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There is an appeal for relatives of Petty Officer Douglas David Smith, died aged 21, after a wartime crash site was discovered.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgv28vlnpvo
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Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SMITH, DOUGLAS DAVID YATES
GRO Reference: 1923 D Quarter in KEIGHLEY Volume 09A Page 297
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England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Keighley, Yorkshire, England
First name(s) David
Last name Smith
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1923
MarriageFinder™ David Smith married one of these people
Hannah J Yates
District Keighley
County Yorkshire
Volume 9A
Page number 430
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Hannah was part of a large family
1921 Census Of England & Wales
13, Mornington Street, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
John Yates Head Male 1870 50 Manchester, Lancashire, England Professional Practising Accountant Employer
Hannah Yates Wife Female 1868 53 Preston, Lancashire, England Home Duties -
Edith Alice Yates Daughter Female 1893 28 Chorley, Lancashire, England Milliner Lily Cox Milliner
Hannah Jessica Yates Daughter Female 1897 24 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England Accountants Clerk Tobacco Yates
Norman Alice Yates Son Male 1900 21 Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England Secretary To ? Company Clegg Iron Foundry Co Ld
Eveline Yates Daughter Female 1903 18 Manchester, Lancashire, England Accountant's Clerk John Yates
Alfred Percy Yates Son Male 1906 15 Keighley, Yorkshire, England - -
Douglas Gordon Yates Son Male 1909 12 Keighley, Yorkshire, England - -
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1911 Census For England & Wales
21 Mornington St Keighley, Keighley, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
John Yates Head Married Male 40 1871 Accountant Manchester Lancs
Hannah Yates Wife Married Female 43 1868 Household duties Chorley Lancs
Edith Alice Yates Daughter Single Female 17 1894 Milliner Chorley Lancs
Lillian Yates Daughter Single Female 15 1896 Rover Thornsley Yorks
Hannah Jessica Yates Daughter - Female 13 1898 Spinner Midlestre Yorks
Norman Cecil Yates Son - Male 10 1901 School Newcastle North
Eveline Yates Daughter - Female 8 1903 School Manchester Lancs
Alfred Percy Yates Son - Male 5 1906 School Keighley Yorks
Douglas Gordon Yates Son - Male 2 1909 - Keighley Yorks
Married 19 years. 7 children born and still living
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From Findagrave:
Douglas David Smith
Birth: unknown
Death: 6 Aug 1945
Burial
Saint Canice's Churchyard
Eglinton, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Plot
Grave 20.
Memorial ID
152331746 · View Source
Petty Officer Royal Navy H.M.S. Gannet.
Son of David Smith, and of Hannah Jessica Smith of Exley Head, Yorkshire.
Douglas D Smith
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name Douglas D Smith
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Birth Date 20 Nov 1923
Residence Date 1939
Address 59 Wheathead Lane
Residence Place Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
Occupation Student
Line Number 25
Schedule Number 141
Sub Schedule Number 2
Enumeration District Kpcw
Borough Keighley
Registration district Keighley
Inferred Mother
Jessie Smith
Household Members (Name) Gender Birth Year
Jessie Smith Female 1898 [later married Potter ]
Douglas D Smith Male 1923
David Smith
in the West Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1813-1935
Name David Smith [ Age 26, wholesale confectioner ]
Event Type Marriage
Marriage Date 11 Apr 1923
Marriage Place Keighley, West Yorkshire, England
Parish as it Appears Keighley
Father Tom Smith [ warp dresser ]
Spouse Hannah Jessica Yates [Age 25]
Jessie's father: John Yates, accountant,
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Another good sized family
1921 Census Of England & Wales
55, Wheathead Lane, Exley Head, Keighley, Yorkshire (West Riding), England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
Tom Smith Head Male 1858 63 Keighley, Yorkshire, England Warp Dresser J E Haggas Spineers & Co Worsted Manufacturers
Margaret Smith Wife Female 1862 59 Welshpool, Montgomeryshire, Wales Home Duties -
Hubert Smith Son Male 1895 26 Keighley, Yorkshire, England Wool Sorter J E Haggas Worsted Spinners Manufacturers
David Smith Son Male 1897 24 Keighley, Yorkshire, England Traveller Bennett Bros Deybotters
Louisa Smith Daughter Female 1893 28 Keighley, Yorkshire, England Cloth Mender Bootle & Mann Wosted Manufacturers
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1911 Census For England & Wales
55 Wheathead Lane Exley Head, Keighley, Yorkshire & Yorkshire (West Riding), England
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Tom Smith Head Married Male 53 1858 Warf dresser in worsted mill Keighley Yorkshire
Margaret S Smith Wife Married Female 49 1862 - Welshpool Montgomeryshire
Martha Smith Daughter Single Female 20 1891 Mender in cloth Oakworth Yorkshire
Louisa Smith Daughter Single Female 18 1893 Mender in cloth Oakworth Yorkshire
Hubert Smith Son Single Male 16 1895 Doffer in worsted mill Oakworth Yorkshire
Married 27 years. 9 children born. 8 still living, 1 has died
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Re the 1939 posted by ArgyllGran.
Probably with his Mother, widowed between 1921 and 1939.
There is a marriage of a Hannah J Smith to Harry Potter 1946 Q2 - 9c145 in the Lower Agbridd RD, Yorkshire.
the original 1939 document has the change of name noted 21 or 24.6.46
1939 Register
59 Wheathead Lane, Keighley, Keighley M.B., Yorkshire (West Riding), England
First name(s) Last name(s) Birth date Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule sub number
Jessie Potter (Smith) 18 Jan 1898 Female Wholesale Grocers Clerk Widowed 141 1
Douglas D Smith 20 Nov 1923 Male At School Single 141 2
Transcript of Jessie's record
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Father's death:
David Smith
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
Name David Smith
Death Age 39
Birth Date abt 1898
Registration Date Jan 1937 [Feb 1937] [Mar 1937]
Registration Quarter Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration district Keighley
Inferred County Yorkshire West Riding
Volume 9a
Page 317
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Look in ‘search all member trees’
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smith family tree on ancestry
JA
jackspatch1
Simpson, MiltonKeynes, England Age: 60+
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