David Many thanks for your reply and suggestion about the directories and phone books. I will give both a try. Simon ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Scott" <[email protected]> To: "Simon Smith" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 4:01 PM Subject: [SFK-UK] In Reply To: Electoral Rolls for Lowestoft > Simon, > I had serious hopes that I might be able to help you with your Smith > search, but ... > My wife's mother's maiden name was Smith, the youngest of thirteen > children, and living in and around Lowestoft. However, the addresses > don't ring any bells with us. > However, we looked at the Kelly's Directory for Lowestoft for 1948-49, but > could not find any Smiths in Kirkley Cliff. Oddly, there are most > numbers, the only number missing is number six. It is a road of hotels, > both public and private, boarding houses, dentists, and girls schools. > However, it does remind me that rather than electoral roles, you might be > advised to try and find Kelly's directories or even the phone books for > Lowestoft, perhaps nearer the time when you know they were living in > Kirkley Cliff. > > Sorry not to be of more help, > > David Scott. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Simon Smith - Email Address: [email protected] > Sent On: 04/06/2012 14:59 > Sent To: [email protected] - Email Address: [email protected] > Subject: [SFK-UK] Electoral Rolls for Lowestoft > > Hello Listers > > I am trying to find a lost great uncle who is supposed to have moved to > the Lowestoft area during or just after the Great War. > > There are two large problems with this first off the surname "Smith" and > secondly no first name, just family stories of Uncle Ted or Uncle Jim. > > I do however have an address that was found amongst the list of invitees > to my parents wedding of > > Mrs & Mrs Smith > 6 Kirtley Cliff > Lowestoft > > Can any one advise how I can search the Electoral rolls for the 1950 and > early 1960's as I am currently unable to travel to the area? > > Many Thanks > > Simon > > ps family stories also say that he became managing director of Lowestoft > Transport, but I have not been able to verify this either > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2425/5043 - Release Date: 06/03/12 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message