Looking for Norman Smith 1893 - 1950 - Walsall

[mckha489]

Looking at Redvers R Smith.
He is Redvers Robert Smith b 27 Feb 1900 Walsall
Has a 1918 airforce record.

Anyway, his baptism Walsall Wood
14 March 1900.  Father is James Henry Teacher of Music, and Emily

So did Aaron change his name for a while?  Hence the name on Norman’s marriage cert.

[mckha489]

For goodness sake!

1901

James H Lewis 39  Teacher of Music, own account at home, b Daisy Bank, Staffs
Emily Lewis 30 b Wednesbury
Emily J. dau 12, b Yorksh, Wakefield
James H. son 10 b Wakefield
Norman son, 7 Wakefield
Sidney K 5, b Hanley, Staffs
Horace 2, b Walsall Wood
Redvers R, 1, b Walsall Wood


1911

Harry Lewis  head, 49 Organ & Pianoforte Tuner. B Sedgley, Staffs
Emily Lewis wife, 40  married 23 years 12 children, 9 living, 3 deceased  b Wednesbury, Staffs
Norman Lewis son 17, Engine Fitters Labourer, Steam Engine, b Wakefield, Yorks
Sidney Kersland Lewis 15 ***. Office Boy, Iron Foundry, b Hanley Staffs
Horace Lewis 12 b Walsall Wood
Redvers Robert Lewis 11 b Walsall Wood
Harry Lewis 9 b Walsall Wood
Hilda Victoria May Lewis, 5 b Staffs, Shelfield
Alice Gertrude Lewis, 3 b Staffs, Shelfield


*** Sidney K. Lewis of the newspaper article.

How did they keep track of their names!

1921 -  not allowed to post a lot of detail

but they are LEWIS still
and Harry Lewis now 57 yrs 9 months is Professor of Music employed at the Darlaston Picturedrome.

and NB Sidney is now married his wife has the exact same name as his sister - Alice Gertrude, the former is 21 and the latter 13

[jonwarrn]

Incredible stuff, mckha, no wonder it was so hard to find Norman (and his father!)

Some great photographs of the Picturedrome, Darlaston here
http://www.historywebsite.co.uk/articles/Darlaston/cinemas.htm

[jonwarrn]

Is there a school record for him?
Norman Lewis, born 1893   
Admitted 1897, Wednesbury, St. Bartholomew's Church Of England School (Infants)

[mckha489]

Is there a school record for him?
Norman Lewis, born 1893   
Admitted 1897, Wednesbury, St. Bartholomew's Church Of England School (Infants)

Yes. D.o.b is correct (7th July 93)
Father is James Henry , address is ………. Croft.   looks something like Trouse Croft but really not sure.

[jonwarrn]

Excellent, thank you.

[Sally4x]

Again thanks so much! No wonder i couldn't find him - different surname and different christian names! I am guessing that because they moved back to the area he lived with his first wife his dad possibly had to go by a different name because he was a bigamist.

And what a really interesting man Norman was  - I will get as much information about him as I can now that I know who he was. His youngest daughter married a family cousin, but no one knew anything about him. My dad was from Walsall and thought he knew pretty much everything about the extended family. It's a shame me has gone now. He would love this!