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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 73 Send Message	Kay	Report	12 Feb 2008 18:39
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 73 Send Message	Cescilia Sissy Smith. born 1885 Thanet I cant find anything ! Father possibly Thomas who a blacksmith ( at some time in Plumstead) possibly as sister Grace can anyone find these name on a census please. Thank you Kay
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	12 Feb 2008 18:48
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	1901 Thomas is a Farrier Name: Cissie Smith Age: 15 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1886 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: Thomas E Mother's Name: Emma Gender: Female Where born: Minster, Kent, England Civil Parish: Plumstead Ecclesiastical parish: St John County/Island: London Country: England Street address: 10 Villas? Road Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Woolwich Sub-registration district: Plumstead East ED, institution, or vessel: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 160 Household Members: Name Age Cissie Smith 15 Emma Smith 34 b Swaitlers, Kent Grace Smith 6 months b Plumstead Maria Smith 14 b Bridge, Kent Thomas E Smith 40 b Minster, Kent Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 572; Folio: 146; Page: 27
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	12 Feb 2008 18:52
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	1891 Name: Thomas Smith Age: 30 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Emma Gender: Male Where born: Minster, Kent, England Civil Parish: Boughton Under Blean Ecclesiastical parish: Boughton Town: Boughton County/Island: Kent Country: England Street address: White House Inn. Occupation: Blacksmith Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Faversham Sub-registration district: Boughton ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Sidney Foreman 19 Lodger Alice Smith 2 b Bishopsbourne. Emma Smith 25 Lissy Smith 5 Maria Smith 4 Thomas Smith 30 Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 712; Folio 77; Page 20
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 107 Send Message	Ann	Report	12 Feb 2008 18:56
	Here is another!! 1901 England Census about Thomas Smith Name: Thomas Smith Age: 47 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1854 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Mary Ann Gender: Male Where born: Stanground, Huntingdonshire, England Civil Parish: Bedford St Mary Ecclesiastical parish: Bedford St Leonard Town: Bedford County/Island: Bedfordshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Bedford Sub-registration district: Bedford and Cardington ED, institution, or vessel: 3 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 194 Household Members: Name Age Cecilia Smith 16 Mary Ann Smith 45 Sydney Smith 7 Thomas Smith 47 Thomas is manager of brickworks.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	jansmith	Report	12 Feb 2008 19:04
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 6,059 Send Message	If you get a birth certificate it would give parents names which would help to confirm family on the censusName: Cecilia Sissy Smith Year of Registration: 1885 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep District: Thanet County: Kent Volume: 2a Page: 892 cost £7 from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ using above details
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	12 Feb 2008 20:01
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Possible marriage for Thomas and Emma. Marriages Dec 1884 (>99%) KNIGHT Emma Blean 2a 1439 Smith Thomas Edward Blean 2a 1439
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 73 Send Message	Kay	Report	12 Feb 2008 20:21
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 73 Send Message	Thank you all the 1901 one form Keith seems very good. How on earth do you all find this information ! Thank you Kay
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	12 Feb 2008 20:42
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Kay it is just a case of knowing what to look for, what possible variations to check etc. It becomes easier the more often you try. For the 1901 I just entered surname smith, female, b 1886, Kent, father Thomas.

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