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Hi Iam requesting some assistance again thanks
Read on a little gravestone attached to avery large gravestone in Quarrington Cemetery at St Botolphs Church today.
The large Grvestone is Mary Smith died 1913 wife of Edward Smith
The small stone that has been placed next to it reads
"Affectionate Remembrance of Edward Eric Eldest son of David and Jessie L.Smith wounded in Flanders Aprl 1916 died as a result of war service July 12th 1944 aged 46 years erected by his sister Ivy"
This is a Sleaford family and I have found his birth but cannot find his parents or his sister Ivy
Also anyone any military records relating to this man as not sure from the gravestone if he died as a result of war in 1944 or his from his injury in 1916
Would appreciate any help as would like to put him in his rightful place on the family tree
Thankyou :-)

Looks like his birth:

Births Mar 1897 (>99%)
Smith Edward Eric Sleaford 7a 484

Jan

Have you looked on FreeBMD for his death

The dreaded middle name strikes again!


1911 England Census about Eric Smith
Name: Eric Smith
Age in 1911: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Civil Parish: Old Sleaford
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: 28 Boston Road Sleaford
Occupation: School
Registration district: Sleaford
Registration District Number: 416
Sub-registration district: Sleaford
ED, institution, or vessel: 1
Piece: 19628
Household Members:
Name Age
David Smith 50
Jessie Smith 42
Ivy Smith 17
Olive Smith 16
Eric Smith 14
Emma Wilson 16

Born 1897 he wouldn't be 46 at death in 1916

British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 about Edward Eric Smith
Name: Edward Eric Smith
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Age at enlistment: 19
Birth County: Lin??
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 12916
Number of Images: 19

yes this is the birth I have attributed to him as the Edward Eric comes
down through the generations. Wondering if the L middle of his fathers name is "Longmate" as this also comes down through the generations

Gravestones reads that he died in 1944 as a result of ware service July 12th

??
If this is the birth you are looking at, then this could be the family
Edward Eric appears to be down as Eric in the 1901 census

BIRTHS

First name(s) EDWARD ERIC
Last name SMITH
Birth year 1897
Birth quarter 1
Registration month -
Mother's maiden name -
District SLEAFORD
County Lincolnshire
Country England
Volume 7A
Page 484

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital condition Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
DAVID SMITH HEAD MARRIED Male 40 1861 AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENT MAKER NEWARK, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
JESSIE SMITH WIFE MARRIED Female 32 1869 - SCOTLAND
IVY SMITH DAUGHTER - Female 7 1894 - SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE
OLIVE SMITH DAUGHTER - Female 6 1895 - SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE
ERIC SMITH SON - Male 4 1897 - SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE
PHILIP SMITH SON - Male 3 1898 - SLEAFORD, LINCOLNSHIRE
LIZZIE SHEA SERVANT SINGLE Female 30 1871 GENERAL SERVANT (DOMESTIC) SCOTLAND

Deaths Sep 1944
Smith Edward E 47 Derby 7b 534

If someone was in first world war the joined up for second world war did they have the same number ??

1901 England Census

Name: David Smith
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Jessie Smith
Birth Place: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Old Sleaford
Ecclesiastical parish: Quarrington St Botolph and Old Sleaford
Town: Sleaford
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England

Registration district: Sleaford
Sub-registration district: Sleaford

David Smith 40
Jessie Smith 32
Ivy Smith 7
Olive Smith 6
Eric Smith 4
Philip Smith 3
Lizzie Shea 30

??

Marriages Jun 1882 (>99%)
BLACKBOURN Joanna Sleaford 7a 817
ELLIS Hannah Elizabeth Sleaford 7a 817
GRAVES Mary Jane Sleaford 7a 817
HINDLEY Charles Sleaford 7a 817
SMITH David John Sleaford 7a 81

Burial
County Lincolnshire
Place Quarrington
Church St Botolph
RegisterNumber 789
BurialDate 15 Jul 1944
Forename Edward Eric
Relationship
Rel1MaleForename
Rel1FemaleForename
Rel1Surname
Surname SMITH
Age 47
Abode Grantham Road, Sleaford
Notes Died at The Borough Mental Hospital, Derby

Chris :)

Burial
County Lincolnshire
Place Quarrington
Church St Botolph
RegisterNumber 697
BurialDate 29 Feb 1936
Forename Jessie Love
Relationship
Rel1MaleForename
Rel1FemaleForename
Rel1Surname
Surname SMITH
Age 67
Abode Bromhead Nursing Home


http://www.freereg.org.uk/cgi/Search.pl

http://www.interment.net/data/eng/lincoln/boltoph/index.htm

This is David 1881:

1881 England Census
Name: David Smith
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1861
Relationship to Head: Nephew
Gender: Male
Where born: Newark, Nottinghamshire, England
Civil Parish: Old Sleaford
County/Island: Lincolnshire
Country: England
Street address: 28 Boston Road

Occupation: Wheelwright
Registration district: Sleaford
Sub-registration district: Sleaford

William R. Harris 53
Elizabeth Harris 53
David Smith 20
Annie Wells 20

this could be will info
Smith Edward Eric of 28a Boston road Sleaford Lincolnshire died 12th July 1944 at The Borough Hospital Derby. Administration London 3rd May 1947 to Phyllis Ivy Vera Walsh(wife of Henry William Walsh). Effects £376 11s.

Would think its possible he wasn't in the Forces in WW 2

Can we find Davids Parents as they will be the ones related to Mary and Edward Smith.... I am over the moon with this thanks so much x

marriage

Marriages Jun 1938

Hardy Bertram W Snell Grantham 7a 1430
Smith Phyllis I V H Walsh Grantham 7a 1430 ******
Snell Morna G Hardy Grantham 7a 1430
Walsh Henry W Smith Grantham 7a 1430 *********

wow cant believe the Will where was Jessie?? Ivy erected the headstone x