Family of John Douglas Smith and Mary Elizabeth Watkins

Husband: John Douglas Smith

John Douglas Smith

Name:
John Douglas Smith³ ⁴ ⁵
Sex:
Male
Father:
John William Smith (1884- )
Mother:
Ella Maud Francis (1886-1973)
Occupation:
civil servant - customs and excise⁶
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
West Ham "Registration District", Essex, England³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁵
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
11 Mile Oak Gardens, Portslade, East Sussex, England⁶
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)
Norwich "Registration District", Norfolk, England¹ ⁵ ⁷
Probate:
24 Aug 2020
Probate Registry, Bristol, Bristol, England⁷
of 16 Orwell View Road Shotley Ipswich died 18th December 1988, probate of £82,864 (~£183,000 in 2017)

Name:
Mary Elizabeth Watkins¹ ⁸ ²
Sex:
Female
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Birth:
9 Jun 1913
Wimborne "Registration District", Dorset, England¹ ⁸ ⁹
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 26)
11 Mile Oak Gardens, Portslade, East Sussex, England⁶
an unmarried school teacher living with her parents Edward and Maud Watkins, future husband John, and her future mother-in-law Mary. Born on 9th June 1913 and married a Smith at a later date
Death:
17 Apr 1977 (age 63)
East Dereham "Registration District", Norfolk, England¹ ⁹ ¹⁰
Probate:
20 Jul 1977
Probate Registry, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England¹⁰
of Down Ampney Wellhill Clint Green Yaxham East Dereham Norfolk died 17th April 1977, probate of £2,860 (~£17,600 in 2017)

1.: Roger Smith personal communication. email dated 24th August 2020. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.

2.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Hove 1939 quarter:3 volume:2b page:1156. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.

3.: Roger Smith personal communication. email dated 22nd August 2020 filed under Ella Maud Francis. Cit. Date: 23 August 2020.

4.: 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.

5.: 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.

6.: 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.

7.: 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.

8.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Wimborne 1913 quarter:2 volume:5a page:455. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.

9.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). East Dereham 1977 quarter:2 volume:10 page:1067. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.

10.: 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). Newcastle-upon-Tyne 1977 page:7532. Cit. Date: 25 August 2020.