Looking for Info on Grandmother

[TrinaMac]

Hello my name is Trina and I am new to RootsChat.com
     First let me tell you how fortunate I feel to have found this website.   Secondly after wandering around the web site let me tell you how unfortunate I feel to be looking for a SMITH.   

 I am looking for information on my Grandmother Lena Margaret Smith, born approx 1893-1897, she had a brother Sydney who in 1943 lived at 34a South Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire and who was married to Molly and they had a daughter Elsie that was 15. My grandmother also had a sister Norah. I am not sure where they were born but I did find that Hastings, Sussex came up for the three names Lena, Sydney and Norah.
My grandmother was an English War Bride and immigrated to New Brunswick, Canada after WW1, she married Frederick Ward.  Tragically my Grandmother died in a house fire in 1941 and all information/pictures of or about her was lost.

[Nick29]

Hi Trina, welcome to Roots Chat 

The folks here will be more than helpful tracing your tree, but to look forward and find more recent descendants of your grandmother will be a little outside our scope.  For that you should talk to as many of the family members as possible, especially the older ones, and look at web sites like Genes Reunited, which is great for finding living relatives.  You may be surprised to find just how much your cousins will know.

[Treelover]

Hi,

I can get you back not forward 

Lena Margaret Smith born 4th quarter 1897 Hastings, Sussex  Vol 2b Pg 23


1901 census  7 Alexander Road, Hastings, Sussex

RG13; Piece: 870; Folio: 57; Page: 5


Charley Smith  Head Mar  29 Joiner journeyman  Born Hastings
Frances Smith Mar wife 34 born Lee Kent
Percy  son 8 Born Hastings
Jessie  dau 7 born Hastings
LENA dau 3 Born Hastings
SIDNEY son 1 Born St Leonards on Sea


Joan

[IndisVanyar]

Hi Trina - welcome to Rootschat

They are still in Hastings in 1911

1911 census has

Charles E Smith, Male, 1872, 39
Frances M Smith. F, 1867, 44
Percy C Smith, M, 1893, 18
Jessie F Smith, F, 1894, 17
Norah M Smith, F, 1896, 15
Lena M Smith, Female, 1898, 13,
Sidney G Smith, M, 1900, 11
Winifred M Smith, F, 1903, 8
all living in Hastings Sussex

To find out more from this census requires a pay per view subscription.

I wonder where Norah was in 1901?

Regards

Nell

[geniecolgan]

Hi Trina,

Lena M. Smith arrived in Canada 24 Oct 1919 aboard the Metagama, Liverpool to Montreal.
She was 21, to be married to F. J.Ward.

Welcome to RootsChat

genie 

[Treelover]

Got Norah 1901

 RG13; Piece: 862; Folio: 35; Page: 9. Borough Sanitorium

Nora Smith 5 Patient Born Hastings Sussex

Must have been poorly - at least she recovered  

Joan

[IndisVanyar]

FreeBMD also has these entries which tie in with the middle initials of the names in the 1911 census.
 


Births Sep 1892
Percy Charles Smith Hastings 2b 28

Births March 1894
Jessie Frances Smith Hastings 2b 41

Births Mar 1896
Norah May Smith Hastings 2b 23

Births Mar 1900
Sydney George Smith Hastings 2b 42

Births Mar 1903
Winifred Miriam Smith Hastings 2b 38

Joan - so pleased you found Norah - I wonder if it was TB or Scarlet Fever? One of those awful notifiable illnesses that required a long hospital stay

[TrinaMac]

I am totally blown away, I have got more info from RootsChat in two hours than I have in weeks of searching. Thank you Thank you.
One small request, any way to get the actual birthday of Lena Smith

[IndisVanyar]

Yes - if you send for the actual birth certificate this will give you her birthdate, names of parents, fathers occupation and address at time of birth.

There should be a thread somewhere on here about how to order a certificate - I will have a look and see if I can find it.