Joseph M Smith (1890 - 1954)

Born 2 Nov 1890 in Boundary, Derbyshire

Ancestors

Died 25 Oct 1954 at age 63 in Overseal, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Joseph was born on 2 Nov 1890,^[1] the eldest child of William Smith and Minnie Mackellow.^[2] The 1891 and 1901 census returns show William & Minnie with their growing family living in Boundary, on the Derbyshire/Leicestershire border.^[3][4]

By 1911, the family has moved to Overseal; Joseph in now 20 and working as a Blacksmith's Striker at the colliery.^[5]

Joseph married Mary Elizabeth Grice in 1914^[6] probably at the Ashby de la Zouch Baptist Chapel - there's no record of the wedding for the CoE churches in Overseal or Ashby. His sister Agnes married there, while other family memebers attended the Baptist chapel in Overseal.^[7]

In 1939, Joseph, Mary and thier two children were living on Woodville Road in Overseal. He was a roadman, Mary a housewife and thier daughter Muriel a school teacher.^[8]

He passed away on 25 Oct 1954.^[9] and is buried with his parents in Overseal.^[10] Administation passed to Mary in March the following year.^[11]

M = ?

• Meldron = Birth BMD (same transcription on Ancestry, FamilySearch & GRO) Birth certificate on order.
• M = 1891, 1901 census, 1939 regsiter. Marriage & Death BMDs.
• no M = 1911 census
• Meldrum = Probate Calendar

Sources

1. ↑ 1939 Regsiter RG 101/5971B at Ancestry or Find My Past
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XYG-JB8 : 1 October 2014), Joseph Meldron Smith, 1890; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W8TT-RPZ : 12 December 2017), Joseph M Smith in household of William Smith, The Boundary, Leicestershire, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Leicestershire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS4F-22J : 8 April 2016), Joseph M Smith in household of William Smith, Hartshorn (Derby), Leicestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hartshorn subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X75Q-P2B : 21 December 2018), Joseph Smith in household of William Smith, Overseal, - Zouch, Leicestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2681-M87 : 22 May 2014), Joseph M Smith and null, 1914; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 2, vol. 7A, p. 296, Ashby De La Zouch, Leicestershire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
7. ↑ family knowledge
8. ↑ 1939 Regsiter RG 101/5971B at Ancestry or Find My Past
9. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVC6-NF83 : 4 September 2014), Joseph M Smith, 1954; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Repton, Derbyshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
10. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128285359/william-smith (there is a marker on the grave but I have yet to add Joe to the Find A Grave site as need to re-visit and take better photos)
11. ↑ https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Calendar?surname=smith&yearOfDeath=1955&page=84#calendar

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