Smith surname - Too Hard!!

[toni*]

sorry to be pedantic  but how old was William when he married ?

[Redroger]

Yes, with the surname Agnew being considerably less common than either Smith or Taylor, in these circumstances I would research her first, you never know what this line may lead to. Remember too, that though Smith is the commonest surname in the UK, there are regional variations in the level of incidence, in parts of Northern England it is substituted by Wright. which has a similar meaning, so who knows, researching Smith might be feasible in the North east.

[kellysmith1976]

No prob, if you can help , I dont mind... Sorry i didnt think to put it earlier...

He was 32yrs... So maybe that wasnt him on the 1901 census?

[toni*]

hmmmm so he was 32 in 1934 and 62 in 1961

[kellysmith1976]

He was 62, In 1962... And 32 in 1934...

Well i have just searched through 1911, and I can only find a handful of William Smiths with a father called Alexander, Born around the same time, but im still leaning towards Alexander & Rachel being the parents... Bt maybe thats because they were the first ones i found...

I have asked my husband to try and remember any details, and it seems that they never knew of any other SMiths..
My Husbands dad was called Malcolm, He had siblings Roy, Gordon, Sheila, Robin, Carole, Barry, Raymond....
They are all either passed away or unknown now...

[genjen]

So whoever gave the information on his age wasn't entirely accurate! Well ther's a surprise. The Smiths seem to be so good at this.

If only my own John Smith had known when he was born, my family history would be so much easier to research!

I'd be more inclined to believe the 1934 information as, presumably, he gave that himself, whereas his age on his death certificate would be given by someone who might well have been guessing.

[silvery]

Are there any aunts/uncles (either side) that may have a bit more?   Was he in the army?   Gotta be some snippet ........surely....... anything 

[AngelaR]

Army's a good one Silvery - at that age he could (just) have been in either or both of WW1 and WW2.

I was wondering about his occupation? Some employers kept and still keep employee service records....

[toni*]

i totally agree with Jen re his age as he was the one to give it in 1934 but could he have made himself younger than he was