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Thankyou for all the info will look into it

Hi alviegal so it could be either of these

I think this is it. A couple of trees on ancestry have this for his death.


England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2006 about James William Smart
Name: James William Smart
Birth Date: 10 Aug 1891
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1975
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Wigan
Inferred County: Greater Manchester
Volume: 39
Page: 2128

Yes alviegal his birth is wrong says salford when its crewe he was born

There are these 2 that could be him?


Match quality: 3 out of 5 James Smart abt 1892 Jul-Aug-Sep 1927 Birkenhead Cheshire

Match quality: 3 out of 5 James W Smart abt 1890 Jan-Feb-Mar 1939 Cannock Staffordshire

Don't think it's him Jim. Here is that death on ancestry.


UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919 about James William Smart
Name: James William Smart
>>>Birth Place: Salford, Lancs
Death Date: 13 Sep 1916
Death Location: France & Flanders
Enlistment Location: Manchester
Rank: DVR.
Regiment: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery
Number: 24141
Type of Casualty: Died of wounds
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre

Hi jim thankyou for this info x

Hi thankyou for your info this could be him x

Marriages Sep 1912 (>99%)
EDWARDS Alice L Rostron Manchester 8d 378
Lowe Louisa Smart Manchester 8d 378
Rostron Henry Edwards Manchester 8d 378
Smart James Lowe Manchester 8d 378

Jim

Possible? from CWGC
SMART, JAMES WILLIAM

Rank:
Driver
Service No:
24141
Date of Death:
13/09/1916
Age:
26
Regiment/Service:
Royal Field Artillery

"C" Bty. 84th Bde.
Grave Reference
I. N. 14.
Cemetery
ALBERT COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Additional Information:
Husband of Louisa Smart, of 14, Burton St., Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester.

hi stuart i was out wasnt i sorry

Only James W Smart death coming up between 1911 and 1992 is in 1916 -
Royal Field Artillery place unknown. Will have a look for service records

EDIT No - born Salford, Lancashire

Births September 1891 - James William SMART Nantwich 8a 344
Just 12 years out

hi thats the one andy

living in monks coppenhall
william smart 45
amy e smart 45
james w smart 19
mary 18
lucy 14
sarah 13
ruth 12

Born 1892!!

1911 England Census
about James W Smart
Name: James W Smart
Age in 1911: 19
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1892
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Crewe, Cheshire, England
Civil parish: Monks Coppenhall
County/Island: Cheshire
Country: England
Street Address: 2 Chesterfield St Crewe
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Labourer Rh
Registration district: Nantwich
Registration District Number: 449
Sub-registration district: Crewe
ED, institution, or vessel: 35
Piece: 21787
Household Members: Name Age
William Smart 45
Amy Elizabeth Smart 45
James W Smart 19
Mary Smart 18
Lucy Smart 14
Sarah Smart 13
Ruth Smart 11

Andy

Please post the census you have

HI he is on the 1911 census with his father william smart mother amy elizabeth smart and his sisters

That'e the only one I see too, b Altrincham. Probably this one - the original is James H
1891 census transcription details for: 14, Oakfield Street, Altrincham

National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG12
Piece: 2823
Folio: 82
Page: 26
Reg. District: Altrincham
Sub District: Altrincham
Parish: Altrincham
Enum. District: 8
Ecclesiastical District: St George Altrincham
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 14, Oakfield Street, Altrincham
County: Cheshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
SMART, Henry Head Married M 54 1837 Coachman Leicester, Leicestershire
SMART, Jane Wife Married F 45 1846 Douglas, Isle of Man
SMART, Eleanor M Daughter F 9 1882 Scholar Altrincham, Cheshire
SMART, James E Son M 6 1885 ScholarAltrincham, Cheshire
COFFEY, James Boarder Single M 34 1857 Railway Engine Driver Baguley, Cheshire, Altrincham

He is with sister Margaret in 1901 too. He is a French Polisher

The only Smart I can see born in Cheshire is James Henry, born in 1884, who in 1911 is living with his sister Margaret in Altrincham.
What further info do you have on your James? When is the last time you have found him to be alive?