Phoebe Smith

Born: 17 April 1845

Died: 1921

Married: Henry Carrington

Mother: Elizabeth Bertram

Father: John Smith

Descendant: James Carrington

Census

1841

1851

1861

1871

1881

1891

1901

1911

1921

Phoebe Smith was the mother of James Carrington.

Birth

Phoebe Smith was born on the 17th April 1845 Mill Street, Lakenham in Norwich.

1845 BIRTH in the Sub-district of Mancroft in the City & in the County of the City of Norwich
When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname, and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When Registered
Seventeenth April 1845 Mill Street, Lakenham.	Phebe	Female	John Smith	Elizabeth Smith formerly Bertram	Woolcomber	The mark of Elizabeth Smith, Mother Mill Street Lakenham	Twenty Sixth of May 1845

In 1851 she is living with her parents in Mill Street, Lakenham, Norwich, but is this the right Phoebe Smith? In the later censuses her birthplace is listed as Norwich, so this is likely correct. Her parents were John and Elizabeth Smith. Her father was a gardener, and her mother came from Wymondham.

On the night of 7 April 1861 the Smith family was living at Hall Road, Road Side Pendell or Pendise Row, Lakenham, Norwich. Her parents John Smith and Elizabeth were living with her.

Phoebe worked as a fur dresser.

Marriage

She was married to Henry Carrington in Norwich in 1863.

1863. Marriage solemnized at the Register Office in the District of Norwich in the Counties of Norfolk
When Married.	Name and Surname.		Age	Condition.	Rank or Profession	Residence at the Time of Marriage	Father's Name and Surname	Rank or Profession of Father
Twenty Fourth December 1863	Henry Carrington		20 years	Bachelor	Gardener	Grove Place, Lakenham	John Carrington	Gardener
	Phoebe Smith		20 years	Spinster	Fur Clipper	Holls Brewery	John Smith	Gardener
Married in the Register Office by certificate before me John Oddin Taylor, Registrar
This marriage was solemnized between us		Henry Carrington			In the Presence of us		John Shearman
		P. Smith					Harriett Smith

The birth certificate for James Carrington (well actually for Jane, you must see here) gives her maiden name as Smith.

Children

She had nine children - see Henry's page - seven of whom were still alive in 1911.

She was living in Wellington Terrace, Norwich in 1881, and in Foulger's Gap, Norwich in 1891.

By 1901 the census lists her as Widowed and living at 16 Kensington Road (or House?) in Lakenham, Norwich. Her son Henry was living at number 11, and her married daughter Eliza at number 12. Her future daughter in law (also called Phoebe) lived in Lakenham, although her son James at this time was living in Blackburn, with his first wife.

On the night of the 2nd April 1911 she was living at 15 Kensington Row (or Place), Queen's Road, Lakenham. Living with her was her daughter Gertie, who had married a Mr Robert Graves.

From 1904 she was registered to vote, in:

• 1904,1909,1910,1915 at 15 Kensington Row, Queen's Road.

Death

BMD:D: Phoebe Carrington, registered Jan/Feb/Mar 1921, age 75, Norwich, 4b, p152.

Other Records

A Henry Carrington married a Phoebe Smith in Q4 1863, Norwich, Vol 4B, Page 407. Certificate transcribed above in the marriage section.

BMD:B: Hannah Smith Norwich 1855 Q3 4b 111 BMD:B: Phebe Smith Norwich 1845 june XIII 277 - record listed in Birth section. BMD:D: Phoebe Carrington, death registered Mar 1921, age 75, Norwich, 4b, 152