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aaroncaz

Funkyfarmgirl wrote: »

good idea another idea i got is that sydney was a stone mason worked for himself just wonder if there was a guild of stone masons??

I've got no ideal abt that, thats where rootschat somes in handy, but you could try the trade directories, these are held at libraires, or theres this on one online:

http://www.historicaldirectories.org/

it goes up to 1919.

aaroncaz

well all i can see on the stonemasons is that they may have been linked to the freemasons!!:rolleyes:

and this:

http://www.masonslivery.co.uk/html/about-the-company-the-masons-company/?PHPSESSID=f2e30dd8d9edbd75f808a90504260327

aaroncaz

Browntoa wrote: »

found a Violet Smith aged 2 living

50 Ruby Street, Camberwell

Mother Emma aged 32,

Father possible George (bad census copy) aged 33 , a Gas Fitter , both parents born Badingham, Suffolk

1891 census

Think she was a Randell, Smith was her married name, Browntoa.

Browntoa

theres another Violet D Smith aged 3

30 Garsdale Rd, Camberwell

Mother N.K.Smith from America , aged 23

father same name from Hartley , Colchester , a Tram yard Strapper, aged 21

Funkyfarmgirl

violet louisa randall on the 1901 cenus birth about 1891 father albert and mother clara born in peckham

saucy77

Name:Violet Louisa RandallYear of Registration:1891 Quarter of Registration:Jan-Feb-Mar DISTRICT:Camberwell (1837-1919) County:London, Surrey Volume:1d Page:928



You will need to go here http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/births/obtainingbirthcertificates/index.asp

Order her birth cert, this will give you both parents names.
Don't forget to use the Volume and Page numbers, and this will save you money. It costs £7 with this information, £10 without it.
The cert can take upto 2 weeks to come through, but generally takes 7-10 days.

If you need any guidance just give me a shout, I'm already pm'ed you with my email address shold you need it.

I've looked in the census for 1901 and haven't found her using the name Violet, but have found a Louisa Randall who was born in London, but living in Staffordshire. It looks like a children's home.

1901 England Census
about Louisa Randall

Name:Louisa RandallAge:11 Estimated birth year:abt 1890Relation:Boarder Gender:FemaleWhere born:London, EnglandCivil parish:Penkridge Ecclesiastical parish:Penkridge County/Island:Staffordshire Country:England Street address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district:Cannock Sub-registration district:Brewood ED, institution, or vessel:3 Neighbors:View others on page Household schedule number:107Household Members:NameAgeAgnes Balaam12 Elizabeth Baldock12 Phillis Baldock10 Mabel Beavan9 Beatrice Bransom12 Annie Evans8 Ada L Goodwin13 Alice G Hall15 Beatrice James9 Mary A Jenks14 Ellen Oakey9 Bertha Pearson12 Sarah J Picking14 Susan Pitman14 Louisa Randall11 Alice E Smith11 Lucy Smith9 Mary L Spooner11 Louisa Stubbins12 Margaret E Young43
Address is St Margaret's Home, Clay Street, Penkridge, Staffordshire.

It may not be the correct one, but best to send for cert to be sure, as there a couple wh are dated to be born 1889 and the census are not always correct about years of birth.
Knowing the parent's names, will be the best sure fire way of finding them.

Hope this helps.

Sheena x

saucy77

Sydney is a little more difficult to find. Without knowing where he was from it is hard to pinpoint him.

From the details I have for him, there is only one birth of a Sydney Christoper Smith and that was 1879, 6 years difference from the date you have given.
However the census tell another story. Please bear in mind that I am only looking in London at this time as they married in Lambeth which I found, but you already have the cert you say.

Just incase...
[SIZE=+1]Marriages Sep 1909 [SIZE=-2](>99%)[/SIZE][/SIZE] [URL="javascript:golink("][/URL][URL="javascript:golink("][/URL]RANDALL Violet Louisa [URL="javascript:golink("]Lambeth[/URL] 1d622 [URL="javascript:golink("][/URL][URL="javascript:golink("][/URL]SMITH Sydney [URL="javascript:golink("]Lambeth[/URL] 1d622

If you haven't already got this cert, use the previous link again to order it. Again this cert wil cost only £7 with the reference numbers displayed above. (1d 622)
This will give you both father's of them both.
You can possibly compare it to the birth to make sure they match.
I have had different first names for the same person, (ie marriage cert said said he's father was George Foster and the birth cert said Sydney Foster - still working on that).

duchy

Sydney Smith Born 1894 Camberwell or West Ham?, EnglandThis is from Genesreunited-might be worth registering and contactin g the treeowner-it's only a fiver I think for 6 months

agnes_2

Hi everyone, I have just found you I am so glad thanks for the info I will start putting it to good use. I want to do quite a lot starting with my paternal line and then the maternal and then my husbands lot. I think Ancestry.uk is costly, and what happened to the free sites advertised on TV?

Browntoa

most of the free work can be done with Freebmd (births/deaths marraiges ) , Freecen (census) , Freereg (parish registers) and familysearch. As others have said the local archive centre or libraries often have freeaccess to Ancestry or the http://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/ .

I tend to do all the legwork on the free sites and only used the paid for ones when needed ( or sign up for the free 3 day trial on ancestry with one of my many email addresses)