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Information wanted on Prince Smith and Elizabeth R

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Alannah

Alannah Report 17 Oct 2007 11:44

I am looking for any further information on Prince smith born in Bradford, West Yorkshire in 1826. His wife was called Elizabeth Roundell born 1823 in Leeds. If anyone has any information on either of these two please get in touch.

Alannah

David

David Report 17 Oct 2007 12:00

Hi Alannah

To save wasting peoples time do you already have:

BMD info/Census info/parents etc..

There is one on the 1871 census in Weeton who is a Farmer and Grocer, his wife Elizabeth says her place of birth is Rigton. Weeton and Rigton are in Wetherby Registration District where your Prince Smith married Elizabeth Roundell in Dec 1855.

IGI has a Prince Smith Christening: 16 JUN 1826 Bradford parents James and Betty.

On the 1861 census the above family are in Stainburn with Princes mother Elizabeth Emsley? c1792 Whitby Widow, Grocer. Prince and Elizabeth are Schoolteachers.

Dave

Alannah

Alannah Report 17 Oct 2007 12:13

Hi Dave,

There seems to be some confusion around the parenst of Prince. His mother may have remarried as she is called Elizabeth Emsley 1792 on the census (married to John emsley 1792) Prince's father was poss James Smith (1796) but I need this confirming.
Only info I have on Elizabeth Roundell is that her mother may have been Mary King (poss remarried also). I'm having trouble getting any further back than that!

David

David Report 17 Oct 2007 12:45

Alannah

She does call herself Betty in 1841 and also on the marriage to John Emsley on 25 JAN 1830 Bradford.

John was also a schoolmaster I see.

I notice Betty says she is from Whitby area (my neck of the woods) and also Clitherbecks.

There is a farm named that near Danby.

http://www.clitherbecks.freeserve.co.uk/farmhome.htm

In Baines's Directory of 1823 in Danby there are:

Thornton and Petch, coal proprietors, Clitherbecks

Dave

David

David Report 17 Oct 2007 13:28

Who do Prince and Elizabeth give as fathers on their marriage cert?

I assume you have seen Elizabeth on the 1841 and 1851 census with her uncle and aunt.

Dave

Alannah

Alannah Report 17 Oct 2007 13:45

I haven't seen their marriage certificate I'm afraid. I can't seem to find Prince's Birth Certificate/parish records of hsi marriage certificate. I think I may have seen the 1841/51 census but didn't know where to go from then. Any help is much appreciated. Thank you for your time!

David

David Report 17 Oct 2007 14:34

Check out freeBMD for Princes marriage certificate:

Dec 1855 Wetherby Volume 9a page 175.

Dave

Alannah

Alannah Report 17 Oct 2007 14:41

thanks. I think I may have sent off for it the other day. hopefully that will shed some light on the matter!!