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Henry Smith

Taken in Morton and sourced from Certificate - Death.

Henry was born on May 25th, 1822 in Allerton and his christening took place on June 23rd, 1822 in Bingley.¹²

Birth Notes
- Aged 27 on 1851 census (b.1824), Bradford
  Aged 40 on 1861 census (b.1821), Bingley
  
  The 1851 census has Henry born in Bradford in 1824, while the other members of the family are born in Bingley. According to the 1861 census he was born in Bingley, Yorkshire in 1821.
  
  The record for Allerton is a good match, as it is near Bradford, but also under the district of Bingley.

Henry's father was William Smith and his mother was Jane Hudson. He had a brother and two sisters, named William, Ann and Mary. He was the youngest of the four children. He died by commiting suicide, Poisened by swallowing 6d worth of vermin killer, at the age of 44 on February 20th, 1867 in Keighley. He was buried on February 24th, 1867 at All Saints (Bingley).³⁴

Death Notes
- Henry Smith, aged 44 died Keighley 9a 127
  
  Henry was 44, a labourer when he died. The death record shows Henry Smith died in Morton. East Morton is less than half a mile from Crossflatts, so is probably where he was working as a farm labourer. Cause of death was "Poisoned by swallowing a quantity of Wilkinson's vermin killer - died in half an hour". The information was received from Thomas Brown, Coroner for Yorkshire, Skipton, An inquest was quickly held on 22-Feb-1867 and the death registered the following day.
  
  Microfiche copies of the burial records held at Bradford show:
  Henry Smith was buried at All Saints, Bingley.
  Date: Feb 24 1867
  Ref No. 1449
  Residence: Cross Flatts
  Age 44

General Notes
- There are 5 Henry Smiths in the 1841 census from Bradford and 1 from Bingley who has a sister Mary, and was living with Jane Seed, an Inn Keeper, but no parents present. If Henry was married at Bradford, then this may not be the one!
  
  Living at Marlow Road, in the Hamlet of Harden, Bingley in 1851.
  
  Living at Lime Kiln, Micklethwaite, Bingley, Yorkshire (1861), probably in a house next to the Leed-Liverpool Canel in a village now known as Cross Flatts.
  
  Henry dead in 1867 and Sarah re-married John Foulds two years later.

Occupation Details
- From 1851 Henry's occupation was Labourer in agriculture.¹
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1851 census
  From 1861 his occupation was Labourer, Farm in agriculture.⁵
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1861 census

Whereabouts
- Henry lived in Farsley from October 1848.⁶
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Place of residence for Henry and Sarah at time of Marriage.
  He lived at Marlow Brow from 1851.¹
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Henry and Sarah Smith in 1851, with daughters Mary and Jane
      Marlow Roas is in the Hamlet of Harden
  He lived at Lime Kiln from 1861.⁵
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Home of Henry and Sarah Smith and their 3 children in 1861

Connections & Relationships
- Henry was a representative of Hannah Smith.
  - Relationship Notes
    - Was witness at Hannah and Robert Valentines Wedding. Possible brother of Hannah, although quite likely another Henry Smith.
      Joseph Smith, another possible brother of Hannah was lodging with her in 1851.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- William Smith
  - b.1784 in Allerton d.Feb 1822 in Bingley
  
  Henry Smith
  - b.25 May 1822 in Allerton d.20 Feb 1867 in Keighley
  
  Jane Hudson
  - b.1793 in Bingley

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Details of Henry's family with Sarah Amy Pickles

¹ 1851 UK Census
² FamilySearch.org
³ Burial Records - Bradford Library
⁴ FreeBMD.org.uk
⁵ 1861 UK Census
⁶ Certificate - Marriage

Source/Citation 1841 UK Census

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