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Hi.Researching for a friend, I've been asked to try and find family/ancestors of a Thomas Smallwood.Not much detail unfortunately,except he married a Mary Caden,1940 at West Hartlepool,Co.Durham.Mary was apparently born in Gateshead in 1915.Father was Henry Caden and his wife Was Annie McGinn.

Any help greatly appreciated,Terry L.

Have you done any research yourself?

The obvious suggestion is that your friend gets a copy of the marriage cert, to find out how old Smallwood was, and his father's name - if he knew him

mary not with them in 1939

Caden Household (3 People) 81 Westbourne Road , West Hartlepool C.B., Durham, England

First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Henry Caden 19 May 1889 Male Joiner Carriage & Wagon Department L N E R Married 257 1
Annie Caden 03 May 1892 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 257 2
Cecilia M Watson (Caden) 06 Sep 1916 Female ? Assistant Flour Corn Retailer Single 257 3

1939

Peveler Household (20 People)
16 Airwille Private Ho Victoria Avenue , Harrogate M.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England


Mary Smallwood (Cade) ? ? 1914 Female Shop Assistant Single 58 17

Name: Mary Smallwood
Death Age: 78
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1914
Registration Date: Aug 1993
Registration district: Durham Western
Inferred County: Durham
Register Number: A34C
District and Subdistrict: 4421A

Thomas and Mary had 3 children in West Hartlepool in 1942, 1947 and 1950. Possible marriage for the youngest child in 1976.

There is an address in Hartlepool up to 2018 for the couple married in 1976.

Kath. x

Mary's parents' marriage:


Marriages Mar 1914 (>99%)

CADEN Henry McGinn Gateshead 10a 1568
McGINN Annie Caden Gateshead 10a 1568

As Erika has already said, you need the marriage certificate for addresses and hopefully for Thomas's father's name and occupation.

Kath. x

Thanks to all.Did some research myself and found quite a lot on Caden Family but nothing on Smallwood ancestors.

Terry L

Do you know when Thomas was born and where?

Kath. x

Hi,Kathleen.I did some research and did find a lot on Caden family but virtually nothing on Smallwood family.Thomas birth place not known.
Terry L.

possible probate

Name: Thomas Smallwood
Death Date: 15 Mar 1994
Death Place: Hartlepool Cleveland
Probate Date: 10 May 1994
Registry: Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
..........of 43 Queensbury Ave. Hartlepool
£201,681

which would give this as his death

Name: Thomas Smallwood
Death Age: 80
Birth Date: 24 Oct 1913
Registration Date: Mar 1994
Registration district: Central Cleveland
Inferred County: Cleveland
Register Number: D46
District and Subdistrict: 3481D

which shows dob as 24 Oct 1913

possible birth:-
Name: Thomas Smallwood
Mother's Maiden Name: Flanigan
Registration Year: 1913
Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec
Registration district: Guisborough
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 919
...............................

Marriages Sep 1902 (>99%)

Flanigan Mary Middlesbro' 9d 1013
Smallwood Thomas Middlesbro' 9d 1013
...................................

This looks to be above family in 1911
Name: Thomas Smallwood
Age in 1911: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1878
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mickleby, Yorkshire, England
Civil Parish: Coatham
County/Island: Yorkshire-North Riding
Country: England
Street address: 54 James Tarrace Warrenby Redcar
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Police Co Nstable
Registration district: Guisborough
Registration District Number: 534
Sub-registration district: Marske
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Piece: 29183
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Smallwood 33
Mary Smallwood 34
Mary Smallwood 6
Gladys May Smallwood 5
John Smallwood 3
Catherine Smallwood 2
Helen Smallwood 23
............................

death of father above
Name: Thomas Smallwood
Death Age: 57
Birth Date: abt 1877
Registration Date: Dec 1934
Registration district: Whitby
Inferred County: Yorkshire North Riding
Volume: 9d
Page: 510
............................so he wouldn't be on 1939

Mary in 1939

Name: Mary Smallwood
Gender: Female
Marital status: Widowed
Birth Date: 17 Sep 1876
Residence Year: 1939
Address: TRAVELLERS REST. Strockton Road
Residence Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Occupation: Hotel Licensee
Schedule Number: 221
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: FEOI
Registration district: 545/2
Household Members:
Name
Mary Smallwood
General G Thompson
This record is officially closed.
Josephine Smallwood Birth Date: 30 Aug 1915
Kathleen Flanigan
This record is officially closed.
Muriel Merlin
Lily Merlin
...............................
SMALLWOOD, JOSEPHINE FLANIGAN
GRO Reference: 1915 S Quarter in WHITBY Volume 09D Page 820
..................................

death of Mary
Name: Mary Smallwood
Death Age: 65
Birth Date: abt 1877
Registration Date: Jun 1942
Registration district: West Hartlepool
Inferred County: Durham
Volume: 10a
Page: 207

Thomas Smallwood on the 1939 Register

1939 Register Transcription

Smallwood Household (2 People) 95 Hollinhall Street , Oldham C.B., Lancashire, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Thomas Smallwood 24 Oct 1913 Male Bustian Weaver Married 9 1
Elfreda Smallwood 09 Feb 1902 Female Corbonation Bus Driver Married 9 2

Mary Smallwood of 43,Queensbury Avenue Hartlepool died 23/8/1993 born 1/12/1914

Mary Smallwood 1/12/1914 left new York arrived Southampton 10/10/1955 her address was Travellers Rest Hotel Hartlepool occupation Hotel Manageress

Thomas Smallwood of 43 Queensbury Avenue died 15/3/1994 he was born 24/10/1913,I can't find him in 1939!

A tree on ancestry has Thomas with same date of birth and death, he was born North Yorkshire registered V9d P919 in Guisborough to Thomas Smallwood 1878-1934 in the police force in 1911 and Mary Flanigan born Middlesborough 1876-1942

1939 Mary Smallwood born 17/9/1876 (Mother to Thomas 1913)
Hotel licensee
Travellers Rest Hartlepool
Josephine Smallwood born 1915 married a Mr Joyce
Kathleen Flanigan born 1883

So it seems to be the correct Thomas who married Mary Caden in 1940 do you agree?

Maryb.

marys departure and arrival

Name: Mary Smallwood
Gender: Female
Departure Date: 29 Aug 1955
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: Maasdam
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Shipping Line: Holland-American Line

Name: Mary Smallwood
Arrival Age: 40
Birth Date: 1 Dec 1914
Port of Departure: New York, New York, United States
Arrival Date: 10 Oct 1955
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: New York
Ship Name: Queen Mary
Shipping Line: Cunard Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 7602/01

Ancestry version of 1939 posted by safc

Name: Thomas H Smallwood
Gender: Male
Marital status: Married
Birth Date: 1 May 1915
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 95
Residence Place: Oldham, Lancashire, England
Occupation: Brass Foundry Furnaceman Plate Moulder Heavy Wor
Schedule Number: 9
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: NLDJ
Registration district: 469/1
Inferred Spouse: Elfreda Smallwood
Household Members:
Name
Thomas H Smallwood
Elfreda Smallwood Birth Date: 24 Oct 1913 (Occupation: Fustian Weaver)

.............so there seems to be some discrepency between them both.
This Thomas is Thomas H. and original gives his dob as 1 May 1915, so looks as though it is not correct Thomas.

found on following site, could be interesting.

http://www.newmp.org.uk/article.php?categoryid=100&articleid=111&displayorder=40

1939-45 Military and Civilian names beginning with S
Extracted from the Northern Daily Mail by the late S F Reed 31/05/2019

Smallwood T. Gunner 4/11/1944, message home on film, Travellers Rest, West Hartlepool, page 2, Column 5

looks to be Thomas, on film, maybe possible to view somehow?

Article in paper says:-

An army welfare film of Durham men in Burma, recording messages to their wives and relatives, was screened at Sunderland yesterday by Capt. J.Anderson, Army Welfare Officer for the Sunderland area. Amongst those who stepped forward and gave messages were (here there are other soldiers named, then)
Gnr T Smallwood, Travellers Rest Hotel, West Hartlepool.
The major of Sunderland presented each next of kin with a 'still' and also a negative from which to make other prints.

Catherine's version from Ancestry is correct when looking at the original.

FMP has been transcribed wrongly in that it's a line out.

Thomas has been wrongly given Elfreda's DOB and occupation and she has the DOB and occupation of the person on the line below , the next door neighbour !

Have reported and asked how many other lines have been wrongly transcribed.

I don't have an account with findmypast anymore so could someone look up Thomas on WW2 Military records please.

As far as I am aware, WW2 records are not available online.