Henry Smith (1835 - 1920)

Born 14 Mar 1835 in Hailsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Jane (Terry) Smith — married 22 Apr 1866 in Saint John the Baptist, Lewes, Sussex, England

Husband of Mary (Hobden) Smith — married 20 Jun 1869 in Lewes, Sussex, England

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1920 at age 84 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Henry Smith was born in Sussex, England.

Henry Smith was baptised in the baptist church, Hailsham, Sussex on 14 March 1835. He was the son of Samuel Smith & Maria Foster.^[1]

In the 1841 England Census, Henry was living in Sandbanks, Hailsham, Sussex.^[2]

• Samuel Smith Male 50 Sussex
• Maria Smith Female 50 Sussex
• Philip Smith Male 25 Sussex
• Caleb Smith Male 15 Sussex
• Mary Smith Female 14 Sussex
• Thomas Smith Male 10 Sussex
• George Smith Male 8 Sussex
• Henry Smith Male 6 Sussex

In the 1851 England Census, Henry was living with his widowed mother at Hailsham, Sussex.^[3]

• Maria Smith Head Female 59 Hailsham, Sussex
• Thomas Smith Son Male 21 Hailsham, Sussex
• Henry Smith Son Male 16 Hailsham, Sussex

Henry Smith married Sarah Jane Terry in Lewes, Sussex on 22 April 1866.^[4][5]

His wife Sarah died in Lewes, Sussex during 1868.^[6]

Henry Smith married Mary Hobden in Lewes, Sussex during 1869.^[7]

In the 1881 England Census, Henry & Mary were living at Peters Ter, Eastbourne, Sussex. Henry was a coal merchant labourer.^[8]

• Henry Smith Head Male 44 Hailsham, Sussex, England
• Mary Smith Wife Female 31 Heathfield, Sussex, England
• Charles Smith Son Male 11 Lewes, Sussex, England
• Annie Smith Daughter Female 9 Lewes, Sussex, England
• Samuel Smith Son Male 6 Lewes, Sussex, England
• William H Smith Son Male 4 Eastbourne, Sussex, England
• Ebenezer Smith Son Male 1 Eastbourne, Sussex, England

In the 1901 England Census, Henry & Mary were living at Eastbourne, Sussex. Henry was a car man for a coal merchant.^[9]

• Henry Smith Head Male 66 Hailsham, Sussex
• Mary Smith Wife Female 51 Heathfield, Sussex
• Benjamin J Smith Son Male 18 Eastbourne, Sussex
• Herbert Smith Son Male 12 Eastbourne, Sussex
• Hilda M Smith Daughter Female 8 Eastbourne, Sussex
• Annie Smith Daughter Female 29 Lewes, Sussex

Henry passed away in 1920. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N521-N4F : 10 April 2021), Henry Smith, 1835.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7SK-T66 : 25 May 2019), Caleb Smith in household of Samuel Smith, Hailsham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGB6-2GP : 11 September 2019), Maria Smith, Hailsham, Sussex, England; citing Hailsham, Sussex, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK48-GRF : 12 March 2020), Henry Smith, 1866.
5. ↑ "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFG1-K9D : 7 December 2017), Henry Smith and Sarah Jane Terry, 1866.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2JTS-VT9 : 31 December 2014), Sarah Jane Smith, 1868; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Lewes, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2D2Q-CVM : 13 December 2014), Henry Smith, 1869; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1869, quarter 2, vol. 2B, p. 259, Lewes, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-Y9XJ : 11 December 2017), Henry Smith, Eastbourne, Sussex, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 59, Piece/Folio 1037/72, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,460.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJC-YP4 : 20 May 2019), Henry Smith, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Eastbourne subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2J4L-SPP : 31 December 2014), Henry Smith, 1920; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Eastbourne, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.