Esrael Constance (Smith) Hale (1865 - bef. 1937)

Born 28 Aug 1865 in Kingsland Road, Haggerston, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of William Charles Hale — married 11 Aug 1889 in Christchurch, Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Esrael (Smith) Hale has English ancestors.

Esrael (Smith) Hale was born in Haggerston, Middlesex, England.

Birth

Esrael was born on the 28 August 1865 ^[1] in Kingsland, Haggerston West, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom ^[2].

Childhood

Five year old Esrael was living with her parents, two brothers and two sisters in 2, Albert Cottages, East Plumstead, Kent, England on the night of the 2 April 1871^[2]. The entry in the census was as follows:

Schedule 31

House: 2 Albert Cottages Private

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Where Born
George Smith	Head	Mar	34	Tinplate Worker	Middlesex St Georges in East
Francis Smith	Wife	Mar	35	Tinplate Worker	Middlesex Hackney
George Smith	Son	Unmar	2		Middlesex Kensal Green
Albert Smith	Son	Unmar	1		Middlesex Kensal Green
Frances Smith	Daugh	Unmar	8	Scholar	Middlesex Kingsland Rd
Esreal Smith	Daugh	Unmar	5	Scholar	Middlesex Kingsland Rd
Mary Smith	Daugh	Unmar	4	Scholar	Middlesex Hackney

Education

Esrael attended the Castle Street public elementary school, before she started at the Shap Steet School in Hackney on the 9 October 1876 ^[3]. She was eleven years old.

Working Life

Esrael's occupation was a general servant, but on the night of the 3 April 1881 she was unemployed. She was living with her parents, brothers and sisters at 1, Smith's Place, of the Hackney Road area of Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England ^[4]. The entry in the census was as follows:

1881 Census Entry

Schedule 285

House: 1, Smith's Place

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Where Born
George Smith	Head	Mar	44	Gas Meter Maker	Middlesex London
Frances Smith	Wife	Mar	43		Middlesex London
Esrael Smith	Daur	Unmar	16	General Servant (unemployed)	Middlesex London
George Smith	Son		12	Scholar	Middlesex Kilburn
Charles Smith	Son		11		Middlesex Kilburn
Grace Smith	Daur		9	Scholar	Kent Woolwich
Alice Smith	Daur		6	Scholar	Surrey Kennington
Louise Smith	Daur		5	Scholar	Middlesex Kingsland
Ellen Smith	Daur		2		Middlesex Kingsland

Marriage

On the 11 August 1889, Esrael married William Charles HALE in Christ Church, Lambeth, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. The couple were single and lived in 77, Hercules Buildings. Esrael's father George was a tin-plate worker. William's father Adolphus, was a jeweller. The witnesses were Fanny LAWN and Annie HOLLOWBREAD. ^[5] Fanny was Esrael's sister, Frances Selina SMITH wife of Arthur George Skinner LAWN.

Married Life

In 1891, Esrael was living with her husband Charles, sister Nellie and a young boy called Willie Hales, in Oxenden Street in Saint Martin in the Fields, London, England ^[6]. He was the son of Esrael's husband, but his age indicates the boy was born before his parents marriage in 1889. More evidence is needed to determine whether he was Esrael's son. Hale was spelt Hales in this census. The entry in the census was as follows:

Schedule 441

Street: 18 Oxenden Street

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Employment Status	Where Born
Charles Hales	Head	M	30	Scullery Man dom	Employed	London
Esrael Hale	Wife	M	26			London
Nellie Smith	Sister		12			London
Willie Hales	Son		4			London

On the night of the census on the 31 March 1901, Esrael was living with her husband, Charles and the boy, William, in Oakley Street in the Waterloo Road area of Lambeth, Surrey, England ^[7]. She was working as a Theatre Cleaner. Her mother, Frances, was living in the same household as a boarder. She would have been Charles's mother-in-law. Esrael's sister Mary Novis nee Smith was visiting. The entry in the census was as follows:

Schedule 226

Street: 48 Oakley Street

Name	Relation	Condition	Age	Occupation	Employment Status	Where Born
W Charles Hale	Head	M	45	Liftman	Worker	London St James
Esrail Hale	wife	M	33	Theatre Cleaner	Worker	London Hackney
William Hale	son	S	14	Errand boy	Worker	London Hoxton
Francis Smith	boarder	M	63 (Female)		Worker	London Hackney
Mary Novis	visitor	M	31	Servant Domestic	Worker	London Hackney

Last Years

Esrael passed away before the 1 July 1937. Her death was registered in Marylebone. She was 71. Her first name was spelt Israel. ^[8]

Data

Names

1. Esrael Constance SMITH^[1]
2. Esreal SMITH ^[2].
3. Esrael SMITH ^[4].
4. Esrael C. HALES ^[6].
5. Esrail HALE ^[7].
6. Israel C HALE ^[8].

Birth

Date: 28 August 1865 ^[1].

Place: Kingsland, Haggerston West, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom ^[2].

1871 Census

Schedule: 31.

House: 2 Albert Cottages.

Name: Esreal Smith.

Relation to Head of Family: Daughter.

Condition: Unmarried.

Age: 5.

Occupation: Scholar.

Where born: Kingsland Road, Middlesex.

Head of Family: George SMITH.

Source: ^[2]

Education

School: Shap Street School.

Admission Date: 9 October 1876.

Name: Israel SMITH.

Name of Parent or Guardian: George SMITH.

Residence: 1, Hudson's Place.

Birth Date: 28 August 1865 (28 8 65).

Last School attended: Castle Street.

Whether the school was a Public Elementary School: Yes.

Notes: Shap Street School opened in 1875. Closed in 1939.

Source: ^[3]

1881 Census

Schedule: 285.

House: 1 Smith's Place.

Name: Esrael Smith.

Relation to Head of Family: Daughter.

Condition: Unmarried.

Age: 16.

Occupation: General Servant.

Where born: London, Middlesex.

Head of Family: George Smith, Mar, 44, Gas meter maker, Middlesex London.

Source:^[4]

1891 Census Details

Schedule: 441.

Street: 18, Oxendon Street, Saint Martin in the Fields.

Name: Esrael C. Hales.

Relationship to head of household: Wife.

Condition: M

Age: 26.

Where born: London.

Husband: Charles Hales, M. 30, Scullery Man dom, Employed, London.

Source: ^[6]

1901 Census Details

Schedule: 226.

Street: 48 Oakley Street.

Name: Esrail Hale.

Relationship to head of household: Wife.

Condition: M

Age: 33.

Occupation: Theatre Cleaner (worker).

Where born: London, Hackney.

Husband: W Charles Hale, M. 45, Liftman, Worker, London, Saint James.

Source: ^[7]

Residences

2 April 1871: 2 Albert Cottages, East Plumstead, Kent, England, United Kingdom ^[2].

3 April 1881: 1 Smith's Place, Hackney Road, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England ^[4]

5 April 1891: 18, Oxendon Street, Saint Martin in the Fields, London, England ^[6]

31 March 1901: 48, Oakley Street, Waterloo Road, Lambeth, Surrey, England. Esrail Hale ^[7].

Occupation

2 April 1871: Scholar^[2].

3 April 1881: General Servant (unemployed) ^[4].

31 March 1901: Theatre Cleaner (worker) ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Parish Register: Baptism, London Metropolitan Archives, Saint Matthias, Bethnal Green, Register of baptisms, P72/MTS, Item 011
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} 1871, 2 April, Census for England and Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU, Class: R.G. 10; Piece: 794; Folio: 15b; Page: 24. Parish: Saint Nicholas, Plumstead; S.D: East Plumstead; R.D: Woolwich; E.D. No. 11. Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRNQ-47N : 29 September 2019), database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : GBC/1871/0794/0033). Viewed 4 November 2020
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} School Admission and Discharge Registers, London Metropolitan Archives, Hackney, Shap Street School, Admission and Discharge Register for Girls, Reference: Reference: LCC/EO/DIV04/SHP/AD/005, Admission No. 705,(https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/1938/images/31949_213220-00033?ssrc=pt&treeid=16454729&personid=428536559&hintid=&usePUB=true&usePUBJs=true&_ga=2.254285825.863035364.1603100878-1801262060.1572420492&pId=655861), viewed 5 November 2020.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} 1881, 3 April, Census for England and Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Class: R. G. 11; Piece: 411; Folio: 65a; Page: 47. Parish: Saint Thomas, Bethnal Green; S.D: Hackney Road; R.D: Bethnal Green; E.D. No. 7. Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Q-S96M : 8 December 2017), Esrael Constance SMITH in household of George Smith, database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : GBC/1881/4299397/00483&parentid=GBC/1881/0001988475). Viewed 4 November 2020
5. ↑ England and Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Certificate (Certificate Services Section, General Register Office, PO Box 2, SOUTHPORT, PR8 2JD, ), General Register Office, https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp, Volume 1d; Page 834; Entry No. 11. Esrael Constance Smith and William Charles Hale.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} 1891, 5 April, Census for England and Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Class: R. G. 12; Piece: 214; Folio: 77b; Page: 52. Parish: and S.D; Saint Martin in the Fields; R.D: Strand; E.D. No. 7. Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27Q-S96M : 8 December 2017), Esrael in the household of Charles Hales, database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : GBC/1881/4299397/00483&parentid=GBC/1881/0001988475). Viewed 4 Nov 2020.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4} 1901, 31 March, Census for England and Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU. Class: R. G. 13; Piece: 402; Folio: 93a; Page: 31. R.D: Lambeth, London; S.D: Waterloo Road; Parish: Saint Thomas , Lambeth ; E.D. No. 10. Esrail Hale in household of W Charles Hale" "Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9H6-DWC : 20 May 2019) or (https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/7814/images/LNDRG13_401_402-0525?pId=3255257). Viewed 13 November 2020.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} England and Wales, Civil Registration Death index (1837-1915), General Register Office, Entry for Israel C Hale, Q2 1937, Volume 1a Page 545.