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brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 Jun 2018 15:09

Please could someone be kind enough to see if they can locate Herbert Smith for me in anytime between 1891 & 1911? I do realise the name is an issue!

I've put him in 1881 & 1939 below (1881 edited for simplicity).

It's 100% the same person in 1939, as his occupation of bolt maker/header is recorded in 1921 in the probate record of his father Reuben, tho of course I have no idea if it changed.

I've put him in 1881 & 1939 below. No idea who Lenard is either!

Many thanks. :)

1881

Name: Herbert Smith
Age: 12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Relationship to Head: Son
Father: Reuben Smith
Mother: Fanny Smith

Where born: Studley, Worcestershire, England
Civil Parish: Harborne
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Street address: 220 Rolfe Street

Registration district: Kings Norton


1939

Name: Herbert Smith

Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 17 Nov 1868
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 327
Residence Place: Smethwick, Staffordshire, England
Occupation: Bolt Header (Retired)

Lenard Smith Birth Date: 6 Nov 1912 Incapacitated (never worked).

Maddie

Maddie Report 15 Jun 2018 15:40

have tried with no luck so far
this may be leonard
Name: Leonard Smith
Death Age: 59
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1912
Registration Date: Mar 1972
Registration district: West Bromwich
Inferred County: Staffordshire
Volume: 9b
Page: 2544

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 Jun 2018 15:48

Thanks Maddie. Ever wished you'd left well alone? :-D

Gee

Gee Report 15 Jun 2018 17:15

Is this him?

Albert Smith

Age in 1911:42

Estimated Birth Year:abt 1869

Relation to Head:Head

Birth Place:Halesowen, Worcestershire

Civil Parish:Rowley Regis


Street address:40 Ross, Rowley Regis, B'Ham, Staffordshire

Marital Status:Married

Occupation:Bolt Maker

Registration district:Dudley

Registration District Number:372
Sub-registration district:Rowley Regis

ED, institution, or vessel:7
Household schedule number:249
Piece:17356

Albert Smith 42
Elizabeth Smith 37
Walter Smith 19
Nellie Smith 16

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 15 Jun 2018 17:17

There is also this Herbert:

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
5, Tower Street, Govan, Kinning Park, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Herbert Smith Head Married Male 32 1869 England Bolt Maker
Fanny Smith Wife Married Female 30 1871 England -
Herbert Smith Son - Male 10 1891 England Scholar
Alfred Smith Son - Male 7 1894 England Scholar
Phoebe Smith Daughter - Female 3 1898 England -
Violet Smith Daughter - Female 0 1901 Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gee

Gee Report 15 Jun 2018 17:20

And this one, a 'rivet maker', looks like same person on the 1911 I posted

Albert Smith

Gender:Male

Age:22

Relationship:Head

Birth Year:1869

Spouse:Elizabeth Smith

Birth Place:Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish:Rowley Regis

Residence Place:Rowley Regis, Rowley Regis, Staffordshire, England

Sub registration district:Rowley Regis

ED, Institution or Vessel:9

Piece:2280
Folio:10


Albert Smith 22
Elizabeth Smith 18

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 15 Jun 2018 17:26

Have you found Reuben on any later census ?

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 17:29

Re that Herbert in Lanarkshire (1901 posted by AQ ):

??

Marriages Jun 1898 (>99%)
Goodhall Frances Lucy King's N. 6c 878
Smith Frances Lucy King's N. 6c 878
Smith Herbert King's N. 6c 878


SMITH, PHOEBE ANN mms GOODHALL
GRO Reference: 1899 M Quarter in KINGS NORTON Volume 06C Page 500

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 15 Jun 2018 17:34

Thanks AG- I was looking for that! Possible as it's correct area

I'll look at this later

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 17:48

1911 census - Airdrie / New Monkland

SMITH
VIOLET
1911
F
10
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark


SMITH
HERBERT
1911
M
42
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark


SMITH
FRANCES LUCY <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
1911
F
38
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark

SMITH
ALFRED A
1911
M
17
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark

SMITH
LILY
1911
F
6
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark

SMITH
MAY
1911
F
4
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark

SMITH
SHELIE
1911
F
12
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark

SMITH
ROBERT
1911
M
2
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark



Hebert junior isn't with them.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 17:59

???

Birth:

SMITH
LEONARD
M
1912
647/ 1482
Hamilton

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 18:01

Possibility for Alfred A's birth ??

SMITH, ALFRED ARCHIBALD - (no mms)
GRO Reference: 1893 J Quarter in LIVERPOOL Volume 08B Page 64


EDIT:

No that's not him.

Alfred Archibald Smith
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Alfred Archibald Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1893
Registration Year: 1893
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 0
Registration district: Liverpool
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 51

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 15 Jun 2018 18:05

There's another Goodhall/ Smith birth in 1908 Kings Norton (Robert Frederick).

So did Frances return to Worcestershire to give birth?

name(s) ROBERT FREDERICK SMITH
Birth year 1908
Birth quarter 2
Mother's last name Goodhall
District Kings Norton
Volume 6C Page 504

It appears he's with the family in 1911:

SMITH ROBERT

1911
Male
Age: 2
651/ 5/ 1
Airdrie or New Monkland
Lanark
------------------------------

possibly him in 1939:

Smith Household (3 People) 5 Coopers Lane , Smethwick C.B., Staffordshire, England
Robert F Smith 27 Apr 1908 Male Machine Tool Fitter Married
Florence M Smith 25 Jan 1908 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married
Sorry, this record is officially closed.

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 18:10

??

GOODHALL, ALFRED - (no mms)
GRO Reference: 1894 D Quarter in ST OLAVE Volume 01D Page 203

EDIT:

No, wrong again -

Alfred Goodhall
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
Name: Alfred Goodhall
Gender: Male
Record Type: Birth
Birth Date: 23 Nov 1894
Birth Poor Law Union: St Olave
Birth Place: St Olave, Southwark, England
Mother: Eliza Goodhall

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 15 Jun 2018 18:10

Thanks so much for replies everyone. Please just bear with me for a bit! I need to have a closer look. Will be back later.
Very much appreciated. x

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 15 Jun 2018 18:26

Phoebe's baptism:

name(s) Phoebe Ann Smith
Gender Female
Baptism year 1899
Baptism date 03 Jan 1899
Residence Smethwick, Stafford, England
Place Smethwick
County Staffordshire
Father's name(s) Herbert Smith
Mother's first name(s) Frances Lawson Smith
--------------------------

Another child:

name(s) May Smith
Gender Female
Baptism date 01 Aug 1906
Residence Smethwick, Stafford, England
Place Smethwick
County Staffordshire
Father's first name(s) Herbert Smith
Mother's first name(s) Frances Lucy Smith
---------------------------

Robert's baptism:

name(s) Robert Frederic Smith
Gender Male
Baptism date 13 May 1908
Residence Smethwick, Stafford, England
Place Smethwick
County Staffordshire
Father's name(s) Herbert Smith
Mother's name(s) Frances Lucy Smith

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 18:42

In 1911 (in my list above) there's also a child transcribed as Shelie Smith, age 12.

Without spending credits, I don't know what the name really is, and can't see a birth anywhere.

My guess would have been Sheila.

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 15 Jun 2018 18:46

OK- something fishy is going on!!

the other children were born as Goodhall- mother's maiden name Morris

First name(s) Alfred Arthur
Last name Goodall
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1894
Baptism date 12 Jul 1894
Residence Smethwick, Stafford, England
Place Smethwick
County Staffordshire
Country England
Father's first name(s) William
Father's last name Goodall
Mother's first name(s) Frances Lucy
Mother's last name Goodall


Herbert- with Fanny and her husband in 1891!!

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Stoney Lane, Smethwick, Kings Norton, Worcestershire, England

William Goodhall Head Married Male 31 1860 Gloucestershire, England Furnaceman At Metal Works
Fanny Goodhall Wife Married Female 20 1871 Staffordshire, England -
William Goodhall Son - Male 0 1891 Staffordshire, England -
Herbert Smith Boarder Single Male 22 1869 Staffordshire, England Boot Maker

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 15 Jun 2018 18:48

Marriages Mar 1889 (>99%)

Goodhall William King's N. 6c 538 Scan available - click to view
Morris Frances Lucy King's Norton 6c 538

AustinQ

AustinQ Report 15 Jun 2018 18:54

This is the Herbert with Fanny & Herbert on the 1901:

Baptism:
name(s) William Herbert Goodhall
Gender Male
Baptism year 1891
Baptism date 22 Jan 1891
Residence Smethwick, Stafford, England
County Staffordshire
Father's name(s) William Goodhall
Mother's name(s) Frances Lucy Goodhall

and another child:

name(s) John Thomas Goodhall
Gender Male
Baptism year 1896
Baptism date 03 Sep 1896
Residence Smethwick, Stafford, England
Place Smethwick
County Staffordshire
Father's name(s) William Goodhall
Mother's name(s) Frances Lucy Goodhall