See also
Husband:
John William Smith (1884- )
Wife:
Ella Maud Francis (1886-1973)
Children:
Marriage:
7 Nov 1908
St. Alban the Martyr Church, 99 Albert Street, Ilford, Essex, England1 2 3
John a clerk of 59 Lyhall Road Ilford, Ella of 24 Khartoum Road Ilford, both single, grooms' father John Thomas Smith a clerk, bride's father Harry Francis a packer. Married by banns and witnessed by Harry Francis and Edwin Charles Francis
Name:
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
clerk then an agent for a record maufacturer becoming a poultry farmer1 6 7
Birth:
23 Apr 1884
27 Skidmore Street, Mile End, Middlesex, England1 4 5 8 9 6 10
son of John Thomas Smith (dock clerk) and Kate Lizzie formerly Hills. Note that the 1939 register says born on 23rd April 1883, 1891 census says born in Stepney London, and 1901 census says born in Tower Hamlets London
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 6)
5 Frederick Cottages, White Post Lane, Little Ilford, Essex, England8
son attending school and living in four rooms with his parents John and Kate, brothers Herbert and Alfred, and sister Helen. Born in Stepney London
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 16)
48 White Post Lane, Little Ilford, Essex, England9
son living with his parents John and Kate, brothers Herbert, Alfred, George, Stanley, Walter Frederick and William, sister Helen, and a Jane Hall. Born in Tower Hamlets London
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 26)
367 Sherrard Road, Manor Park, Essex, England6
married head of the household working as an agent for a record manufacturer and living in three rooms with his wife Ella and daughter Olive. Born in Mile End London
Defendant:
28 Sep 1932 (age 48)
John William Smith was summoned by Ella Maud Francis on 28 September 1932 in Billericay Magistrates' Court, Billericay, Essex, England
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 55)
8 Streamdale, Abbey Wood, Kent, England10
a married and disabled pensioner since 1917 living with Edward and Lily Kirby and family. Born on 23rd April 1883
Ella Maud Francis
Name:
Sex:
Female
Father:
Mother:
Occupation:
dressmakers assistant12
Birth:
11 Jan 1886
23 Blenheim Road, Wanstead, Essex, England1 11 5 13 12 6 14 15 16
1901 census says born in Stratford, 1911 census says Leytonstone
Census:
5 Apr 1891 (age 5)
40 Elsham Road, Wanstead, Essex, England13
daughter attending school and living with her parents Harry and Harriett, brothers Harry, Arthur and Edwin, and sisters Edith and Elsie. Born in Wanstead Essex
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 15)
7 Second Avenue, Manor Park, Essex, England12
daughter working as a dressmaker's assistant and living with her parents Harry and Harriett, brothers Harry, Arthur and Edwin, and sister Elsie. Born in Stratford Essex
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 25)
367 Sherrard Road, Manor Park, Essex, England6
married wife living in three rooms with her husband John and daughter Olive. Born in Leytonstone Essex, married for two years with one child who is still living
Criminal Plaintiff:
28 Sep 1932 (age 46)
Billericay Magistrates' Court, Billericay, Essex, England1 17 18
Ella summoned her husband John William Smith from whom she was separated seeking maintenance for her children. He said he had a home for her and was a war pensioner suffering from shell shock. She was awarded 10s (~£24 in 2017) per week per child and he was ordered to pay costs of £2 2s (~£100 in 2017)
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 53)
11 Mile Oak Gardens, Portslade, East Sussex, England14
married doing paid domestic duties and living with her son John in the home of Edward and Maud Watkins and her future daughter-in-law Mary. Born on 14th January 1886
Death:
5 Aug 1973 (age 87)
Black Notley Hospital, Grass Road, Black Notley, Essex, England19 15 16
Cause: of carcinomatosis of the cervix
wife of John William Smith a clerk and residing in Clacton -on-Sea, born on 11th January 1886 in London
Daughter: Olive Maude Smith
Spouse: Walter Ross
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
clerk21
Birth:
15 Oct 1909
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 1)
367 Sherrard Road, Manor Park, Essex, England6
daughter living in three rooms with her parents John and Ella. Born in Peckham S.E
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 29)
Rusticana, High Road, Laindon, Essex, England21
an unmarried general clerk living with her cousin Doreen Francis, sister Gladys and aunt Dora Francis. Born on 15th October 1909 and married a Ross at a later date
Death:
31 Oct 1992 (age 83)
Cambridge "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England22 23
Probate:
20 Jan 1993
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England23
of 5 Carlton Rise Royston Hertfordshire died 31st October 1992, probate not exceeding £125,000 (~£243,000 in 2017)
Son: John Douglas Smith
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Occupation:
civil servant - customs and excise14
Note:
John won a scholarship to Palmers (Direct Grant at that time) at Grays in Essex. He was taken out aged 15 and made to go to Navy training school at HMS Ganges and had one tour to the far east before buying himself out. He subsequently took a civil service examination and became a Customs Officer
Birth:
14 Mar 1913
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
11 Mile Oak Gardens, Portslade, East Sussex, England14
an unmarried civil servant customs and excise living with his mother Ella in the home of Edward and Maud Watkins and his future wife Mary. Born on 14th March 1913
Informant:
5 Aug 1973 (age 60)
John Douglas Smith was the informant on the death certificate for Ella Maud Francis who died on 5 August 1973 at Black Notley Hospital, Grass Road, Black Notley, Essex, England
Death:
18 Dec 1988 (age 75)
Probate:
24 Aug 2020
Probate Registry, Bristol, Bristol, England29
of 16 Orwell View Road Shotley Ipswich died 18th December 1988, probate of £82,864 (~£183,000 in 2017)
Daughter: Gladys Evelyn Smith
Name:
Sex:
Female
Spouse:
Occupation:
Birth:
14 Jan 1918
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 21)
Rusticana, High Road, Laindon, Essex, England21
an unmarried elementary school teacher living with her cousin Doreen Francis, sister Olive and aunt Dora Francis. Born on 14th January 1918 and married a Carter at a later date
Death:
21 Jan 2010 (age 92)
Cambridgeshire "Registration District", Cambridgeshire, England33 34
Probate:
13 Sep 2010
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England34
grant and will, died 21st January 2010
Son: Reginald Francis Smith
Name:
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Birth:
9 Feb 1921
Baptism:
26 Feb 1921 (age 0)
St. Nicholas's Church, Church Hill, Laindon, Essex, England7
son of John William Smith (poultry farmer) and Ella Maud of Laindon
Military Beginning:
1938 (age 16-17)38
joining the Royal Artillery as no:1429781 being transferred to K.R.R. (T.A.) on 8th May 1939
Prisoner of War:
1944 (app) (age 22-23)25
and carried shrapnel for the remainder of his life
Death:
27 Feb 2019 (age 98)
Gloucestershire "Registration District", Gloucestershire, England36 37 39
Probate:
22 Mar 2019
Probate Registry, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England39
grant and will, died 27th February 2019
Son: Frank Edmund Smith
Name:
Sex:
Male
Occupation:
sales person25
Birth:
9 Feb 1926
Billericay "Registration District", Essex, England1 40 42 41
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 13)
52 Southdown Road, Portslade, East Sussex, England42
attending school and living with Frank and Ella Cole and family. Born on 9th February 1926
Military Service:
1944 (app) (age 17-18)
Army25
Death:
29 Jun 2002 (age 76)
Probate:
15 Nov 2002
Probate Registry, Arcade Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England43
grant and will, died 29th June 2002
Unsure of John's death details as there are many possibilities1
Roger Smith personal communication. email dated 22nd August 2020 filed under Ella Maud Francis. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Great Ilford St. Albans marriages 1902-1908 ref:D/P 578/1/1 image:. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
Marriage Certificate. own copy, provided by Roger Smith. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Mile End Old Town 1884 quarter:2 volume:1c page:551. Cit. Date: 17 April 2021.
Birth Certificate. own copy, provided by Roger Smith. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:9570 class:RG78 piece:510A registration district:188 sub-district:6 enumeration district:14 schedule:218. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Laindon St. Nicholas baptisms 1890-1927 ref:D/P 278/1/9 image:25 page:42 entry:331. Cit. Date: 30 March 2023.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1342 folio:48 page:4. Cit. Date: 17 April 2021.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1600 folio:9 page:9. Cit. Date: 17 April 2021.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:0654F page:11 line:38 letter code:AZKF. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1886 quarter:2 volume:4a page:193. Cit. Date: 14 July 2020.
England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1601 folio:14 page:19. Cit. Date: 27 January 2020.
England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1350 folio:52 page:51. Cit. Date: 26 January 2020.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:2525C page:17 line:3 letter code:EJLB. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Braintree 1973 quarter:3 volume:4a page:923. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.
Death Certificate. own copy, provided by Roger Smith. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020. Family Archive, Held by David and Sue Wilkinson.
FindMyPast Newspaper article, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). Chelmsford Chronicle Friday 30th September 1932 page:5. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.
Ibid. Essex Newsman Saturday 1st October 1932 page:4. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.
Roger Smith personal communication. email dated 24th August 2020. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Camberwell 1909 quarter:4 volume:1d page:890. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1480I page:8 line:7 letter code:DBET. Cit. Date: 24 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Cambridge 1992 quarter:4 register:1192 volume:9 page:600. Cit. Date: 15 April 2021.
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 1993 grid:C 16 no:9351533055U. Cit. Date: 16 April 2021.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1911 quarter:3 volume:4a page:529. Cit. Date: 24 August 2020.
Roger Smith personal communication. email dated 24th August 2020. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Havering 1995 quarter:1 district:2341A register:HA70 entry:70 entry:81 date:0395. Cit. Date: 24 August 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1913 quarter:2 volume:4a page:604. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Norwich 1988 quarter:4 register:1288 volume:10 page:1804. Cit. Date: 24 August 2020.
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). Bristol 1989 page:7520 no:8980600827F. Cit. Date: 24 August 2020.
England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). West Ham 1915 quarter:1 volume:4a page:615. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.
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