Joseph SMITH b. 1798 Swinscoe, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England d. 1883 Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England: Our Family History

1798 - 1883 (85 years)

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Name Joseph SMITH

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1798 Swinscoe, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

Christening 3 Jun 1798 St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore Ray, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

Gender Male

Census 1841 Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
34	2127	Joseph	Smith	1801	Staffordshire	40	Male	Farmer
35	2127	Elizabeth	Smith	1806		35	Female
36	2127	Elizabeth	Smith	1828		13	Female
37	2127	John	Smith	1830	Staffordshire	11	Male
38	2127	Edward	Smith	1832	Staffordshire	9	Male
39	2127	Joseph	Smith	1834	Staffordshire	7	Male
40	2127	Mary	Smith	1836	Staffordshire	5	Female
41	2127	Samuel	Smith	1838	Staffordshire	3	Male
42	2127	Francis	Smith	1841	Staffordshire	7 Months	Male
43	2127	John	Smith	1830	Staffordshire	11	Male
44	2127	Joshua	Stubbs	1821		20	Male	Male Servant
45	2127	Samuel	Williams	1823	Staffordshire	18	Male	Male Servant
46	2127	Sarah	Grundy	1821	Staffordshire	20	Female	Female Servant

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 1006 Folio: 4 Page: 2 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=wf5c_3978
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Census 1851 Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	12	Joseph	Smith	Head	1801	Swinscoe	50	Male	Married	Farmer
2	12	Elizabeth	Smith	Wife	1805	Langley	46	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
3	12	Elizabeth	Smith	Daughter	1828	Ireton Wood	23	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
4	12	John	Smith	Son	1830	Stanton	21	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
5	12	Edward	Smith	Son	1832	Stanton	19	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
6	12	Joseph	Smith	Son	1834	Stanton	17	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
7	12	Mary Ann	Smith	Daughter	1836	Stanton	15	Female		Scholar
8	12	Samuel	Smith	Son	1838	Stanton	13	Male		Scholar
9	12	Francis	Smith	Son	1841	Stanton	10	Male		Scholar
10	12	Fredrick	Smith	Son	1845	Stanton	6	Male		Scholar
11	12	Emily	Smith	Daughter	1848	Stanton	3	Female
12	12	John	Smith	Servant	1829	Swinscoe	22	Male	Single	Farm Labourer

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 157 Page: 4 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=xskc_3979
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Census 1861 Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
16	12	Joseph	Smith	Head	1801	Ellastone	60	Male	Married	Farmer of 72 Acres
17	12	Elizabeth	Smith	Wife	1806	Langley	55	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
18	12	Samuel	Smith	Son	1838	Ellastone	23	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
19	12	Joseph	Smith	Son	1842	Ellastone	19	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
20	12	Frederick	Smith	Son	1845	Ellastone	16	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
21	12	Elizabeth	Smith	Daughter	1831	Ellastone	30	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
22	12	Mary Ann	Smith	Daughter	1837	Ellastone	24	Female	Single	Farmer's Daughter
23	12	John	Smith	Servant	1832	Swinscoe	29	Male	Single	Agriculture Servant

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2520 Folio: 63 Page: 3 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=g431_3980
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Census 1871 Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	39	Joseph	Smith	Head	1801	Stanton	70	Male	Widow	Farmer of 170 Acres
2	39	Samuel	Smith	Son	1839	Stanton	32	Male	Single	Farmer of 170 Acres
3	39	Joseph	Smith	Son	1836	Stanton	35	Male	Single	Farmer of 170 Acres
4	39	Frederick	Smith	Son	1845	Stanton	26	Male	Single	Farmer of 170 Acres
5	39	Fanny	Barker	Servant	1853	Clifton	18	Female	Single	Dairy Maid

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3597 Folio: 35 Page: 9 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=w8s9_3981
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Census 1881 Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
19	37	Joseph	Smith	Head	1799	Swinscoe	82	Male	Widower	Farmer of 166 Acres
20	37	Samuel	Smith	Son	1836	Stanton	45	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
21	37	Frederick	Smith	Son	1845	Stanton	36	Male	Single	Farmer's Son
22	37	John	Smith	Servant	1826	Swinscoe	55	Male	Single	Farm Servant
23	37	Fanny	Bradbury	Servant	1859	Cheadle	22	Female	Single	Farm Servant
24	37	Thomas	Grundy	Servant	1864	Stanton	17	Male	Single	Farm Servant

PRO Class: RG11 Piece: 3422 Folio: 71 Page: 11 Enumerated: 1881 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=0wd7_3982
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Occupation Farmer

Death 1883 Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Burial

22 Feb 1883

St. Mary's Churchyard, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

John SMITH (Great Grandfather)

Alice WILLATT, b. Littleover, Derby, Derbyshire, England

(Great Grandmother)

Person ID I29387 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 13 Dec 2025

Father	Thomas SMITH, b. 1757, Blore Ray, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England bur. 7 Dec 1838, St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Blore Ray, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 81 years)
Mother	Margaret HITCHCOCK, b. 1756, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England bur. 28 Dec 1830, St. Bartholomew's Churchyard, Blore Ray, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 74 years)
Marriage	7 Apr 1783	St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
Marriage		St. Michael's Church Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire
Association	John SMITH (Relationship: Witness)
Family ID	F9478	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Elizabeth SWINDELL, b. 1804, Kirk Langley, Amber Valley, Derbyshire, England d. 5 May 1867, Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 63 years)

Marriage 16 Oct 1826 Holy Trinity Church, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Witnesses: John Dutton

Holy Trinity Church
Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Association Selina SWINDELL (Relationship: Witness)

Children

	1. Elizabeth SMITH, c. 8 Jul 1827, Holy Trinity Church, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	2. John Dutton SMITH, b. 1829, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 31 Jan 1896 (Age 67 years) ▻ Fanny COXON m. 22 Oct 1860
+	3. Edward SMITH, c. 13 May 1832, Ellastone, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 14 Jul 1907 (Age ~ 75 years) ▻ Anne SMITH
	4. Joseph SMITH, b. 15 Dec 1833, Calton in Mayfield, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 1886, Ashbourne, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 52 years)
	5. Mary Ann SMITH, b. 25 Feb 1836, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 15 Feb 1902, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 65 years)
	6. Samuel SMITH, b. 1838, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 1917, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 79 years)
+	7. Francis SMITH, b. 1840, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 17 Nov 1898, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 58 years) ▻ Elizabeth TURNER
+	8. Frederick SMITH, b. 1845, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 17 Mar 1927, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 82 years) ▻ Elizabeth Mary WOOLLEY m. 11 Dec 1888
+	9. Emily SMITH, b. 1847, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England d. 16 Oct 1929, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England (Age 82 years) ▻ John ROBINSON m. 27 Mar 1871

Family ID F10161 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 13 Dec 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 1798 - Swinscoe, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
	Christening - 3 Jun 1798 - St. Bartholomew's Church, Blore Ray, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
	Marriage - 16 Oct 1826 - Holy Trinity Church, Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
	Census - 1881 - Wellcroft Farm, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
	Death - 1883 - Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England
	Burial - 22 Feb 1883 - St. Mary's Churchyard, Stanton, East Staffordshire, Staffordshire, England

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