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Title: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: boltactionuk on Saturday 24 July 21 23:52 BST (UK)
I am looking for the children from Frank Smith and Lydia Emmett, Chatham 1925. Any information as to their family so I can complete this part of my tree. Lydia is my great great auntie. Any help.would be appreciated as I've little information outside of the marriage certificate. Frank may have another wife and children later. No idea where Lydia went or date of death. Also Lydia sister Susanna married Youins.
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: mckha489 on Sunday 25 July 21 04:01 BST (UK)
Use freebmd to look for potential  Smith/Emmett births.  Looks as though there is more than one Couple  :)

https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: jonwarrn on Sunday 25 July 21 07:53 BST (UK)
FreeReg has some baptisms to Francis and Lydia Smith in Chatham, first is Janetta, born 15 Jan 1927.
Francis seems to have been a (farm) labourer
https://www.freereg.org.uk/
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: jonwarrn on Sunday 25 July 21 08:05 BST (UK)
Free index to the 1939 Register has Frank Smith, b 1896 + Lydia Smith b 1899, and the family at 135 Ordnance Street, Chatham.
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Kloumann on Sunday 25 July 21 09:19 BST (UK)
There were 2 daughters born 1927 & 1928 in Medway. Cannot name them as have not checked if they may still be alive. Easily found on GRO.
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Kloumann on Sunday 25 July 21 09:34 BST (UK)
Possible death for Lydia in 1969

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-581P
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Kloumann on Sunday 25 July 21 10:12 BST (UK)
There was also a son, born 1934, Medway. Check GRO for name or familysearch.

The son married in 1958 & had 6 children
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: jonwarrn on Sunday 25 July 21 11:14 BST (UK)
First three births (all open on the 1939 Register, see free index)
Mar 1927 Medway 2a 1172
Smith, Jane Etty   
mother Emmett   

June 1928 Medway 2a 1239
Smith, Mary Ann   
mother Emmett   

March 1930 Medway 2a 1229
Smith, Priscilla
mother Smedley 

Quote from: boltactionuk on Saturday 24 July 21 23:52 BST (UK)
Also Lydia sister Susanna married Youins.

Sep 1920 Tonbridge 2a 2428
John Ewins
+
Susan Smedley

Birth reg
March 1899 Hastings 2b 11
Smedley, Lydia
mother Jones

Mary Ann Smedley, 21, Hawker of Flowers, father Moses Smedley
married Walter James Sidney King
26 Dec 1916, Chatham St John the Divine

1911 census free index, Ramsgate, Kent
Lydia Smedley, 13, born Hastings, Sussex
Father Moses. Mother Mary Ann
Siblings include Mary Ann and Susannah
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW6W-R6F

Based on those places of birth they got around and had already been in Chatham.
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Annette7 on Sunday 25 July 21 12:32 BST (UK)
Father was Moses Emmett born Canterbury but he and Mary Ann Smedley were never married.

Annette
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Kloumann on Sunday 25 July 21 13:14 BST (UK)
Priscilla (Smith) Caswell. born 7 Mar 1930, death 29 Oct 2008. One son, born 1957, Chatham.
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: boltactionuk on Sunday 25 July 21 13:22 BST (UK)
Thank you so much for all your help and advice, very helpful 😊 and greatly appreciated.
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Comberton on Sunday 25 July 21 13:41 BST (UK)
Burial
Mary Ann Smith age 15
D/O Frances Smith labourer
Died at County Hospital. Removed from St John's (135 Ordnance Str)
Buried 6th July 1943
Chatham, Maidstone Road and Palmerston Road Cemetery
Section 10 Grave No 570(c)
Title: Re: 1925 marriage in kent
Post by: Kloumann on Sunday 25 July 21 15:27 BST (UK)
Possibly Jeanette (Jane Etty) burial 1949

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224969009/jeanette-smith