Florence Smith birth or marriage help

[stevie2006]

Hi I wonder if anyone can help me with the sister of my great grandfather Solomon Smith.

Her name was Florence Smith and I know from the 1901 and 1911 censuses that she was born in Stepney or Limehouse. Her age on the 1911 census was 12 so that puts her year of birth at around 1899.

On her brother Solomon's marriage certificate there is a witness listed as Florence Ellina Rebecca Smith which seems a good bet Solomon's sister may have been a friend of Isabel Ward who Solomon married. They were married in 1918.

I had a look on freebmd but no luck so far.

Through the help of the forum I found her brother John's war record and I have Solomon's birth, marriage and death certificates and Florence is the last sibling of Solomon so I wanted to see what I could find

Thanks

Steven

[Elaine ..Spain]

Do you have the reference for the 1901 census, if not can we have the names of her mother and father.

[stevie2006]

Hi Elaine her father was Solomon Smith and mother was Mary Ann Stokes

Steven

[stevie2006]

On the 1901 census the family were living in Limehouse and Florence was 2 with place of birth listed as Stepney. The reference I think is RG 13/320

Steven

[Elaine ..Spain]

Her baptism record is on Ancestry.
She was baptised as Florence Eleanor Rebecca Smith on 1st January 1899 at St. Anne's Limehouse.
Her date of birth is on the baptism record - born 13 Dec 1898 - so that means a birth registration of 1898 4th quarter, or 1899 1st quarter.

Off to have a look!

[stevie2006]

Thanks Elaine very kind as always

Steven

[Elaine ..Spain]

Birth registration
Florence Eleanor R Smith
1899 Jan-Feb-Mar
Stepney
Volume 1c
Page 418

[stevie2006]

Elaine just had a look at the marriage certificate of the brother again and I think whoever wrote the certificate spelt the middle Eleanor as Ellina. A definite match. Thanks

Steven

[stevie2006]

Hi Elaine I was posting the same as you thanks for the birth details. I have had a look for a marriage but no luck on freebmd yet

Steven

[Elaine ..Spain]

A bit of a stab in the dark with a marriage!

A possible
Florence E R Smith / Albert Barker
Date of Registration - Apr-May-Jun 1921
Camberwell,vol 1d, page 1512

It's the only one with the right initials I can see in the same area at about the time when you would expect her to marry, if indeed she did!