Henry Smith (1898 - 1929)

Born 18 Oct 1898 in Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Hardman) Benson — married 22 Nov 1919 in St Peter's Church, Parr, St Helens, Lancashire, England

Died 15 Dec 1929 at age 31 in Haydock, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Henry Smith died from injuries 2 months after a fall of stone in a coal mine on 25 Oct 1929

Henry Smith was born on October 18th 1898 in Parr, St Helens. He was the son of Joseph Smith and Alice (Morris) Smith. He was christened November 16th 1898 at St Peter's Church in Parr (Anglican). His father's occupation was recorded as miner, and the family's address as Parr.

By March 31st 1901, they were living in Derbyshire Hill Road in Parr. Joseph was working as a colliery ventilation foreman. There were now five children - Joseph (12), John (8), Harriet (3), Henry (2), and baby Alice.

By April 2nd 1911, Joseph and Alice were still in Derbyshire Hill Road, and Joseph was working as a coal hewer, as were their sons Joseph and John.

Henry married Elizabeth Hardman on November 22nd 1919 at St Peter's.

Henry was in an accident in the Parr Number 2 colliery on October 25th 1929, owned by Richard Evans & Co, where he was working as a coal getter. There was a fall of stone, and his leg was fractured. He died on December 15th 1929, aged 31, as a result of this injury. His address was given as St Helens.

Research Notes

Not in St Helens Cemetery & Crematorium records.

Sources

• Birth registration listed on https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp

• Baptism listed on Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

• Marriage "St. Helens Area Marriage Index 1538-1940" CD published by St Helens Townships Family History Society http://www.sthelenstownshipsfhs.org.uk/

• Industrial accident: Ian Winstanley's Coal Mining History Resource Centre's Accident Database

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9LV-VSK : 8 April 2016), Joseph Smith, St Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Helens subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWYS-MG8 : 2 August 2017), Joseph Smith, St Helens, Helens, Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• FamilySearch tree entry https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTC7-P1G

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