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Hi Denise thank you very much,I also thought that she could be born out of wedlock, no we dont have much to work on but I think it makes you more determined.I never knew that there were people like you who gave their time and experience to help others, it gives you some faith in this world we live in.I will be away from the PC untill Sunday night,we are visiting my father inlaw in Scotland ,thanks again you have given me something to think about over the weekend
Brian

Hi Brian,

came across this;

1901 England Census
about Florence Smith
Name: Florence Smith
Age: 9
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation: Stepdaughter
Mother's Name: Ada F
Gender: Female
Where born: Sunderland, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Sunderland
Ecclesiastical parish: Monkwearmouth All Saints
Town: Sunderland
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status: View Image

Registration district: Sunderland
Sub registration district: Monkwearmouth
ED, institution, or vessel: 10
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 333
Household Members: Name Age
Ada F Magnus 38
Arthur N Magnus 10
Catherine B Magnus 8
Frederick Magnus 12
John Magnus 52
Robert M Magnus 17
Florence Smith 9
John F Smith 6

The address isn't Church Street, however I'm thinking that if Florence left the fathers name empty on her marriage certificate, perhaps she didn't want her step father listed and didn't know her true fathers name, she may even have been out of wedlock??


This is the marriage of Smith and Magnus;

Marriages Jun 1898 (>99%)
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Magnus John Sunderland 10a 948
Smith Ada Florence Sunderland 10a 948

This could be John F's birth;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Births Dec 1894 (>99%)
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Smith John Frederick Sunderland 10a 629


Really don't know if this is going to be of any help, or if it will just confuse things. But we haven't got much to work from.

Dee x

Hi everyone thank you for the response.Iam very knew to all this, Florence Mabel Smith was my Grandmother who died before I was born, I have the marriage certificate but unfortunately it does not have her Fathers name on.She was aged 21 when she got married on the 27th of September 1914 in StCuthberts church Monkwearmouth Sunderland.I can go back with my Grandfather but nothing with my Grandmother,they both got married from the same address 56 Church street Mokwearmouth Sunderland which would have been in County Durham then,any suggestions please I would be very grateful

Hi,

possible birth;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Dec 1896 (>99%)
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Smith Florence Mabel Lanchester 10a 344


However as Lindsey states, better to buy the marriage cert for her age and fathers name.

Smith is such a popular name, would be a shame for you to go down a wrong avenue.

Dee x

Why not buy the certificate then you will know?

Hi looking for any information about Florence Mabel Smith who married David Hopper on 27th of September 1914 in St Cuthberts church Monkwearmouth Sunderland she may have came from the Colliery villages of County Durham