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There is a tree with wonderful photos of Peter and Margaret, also of some of Peter and Marjory Campbell's children.




Peter Smith
Birth May 1854 in St. Machar, Aberdeen, Scotland Born either 3 or 19 May 1854
Death 2 Oct.1934 in #1 Morgan St.,St. Andrews, Dundee, Scotland

Yes, he was a widower on his marriage cert when he married Margaret.

Was he married twice? He didn't marry Margaret until 1889 but he had children before then.

This may be him.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
9, Millbank Lane, Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Peter Smith Head Married Male 27 1854 Boot Closer Aberdeen
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Marjory Smith Wife Married Female 27 1854 - Aberdeen
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William Smith Son - Male 8 1873 Scholar Aberdeen
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Marjory Smith Daughter - Female 6 1875 Scholar Aberdeen
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Peter Smith Son - Male 4 1877 Scholar Aberdeen
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>>Agnes Smith Daughter - Female 2 1879 - Aberdeen
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Janet Smith Daughter - Female 0 1881 - Aberdeen



1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Arthur Street, Dundee, St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Peter Smith Head Married Male 36 1855 Boot Closer -
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Margt Smith Wife Married Female 28 1863 - -
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Peter Smith Son - Male 15 1876 Millwkr Winder -
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Agnes Smith Daughter - Female 12 1879 Scholar -
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Jessie Smith Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar -
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Maggie Smith Daughter - Female 10 1881 Scholar -
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Susan Smith Daughter - Female 8 1883 Scholar -
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Eliz Smith Daughter - Female 6 1885 Scholar


Another tree has this as his parents.



John Smith
Birth 1 Sept.,1791 in O Machar, Aberdeen
Death 19 Dec. 1867 in Henderson's Court, Gallowgate, Aberdeen



Agnes TH0M
Birth abt 1812 in O Machar, Aberdeen
Death 14 JAN 1886 in city poor hse. Aberdeen

Lovely lovely lovely. Thank you so much. Ive now sent an email to Dundee Cemetaries asking for the graves location. We were aware that Florence had a twin (she died aged 4 months) but we never knew her name so that's great.

Aha! found the marriage!

He's down as Pete, which SP apparently doesn't recognise as a variant of Peter:

1889 SMITH PETE LESLIE MARGARET KELLY ST NICHOLAS ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/01 0221

He was 35 at marriage, so born 1854, as the Ancestry tree says, therefore death No. 4, posted by Jude is the correct one - age 80 - also as per the Ancestry tree.

However, the daughter Florence's birth cert agrees with that Ancestry tree, though not mentioning the name Kelly:

1898 SMITH FLORENCE F ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0526

Born April 3rd, 1898, 3.25pm, at 11 Robertson Street, Dundee.
Father: Peter Smith, boot closer.
Mother: Margaret Smith ms Leslie.
Parents' marriage: 15 June 1889, Aberdeen.

Florence was a twin. Alice Smith, same parents, was born same day, 3.35pm.

Alice's death??
1898 SMITH ALICE F 0 ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0751

The following are burials from Deceasedonline, specifying the County of Angus. Are any of them relevant?

Smith, Peter buried on: 21 May 1934 recorded at: Inverkeilor Churchyard (Angus) date of death 21 May 1934
Smith, Peter buried on: 24 May 1934 recorded at: Inverkeilor Churchyard (Angus)
Smith, Peter buried on: 21 May 1935 recorded at: Brechin (Angus)
Smith, Peter buried on: 24 September 1937 recorded at: Newmonthill (Angus)
Smith, Peter buried on: 05 January 1939 recorded at: Arbroath Eastern (Angus) date of death 03 January 1939
Smith, Peter buried on: 24 May 1941 recorded at: Shanwell Cemetery (Angus)

I can't see that 1889 marriage on ScotlandsPeople.
Seven Peter Smiths married in Scotland in 1889, but none of the brides was a Leslie/Lesley, though 3 were Margarets.

This is the only Peter Smith/Margaret Leslie or Lesley marriage which comes up:

1880 SMITH PETER LESLIE MARGARET BRIDGETON GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/01 0250

Wow. Thank you so much for that. My relative is the son of Florence Smith who bizarrely died 31 years ago to the day. I will have a look on Ancestry to see if I can find the family who have Peter Smith in it - it may be a distant relative in Canada.

Once again, thank you so much. It has made our day! :-D

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
51, Erskine Street, Dundee, St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland
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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Peter Smith Head Married Male 46 1855 Boot Top Closer Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Smith Wife Married Female 37 1864 - Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Agnes Smith Daughter Single Female 22 1879 Flax Yarn Winder Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Margaret Smith Daughter Single Female 20 1881 Flax Spinner Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Susan Smith Daughter Single Female 18 1883 Flax Yarn Winder Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Elizabeth Smith Daughter - Female 16 1885 Flax Yarn Winder Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Ann Smith Daughter - Female 5 1896 Scholar Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
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Florence Smith Daughter - Female 3 1898 - Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland
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Jane Smith Daughter - Female 1 1900 - Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland

Guess Margaret's mother was a Kelly....

Jude

Somebody has this tree on ancestry.



Peter Smith
Birth 3 or 19 May 1854 in St Machar's, Aberdeen, Scotland
Death 2 October 1934 in Dundee



Marriage to Margaret Kelly Leslie
1889 15 Jun
St Andrews St Aberdeen, Scotland




Margaret Kelly Leslie
Birth 04 MAY 1863 in Saint Nicholas, Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
Death 1930


Children


Anne Smith
1895 – 1985

Alice Smith
1898 –

Florence Smith
1898 –

Jean Smith
1899 – 1989

James Smith
1901 –

Lily Smith
1904 – 1925

Grace Smith
1905 – 1996

Ooh many thanks for that. Peter Smith died when my relative was very young and my relative was born in 1928 so I can only guess that it may be numbers 2,3,4 or, at a push, 9. Ive just been told told that he was a shoemaker in Dura Street, Dundee if that helps anyone.

The Margaret Kelly isnt ringing a bell unfortunately..

These are the Peter Smiths that come up

1 1940 SMITH JOHN PETER G M 65 ST CLEMENT DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/02 0753
2 1931 SMITH PETER KEILLOR M 67 ST CLEMENT DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/02 1060
3 1933 SMITH PETER M 65 LOCHEE DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0202
4 1934 SMITH PETER M 80 ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/03 0532
5 1939 SMITH PETER M 59 LOCHEE DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0064
6 1940 SMITH PETER M 63 LOCHEE DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/04 0257
7 1940 SMITH PETER M 53 ST CLEMENT DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/02 0867
8 1940 SMITH PETER M 55 ST ANDREW (DUNDEE) DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/03 0860
9 1935 SMITH PETER BROWN M 53 ST CLEMENT DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/02 0625

Margaret Kelly Smith aged 68 died 1931 Dundee City

Not enough credits to view any of the records

Jude