Of course, his parents also migrated to Melbourne and lived with Emma and
George for sometime.
Di
I bet *she* would have known *his* parent's names! :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Diane Cole" <dicole(a)tech2u.com.au>
To: "Lyn Nunn" <lnunn(a)bigpond.net.au>;
<MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Mon] Emma LEWIS SMITH - my brick wall !!
> Hi Lynn
> Unfortunately, after 20 yars of marriage, when her husband registered her
> death, he put her parents "unknown", birthplace England.
> Not a great help !!
> Diane
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lyn Nunn" <lnunn(a)bigpond.net.au>
> To: <MONMOUTHSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 4:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Mon] Emma LEWIS SMITH - my brick wall !!
>
>
>> Hi Diane
>>
>> There seems to have been a Lewis family in Chepstow for quite some time
>> according to my book by Ivor Waters called Chepstow Parish Records and,
>> as you say, no Smiths. A couple of thoughts - Could Smith be her
>> stepfather's name? Perhaps she was staying with grandparents/uncles and
>> from what I can see of the Lewis' in Chepstow, while not gentry, they
>> were rather prominent in the town. Unfortunately my book deals mostly
>> with 17th and 18th century Chepstow. I also have some of Bradney's a
>> History of Monmouthshire which I will have a look in later and let you
>> know if there is anything of interest.
>>
>> Have you ordered Emma's death certificate - it should have parent's
>> names.
>>
>> regards
>>
>> Lyn
>> in Brisbane
>
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