I wonder if anyone could help. I am currently researching my grandads parents who come from down south. My grandads father died in 1921 in London on his way to cornwall to visit my gran who had just given birth to my grandad. According to my great grandparents marriage certificate my great grandad was married before and his wife died. They married in 1918, my great grandad was 46. My problem is I cannot find his birth record or find him on any census. I would like to find out who he married before my great gran. His full name acoording to his marriage certificate was Allan Galway Melville Smith.
I just keep thinking I'm missing something!

Thanks in advance.

Kerry

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Kerry
A liitle more detail would be useful- full names,and dates ,places of birth, marriage details- plus - other background detail,we need to know the extent of what you do know.
Kind regards Brian.

That name looks very Scottish to me. Have you searched the Scottish records for him?

Caroline

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Hi Brian

All I can tell you is that he married Olive Mary Instance on 20th December 1918 in Flushing, Cornwall. When she was giving birth to my grandad in October 1921 he was on his way to Cornwall from London where we think he worked, when he died of a burst appendix. His marriage certificate to my great gran said that he was 46 and he lived in West hampstead and his occupation was Assisstant clerk India office, it also said he was a widower. I've looked on FMP on the birth records and census and just can't find him. His father was called Charles Richard Melville Smith.
Sorry, that's all I know!! If I could just get a birth record or something it might just give it a kick start!!

Thanks again
Kerry

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Hi

Never thought of that,I'll try and search those records if I can.

Thanks again
Kerry

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Hi,

Look at the family search site. Put in Allan Melville Smith and it brings up a burial for Evelyn Violet Smith spouse in Calcutta.

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Lindsey

Kerry
Allan Galway Melville smith's address prior to death was 9 dennington Park Road Hampstead - west middlesex
Death 17/11/1921- at Middlesex Hospital
Probate granted (London) 26/11/1921- to Olive Mary Smith - widow
effects £360, 19 schillings ,and 3 d.
Kind regards Brian.

Hi Brian

Thank you so much for this information, you're a genius. We never thought we'd find out anything like that!

Thank you again
Kerry

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Kerry
I will email you the entry relating to this now,kind regards Brian.

Hi,

Is this Allan's dad's birth


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Name: Charles Richard Melville Smith
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date: 13 May 1838
Baptism/Christening Place: Calcutta, Bengal, India
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1837

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Lindsey

Thank you Brian

Very much appreciated.

Kerry

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Hi Lindsey

Yes it looks like it could be.

Wow!!

Thank you again.
Kerry

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Hi Kerry,

Did you see the message about Allan's first wife. I think this is why you can't find much on freebmd.

Regards Lindsey

Hi Lindsey

Yes I did see it Thanks. I think you're right.

Kerry

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Hi Kerry
Lots of information on familysearch as suggested by Lindsay. This one is interesting.

Groom's Name: Allan Jalmaz Neville Smith
Groom's Birth Date: 1872
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 26
Bride's Name: Evelyn Violet Berris
Bride's Birth Date: 1865
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 33
Marriage Date: 19 Mar 1898
Marriage Place: Cawnpore, Bengal, India
Groom's Father's Name: Charles Neville Smith
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name: Edwin Alfred Gline
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status: Widowed
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M39365-0
System Origin: India-EASy
Source Film Number: 512371

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Sue