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Could you help me to find the parents of David G Smith born 1910 Wakefield Yorkshire I think his mothers maiden name could have been O'Donoghue .
Thank you

Are you sure he was born in Wakefield? The only David G. Smith I can find on the 1911 census in Yorkshire was born Huddersfield.

Kath. x

I can only find one David Smith birth in 1910 in Wakefield but he doesn't have a middle initial.

Do you have any other information about him? Did he marry and if so what was his wife's name?

Kath. x

Where did you find the birth?

The mother's maiden name will be on the cert...........

Do you think the parents are on this record?


Marriages Jun 1910 (>99%)

Allatt Sarah Amelia Wakefield 9c 120 Scan available - click to view
Heywood Oscar Wakefield 9c 120 Scan available - click to view
O'Donoghue Agnes Ann Wakefield 9c 120 Scan available - click to view
SMITH Ben Wakefield 9c 120

Sorry Kath I have just looked at births again and a David G Smith was born 1914 Wakefield he married a Harriet May Smith Wakefield in 1936 I am also trying to trace her family as far as I know she was born about 1916 Wakefield.
Thank you for your help

How do you relate to David?

How did you work back?

In that case, the MMN is on the index, so you don't need to guess

A copy of the marriage cert will tell you their ages, and the names of their fathers.

Why do you say he married a Smith?

Marriages Dec 1936 (>99%)

Smith David G Tomlinson Wakefield 9c 141
Tomlinson Harriet M Smith Wakefield 9c 141

This looks like the parent's marriage:-

First name(s) BEN
Last name SMITH
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1910
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ BEN SMITH married one of these people
SARAH AMELIA ALLATT, ****AGNES ANN O'DONOGHUE****
Spouse's last name -
District WAKEFIELD
District number -
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 120

Kath. x

It looks like David married Harriet M. Tomlinson, not Smith.

Kath. x

This looks like Harriet's birth but it is in Selby, not Wakefield.

First name(s) HARRIET M
Last name TOMLINSON
Birth year 1916
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name HIRST
District SELBY
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Page 1963

I think you are going to have to buy some certificates to be sure of your information.
You need to work backwards from today and make sure your information is accurate.

Kath. x

I will try and find the parents of Ben Smith and Agnes Ann O'Donoghue the whole Smith family seem never to have moved from Wrenthorpe Wakefield as far as I know.
Thank you

POSSIBLE for Ben Smith on the 1901 census (you would need his marriage certificate to confirm his father's name):-

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Hampshire Buildings, Stanley Lane End, Lee Moor Etc, Stanley, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Charles Smith Head Married Male 51 1850 Coal Miner U G Willoughton, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Smith Wife Married Female 49 1852 - Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
J W Smith Son Single Male 24 1877 Coal Miner U G Stanley, Yorkshire, England
Anice Smith Daughter Single Female 21 1880 Domestic Servant Barnsley, Yorkshire, England
Susannah Smith Daughter Single Female 19 1882 Domestic Servant Stanley, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Ann Smith Daughter Single Female 17 1884 Dress Maker Stanley, Yorkshire, England
Benjamin Smith Son Single Male 12 1889 - Stanley, Yorkshire, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Charles Rd Smith Son Single Male 10 1891 - Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Kath. x

Same family in 1891:-

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Stanley Lane End, Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

Charles Ed Smith Head Married Male 41 1850 Coal Miner Willowtown, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Smith Wife Married Female 39 1852 - Darton, Yorkshire, England
John W Smith Son Single Male 14 1877 Coal Miner Darton, Yorkshire, England
Annie Smith Daughter Single Female 11 1880 Pupil Teacher Darton, Yorkshire, England
Susan Smith Daughter Single Female 9 1882 Scholar Stanley, Yorkshire, England
Sarah Smith Daughter Single Female 7 1884 Scholar Stanley, Yorkshire, England
Benjamin Smith Son Single Male 2 1889 - Stanley, Yorkshire, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Charles R Smith Son Single Male 0 1891 - Stanley, Yorkshire, England

Kath. x

Thanks again