Henry Simmons
- Born: 21 Apr 1848, Cheswardine, Shrophire 2
- Christened: 29 May 1848, Cheswardine, Shrophire 3
- Marriage (1): Caroline Frost on 21 Sep 1869 in Parish Church, Stone, Staffs 1
- Marriage (2): Hannah Bailey
- Died: After 1905 4
- Buried: (?) St Marys Church, Bucknall, S-o-t
 General Notes:
1851 Census - lived at No69 Cheswardine village - see notes for grandad Samual. Evidence that this is ok is that age matches and birth place known to be cheswardine.
1861 Census for Flashbrook, Adbaston, Shropshire - living (13.Ag.Lab.,b.Cheswardine) with mother Elizabeth Booker, stepdad William Booker and Stepsister Harriet Booker (2). Note that the census describes Henry as "Wife's Son" and spells surname as "Simmonds". [rg9_pc1904_fo126_pg11]
1870 : Lived at Chorlton Bank, Chapel Chorlton. [9/Aug/1870 - son George's Birth Certificate]
1871 Census for Swynnerton, Nr. Eccleshall, Staffs - living in Stableford (24,Ag.Lab.,b. Cheswardine) with wife Caroline (25,b.Tittensor) and son George Harry (9 mths,b.Hill Chorlton). [rg10_pc2826_fo82_pg10]
1881 Census - lived at Edenhurst Cottage, Huyton with Roby, Lancs. (32,Teamsman(Carter),b. Cheswardine) with wife Caroline (35,b.Tittensor) and son George H (10,b. Hill Chorlton) . Visitor William Minty (35) and boarder Elizabeth Minty (5)[RG11/3722/28/7]
1888 - Lived at Parkfields, Barlaston [Caroline's Death Certificate].
1891 Census - living at Groundslow, Nr. Stone, Staffs (42, agric. lab., b. Shropshire) with 2nd wife Hannah [31, b. Barlaston, Staffs.] - note that Henry's possible employer at the time was Thomas Westray, b. 1839, who was a Farmer of 470 acres at Groundslow, Stone Staffordshire with 10 labourers & 2 boys (source : http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~westat58/theotherwestrayfamilies.htm)
1901 Census - living on Roe Lane Farm, Seabridge, nr Newcastle-Under-Lyme, Staffs (51,b. Cheswardine, Salop) with 2nd wife Hannah (41, b. Barlaston, Staffs) and Brother-In-Law Arthur Bailey (31, b. Barlaston, Staffs). (rg13/pc2581/fo99/pg6/no35)
Owned a house at Kerry Hill, Nr Bucknall, S-O-T
He would "read the bible from one hand and have a whiskey in the other!" (Src: Arthur Simmonds)
Evidence that birth certificate is correct is : (1) 1881 census gives his place of birth of Cheswardine and age fits (2) Mother's residence is Cheswardine.
Photo, Birth, both Marriage Certificates & 1851,1861,1871,1891,1901 Census held.
Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation: Ag. Lab, 1861. 5
• Occupation: Teamsman (Carter), 1881. 6
• Occupation: Agricultural Labourer, 1891, Groundslow, Nr. Stone, Staffs. 7
• Occupation: Farm Bailiff, 1893. 8
• Occupation: Agric. Labourer, Farmer.
• Occupation: General Labourer on Farm.
Henry married Caroline Frost, daughter of George Frost and Ann Woolley, on 21 Sep 1869 in Parish Church, Stone, Staffs.1 (Caroline Frost was born on 22 May 1845 in Tittensor, Staffs,9 died on 9 Mar 1888 in Parkfields, Barlaston 10 and was buried in (?) St Marys Church, Bucknall, S-o-t.)
Henry next married Hannah Bailey. (Hannah Bailey was born about 1860 in Barlaston.Staffs 11.)
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