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Emma <I>Harper</I> Smith

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Emma Harper Smith

Birth
Wakefield, Metropolitan Borough of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Death
12 May 1883 (aged 48–49)
Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
Burial
Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England Add to Map
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Emma's parents were:

Thomas Harper
(b. Oct 1801; d. 1841)

Ann Bedford
(b. 1801; d. Aft. 1841)

Emma married Joseph William Smith February 14, 1856, in the Wakefield parish church. At the time of their marriage, Emma was living in Wakefield, and Joseph was living in Batley Carr.

Emma and Joseph had at least five children:

1. Mary Annie Smith (b. 4/4/1857; d. 1/5/1890)
Married Alfred Mazzini Smith

2. Thomas Harper Smith (b. 12/31/1858; d. 12/24/1875)
Died young of typhus and dropsy


3. Eliza Smith (b. 3/5/1861; d. Between 1861 and 1871)
Died young


4. William Henry Smith
(b. 10/18/1865; d. 5/4/1919)

William Henry married:
(1) Matilda Denton
(b. 9/30/1861; d. 8/1/1901)
Children: Joseph William and Amy

(2) Emma Smith (Willoughby)
(b. 1870; d. Aft 1911)
(Emma was previously married to
William Willoughby; they had four children:
Albert, Arthur, William, Bradley Willoughby)

Willam Henry Smith and Emma did not have
children together.

5. Fanny Lois Smith (b. 12/31/1870; d. 3/4/1944)
Married William Hall


Emma's husband, Joseph William Smith, worked as a woollen cloth maker, and, later, as a green grocer. He and Emma lived mostly in Batley Carr and Dewsbury, both areas in the parish of Dewsbury. At the time of the 1861 census, however, Joseph, Emma, and their children were listed as either living with, or visiting, Emma's brother, William Harper, in Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, a small town in the Wakefield, Yorkshire registration district.

Emma died at the age of 49 of apoplexy. At the time of her death she was living at 24 Upper Road, Batley Carr, near Dewsbury, in the County of York.
Emma's parents were:

Thomas Harper
(b. Oct 1801; d. 1841)

Ann Bedford
(b. 1801; d. Aft. 1841)

Emma married Joseph William Smith February 14, 1856, in the Wakefield parish church. At the time of their marriage, Emma was living in Wakefield, and Joseph was living in Batley Carr.

Emma and Joseph had at least five children:

1. Mary Annie Smith (b. 4/4/1857; d. 1/5/1890)
Married Alfred Mazzini Smith

2. Thomas Harper Smith (b. 12/31/1858; d. 12/24/1875)
Died young of typhus and dropsy


3. Eliza Smith (b. 3/5/1861; d. Between 1861 and 1871)
Died young


4. William Henry Smith
(b. 10/18/1865; d. 5/4/1919)

William Henry married:
(1) Matilda Denton
(b. 9/30/1861; d. 8/1/1901)
Children: Joseph William and Amy

(2) Emma Smith (Willoughby)
(b. 1870; d. Aft 1911)
(Emma was previously married to
William Willoughby; they had four children:
Albert, Arthur, William, Bradley Willoughby)

Willam Henry Smith and Emma did not have
children together.

5. Fanny Lois Smith (b. 12/31/1870; d. 3/4/1944)
Married William Hall


Emma's husband, Joseph William Smith, worked as a woollen cloth maker, and, later, as a green grocer. He and Emma lived mostly in Batley Carr and Dewsbury, both areas in the parish of Dewsbury. At the time of the 1861 census, however, Joseph, Emma, and their children were listed as either living with, or visiting, Emma's brother, William Harper, in Stanley cum Wrenthorpe, a small town in the Wakefield, Yorkshire registration district.

Emma died at the age of 49 of apoplexy. At the time of her death she was living at 24 Upper Road, Batley Carr, near Dewsbury, in the County of York.


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  • Created by: For Emma
  • Added: Aug 7, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74554982/emma-smith: accessed ), memorial page for Emma Harper Smith (1834–12 May 1883), Find a Grave Memorial ID 74554982, citing Dewsbury Cemetery, Dewsbury, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England; Maintained by For Emma (contributor 47059582).