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Henry Smith

Henry was born in 1779 in Tottington.¹ He died at the age of 64 in February 1843 in Lymm. His burial was on February 24th, 1843 in Tottington.²

Death Notes
- Name:    Henry Smith
  Birth Year:    abt 1779
  Death Age:    64
  Burial Date:    24 Feb 1843
  Burial Parish:    Bury, Lancashire, England
  Register Type:    Bishop´s Transcripts, Tottington, 1840-1849
  Reference Number:    Drm 2/66/3
  Abode: Lymm, Cheshire

General Notes
- Henry and Betty lived at Tottington after they married, and moved to Elton about 1805 where Henry was a Shopkeeper.
  
  Henry and betty probably moved away from Elton to Bolton. Daughters Sarah and Susannah were married at Bolton.
  
  Henry must have retired and moved to Lymm in Cheshire, The burial, aged 64, at his home villiage of Tottington records Lymm as his last abode.

Occupation Details
- From before 1801 to 1805 Henry's occupation was Stone Mason in Tottington.
  From 1805 to after 1819 his occupation was Shopkeeper in Elton.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Henry moved to Elton about 1805, and it is presumed he bacame a shopkeeper then
  From before 1838 to 1842 his occupation was Mason in Edgworth.
  - Occupation Notes
    - Father Henry was back to being a "Mason" when daughters Sarah and Susannah married.

Personal Timeline

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¹ Certificate - Marriage
² Lancashire CoE Deaths & Burials (1813-1986)