Dear All,
I do hope you can help me as on my own I just cannot find out what happened to two of my relatives.
My great grandad was William Smith (1855-1905) and Annie Read Luckhurst (1857-1934).
On the 1911 census it shows they had had 13 children of which 7 had survived. The 13, all Smiths, born in Forest Gate, Essex were;
Florence Annie Louise b 1882 d 1894.
Lilian Alice Ormesby b 1883.
Annie Elizabeth (not entirely sure this is correct name or date) b 1884.
Sydney b 1886 who married Florence Hollis Bailey and died sometime between 1911 & 1939.
Mabel Victoria b 1887 d 1905
Ruth Emmeline Salmon b 1889 d 1971
Horace b 1890 d 1908
Leonard b 1891ish
Winnie b 1892 d 1913
Oswald b 1893 I think Oswald and Victor died very young
Victor b 1895
Herbert (my grandad) b 1896 d 1947
Reginald b 1898 d 1912.
I found an old newspaper cutting on the funeral of my grandad Herbert Smith on 15th March 1947 and was intrigued to read flowers from;
Miss L Smith
Mr L Smith and P Hodgson.
I wonder if Miss L Smith is Lilian Alice Ormesby
I wonder if Mr L Smith is Leonard Smith and P Hodgson is Phyllis Hodgson who I found in my Nan's old date book with 18 December written beside it. I do not know who Phyllis is.
I can find no trace of Lilian nor Leonard after 1911census nor whether Leonard is partnered with Phyllis. I was heartened to read about the flowers at the funeral. However I am completely flummoxed though.
Would anyone be able to willing to lend their expertise in tracing what happened to Leonard and Lilian after 1911 and together with any titbits on the other children that you might find on the way too. I would be so very grateful.
Very many thanks
Roger
