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England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

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First name(s) WALTER
Last name SMITH
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1892
Registration month -
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>>WILHELMINA ALICIA ALBRECHT<<<, MARY HANNAH PENNEY
District CHORLTON
District number -
County Lancashire
Country England
Volume 8C
Page 1199

Oh good find Kucinta!! Here is his baptism record.


England, Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Transcription
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First name(s) Leslie Albrecht
Last name Smith
Gender Male
Birth year 1893
Birth place -
Baptism year 1893
Baptism date 1893
Residence Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Place Blackburn
County Lancashire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Walter
Father's last name Smith
Mother's first name(s) Wilhelmina Alicia
Mother's last name -

Looks like Leslie A Smith on the 1939 register I posted might also be an Albrecht Smith


Births Sep 1893 Smith Leslie Albrecht Blackburn 8e 365

Smith Household
34 Moorfield Avenue , Denton U.D., Lancashire, England

Colin A Smith 14 Jun 1931 Male At School Single 109 3<<<<<<<<<<
Leslie A Smith 07 Jun 1893 Male Dental Mechanic Married 109 <<<<<<<<<
Amy Smith 17 Jul 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 109 2

Possibly, but Smith is such a common name, and there are other marriages of a Leslie A Smith to an Amy further afield.

Marriages Mar 1931
Sewell Amy Smith Salford 8d 446
Smith Leslie A Sewell Salford 8d 446

Here is part of that 1911 census. There are other families whom I have omitted. William Henry has British Parents written beside his name.


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
21 Walterton Road W, Paddington, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
William Henry Smith Head Married Male Brewers Traveller 54 1857 London White Chapel
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Elizabeth Ann Smith Wife Married Female - 51 1860 Brendon Devonshire
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Hilda Albrecht Smith Daughter Single Female Hairdresser And Wig Maker 21 1890 London Paddington
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Mabel Edith Albrecht Smith Daughter Single Female Waitress Drapers 19 1892 London Paddington
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Ethel Albrecht Smith Daughter Single Female At Home 15 1896 London Padddington
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Ada Albrecht Smith Daughter Single Female School 14 1897 London Paddington



1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Barnsdale Road, Paddington, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Wm H Smith Head Married Male 34 1857 Brewers Traveller Holborn, Middlesex, England
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Elizh A Smith Wife Married Female 30 1861 - Brendon, Devon, England
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Hilda A Smith Daughter - Female 1 1890 - Paddington, Middlesex, England

The 1955 marriage was in the Ashton Reg District, which includes Denton.

The 1939 register has this record for a Colin A Smith, born 1931 in Denton.

However it is a common name, and it may be that 'your' Colin A[lbrecht] Smith is still a closed record on the register as he didn't die until 2008.

Smith Household
34 Moorfield Avenue , Denton U.D., Lancashire, England

Colin A Smith 14 Jun 1931 Male At School Single 109 <<<<<<<<<<<
Leslie A Smith 07 Jun 1893 Male Dental Mechanic Married 109 1
Amy Smith 17 Jul 1906 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 109 2

There is a German connection and that is where the Albrecht comes from we believe. He was not born in Germany but why can't I find the registration of his birth and why the difference with the 1901 and 1911 census reports. Maybe there are some other Albrecht Smith families.

Ordering a copy of the marriage certificate seems to be the best way to find out his father's name at least.

Albrecht appears to me to be a middle name as opposed to being part of the surname. Could his mother's surname have been Albrecht perhaps? Or possibly a family name passed down?

Yes that is him. Thanks for your interest.

So this is his obituary.



SMITH (COLIN ALBRECHT) - Passed away peacefully on January 23rd 2008 aged 76 years. Colin the beloved Husband of the late Sheila. Devoted Dad and Mum to ********
. A loving Grandad and Nan to 9 precious Grandchildren and one Greatgrandchild. Special Brother-in-law of **** of
Cornwall. Colin will be sadly missed by all his Family and Friends. Funeral service followed by cremation on Thursday the 31st January 2008 at 11.20am at
Manchester Crematorium. All inquiries to Co-Op Funeral Home, Chorlton


His marriage was in 1955.

I cannot trace a birth for the above person. There is a family in Paddington London with the name Albrecht Smith on the 1911 census but the same family in 1901 does not show the Albrecht name. I wondered if he was descended from them? Any suggestions please.