Smiths: How hard would it be to find an Elizabeth

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Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 6,033 Send Message	K	Report	18 Feb 2008 14:04
	Is this Elizabeth in 1851? 1851 Name: Eliz Swain Age: 20 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1831 Relation: Daughter Father's Name: George Mother's Name: Gr Gender: Female Where born: Kirkby, Nottinghamshire, England Civil Parish: Kirkby in Ashfield Ecclesiastical parish: Lincoln County/Island: Nottinghamshire Country: England Street address: Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Disability: View Image Registration district: Basford Sub-registration district: Greasley ED, institution, or vessel: 1a Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 79 Household Members: Name Age Ann Swain 22 Eliz Swain 20 Fran Swain 19 George Swain 53 B Wingfield Ag Lab Gr Swain 55 B Normanton Ma Swain 5 All children born Kirby
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Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 161 Send Message	Fairways3	Report	18 Feb 2008 13:51
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 161 Send Message	I have an Elizabeth Smith nee Swain b.c.1833 Kirkby-in-Ashfield Notts, who married an Edward Smith, Framework knitter and who had a daughter, Mary Elizabeth Smith born 1851 in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and I have never been able to find Elizabeth in any census's I have looked at and now I don't know where to look. Any bright ideas? Margaret.