Stephen SMITH of East Dean, born c. 1812 (General)

by sparkey, Friday, April 24, 2009, 10:09 (5765 days ago) @ slowhands

Thanks for the help. Looking through possible marriages on FreeBMD I tend to agree that the marriage between Stephen Smith and Mary (Baker? Walter?) in Newport looks like the most promising, especially considering that there aren't any in the Pontypool district or the Forest of Dean area between a Stephen Smith and a Mary during that time. As you noted, Jane Smith, daughter of Stephen Smith and his first wife, was born in Newport. Unless something else comes up soon, I'll order that marriage certificate within the next week or two from the GRO and post a transcription here.

As for any connection to other Smiths in the area: it's probably too hard to tell by the last name alone whether or not there is a connection, but maybe we'll figure one out soon.