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Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Pauline	Report	1 May 2008 14:37
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 2 Send Message	Albert John Smith b. May 1906, and Brother unknown Smith born c1908 (drowned at Sea (c1922) in HM Naval Forces) - brothers spent time in Orphanage c1915-1918. Their Father was Albert Edward Smith (commissionaire at Theatre, Leics Squ.), b. late 1800s, Mother's name unknown (died c1910-1915). (Grandmother may've been Mary Elizabeth Lowe, married to Henry Smith.) The Family lived in the East End/Docks late 1800s-early 1900s, but may've moved there from Essex (Silvertown) & earlier from near Worcs. areas. ring any bells with anyone?
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 817 Send Message	Ethel	Report	1 May 2008 16:03
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 817 Send Message	Hi Pauline. I have had a look and found the following. Albert John Smith born 1906. April/June Qtr. reg in West Ham. London. vol 4a 98. If you apply for a copy of this certificate give them the name of his Father Albert Edward Smith, and if this is the right one it will give you his mothers name and her maiden name. This will enable us to trace the marriage of his parents and so on down the line. If it is the wrong one, they should not charge you. It should cost £7.from either the Registrar in West Ham. London, or the Central Registry. Southport. Ethel.