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