Herbert was born on 25 March 1882 in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. He was the son of Thomas Smith and Mary Grigg.[1][2]
In the 1891 census Herbert (age 9) was living at 11 Wellington Street, Oldbury, Worcestershire, England. Relation to Head: Son.[1]
In the 1901 census Herbert (age 19) was living at 3 Weston Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Relation to Head of House: Son.[3]
When Herbert was 27 he married Francesca May Nicholas on 2 December 1909 in Gloucester, St Paul, Gloucestershire, England. The couple had 2 children: Gwen Smith and Marion Smith.[4][5]
In the 1911 census Herbert (age 29) was living at 169 Seymour Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Marital Status: Married. Relation to Head of House: Head.[6]
In the 1939 register Herbert (age 57) was living at 6 Robinson Road, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Marital Status: MarriedOccupation: Foreman Blacksmith.[2]
Herbert died at the age of about 86 in 1969 and was buried in Badgworth, Sedgemoor District, Somerset, England.[7]
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↑ 2.02.11939 Register: 1939 England and Wales Register,
The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/5044G. Ancestry Record 61596 #31443968 (accessed before 27 July 2021).
↑Marriage: Gloucestershire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1938,
Gloucestershire Archives; Gloucester, England; Reference Numbers: P154/17 IN 1/13. Ancestry Record 5156 #523424 (accessed before 27 July 2021).
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