common surname, but unusual first name

[Valda]

1861 census RG9 923 folio 49
Eydon  Northamptonshire
John Edden 48  Eydon, Northamptonshire, Head  Married Dealer in marine stores
Mary A Edden 39 Eydon, Northamptonshire, Wife Married Dealer's wife
William F Edden 12  Eydon, Northamptonshire,  Son Farmer's Boy
Ellen Edden 8  Eydon, Northamptonshire,  Daughter   
Mary A Edden 5 Eydon, Northamptonshire, Daughter

1861 census RG9 943 folio 14
Woodford  Northamptonshire   
John Smith 29 Woodford, Northamptonshire,  Head  Married Ag lab
Hannah Smith 26  Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, Wife Married Housekeeper
John Smith 5  Woodford, Northamptonshire, Son  Ag lab's son
William Smith 4  Woodford, Northamptonshire,  Son  Ag lab's son
Thomas Smith 1 Woodford, Northamptonshire,  Son Ag lab's son

Regards

Valda

[Valda]

1851 census HO107 1735 page 4
Eydon  Northamptonshire   
John Edden 37 Eydon, Northamptonshire, Head  Married Shoemaker
Mary A Edden 29  Eydon, Northamptonshire,  Wife  Married
William Edden 2  Eydon, Northamptonshire, Son 

1851 census HO107 1741 folio 236
Woodford Hill Woodford  Northamptonshire   
William Smith 42 Woodford, Northamptonshire,  Head Married Ag lab
Ann Smith 42  Ratley, Warwickshire, Wife Married Charwoman
John Smith 20 Woodford, Northamptonshire, Son Ag lab   
Elizabeth Smith 17 Woodford, Northamptonshire, Daughter  At home
Thomas Smith 13  Woodford, Northamptonshire,  Son Ag lab
William Smith 11  Woodford, Northamptonshire, Son Ag lab
James Smith 5  Woodford, Northamptonshire,  Son   At home
Dinah Smith 2  Woodford, Northamptonshire, Daughter  At home

Regards

Valda

[Valda]

1841 census HO107 795/8 folio 12 Page 19
Eydon  Northamptonshire   
Thos Edden 67 Northamptonshire Pauper
Hester Edden 70  Northamptonshire Pauper
John Edden 25  Northamptonshire Shoe m.
Thomas Edden 8  Northamptonshire

1841 census HO107 795/11 folio 6 page 7
William Smith 33  Northamptonshire Ag lab
Ann Smith 33    Woodford  Northamptonshire 
John Smith 10  Northamptonshire
Mary Smith 8  Northamptonshire
Elizabeth Smith 6  Northamptonshire, 
Thomas Smith 3  Northamptonshire
William Smith 6 mths  Northamptonshire

Regards

Valda

[mintola1964]

oh this is just amazing, thank you so much for all your hard work and help, we didn't think we were going to get far with a name like John Smith but you have helped so much in this, it's absolutely brilliant, thank you very much

[Valda]

Northamptonshire has extremely poor coverage on the IGI - only about 3% of parishes have any coverage.  You will need to look at parish registers to take either family further back.

Regards

Valda

[chyanteg]

Mintola1964
Eddon SMITH born Wimpstone, Stratford upon Avon District, 1891.

I have been asked to find the deaths of Eddon's parents, John and Ellen, by a SMITH/EDDON researcher.

I wondered if you had any details of Ellen's death?

chyanteg

[mintola1964]

there is a thread under Warwickshire asking for this info and someone has been trying to find out, unfortunately I don't have this info at all! I know that in 1901 they were living in Attleborough I think it was, in Nuneaton but don't know where or when they died sorry!!

[chyanteg]

I think I am in contact with another descendent of John and Ellen SMITH.  She is descended from the eldest child,  Mary Millicent, who, I think, was born in Eydon in 1876.

chyanteg

[mintola1964]

so am I! wonder if it's the same one lol! she's some kind of cousin removed, we worked out lol