See also

Family of William George Smith and Louisa Jane Hart

Husband: William George Smith

  • Name:

  • William George Smith1,2,3

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • electrician's labourer then a crane driver4,5

  • Birth:

  • 13 Aug 1889

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England2,4,5,6

  • Baptism:

  • 22 Dec 1889 (age 0)

  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Church Lane, Martlesham, Suffolk, England3

  •  

  • son of William George Smith (mariner) and Emma Ann of St. Johns Ipswich

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 1)

  • 269 Spring Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England6

  •  

  • son living with his parents George and Emma, brother John, and a visitor. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 31 yrs 0 mns)

  • 16 Waveney Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married head of the household working as an electrician's labourer for Ms Ransome & Rapier of Waterside Works Ipswich and living in five rooms with his wife Louisa, son George, and daughter Vera. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 50)

  • 214 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • a married crane driver (wharf heavy worker) living with his wife Louisa, sons George and Ronald, and a closed record (presumably daughter Margaret). Born on 13th August 1889

Wife: Louisa Jane Hart

  • Name:

  • Louisa Jane Hart7

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Robert John Hart (1846- )

  • Mother:

  • Lucy Goodrich (1851?- )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • domestic servant8

  • Birth:

  • 25 Jun 1887

  • Cotton, Suffolk, England4,5,7,8,9,10

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 3)

  • Broadway, Cotton, Suffolk, England9

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her parents Robert and Lucy, brothers John, Joseph and William, and sister Ellen. Born in Cotton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 13)

  • Broadway, Cotton, Suffolk, England10

  •  

  • daughter living in four rooms with her widowed mother Lucy, and brothers John, Joseph, William, Arthur and Walter. Born in Cotton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 23)

  • 3 Willoughby Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England8

  •  

  • an unmarried domestic servant living in seven rooms with George and Emma Parkinson. Born in Cotton Stowmarket Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 33 yrs 11 mns)

  • 16 Waveney Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • married wife doing home duties and living in five rooms with her husband William, son George, and daughter Vera. Born in Cotton Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 52)

  • 214 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • married doing unpaid house duties and living with her husband William, sons George and Ronald, and a closed record (presumably daughter Margaret). Born on 25th June 1887

  • Death:

  • 22 Dec 1976 (age 89)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England11,12

  • Probate:

  • 17 Feb 1977

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England12

  •  

  • of 214 Wherstead Road Ipswich died 22nd December 1976, probate of £3,304 (~£20,000 in 2017)

Child 1: George Robert Smith

  • Name:

  • George Robert Smith13,14

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Joan Edna Woodcock (1921-2011)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • trolley bus driver5

  • Birth:

  • 15 Sep 1914

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,5,13

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 6 yrs 8 mns)

  • 16 Waveney Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • son attending school and living in five rooms with his parents William and Louisa, and sister Vera. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 25)

  • 214 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried trolley bus driver living with his parents William and Louisa, brother Ronald, and a closed record (presumably sister Margaret). Born on 15th September 1914

  • Death:

  • 30 Aug 2016 (age 101)

  • Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Heath Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14,15

  • Cremation:

  • 27 Oct 2016

  • Ipswich Crematorium, Belvedere Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England14

  •  

  • loving father of Wendy and Dennis, loving grandfather and great-grandfather

Child 2: Elsie Vera Smith

  • Name:

  • Elsie Vera Smith16,17

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Birth:

  • Q1 1917

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England16

  • Death:

  • Q1 1918 (age 1)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England17

Child 3: Vera Constance Smith

  • Name:

  • Vera Constance Smith18

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • William Murdoch ( - )

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • barmaid19

  • Birth:

  • 15 Jul 1920

  • Ipswich, Suffolk, England4,18,19,20

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 11 mns)

  • 16 Waveney Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England4

  •  

  • daughter living in five rooms with his parents William and Louisa, and brother George. Born in Ipswich Suffolk

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 19)

  • Great White Horse Hotel, 43 Tavern Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England19

  •  

  • an unmarried barmaid living with thirty-one others. Born on 15th July 1920

  • Death:

  • 10 Aug 2001 (age 81)

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England20,21

  • Probate:

  • 13 Dec 2001

  • Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England21

  •  

  • grant only, died 10th August 2001

Child 4: Ronald William Smith

  • Name:

  • Ronald William Smith22,23

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • motor engineer5

  • Birth:

  • 27 Jul 1922

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England5,22

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 17)

  • 214 Wherstead Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England5

  •  

  • an unmarried apprentice motor engineer living with his parents William and Louisa, brother George, and a closed record (presumably sister Margaret). Born on 27th July 1922

  • Death:

  • Q2 2018 (age 95)

  • Suffolk "Registration District", Suffolk, England23

Child 5: Margaret Lucy Smith

  • Name:

  • Margaret Lucy Smith24

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Spouse:

  • Samuel Charles Simmonds (1925-1987)

  • Birth:

  • Q3 1925

  • Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England24

  • Death:

  • Q4 2022 (age 97)

  • Suffolk "Registration District", Suffolk, England25

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Hartismere 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1609. Cit. Date: 26 February 2024.

2.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1889 quarter:3 volume:4a page:818. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

3.

Suffolk Family History Society All Baptisms Suffolk 1813-1900, (SFK-BPI/P1-1 own copy). Martlesham St. Mary baptism entry:193. Cit. Date: 28 September 2024.

4.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9402 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration-district:10 schedule:325. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

5.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6602C page:9 line:6 letter code:TVBL. Cit. Date: 27 September 2024.

6.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1471 folio:147 page:31 schedule:207. Cit. Date: 28 September 2024.

7.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Hartismere 1887 quarter:3 volume:4a page:725. Cit. Date: 24 September 2024.

8.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10820 class:RG78 piece:584 registration district:213 sub-district:1 enumeration-district:22 schedule:201. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

9.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1458 folio:90 page:2 schedule:11. Cit. Date: 24 September 2024.

10.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1763 folio:50 page:15 schedule:96. Cit. Date: 24 September 2024.

11.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1976 quarter:4 volume:10 page:2692. Cit. Date: 28 September 2024.

12.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 1977 page:7525 no:771001563P. Cit. Date: 28 September 2024.

13.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1914 quarter:4 volume:4a page:1860. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

14.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2016 quarter:3 district:7481B entry:514462354. Cit. Date: 28 September 2024.

15.

Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). published 3rd October 2016. Cit. Date: 28 September 2024.

16.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1917 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1634. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

17.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1918 quarter:1 volume:4a page:1172. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

18.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1920 quarter:3 volume:4a page:2035. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

19.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:6603J page:2 line:8 letter code:TVBY. Cit. Date: 27 September 2024.

20.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2001 quarter:3 district:7471B register:B28B entry:213 date:0801. Cit. Date: 27 September 2024.

21.

UK Government Probate Service, UK Government Find a Will, (on-line at www.probatesearch.service.gov.uk, www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ipswich 2001 no:836703. Cit. Date: 27 September 2024.

22.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1922 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1784. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

23.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2018 quarter:2 district:7481C entry:517186696. Cit. Date: 27 September 2024.

24.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1925 quarter:3 volume:4a page:1742. Cit. Date: 26 September 2024.

25.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Suffolk 2022 quarter:4 district:7481B entry:524619223. Cit. Date: 27 September 2024.