Maurice Christian Smith Maurice Smith Family - 1930 US Census, Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT, at 32 Fairmount Avenue:
Maurice C., head, paying $25/month rent, no radio, M, W, 47, M-25, NY, Den, Den, Store Clerk at Factory Chain Store.
Clara C., wife, F, W, 41, M-18, MA, NY, MA, Stitcher, Corset Factory
Maurice H., son, M, W, 22, S, CT, NY, MA (same for all children), laborer
Helen L. dau, F, W, 19, stitcher at factory
Robert F., son, M, W, 16, apprentice at machine shop
Clara M., dau, F, W, 14, none
Bertie, dau, F, W, 13, none
Ralph L, son, M, W, 11, none
Dorothy, dau, F, W, 8, none
Warren D., son, M, W, 6, none
Herbert C., son, M, W, 5, none
There was a Maurice Smith, age 11, in attendance at the Connecticut School for Boys, on Colony Court in Meriden, CT, in 1920 Census.
1930 Census for Bridgeport, shows a Robert F. Smith, age 16, s/o Maurice C. (age 47 b. @1883) and Clara Smith (age 41, 18 when married - b. @1889), LARGE family.
Sons: Maurice H., Robert F., Philip L.?, ???, daughters: Helen L., Clara M., Berta?, Dorothy.
Maurice b. NY, parents b. Denmark. He was store clerk at a factory chain store.
Clara b. MA, fa: NY mo: MA, a stitcher in a corset factory
1910 Census for Bridgeport, we see Maurice C. and wife, Clara E, with Maurice H. (age 2), living on Madison Avenue in Bridgeport. Indications Maurice and Clara were married @1907, some interesting differences in locations.
Maurice b. CT fa: Den, mo: Swe. For Clara, all MA, for Maurice H., CT, CT, MA. Maurice (Sr) listed occupation as Presshand in a motor factory. He was born circa 1883 at
New York or Connecticut, USA. He was the son of
Mr. Smith and
Mrs. Smith. Maurice Christian Smith married
Clara Elizabeth Fay, daughter of
Charles A. Fay and
Ellen 'Nellie' F. Cohan, between 1907 and 1908. Maurice Christian Smith died circa 1941.