James Smith was baptised in Norton, Durham, on 13 April 1820 and was the youngest son of James Smith and Ann Lynn.[1]
On the 1841 census, James is living in Great Stainton, Stockton, with his parents and siblings: William (30 years), Elizabeth (25 years), Henry (25 years) and Maria (20 years).[2]
James married Lettice Elizabeth Clues in the town of Gateshead on 6 November 1847 and they had five children.[3]
On the 1851 census, James, a farmer, and Lettice are living in Great Stainton, Durham, with their daughter, Maria, who is 2 months. Their eldest daughter, Lettice, is with her paternal grandparents.[4]
On the 1861 census, James, an agricultural labourer, and Lettice are living on Linacres Farm, Sedgefield, Durham, with their children: Maria (10 years), James (7 years) and Susan (4 years). Their eldest daughter, Lettice, is with her paternal grandparents.[5]
James Smith died of angina, aged 41 years, on 17 April 1861.[6][7]
James Smith, Head, Married, 41 years, Agricultural Labourer, Thorpe, Durham, England
Lettice E Smith, Wife, Married, 39 years, Farnham, Surrey, England
Maria Smith, Daughter, Single, 10 years, Greater Stainton, Durham, England
James Smith, Son, Single, 7 years, Long Newton, Durham, England
Susan Smith, Daughter, Single, 4 years, Worsell, Durham, England
Sources
↑ Baptisms, Stockton District - Record Number: 688332.0|Norton, County Durham|St. Mary|Anglican|13 Apr 1820 James Smith, of Norton, child of James (farmer) & Ann Smith Durham Records Online
↑ 2.02.1 Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Class: HO107; Piece: 316; Book: 9; Civil Parish: Great Stainton; County: Durham; Enumeration District: 3a; Folio: 0; Page: 4; Line: 1; GSU roll: 241356. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841.
↑ 4.04.1 Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: HO107; Piece: 2384; Folio: 707; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87062. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851.
↑ 5.05.1 Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: RG 9; Piece: 3696; Folio: 14; Page: 21; GSU roll: 543173. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1861.
↑ Death Registration|England & Wales General Register Office|GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 8 July 2023)|Smith, James (Age at death: 41)|GRO Reference: 1861 Apr-May-Jun in Stockton Volume 10A Page 48.
↑ Burials, Stockton District - Record Number: 707810.2|Sedgefield, County Durham|St. Edmund the Bishop|Anglican|20 Apr 1861 James Smith, of The Lizards, age: 41 Durham Records Online
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