Henry Smith
he was an apprentice in the 1911 census.
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Henry Smith was the son of John and Elizabeth Smith.
His father completed the 1911 Census with the information that he and his wife had been married for 25 years and had had nine children born alive of whom only six were still living. Six children were named on the three census between 1891 and 1911: Elizabeth, John, Henry (Harry), Ernest Owen (Owen), Alice and Harriett (b. 1901 A/M/J). All the children were born in Nottingham.
In 1891 John (28 b. Arnold), a framework knitter, and his wife (29 b. Sneinton), a lace worker, were living at Main Road, Carlton, with their two-year old daughter, Elizabeth.
Ten years later in 1901 they were living at 23 Regent Hill, Sneinton, in the ecclesiastical parish of St Matthias. They now had six children; Elizabeth (12), John (9), Henry (6), Ernest Owen (4), Alice (2) and Harriett (2 weeks).
In 1911 the family was living at 14 Robin Hood Terrace, Nottingham. John Smith was now a school caretaker. All six children were still living at home; Elizabeth (22) was a lace hand, John (18) worked for a milk seller, Henry (17) was an apprentice, Owen (14) was apprenticed to an ironmonger and Alice and Harriett were still at school.
Henrys younger brother Owen enlisted in the Imperial Service Battalion, Territorial Force, on 11 May 1914 when he was 17y. 10m. old. The family home was still 14 Robin Hood Terrace.
Both of Henrys brothers were also killed in the war. Owen served with the 1/7th Bn Robin Hoods, Sherwood Foresters, (2087 Private) and was killed on 13 October 1915 in the attack on the Hohenzollern Redoubt (Loos Memorial). John served with the 1/6th battalion Durham Light Infantry, he was killed in action on 27th May 1918 he is commemorated on the Soissons Memorial.
Their father completed a form for the army on 31 May 1919 listing Owen's surviving blood relatives. By then the family home was at The School House, Douglas Road, Ilkeston Road, Nottingham, and John's three daughters, Elizabeth, Alice and Harriett, were still living with their father. It also looks as though John gave a different address for his wife (entry largely illegible) although the CWGC record, which was compiled at a later date, names both parents and gives their address as The School House.
Private Harry Smith enlisted at Nottingham, he served with the 2nd battalion King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, he was killed in action on 18th November 1916, having no know grave his name is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France. Pier and Face 11 C and 12 A
Nottingham Evening Post, ‘In Memoriam’, 18 November 1919: ‘Smith. In loving memory of our dear sons and brothers, Pte Harry, King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, killed in action November 18th, 1916; Private Owen, October 13th 1915; Pte Jack, May 27th 1918. We miss thee when the morning dawns, we miss thee when the night returns, we miss thee here, we miss thee there, dear lads we miss thee everywhere. Mother, father, sisters and brother.’ (www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk)
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