Esther Allin Smith
21 March 1842–
Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
The Life of Esther Allin
When Esther Allin Smith was born on 21 March 1842, in Oldham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Smith, was 33 and her mother, Betty Allin, was 35. She married Henry Lees on 4 May 1870. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
Photos & Memories (2)
Family Time Line
Henry Lees
1838–
Esther Allin Smith
1842–
Marriage: 4 May 1870
Clara Mary Lees
1871–
George Joseph Lees
1872–1911
Sarah Alice Lees
1875–
Spouse and Children
Henry Lees
1838–Male
1842–Female
MARRIAGE
4 May 1870
4 May 1870
children
(3)
Clara Mary Lees
1871–Female
George Joseph Lees
1872–1911Male
Sarah Alice Lees
1875–Female
Parents and Siblings
1808–1874Male
1807–1882Female
siblings
(6)
1840–1912Female
Thomas Smith
1841–1841Male
1842–Female
1844–1852Female
1846–Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1843
Age 1
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire
Age 8
When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.
1878 · Bacup Natural History Society
Age 36
The Bacup Natural History Society was established in 1878 in Lancashire. It holds a collection of over 4,000 photos, slides, and documents. It holds many different artifacts from military to fossils.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Esther A Lees, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Esther A Lees, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Esther Allin Lees in household of Henry Lees, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
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