Henry Smith (buried 1893)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Smith
First name: 
Henry
Other Christian names: 
Robert
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
225
Born: 
0/7/1886
Died: 
07/12/1893
Buried: 
11/12/1893
Occupation: 
Son of David and Sarah Smith
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
8
Cemetery plot: 
8
what3words location: 
https://what3words.com/dark.sling.label
Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
Henry Robert Smith is buried under the headstone for Harry Duncan
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Harry Duncan who passed away 8th May 1927 aged 60 years "Peace"

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Life story

Life story

Henry was the son of David Smith, a general labourer, and his wife, Sarah Ann, nee Boulter. He was 7 years old when he died in 1893 of membranous croup having suffered for 35 hours.

Croup is a respiratory infection usually caused by a virus leading to swelling inside the trachea (the windpipe) which interferes with normal breathing.  Characteristic of the condition is a 'barking' cough. Other children of David and Sarah had died by 1911.

The census of that year is confusing as David, by then a widower, stated that he had had 4 children, 4 were still living but 6 had died. In fact, there had been at least 6 children, William Thomas born in 1879 and lived to manhood, Edith Amy 1882 . 1893, Henry Robert 1886-1893, Olive Mary born 1887 and was still living in 1901, Sarah Ann 1885-1886 and  George Henry  born in 1880 and died at 3 months.

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/07/1886

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
07/12/1893
Age (at time of death): 
7
Cause of death: 
Membranous Croup; 35 hours
Address at time of death: 
North House, Heene Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1891 census: 

North House, Heene Road, Worthing.

David Smith, 38, head, general labourer attending a threshing machine ; Sarah Ann Smith, 35, wife; William Thomas Smith, 12, son, scholar; Edith Amy Smith, 9, daughter, scholar; Henry Robert Smith, 4; Olive, 3.

Miscellaneous information

George Henry Smith - son of David and Sarah

Baptised at Heene on 3 Oct 1880. Buried on 19 Nov 1880 aged 3 months

Sarah Ann Smith - daughter of David and Sarah

Baptised at Heene on 5 Apr 1885. Buried on 11 Aug 1886 aged 17 months.