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hi,
Im having a problem tracing back my fathers family.
Having the surname smith means there are so many matches.
I have got a copy of the Marriage of William Smith (age 21) and Marty Watson (21) in 1900 (both from 24 lamb street, Hamilton).
This provides fathers name - John smith and mothers - Margaret Thomson
I can find a William Thomson Smith born in Hamilton in 1879, his birth cert gives - father john, mother Margaret Hamilton.
Is it possible one of the original documents is wrong,
If that is unlikely, how can I find the correct William smiths parents.
any help would be appreciated.
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sorry should say Mary Watson
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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
27, Lamb Street, Hamilton N B, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Willam Smith Head Married Male 21 1880 Pony Driver Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Mary Smith Wife Married Female 20 1881 - England
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Margaret Smith Daughter - Female 0 1901 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Smith Boarder Single Male 13 1888 Coal Pit Head Worker Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Leechlee Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Smith Head Married Male 40 1851 Coal Miner Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland
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Margaret Smith Wife Married Female 37 1854 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Smith Son - Male 16 1875 Coal Miner Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Ellen Smith Daughter - Female 14 1877 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Smith Son - Male 12 1879 Scholar Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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John Smith Son - Male 10 1881 Scholar Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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George Smith Son - Male 8 1883 Scholar Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Robert Smith Son - Male 6 1885 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Alexander Smith Son - Male 4 1887 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Margaret Smith Daughter - Female 2 1889 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
7, Leechlee Street, Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Smith Head Married Male 30 1851 Coal Miner Trenant, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland
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Margaret Smith Wife Married Female 27 1854 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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James Smith Son Unmarried Male 6 1875 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Ellen Jack Smith Daughter Unmarried Female 4 1877 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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William Thomson Smith Son Unmarried Male 2 1879 - Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Thank you for your response.
I have just downloaded the birth certificate for Robert Thomson (born 1885) and
this gives the name Robert Thomson Smith father john, mother Margaret Hamilton (similar to William Smith noted in original message)
So either the name Margaret Thomson on the original marriage certificate is wrong or I am looking at the wrong family.
It is getting confusing as I have just located a family with the correct names that originate from Banff, Some of the siblings names are very similar aswell
Need to stop and look at it with fresh eyes tomorrow.
My heads spinning :-S
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