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Smith Census Before 1911?

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BatMansDaughter

BatMansDaughter Report 24 Aug 2011 17:30

Hi,

Name: Henry John Smith
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1894
Baptism Date: 1 Jul 1894
Father's name: Henry James Smith >> warehouse man
Mother's name: Eliza Smith
Parish or Poor Law Union: Haggerston St Chad
Borough: Hackney

Address; 32 Crescent Place


This is most likely the Henry from the 1901;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Sep 1893 (>99%)
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Smith Henry John Marylebone 1a 620


And his sister;

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page

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Births Jun 1895 (>99%)
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Smith Emma Maud Marylebone 1a 525



Possibly her marriage;

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Emma Maud Smith Name: Emma Maud Smith
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Spouse Name: Arthur Edward Smith
Spouse Age: 24
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1919
Parish: St Augustine, Paddington
County: London
Borough: Westminster
Father Name: Henry Smith >> Silver smith
Spouse Father Name: Walter Smith >> Night watch man

Her address 97 Walterton Road.

Witnesses; Walter Smith and Albert Henry Loftin


Haven't found anything else on Henry Jnr.

Dee x

Gardener47

Gardener47 Report 24 Aug 2011 16:03

Hi,
I don't know about that Walter Ede Smith.
But I have ben looking into the Henry W H Smith (Silversith) living with Eliza, Emma and Henry in 1901.
I have found a baptism record for a Henry John Smith on ancestry.co.uk, he has parents Henry James Smith and Eliza Smith, I think he could be related. Could someone please take a look because I'm afraid I'm not a member.

Many Thanks,
Gardener47

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 20:45

Oh you made me jump. I did not see you there. I was thinking om my feet and see you have had similar thoughts

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 20:42

But Walter senior and Agnes are a bit young to beyour guys parents

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 20:40

1891 England Census
about Walter E Smith Name: Walter E Smith
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's name: Walter E E Smith
Mother's name: Agnes Smith
Gender: Male
Where born: London, England

Civil parish: Islington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: London City
County/Island: London
Country: England
Agnes Smith 30
Walter E Smith 11
William A Smith 8


Your guy was old enough to have left home and we have another possible sibling

tempest

tempest Report 20 Aug 2011 20:28

1891 census

Address: 74, Wynford Road, Islington, London

Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born

SMITH, Walter E E Head Married M 34 1857 Silver Polisher London
SMITH, Agnes Wife Married F 33 1858 London
SMITH, Walter E Son M 11 1880 Scholar London
SMITH, William A Son M 8 1883 Scholar London

tempest

tempest Report 20 Aug 2011 20:21

1901 census

Address: Vine Cottage, Prout Road, Hackney

same address as on Walter Juniors marriage cert


Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Disability Where Born

SMITH, Walter E Head Married M 45 1856 Silversmith St Andrews Holborn London
SMITH, Agnes Wife Married F 39 1862 City London
SMITH, William Son Single M 17 1884 Barman Islington London
HARTLEY, Nellie Servant Single F 19 1882 General Serv Domestic Islington London

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 20:16

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
about Walter Ede Smith Name: Walter Ede Smith
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Spouse Name: Florence Amelia Richardson
Spouse Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1900
Parish: St James the Great, Hackney
County: London
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Walter Epton Ede Smith
Spouse Father Name: Walter Richardson

So this guy's father was alive april 1900

tempest

tempest Report 20 Aug 2011 20:15

London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921

Name: Walter Ede Smith (brewer)
Age: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1881
Spouse Name: Florence Amelia Richardson (ironer)
Spouse Age: 20
Record Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 15 Apr 1900
Parish: St James the Great, Hackney
County: London
Borough: Hackney
Father Name: Walter Epton Ede Smith (silversmith)
Spouse Father Name: Walter Richardson (bricklayer)

witnesses Walter Epton Ede Smith and Eliza Annie Mason

address for both Vine Cottage, Prout Road

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 20:13

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Walter Ede Smith Name: Walter Ede Smith
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1880
Baptism Date: 1 Aug 1880
Father's name: Walter Epton Ede Smith -a silversmith
Mother's name: Agnes Smith
Parish or Poor Law Union: Gray´s Inn Road St Jude
Borough: Camden

16 swinton? street

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 20:09

this is possibly him

Births Sep 1880 (>99%)
Smith Walter Ede Pancras 1b 72


I want to see if he might take us to Henry

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 19:54

A possible link here

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
about Walter Ecte Smith Name: Walter Ecte Smith
Record Type: Birth
Estimated Birth Date: 11 Jul 1880
Father's name: Walter Ecte Epton Smith A silversmith
Parish or Poor Law Union: St Pancras
Borough: Camden
County: Middlesex

There is an address but it is crossed out 85 Winford road Islington added over it. Image difficult to read but a posible sibling

LadyKira

LadyKira Report 20 Aug 2011 19:44

It would be helpful if you copy out the exact wording on the birth cert please.

I wonder if adoption or a previous marriage are involved????

Gardener47

Gardener47 Report 20 Aug 2011 19:26

oh :( I will have to keep looking and maybe order the birth certificate.

I have been looking but there are so man possibilities for his birth!!!

tempest

tempest Report 20 Aug 2011 19:20

I've had a look and I cannot see a baptism that tallies with the father being a silversmith, sorry

Gardener47

Gardener47 Report 20 Aug 2011 15:17

Hi MarieCeleste

I don't know Henry's mother's name. I was interested in whether their is a baptism record in (or around) Pancras.
All I know is that his father was Walter Smith a silversmith. (This is confirmed on Henry's marriage certificate, in 1901 Walter is deceased.)

I have a feeling his mother is called Alice because Henry's first daughter was called Eva Alice. (His wife's mother was known as Eva.)

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 17 Aug 2011 18:54

Closest found:

Some slight possibles - what was his mother's name?

Gardener47

Gardener47 Report 17 Aug 2011 15:32

Hi Maddie.
Sorry No, I am looking for a Henry James born in Pancras 1872. His father was Walter Smith (Silversmith).

Maddie

Maddie Report 17 Aug 2011 13:57

do you mean this one
View Record Henry Charles Smith 11 Nov 1872 James David Smith,
Sarah Smith St Pancras Old St Pancras Camden

Gardener47

Gardener47 Report 17 Aug 2011 11:27

I decided to look through the birth records again and I put in a search for:

Henry James Smith
1872 +/- 1
London

I have found a birth in Pancras A-M-J 1872. I think this could be his birth. Just before I order the birth certificate I was wondering if there are any corresponding baptism records on ancestry.co.uk?? I have been looking but I cannot get very far because I am not a member.

I was also looking at what his mother could possibly be called. I noticed that his first born daughter was called Eva Alice. His mother-in-law went by the name Eva and I know that people name their first born child after the couples' mothers or fathers (depending on whether they have a boy or girl). So could his mother be called Alice ?

Many Thanks