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In 1901 and 1911 George is a house painter for the corporation. Believe he was born in Clarborough, East Retford in 1872. Looking for him in 1881 census. There is a George in 1891 census age 18 a groom in Worksop with parents John and Rebecca but not sure if that is the correct one. Any help appreciated for the 1881

SMITH, GEORGE MMN KILLETT
GRO Reference: 1870 M Quarter in EAST RETFORD UNION Volume 07B Page 6

SMITH, GEORGE MMN BAMFORTH
GRO Reference: 1872 S Quarter in EAST RETFORD UNION Volume 07B Page 8

SMITH, GEORGE MMN BOWMAN
GRO Reference: 1872 S Quarter in EAST RETFORD Volume 07B Page 12

SMITH, GEORGE MMN LITTLEWOOD
GRO Reference: 1872 D Quarter in EAST RETFORD UNION Volume 07B Page 20

Others with middle names

SMITH, GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT
GRO Reference: 1870 J Quarter in EAST RETFORD UNION Volume 07B Page 19

SMITH, GEORGE HENRY TIMMINS
GRO Reference: 1872 S Quarter in EAST RETFORD Volume 07B Page 12

SMITH, GEORGE JAMES CLARK
GRO Reference: 1872 J Quarter in EAST RETFORD Volume 07B Page 3

Thank you Jink20, I will have a look into these.

Censuses are free on familyseacrh

If he married, and knew his father, the father’s name and occupation will be on his marriage cert

I have looked on familysearch but couldn't find 1881

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Details of the location of the dwelling
Census County District Civil Parish Ecclesiastical Parish Piece Enumeration District Folio Page Schedule House Number House or Street Name
1891 Nottinghamshire (NTT) East Retford Clarborough Clarborough 2639 4 44 25 143 Spital Hill
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Surname Forenames Relationship Marital Status Sex Age Occupation Birth County Birth Place Disability Notes
SMITH George W Head M M 54 Hse Paintr & Decorator(Em'ee) Nottinghamshire East Retford
SMITH Betsy Wife M F 58 Nottinghamshire East Retford
the person found in your searchSMITH George Son S M 18 Nottinghamshire Clarborough xxxxx
SMITH Charles R Son - M 14 Engine Turners Appr(Em'ee) Nottinghamshire Clarborough
JACKSON Freddy Grnson - M 14 Vist/prvsn Dlrs Erd Boy(Em'ee) Lancashire Manchester

Thank you safc, this looks promising if he took after his father with the house painting.

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census
?, Elksley, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

John Smith Head Married Male 51 1830 Miller (corn) Walesby, Nottinghamshire, England
Rebecca Smith Wife Married Female 42 1839 - Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England
William Allan Son in l Single Male 20 1861 Ag lab Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Lily Allan Daughter in l Single Female 17 1864 Domestic (serv) Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Jane Smith Daughter Single Female 13 1868 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Joseph Smith Son Single Male 11 1870 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
George Smith Son Single Male 8 1873 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Henry Smith Son Single Male 5 1876 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Arthur Allen Grand son in l Single Male 0 1881 - Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England

Marriage entry
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(only fields with a value are shown) Value
County Nottinghamshire
Place (Links to more information) Clarborough
Church name (Links to more information) St Saviour
Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register
Register entry number 349
Marriage date 01 Jun 1898
Groom forename George
Groom surname SMITH
Groom age 23
Groom condition bachelor
Groom occupation Painter
Groom abode Spital Hill
Bride forename Lucy
Bride surname WOODWARD
Bride age 23
Bride condition spinster
Bride abode Spital Hill
Groom father forename George Birley
Groom father surname SMITH
Groom father occupation Painter
Bride father forename James
Bride father surname WOODWARD
Bride father occupation Labourer
Witness1 James WOODWARD
Witness2 Ada SANDERSON
Notes By banns
Transcribed by Karen Turner
File line number 348
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Census Year County Census District Enumeration District Civil Parish Ecclesiastical Parish Where Census Taken Piece Ward Constituency
1911 Nottinghamshire (NTT) East Retford 5 North Retford Clarborough St John The Baptist Clarborough East Retford RG14_20186 East Ward Division Of Bassetlaw
Folio Page Dwelling Number Schedule House Number House or Street Name Rooms
175 175 6&7 Bollam 8
Surname Forenames Relationship Marital Status Sex Age Years Married Children Born Alive Children Living Children Deceased Occupation Occ Category Industry Works At Home Nationality Birth County Birth Place Disability Disability Notes Notes
the person found in your searchSMITH George Head M M 39 Painter (House) Worker corporation of east retford English Nottinghamshire Retford
SMITH Lucey Wife M F 36 13 6 5 1 English Lincolnshire Lincoln
SMITH Florance Daughter F 13 English Nottinghamshire Retford
SMITH Eliza Daughter F 11 English Nottinghamshire Retford
SMITH Harold Son M 9 English Nottinghamshire Retford
SMITH Edith Daughter F 5 English Nottinghamshire Retford
SMITH Filith Daughter F 10 English Nottinghamshire Retford

Looked at the previous page on the above Census, Road/Name of House reads
Dover Lodge

John and Rebecca's marriage??

Name John Smith
Gender Male
Marriage Age 22
Record Type Marriage
Birth Date abt 1838
Marriage Date 4 Sep 1860
Marriage Place Basford, St. Leodegarius, Nottinghamshire, England
Parish as it Appears Basford
Father
Thomas Smith
Spouse
Rebecca Day

Details of the location of the dwelling
Census County District Civil Parish Ecclesiastical Parish Piece Enumeration District Folio Page Schedule House Number House or Street Name
1861 Nottinghamshire (NTT) East Retford East Retford East Retford 2415 7 82 8 43 New Street
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Surname Forenames Relationship Marital Status Sex Age Occupation Birth County Birth Place Disability Notes
the person found in your searchSMITH George Birley Head M M 24 (Journeyman) House Painter Nottinghamshire East Retford
SMITH Betsy Wife M F 28 Nottinghamshire East Retford
SMITH Clara Ann Dau U F 1 Nottinghamshire East Retford

Census County District Civil Parish Ecclesiastical Parish Piece Enumeration District Folio Page Schedule House Number House or Street Name
1881 Nottinghamshire (NTT) Clarborough Clarborough Clarborough 3301 9 43 38 192 Spital Hill
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Surname Forenames Relationship Marital Status Sex Age Occupation Birth County Birth Place Disability Notes
the person found in your searchSMITH George B Head M M 44 Hse Painter Jrnymn Nottinghamshire E Retford
SMITH Betsy Wife M F 48 Nottinghamshire E Retford
SMITH Clara A Dau U F 21 At Home Nottinghamshire E Retford
SMITH Henry Son - M 19 Paper Mill Unempd Nottinghamshire E Retford
SMITH Alfred Son - M 17 Takr Off Blackware Potry Nottinghamshire E Retford
SMITH Caroline Dau - F 14 Scholar Nottinghamshire E Retford
SMITH George Son - M 8 Scholar Nottinghamshire Clarborough
SMITH Charles R Son - M 4 Nottinghamshire Clarborough

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1858 (>99%)
Bamforth Betsy E Retford 7b 48 Scan available - click to view
Cobb Thomas E. Retford 7b 48 Scan available - click to view
Smith George East Retford 7b 48 Scan available - click to view
Taylor Mary East Retford 7b 48 Scan available - click to view

1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Boswells Houses, Elksley, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

John Smith Head - Male 41 1830 Ag lab Walesby, Nottinghamshire, England
Rebecca Smith Wife - Female 30 1841 - Tuxford, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary Allen Daughter - Female 14 1857 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Elizabeth Allen Daughter - Female 12 1859 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Lilley Allen Daughter - Female 6 1865 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
William Allen Son - Male 10 1861 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Jane Smith Daughter - Female 3 1868 Scholar Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England
Joseph Smith Son - Male 1 1870 - Elkesley, Nottinghamshire, England

Thank-you everyone for your help, just got to work out which one is the correct one

These have been posted earlier but I can't sleep, so - laid out here in order to show correct families -

George is a Painter, working for East Retford Corporation as per your OP

1911 Census For England & Wales
Bollam Retford, North Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Smith Head Married Male 39 1872 Painter house Notts Retford
Lucy Smith Wife Married Female 36 1875 - Notts Lincoln
Florance Smith Daughter Single Female 13 1898 - Notts Retford
Eliza Smith Daughter Single Female 11 1900 - Notts Retford
Harold Smith Son Single Male 9 1902 - Notts Retford
Edith Smith Daughter Single Female 5 1906 - Notts Retford
Lilith Smith Daughter Single Female 10 1901 - Notts Retford

Married 13 years. 6 children born, 5 living 1 has died

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safc posted the marriage earlier in the thread - George and Lucy both of Spital Hill

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname:
SMITH, HAROLD WOODWARD
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in EAST RETFORD Volume 07B Page 11

SMITH, FLORENCE WOODWARD
GRO Reference: 1898 D Quarter in EAST RETFORD Volume 07B Page 9

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1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Spital Hill, Retford, North Retford, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George Smith Head Married Male 28 1873 House painter Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Lucey Smith Wife Married Female 25 1876 - Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
Florence Smith Daughter Single Female 2 1899 - Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Eliza Smith Daughter Single Female 0 1901 - Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

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Address Spital Hill as per the 1901 for "young" George with sibling Charles R as shown in the 1881 posted by safc

1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census
Spital Hill, Clarborough, East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
George B Smith Head Married Male 54 1837 House painter and decorator East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
Betsy Smith Wife Married Female 58 1833 - East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England
George Smith Son Single Male 18 1873 - Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Charles R Smith Son - Male 14 1877 Engine turners apprentice Clarborough, Nottinghamshire, England
Freddy Jackson Grandson visitor - Male 14 1877 Provision dealers errand boy Manchester, Lancashire, England

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1921

1921 Census Of England & Wales
36, Spital Hill, North Retford & East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England

Household members (9 people)
First name(s) Last name Relationship to head Sex Birth year Age in years Birth place Occupation Employer
G Smith Head
Male 1873 48 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England House Painter Mr Wigram Estate Agent
Lucy Smith Wife
Female 1875 46 Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Home Duties -
Florence Smith Daughter
Female 1899 22 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Ironer Clash And Co, Dyers Clarks
Eliza Smith Daughter
Female 1900 21 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Washer Clarkard Co, Laundry
Harold Smith Son
Male 1902 19 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Baker Mr Thacker, Baker & C
Edith Smith Daughter
Female 1906 15 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England Domestic Servant Private
Phille Smith Daughter
Female 1910 11 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England - -
Arthur Smith Son
Male 1913 8 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England - -
Cecil Smith Son
Male 1917 4 Retford, Nottinghamshire, England - -