William Henry Smith 1792 - 1865
William Henry Smith , Stationer (1841). of Kilburn House, Willesden 1840-1858. Of Greenlands and of Walton House, Bournemouth, Hants. Founder of W.H. Smith and Son - booksellers. Methodist. Portrait at Walton House, Bournemouth. Marble bust by M. Noble. PRO RAIL 791/154 Agreement between LNWR and William Henry Smith the Younger (for W H Smith & Son) to supply gas and meters for bookstalls 1863 Mar RAIL 793/10 Grant from MR to William Henry Smith and William Henry Smith the Younger (trading as W H Smith & Son) for exhibition of advertisements and placard in stations 1851 July RAIL 793/52 Agreement between MR and William Henry Smith and William Lethbridge (for W H Smith & Son) for exclusive right to affix advertising, erect book stalls and sell books on stations 1875 May RAIL 793/87 Indenture between MR and William Henry Smith, William Lethbridge and Charles Awdry (for W H Smith & Son) for exclusive right to display advertisements, erect bookstalls and sell books and newspapers for seven years 1882 Feb RAIL 793/117 Grant from MR to Rt Hon William Henry Smith, William Lethbridge and Charles Awdry (for W H Smith & Son) for advertising privileges 1888 Sept RAIL 793/122 Grant from MR and FR to Rt Hon William Henry Smith, William Lethbridge and Charles Awdry of advertising and bookstall privileges on Furness and Midland Joint Railway 1888 Dec RAIL 793/127 Agreement between Rt Hon William Henry Smith, William Lethbridge, Charles Awdry, Alfred Dyke Acland & William Frederick Danvers Smith (for W H Smith & Son) concerning Advertising (Stations) Rating Act 1889
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Born: London, , , England 7th Jul 1792 | Baptised: St. George's, Hanover Square, London, , , England 6th Aug 1792
| Died: Bournemouth, Hants., England 28th Jul 1865 | Buried: London, , , England Jul 1865
| Family: Smith |
Sources
- Family Archivists: see
Smith
Census
- 1841 census (head of household - Kilburn House, Willesden, London, , , England)
- 1851 census (head of household - Kilburn House, Willesden, London, , , England)
- 1861 census (head of household - H??lock House, Holdenhurst, Hants., , England)
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Timeline
7th Jul 1792 | Born (birth) London, England | 6th Aug 1792 | Baptised (baptism) London, England | 1st Jan 1816 | Became an heir of Anna Eastaugh (Easter)
(Smith ) 1756 - c. 1816 (will) | 25th Jun 1817 | Married Mary Ann(e) Cooper
(Smith ) 1792 - 1851 (marriage) London, England | 1841 | Head of household in 1841 census (census) London, England | 31st Mar 1851 | Head of household in 1851 census (census) London, England | 1861 | Head of household in 1861 census (census) Holdenhurst, Hants., England | 4th May 1863 | Made a will (will) | Jul 1865 | Buried (burial) London, England | 28th Jul 1865 | Died (death) Bournemouth, Hants., England |
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