CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
CHRISTOPHER•ALLEN•SMITH•WINTON Family Tree - Person Sheet
Birth PlaceOundle, Northamptonshire, England
Memo1851 & 1861 censuses suggest 1797, depending on when his birthday falls. Same thing true of his death certificate.
Bapt PlaceOundle, Northamptonshire, England
Census Date6 Jun 1841 [547]
Census PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
MemoCommercial Street
Census Date30 Mar 1851 [1499]
Census PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Memo16 Augustine Street
Census Date7 Apr 1861 [548]
Census PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Memo24 Augustine Street
Death PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Memo19 Albert Street. Age 71.
OccupationBook Keeper [98]
OccupationInn Keeper [4714]
OccupationYeoman [4715]
OccupationBank Cashier [7532]
FatherWilliam JOHNSON (1757-1841)
MotherKezia SELBY (1765-1809)
Misc. Notes
George and Eleanor may have had as many as 19 children. [119]
But only John, Sarah & Charles are listed in the 1841 census. [547]
But only John, Sarah & Charles are listed in the 1841 census. [547]
Research
Possible death records (assumes Northamptonshire, Jun 1861 - Mar 1878): [462]
Deaths Sep Qtr 1861; JOHNSON, George, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.31
Deaths Mar Qtr 1862; JOHNSON, George, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.3[8_]
Deaths Sep Qtr 1862; Johnson, George, Peterbro District, vol.3b, p.112
Deaths Sep Qtr 1863; JOHNSON, George, Kettering District, vol.3b, p.100 (probably the one who was 2 years old - FreeREG)
Deaths Jun Qtr 1864; Johnson, George, Daventry District, vol.3b, p.71 ==> this one appears to correspond to the burial date found at FreeREG. Note that Eleanor died in Daventry. On the other hand, that was in 1878, so she may have moved to Daventry after he died.
Deaths Dec Qtr 1864; Johnson, George, Towcester District, vol.3b, p.17
Deaths Sep Qtr 1865; Johnson, George, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.35
(age at death given only starting in 1867)
Deaths Sep Qtr 1868; Johnson, George, age 71, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.29 ==> This certificate [4687] has been obtained and appears to be the correct one, based on:
(1) Occupation matches that given in 1861 census;
(2) Informant name and address matches his son, John.
(3) Age is correct if birth was in Nov. 1796.
Deaths Sep Qtr 1861; JOHNSON, George, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.31
Deaths Mar Qtr 1862; JOHNSON, George, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.3[8_]
Deaths Sep Qtr 1862; Johnson, George, Peterbro District, vol.3b, p.112
Deaths Sep Qtr 1863; JOHNSON, George, Kettering District, vol.3b, p.100 (probably the one who was 2 years old - FreeREG)
Deaths Jun Qtr 1864; Johnson, George, Daventry District, vol.3b, p.71 ==> this one appears to correspond to the burial date found at FreeREG. Note that Eleanor died in Daventry. On the other hand, that was in 1878, so she may have moved to Daventry after he died.
Deaths Dec Qtr 1864; Johnson, George, Towcester District, vol.3b, p.17
Deaths Sep Qtr 1865; Johnson, George, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.35
(age at death given only starting in 1867)
Deaths Sep Qtr 1868; Johnson, George, age 71, Northampton District, vol.3b, p.29 ==> This certificate [4687] has been obtained and appears to be the correct one, based on:
(1) Occupation matches that given in 1861 census;
(2) Informant name and address matches his son, John.
(3) Age is correct if birth was in Nov. 1796.
Spouses
1Elenor PARNELL 
[4084], [1499], GGG Grandmother
[4084], [1499], GGG GrandmotherBirth PlacePeterborough, Northamptonshire, England
MemoRange from 1841 census is 1801-1806. age 50 in 1851; 1861 census suggests 1801.
Bapt Date19 Feb 1800 [4084]
Bapt PlacePeterborough St John, Northamptonshire, England
Census Date6 Jun 1841 [547]
Census PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
MemoCommercial Street
Census Date30 Mar 1851 [1499]
Census PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Memo16 Augustine Street
Census Date7 Apr 1861 [548]
Census PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Memo24 Augustine Street
Census Date2 Apr 1871 [4086]
Census PlaceNorthampton St. Sepulchre, Northamptonshire, England
Memo8 Kerr Street
Reside Date5 Apr 1875 [4741]
Reside PlaceNorthampton, Northamptonshire, England
Memo7 Harrison Road
Death Date22 Feb 1878 [1530]
Death PlaceWoodford, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England
MemoAge 78 per the death certificate.
Alt.SpellingElleanor [1431]
Alt.SpellingEleanor PURNELL [7532]
FatherJohn PARNELL (1755-1816)
MotherElizabeth SMITH (1762-~1836)
Misc. Notes
Peterborough is no longer part of Northamptonshire.
Research
Possible additional children suggested by entries at Familysearch.org ("England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"):
Frances Johnson, Christening Date: 28 Sep 1836, Northampton
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVX1-3MZ
>>>> in this case, the father was a Writer(?) living on Kingswell Street.
And from Ancestry.com: “England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975”:
William JOHNSON, bapt. 10 May 1833, to George (a Writer) & Eleanor JOHNSON, Northampton.
For the 1871 census, there is a possible match with a widow named Ellen JOHNSON, living as a lodger in St. Sepulchre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Age 71, born in Peterborough.
Frances Johnson, Christening Date: 28 Sep 1836, Northampton
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NVX1-3MZ
>>>> in this case, the father was a Writer(?) living on Kingswell Street.
And from Ancestry.com: “England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975”:
William JOHNSON, bapt. 10 May 1833, to George (a Writer) & Eleanor JOHNSON, Northampton.
For the 1871 census, there is a possible match with a widow named Ellen JOHNSON, living as a lodger in St. Sepulchre, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Age 71, born in Peterborough.
Misc. Notes
Witnesses to the marriage were Charles PARNELL and Lucy PARNELL. [4085] Lucy is a known sister of Elenor, but the relationship of Charles is unknown. Possibly he was her cousin, son of her uncle Robert.
ChildrenJohn Thomas (ca1824-1901)
William (ca1827-)
Kezia Selby (1827-)
Elizabeth (ca1830-)
Sarah Selby (ca1830-)
Charles (1834-1915)
Eleanor (ca1838-)