificate - perhaps the "grocer" was a reference to Eva's father as George Smith was an iron miner. George didn't fare much better in the USA. He married and they had a child who died aged two. George died young. The Nanticoke family history society have been very helpful and provided quite a bit of information about George. At one point he went to British Columbia and contracted rheumatic fever and perhaps that was a factor in losing his two children.

[trish1120]

Its amazing what we find when researching our Trees. Yes we shouldnt judge as we wre not around to know what happened. I have a similar situation in my Tree my G/G/Grandfather (who was married with 2 children) left them in England and went to Australia in 1858. He was a Blacksmith so plenty of work during the goldrush.

His Wife may have not wanted to come and they may have corresponded and decided to split. She remarried in 1864 and he did also in Australia in 1869.

He with new Wife they went to New Zealand soon after and his Blacksmith items are in a replica of his shop in the Kiakohe Pioneer Village.

[philipsearching]

Death Cert;
Name George C Smith
Gender Male
Race White, Age 52, Birth Date 10 Mar 1862, Birth Place England
Death Date19 Dec 1914, Death Place Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Murry Smith
Mother Mary Kepatrisk

Marriage Reg Cumberland 1860, Murray SMITH, Mary KILPATRICK on same page.

Birth REG GRO;
SMITH, GEORGE, Mothers mn KIRKPATRICK***
GRO Reference: 1861  M Quarter in WHITEHAVEN  Volume 10B  Page 516

Now I'm confused (I get easily confused!)

How does William George BIRD (c1853-1911 married to Hannah SMITH, father James BIRD d bef 1892) fit in here?  Is George C Hannah's brother?

Philip

[RJ137]

George Smith
BIRTH 10 Mar 1861
DEATH 19 Dec 1914 (aged 53)
BURIAL   
Nanticoke Cemetery
Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Wife Louisa

Death Cert;
Name George C Smith
Gender Male
Race White, Age 52, Birth Date 10 Mar 1862, Birth Place England
Death Date19 Dec 1914, Death Place Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA
Father Murry Smith
Mother Mary Kepatrisk

The Wilkes-Barre Record
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Monday, December 21, 1914 - Page 31

Obit: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23812134/george_c_smith_obit/

[*Sandra*]

You can find George on 1881 Census on Familysearch.Org in Cleator, Cumberland;
Murray Smith   40
Mary Smith   40
George Smith   20*****
Jane Smith   18
Henry Smith   15
Robert Smith   9
Joseph Smith   7
Frederick Smith   5

Robert M Smith - Birth Date 29 Nov 1872 England  - aged 75 years - England
passed away 13 Dec 1947 Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
Father Murray Smith - Mother Mary Kirkpatrick - Spouse Mary Smith

WW1 Draft - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6V2-BVV

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-91J7-9SZG?cc=1968530

1910 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGD6-851

1920 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61R-SGJ

1930 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH73-8QX

1940 census - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQC7-PLT

Robert was a jail keeper at county prison.

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Robert M Smith

   
Burial - Hanover Cemetery Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145475767

Mary Rees/Smith born 6 March 1881 Wales passed away 28 September 1949 - Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

You can find George on 1881 Census on Familysearch.Org in Cleator, Cumberland;
Murray Smith   40
Mary Smith   40
George Smith   20*****
Jane Smith   18
Henry Smith   15
Robert Smith   9
Joseph Smith   7
Frederick Smith   5

Joseph Smith - 25 November 1874 England - 31 October 1946 Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.
Father Murray Smith and Mother Mary Kilpatrick - burial Nanticoke Pennsylvania.

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Nanticoke Cemetery Nanticoke, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7466703

Headstone Application

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G94X-DFR3?cc=1916249

1900 census (with mother and brother) - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QS-VM1

1920 census (with brother Fred & Family)

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M61R-M5T

1930 census (with brother Fred & Family) -

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH73-YQS

Sandra
 

[*Sandra*]

FIND A GRAVE  1877 - 1958

Fred W Smith - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21M-GFBT

Hanover Cemetery Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173537584

spouse - Mary M Smith - 1880 - 1960  (18 July 1960)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173537628/mary-m-smith


Frederick W Smith - Birth Date 5 March  1877 England - aged 81 years - Passed away 16 April 1958 Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania.  Fathe rMurray Smith - Mother Mary KirkPatrick - Spouse - Mary Smith - Certificate Number37567

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Mother Mrs Mary Kirkpatrick/Smith - Wilkes-Barre Times  (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Friday 15 Dec 1905 -  Page 8

Sandra