The Marriages of Lillian Newberry

BRIDE:
	Name: Lillian Newberry, age 18, spinster, of Toronto
	Father: George Edward Newberry, blacksmith
	Mother: Johanna Rogers
	Birthdate: 28 March 1892
	Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

FIRST MARRIAGE: GROOM:
	Name: Henry Smith, age 25, bachelor, leather staining glazer, of Toronto
	Father: William Barnes, tanner
	Mother: Jennie Brown
	Birthdate: c. December 1881
	Birthplace: Birmingham, England

THEIR 1st WEDDING:
	Date: 2 August 1909
	Place: St. Aidan's Anglican Church
	Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Priest: Father H.C. Dixon
	Witnesses: G.L. Dixon and A.L. Dixon, both of Toronto

At the time of their first wedding Lillian would have actually been only 17 years old - so too young to marry without her parents' permission. It may be that this first marriage was made null and void and the couple were married again 5 months later. This time presumably with her parents' blessing - and in a Catholic church.

THEIR 2nd WEDDING:
	Date: 14 January 1910
	Place: St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
	Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Priest: Father H.J. Canning
	Witnesses: Richard O'Rourke and Nellie Smith

NOTES:
1:	At the time of their first wedding, Henry's name was recorded as Harry Henry Smith and he was listed as Church of England. Lillian's name was recorded as Lillie Lena(?) Newberry and she is described as a Roman Catholic. Lillian's mother's name was recorded as Hannah Rogers.
2:	At the time of their second marriage Lillian was described as a spinster, aged 17 (her correct age), living with her parents at 65 Winifred Avenue, Toronto. Henry Smith, aged 26, was living at 11 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto.
3:	Henry may have actually been a couple of years older than he claimed to be. He may have been born as early as 1881, making him about 29 when he married Lillian.
4:	The fact that Henry's father's surname is different than his own may indicate that he was illegitimate, or that this was actually a step-father.

BRIDE:
	Name: Lillian Smith, widow
	Father: George Edward Newberry
	Mother: Johanna Rogers
	Birthdate: 28 March 1892
	Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

DEATHS:
	Harold Albert		Died:		c.	1959
	Lillian Ellen Smith-Albert (Mrs)	[77 yrs]	Died:	12	Feb	1970
	Bernice Klintworth (Mrs)		Died:
	Ethel Ellis (Mrs)		Died:

NOTES:
1:	I have found very little information about this marriage. I only know that Lillian Smith and Harold Albert were married before the date of her father's death on 5 October 1945 as she is listed in his death notice as "Lil (Mrs H. Albert)".
2:	According to my late uncle William Greengrass - who knew more about my family than just about anyone else - Lil was a carnival worker and traveled constantly. She had a regular booth called Laughing Water at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto every year until the late 50's or early 60's.
3:	Much of the above information is based on scanned images of birth, baptism, marriage, death, burial, and census records at www.ancestry.co.uk.

THEIR TWO CHILDREN:
	Bernice Smith	Born:	7	Dec	1911	Her Family
	Ethel Smith	Born:				Her Family

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SECOND MARRIAGE: GROOM:
	Name: Harold Albert
	Father:
	Mother:
	Birthdate:
	Birthplace:

THEIR WEDDING:
	Date: Pre 1945
	Place:
	Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
	Minister:
	Witnesses: