looking for Clive Smith
 

I am looking to find out any information on the whereabouts of Clive Smith.
Clive went to Woodnook School from 1958-1962.(he was in my year at school)
He was a very handsome and personable young man. (drove all the girls wild)
I have not seen nor heard anything of him since I left school.
I believe he want into the Royal Marines...other than that I have not a clue where he could be.
If anyone knows of him, his whereabouts or his family please could you let me know.
I have great faith in the magic of Accyweb and I do not ask this lightlyMany thanks in anticipation.

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Where did he live, Margaret ?

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Bob, he lived in Accrington, and I think it might have been the Ormerod street area of town, but it is going back a long time and sometimes such things get a bit fuzzy.
I have been racking my brains to see if I could think of anything more that would locate him.
I don't know if he had any brothers or sisters either.

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Can Judith Addison help by suggesting some Smith addresses from her 1951 directory? Try posting on a thread headed Woodnook school. Was he born 1947 ?

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There are LOADS of Clive Smiths on Facebook. None of their short profiles mention Acc

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Yes he was.
I didn't know that Judith Addison had compiled a directory of Smiths.
I don't know his parents names.....in fact I have very little to go on other than what I have posted.
Smith is such a common (and I do not mean that in a derogatory sense) name, but Clive is less common.

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I was wondering if I might get some further info from the BMD site.
I might have a go at that just to give me a beat more flesh for the bones of my search.

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I don't do Facebook, but I did have a little search on there...by that I mean I put in the name and hoped that something would come up alas, nothing that was of any help.....but it was very cursory as I don't like Facebook at all.

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I've done a search of Electoral Rolls in the North West. None of the 72 suggestions with a BB postcode
Shall I ask lads starting at the Grammar School in 1958 ?

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Bob that would be very kind of you.
Any help at all would be greatly appreciated.
This is not just for me, but for someone who knew Clive very well and is looking to locate him because they are not very well(if you get my drift).

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OK - will ask the 58ers on our register. Judith hasn't got a list of Smiths, but there will be some listed in her 1951 directory who live Ormerod St way

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Thank you Bob. You are a star.

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Needle in a haystack Margaret. Checked some things this morning, his mothers maiden name was Holden and guess what? there were 3 Holden's married 3 Smiths between 1940 and 1947 in Accrington and there were 5 kids named Smith with mother named Holden.
Maybe your best bet is to try and find someone who may have kept in touch from school, pull out your old photo's. Good luck.

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Thank you Ossy Kid...I also did that search ......the best of it is one of the Smiths on that list was also in the same year as us at School...Dianne Smith.
Your efforts are much appreciated. I think you are right about finding someone who has kept in touch from school.
I hope they spot this thread.

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I wonder if the library have any phone directories which might help. I feel sure they will have the rates books

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I now think that (after much googly eye stuff on BMD) that clives parents were called William and Mary. I know it isn't much more info...but every little helps.

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I was married to the man . He lives in South Africa

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did a quick reply but here i am again . Clive lives in a place called Wellington . Just outside Cape Town. We divorced a long time ago but I know he is still there. My maiden name was kathleen hoyle and I went to Woodnook . Clive worked on the oil rigs here in South Africa but he is retired now . I will be able to get contact details if you like.

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Oh please if you can.....that would be absolutely wonderful.
Many many thanks for coming to my assistance.

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The magic of accyweb strikes again.

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Thanks for this Schoneberg - the search for Clive was affecting my blood pressure.

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You can relax now Bob.I had planned to go into the library tomorrow and seek assistance, but that is no longer on my agenda.

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I was an infrequent member of a web site (now closed) where Clive had a profile. Best I can recall was he listed his location South Africa.

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Kenn, he has been found and contacted.....but thank you anyway.

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Hello,
I don't know if you're still trying to find Clive's Smith but I'm his granddaughter if you still need to find him- sorry I've only just stumbled across this page!
Kim

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Thank you Kim.
He was found and the person who I was acting as intermediary for, was given the contact details.