Francis Theodore SMITS

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born certificate	30 Jun 1912 Moorends, Thorne, E Yorks (cert) bapt view parents' family group

married	24 Sep 1938 (cert) Corpus Christi church, Spring Bank West, Hull E Yorks (cert) spouse Dorothy Isobel SCAIFE view family group

died certificate	24 Jan 1964 Hull Royal Infirmary (cert) buried Elloughton Churchyard (EAS)

Addresses 1921 census Whaley Balk, Moor Ends, Thorne, E Yorks 1938 Skillings Lane, Brough 1939 register Skillings Lane, Brough, E Yorks 1964 45, Skillings Lane, Brough, North Humberside

Occupations Dec 1930 Unemployed - reason for copy of Birth Certificate 24 Sep 1938 Metal Turner (Aircraft Works) 29 Sep 1939 Aircraft Fitter (1939 register) Fitter & turner (chargehand) at Blackburn Aircraft Factory, Brough, East Riding

Other information
Francis' marriage in 1938 was witnessed by his sister Lena and reported in the Hull Daily Mail

Francis served in the Home Guard during WW2, as he had a preserved occupation

Francis was a good football player and a good cricketer. He could have been a professional football player if only the big club that wanted to sign him (Hull City ?) could have paid him more than 2/6 a week and then only when he played. Used to play instead for Blackburn works team and later became an East Riding Amateur Football League referee. His daugher Elizabeth used to go with him playing cricket. Elizabeth later went to score for Welton cricket club. (EAS)

Francis loved his gardening, especially growing vegetables to feed his family. When they had sports day between Blackburn's Brough and Dumbarton sites, Francis always took part in the slow bike race. Elizabeth remembers him pushing his false teeth out to make her laugh.



This page last updated on 23 April 2022