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Smith Additional Information

Recent extensions to the Smith ancestry have been added in January 2015, thanks to the researches by Paul Fiddian.
Before this, some of the early information had been supplied by Rosemary King, Great-Great Granddaughter of Sarah Smith and Henry Rand.
Icons have been used to indicate the information thus provided.
Before the 19th century the information in Paul Fiddian`s site icon refers to Paul`s researches. You will find his website at this link.
Rosemary King`s contributions are shown by the other information supplied by Rosemary King icon.


Family of Vincent Smith

Vincent Smith
Birth: 1530 in South Kilworth, Leicestershire.   information in Paul Fiddian`s site
Marriage: in 1557 in South Kilworth, Leicestershire to Unknown, (Spouse`s birth 1540, South Kilworth) (Source: information in Paul Fiddian`s site).
See below for his 7 children).
Death: not known.


Children of Vincent Smith above   information in Paul Fiddian`s site

Robert Smith
Birth: 1559; baptism 3 Mar 1559, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Death: not known.
William Smith
Birth: 1561; baptism 3 Aug 1561, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Death: not known.
Roger Smith
Birth: 1862: baptism 8 May 1562, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Death: not known.
Margaret Smith
Birth: 1865: baptism 21 Mar 1565, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Death: 1567, South Kilworth,
Isabel Smith
Birth: 1868: baptism 24 Jan 1568, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Death: not known.
Richard Smith
Birth: 1571: baptism 25 Jan 1571, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Marriage: 15 Jun 1594 in South Kilworth to Cecilia Gurford, (baptised 26 Jan 1565 in South Kilworth).
See below for their 5 children
Death: not known.
Margaret Smith
Birth: 1575: baptism 28 Dec 1575, South Kilworth, Leicestershire
Marriage: not discovered; but one son Richard Smith baptised 16 Dec 1599, South Kilworth, Leicestershire.
Death: not known.


Children of Richard Smith & Cecilia Gurford
married in 1594   information in Paul Fiddian`s site)

John Smith
Birth: b 1595: baptism 30 Jul 1595, South Kilwort.
Death: not known.
Richard Smith
Birth: 1597: baptism 7 Apr 1597, South Kilworth.
Marriage: May 1616 at Lyddington, Rutland to Wyborow Bassett (baptised 19th March 1592 at North Luffenham, Rutland).
See below for their family.
Death: not known.
Robert Smith
Birth: 1599: baptised 18 Nov 1599, South Kilworth.
Death: not known.
William Smith
Birth: 1603: baptism 28 Aug 1603, South Kilworth.
Death: not known.
Elizabeth Smith
Birth: 1607: baptised 6 Mar 1607, South Kilworth.
Death: not known.


Children of Richard Smith & Wyborow Bassett
married in 1616   information in Paul Fiddian`s site)

William Smith
Birth: baptism 23 Feb 1634, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire.
Death: not known.
Solomon Smith
Birth: 1635
Marriage: 1676 to Unknown
See below for his family
Death: not known.
Mary Smith
Birth: baptism 13 Sep 1637, Kibworth Beauchamp.
Death: not known.


Children of Solomon Smith
married in 1676   information in Paul Fiddian`s site)

Jarvis Smith
Birth: baptism 19 Jul 1678, Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire.
Marriage: on 13th February 1700 at St Matthew Friday Street, Cheapside, London to Mary Shittleton, (baptised 9 Feb 1678, Enfield, London).
See below for their family.
Death: not known.
George Smith
Birth: 1680
Death: 1683
Wyborow Smith
Birth: baptism 16 Apr 1685, in Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire.
Death: 27 Jun 1685, Kibworth Beauchamp.
John Smith
Birth: baptism 28 May 1687, Kibworth Beauchamp.
Death: not known.
Mary Smith
Birth: baptism 10 Feb 1694, Kibworth Beauchamp.
Death: not known.


Children of Jarvis Smith & Mary Shittleton
married in 1700   information in Paul Fiddian`s site)

Mary Smith
Birth: baptism 19 Dec 1701, Westminster, London.
Death: not known.
Anne Smith
Birth: baptism 4 Feb 1702, Westminster
Death: not known.
John Smith
Birth: baptism 17 Nov 1706, Westminster.
Death: not known.
Elizabeth Smith
Birth: baptism 30 Dec 1708, Westminster.
Death: not known.
Jane Smith
Birth: baptism 15 Oct 1710, Westminster.
Death: not known.
Jarvis Smith
Birth: baptism 4 May 1712, Westminster.
Marriage: (1st) on 18 Oct 1733 at Rules of the Fleet, Fleet Prison, London to Elizabeth Hunt.
(2nd) on 9 Aug 1737 at St Benet Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe, London
to Mary Foull, (baptised 17 Apr 1715, Aldgate.
3rd) on 20 Dec 1741 at St Benet Paul's Wharf, Queenhithe, London to Mary Desbrough, ( born 8 Apr 1720, Fleet, London).
See below for the children of the two marriages.
Death: Jarvis`s death not known;
Elizabeth buied on 8th Apr 1736 at St Dunstan in the West, Fleet Street.
Mary Foull buried on 12th Oct 1741 in Aldgate.


Children of Jarvis Smith
married in 1733, 1737 and 1741 information in Paul Fiddian`s site)

Children of the second marriage to Mary Foull

Robert Smith
Birth: baptised 15 Jul 1738, Covent Garden, Westminster.
Death: not known.
Jarvis Smith
Birth: 11 Mar 1740, Fleet, London.
Death: not known.

Children of the third marriage to Mary Desbrouygh

James Smith
Birth: baptism 23 Aug 1745, Shoreditch, London.
Death: not known.
Thomas Smith
Birth: 21 Dec 1746 in Shoreditch. Baptism 23 Dec 1746
Marriage: 23 Oct 1767 at Shoreditch, London to Elizabeth Maynard (baptism 12 Dec 1744, Stepney).
See below for their family.
Death: not known.
Ann Smith
Birth: baptism 3 Apr 1751, Westminster.
Death: not known.
Sophia Smith
Birth: baptism 8 Dec 1752, Westminster.
Death: not known.
Milford Childs Linaston Smith
Birth: 1753 in Westminster
Death: not known.


Children of Thomas Smith & Elizabeth Maynard
married in 1767 information in Paul Fiddian`s site)

Maria Smith
Birth: 9 Dec 1767 in Shoreditch.
Death: not known.
Henry Smith
Birth: 12th Nov 1769 in Shoreditch.
Death: not known.
Zilpah Smith
Birth: 14 May 1772 in Shoreditch.
Death: not known.
Thomas Smith
Birth: 22 Jun 1774 in Shoreditch;
Death: not known.
James Smith
Birth: 20 Mar 1776 at Shoreditch; christened 21 Apr 1776 in Shoreditch
Marriage: to Esther Bromwell 13th August 1800 at St. Leonard`s, Shoreditch
( Esther birth: 1776)
5 children: see below).
Death: not known.
Elizabeth Smith
Birth: 10 Dec 1777 in Shoreditch.
Death: not known.


Children of James Smith & Esther Bromwell

James William Smith
Birth: 31 Aug 1801   Christening: 13 Sep 1801 at Saint Leonard`s, Shoreditch (Source: IGI Batch C040802 (Parents James Smith and Esther)).
Marriage: to Sarah Sophia Clifford on 1st May 1821 at St.John`s, Hackney (Sarah born 30 Dec 1801 in Bethnal Green). (Source: information supplied by Rosemary King) and Censuses below).
8 children: see below).
James was a silk weaver at the time of his son George`s marriage (1864); and in the 1841, 1851 & 1861 censuses.   Address was 25 Booth Street, Spitalfields in 1861/1864;   43 Brick Lane in 1851, and `Bethnal Green` in 1841. The family had earlier been in the workhouse, where two daughters had been born; and had then apparently moved to Coggeshall in Essex where there may have been work for silk-weavers.   Emma was born there in 1834.
Paul Fiddian has additional information that in 1847 Sarah and seven of her children were temporarily deserted by James who had gone to Macclesfield to try to find work. He was served with a warrant for non-appropriation.
Deaths: James: Oct 1874, St George in the East, London;   Sarah: Jan 1880, St George in the East).   information in Paul Fiddian`s site)
Daniel Smith
Birth: 27 Sep 1803;   Christening: 16 Oct 1803 at Saint Leonard`s, Shoreditch. (Source: IGI Batch C040802 (Parents James Smith and Esther).
Marriage: 18th November 1821 to Mary Perkins in St.John at Hackney (Source: information supplied by Rosemary King)
5 children : see below
Death: 1861, Hackney.  information in Paul Fiddian`s site)
Henry Smith
Birth: : 22 Oct 1808;   Christening: 13 Nov 1808 at Saint Leonard`s, Shoreditch.   (Source: IGI Batch C040802 (Parents James Smith and Esther).
Death: not known..
John Smith
Birth: : 10th Oct 1810 in Holywell Lane, Shoreditch;   Christening: 02 Nov 1810 at Saint Leonard`s, Shoreditch (Source: IGI Batch C040803 (Parents James Smith and Esther).
Death: not known..
William Thomas Smith
Birth: : 07 Oct 1812 Christening: 15 Nov 1812 at Saint Leonard`s, Shoreditch (Source: IGI Batch C040803 (Parents James Smith and Esther).
Death: not known..


Children of James William Smith & Sarah
(married in 1821)
Source largely information supplied by Rosemary King.

Sarah Smith
Birth: 1822 at Mile End;
Marriage: 7th June 1840 to Henry Rand in Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green (Source: IGI Batch M046987; and Jun 1840 Bethnal Green 2 9)
Death: 1891 in Whitechapel  
Harriet Smith
Birth: abt 1829 in Bethnal Green;   Christening: 14 Feb 1830 at Spitalfields Christ Church, Stepney (Source: IGI Batch C069693 (Parents James William and Sarah)).
Paul Fiddian notes that she was baptised whilst living in the Workhouse, at the same time as Mary Esther.
Marriage: 4th June 1855 to George Smith in All Saints, Mile End (Stepney in IGI) ; IGI Batch M042671; 04 Jun 1855 All Saints, Stepney; and Jun 1855 Whitechapel 1c 671)
See below for their 3 children.
Death: not known..
Mary Esther Smith
Birth: abt 1829;   Christening: 14 Feb 1830 at Spitalfields Christ Church, Stepney (Source: IGI Batch C069693 (Parents James William and Sarah)).
Marriage: 1848 to Samuel Green, a dyer (Source: Shoreditch December 1848 Volume: 2 Page: 0403)
Death: 1869
Emma Smith
Birth: 2nd May 1834;   christening 3rd August 1834 at Coggeshall (daughter of James (silk weaver) and Sarah, of Great Coggeshall).
Marriage: 13th June 1853 to Joseph Clifton at St.John`s, Bethnal Green
Death: 1924 in West Ham
Eliza Smith
Birth: 18 Mar 1839;   Christening: 27 Jun 1841 at Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green (Source: IGI Batch C046984; and probably Register: Jun 1839 Shoreditch 2 336).
Death: not known..
Amelia Smith
Birth: 04 Jun 1841;   Christening: 27 Jun 1841 at Saint Matthew, Bethnal Green (Source: IGI Batch C046984).
Death: 26 Mar 1843 (Source: IGI Batch C046984)
George Smith
Birth: 27 Oct 1843;   Christening: 26 Nov 1843 at Saint Leonards, Shoreditch. (Source: IGI C040807 ( Parents James William and Sarah); and probably Dec 1843 Shoreditch 2 375).
Marriage: 25th December 1864 to Elizabeth Cordelia Tourell (Register: 1864 Dec Whitechapel 1c 804: certificate :- George Smith, bachelor age 22, porter of 25 Booth Strret, son of James William Smith, weaver; in the parish church of Christ Church, Spitalfields; to Elizabeth Cordelia Tourell, spinster age 25 of 13 John Street, daughter of John James Tourell, shoe maker. Witnesses James William Smith & John James Tourell ).
See below for the family of George & Elizabeth Cordelia.
George (Senior) was a porter according to his marriage certificate in 1864;   a Leather cutter journeyman on the birth certificate of his son George (Junior) in 1866;   a shoemaker at the 1881 census; and a boot salesman according to the marriage certificate of his son George in 1889.
Death: not known..
James Smith
Birth: 06 Mar 1849; Christening: 25 Mar 1849 at Saint Leonards, Shoreditch; (Source: IGI Batch C040808 (Parents James William/Sarah Sophia) and censuses below).
Marriage: 2nd June 1873 to Mary Ann Anderson at Christ Church, Spitalfields IGI Batch M069691 (Spitalfields Christ Church, Stepney))
Death: not known..


Census data relating to James William Smith


1851
Registration district: Whitechapel; Mile End New Town;   ED, institution, or vessel: 1a;   Household schedule number: 45.
Street address: 43 Brick Lane.
Household Members:
James Smith, age 49; Silk weaver; born in Spitalfields Civil Parish, Christchurch, Spitalfields;   Sarah Smith, age 49; born in Bethnal Green;
Harriott Smith, age 22; born in Bethnal Green;   Emma Smith; age 17; born in Coggeshall;   Eliza Smith, age 12; born in Bethnal Green;   George Smith, age 7; born in Bethnal Green;   James Smith, age 2; born in Bethnal Green.

1861
Civil Parish: Spitalfields;   Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch.
Registration district: Whitechapel, Mile End New Town;   ED, institution, or vessel: 2;   Household schedule number: 67.
Street address: 25 Booth Street
Household Members:
James Smith, age 59; Silk weaver; born in Spitalfields, Middlesex;   Sarah Smith, age 59; born in Mile End;
George Smith, age 17; Tobacco worker; born in Bethnal Green;   James Smith, age 12; born in Bethnal Green.

1871
Address: 25 Booth St, Spitalfields, Middlesex.
Household Members:
Smith James, age 69; Silk Weaver; born in Spitalfield; Smith Sarah, age 69, Wife; born in Mile End New Town;
Smith James, age 22, Son; Carman; Born in Bethnal Green.


Children of Daniel Smith & Mary Perkins
married in 1821


Henrietta Smith
Birth: 1825 in Hackney (Source: information supplied by Rosemary King); and 1841 census below).
Death: not known..
Daniel Smith
Birth: 29 May 1825 Christening: 15 Jun 1825 at Saint Leonards, Shoreditch (Source: IGI Batch C040804 (Parents Daniel/Mary)).
Death: not known..
Edward Smith
Birth: 1826: 29 May 1825 Christening: 15 Jun 1825 at Saint Leonards, Shoreditch (Source: IGI Batch C040804 (Parents Daniel/Mary)).
Death: not known. He does not appear in the 1841 census below.
Rosina Smith
Birth: 1829 in Kingsland, Hackney (Source: information supplied by Rosemary King); and 1851 census below).
Death: not known..
Angelina Smith
Birth: 1840 in Hackney (Source: Jun 1840 Hackney 3 137).
Death: 1842 (Source: Mar 1842 Hackney 3 146).
William Smith
Birth: 1847 in Stoke Newington (Source: Jun 1847 Hackney 3 179).
Death: not known..


Census data relating to Daniel Smith


1841
HO107/0669/5/~F41 CD9 H_669-2.pdf p.37
Address: 17 Cock & Castle Lane, Stoke Newington, Middlesex
Smith Daniel, age 39 Shoe Maker;   Smith Mary, age 38;
Smith Daniel, age 15 Shoe Maker;   Smith Henrietta, age 16;   Smith Rose, age 12;   Smith Angelina, age 1

1851
National Archive Reference: RG number: HO107;   Piece: 1503;   Folio: 19;   Page: 31
Reg. District: Hackney;   Sub District: Stoke Newington;   Enum. District: 1;   Ecclesiastical District: Saint Matthias.
Address: 17, Cock And Castle Lane, Stoke Newington, Finsbury, Middlesex.
Smith Daniel, Head, age 50; Shoe Maker; born in Shoreditch;   Smith Mary, wife, age 48; Shoe Maker Wife; born in Birmingham;
Smith Rosina, daughter, unmarried, age 22; at home; born in Kingsland;   Smith William, son, age 4; born in Stoke Newington.

1861
RG9/0152/~F101 CD8 RG9-152.pdf p.199
Address: 17 Cock Castle Lane, Stoke Newington.
Smith Daniel, age 59, Head, Shoemaker; born in Shoreditch;   Smith Mary, age 57, wife; born in Birmingham;
Smith Rosina, age 29, daughter, born in Kingsland;   Smith William, age 13, son; born in Kingsland.


Children of Harriet Smith & George Smith
married in 1855
information in Paul Fiddian`s site   

William Smith
Birth: 11 Jul 1855 in Spitalfields.
Death: not known
George Smith
Birth: 1858 in Spitalfields.
Death: not known
Henry Joseph Smith
Birth: 1862 in Spitalfields.
Death: not known


Children of George Smith & Elizabeth Cordelia Tourell
married in 1864


George Smith
Birth: 3rd April 1866 in Bethnal Green; (Register: 1866 Jun Bethnal Green 1c 322; certificate:- 40 Wellington Street, Bethal Green;
Marriage: 22nd December 1889 to Ann Caroline Hill; (Register: 1889 Dec West Ham 4a 19; certificate:- bachelor at age 23; boot salesman living at 63 Rathbone St; father George Smith to Ann Caroline Hill age 22 of same address. Witnesses W.S. Hill & S.M. Hill.
See below for the family of George & Ann
Death: not known..
John James Smith   (Source: information in Paul Fiddian`s site)
Birth: 1868, Bethnal Green, London 1870
Death: 1870, Bethnal Green.
Elizabeth Cordelia Smith
Birth: 1871. Christening: 28 May 1871 at Spitalfields Christ Church, Stepney (IGI Batch: C069693 (Father: George Smith Mother: Elizabeth Cordelia)).
Death: not known..
Joseph Smith
Birth: 1874; (Source: censuses below.)
Death: not known..
William Smith
Birth: 1880; (Source: censuses below.)
Death: not known..
Isabella Smith
Birth: 1883. (Source: censuses below.)
Death: not known..
Jane Smith
Birth: 1886. (Source: censuses below.)
Death: not known..


Census data relating to the family of George and Elizabeth Cordelia Smith.


1871 Civil parish: Bethnal Green;   Ecclesiastical parish: St Jude.
Registration district: Bethnal Green;   Sub-registration district: Bethnal Church;   ED, institution, or vessel: 18;   Household schedule number: 124.
Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 495; Folio: 46; Page: 24; GSU roll: 823376.
Street Address: 11 Grove Street.
Household Members:
George Smith, age 30; born in Bethnal Green;   Eliza Smith, age 29;
George Smith, age 6;   Eliza Smith, age 3.

1881
Civil parish: West Ham;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: West Ham;   ED, institution, or vessel: 17a.
Street address: 79 Victoria Dock Road.
Household Members:
George Smith, age 37; Shoemaker; born in Bethnal Green;   Elizabeth Smith, age 41; born in Bethnal Green;
George Smith, age 15; born in Bethnal Green;   Elizabeth Smith, age 9; born in Bethnal Green;   Joseph Smith, age 7; born in Bethnal Green;   William Smith, age 1; born in Bethnal Green;
Elizh Freeman, age 15; General Servant.

1891
Civil parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: St Luke;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: West Ham;   ED, institution, or vessel: 16.
Street address: 79 Victoria Dock Rd.
Household Members:
George Smith, age 48; boot & shoe maker; born in Mile End, Middlesex;   Elizabeth Smith, age 51; born in Mile End;
Elizabeth Smith, age 20; assists at home; born in Spitalfield;   William Smith, age 10; born in West Ham;   Isabella Smith, age 7; born in West Ham;   Jane Smith, age 5; born in West Ham.

1901
Address: 79 Victoria Dock Road, Canning Town.
Source Citation: RG13/1582/~F111 CD3 R13_1582.pdf p.220.
Household Members:
Smith George, Age 57; Boot Shop Keeper; Born in Mile End;   Smith Elizabeth, age 61, Wife; Born in Mile End;
Smith William, age 21, Son; Machine Fitter Grown(Iron) Ship Building; Born in Canning Town, West Ham;   Smith Isabella, age 18, Daughter; Born in Canning Town, West Ham;   Smith Jane, age 15,Daughter; Born in Canning Town, West Ham.

1911
District: West Ham; Subdistrict: Canning Town; Enumeration District: 24.
Source Citation: RG14PN9494 RG78PN508 RD188 SD4 ED24 SN46.
Address: 79 Victoria Dock Road, Victoria Dock.
Household Members:
Smith George, Age 68; Bootmaker Dealer; Born in Mile End New Town;   Smith Elizabeth Cordelia, Wife, Married for 46 years; Age 71; Born in Mile End New Town.


Children of George Smith & Ann Caroline Hill
married in 1889   information in Paul Fiddian`s site

Annie Lilian Smith
Birth: 1890, West Ham, Essex.
Death: Jul 1896, West Ham.
Elizabeth Annie Smith
Birth: 1891, West Ham, Essex.
Death: Oct 1895, West Ham.
Alfred Samuel Smith
Birth: 1893, West Ham, Essex.
Death: Jan 1895, West Ham.
Sidney George Smith
Birth: 1894, West Ham, Essex.
Death: Jan 1899, West Ham.
Frances May Smith
Birth: 1895, West Ham, Essex.
Death: Apr 1899, West Ham.
Lilian May Smith
Birth: 25th April 1895 (Register: 1895 Jun West Ham 4a 87; certificate:- born at 20 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town; daughter of George Smith, boot salesman, and Ann Caroline, formerly Hill. (E.Fowler, present at the birth, was the informer on certificate, resident at 4 Thomas Street, Canning Town.)
Marriage: 18th October 1917 at the United Methodist Church, Shirley Street, Canning Town to Thomas James Leaford.
Death: 1978 (Register: 1978 Sep Brentwood 9 1489).
Albert Victor Smith
Birth: 27th February 1900 (Register: 1900 Mar West Ham 4a 117); certificate:- born at 20 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town; son of George Smith, boot salesman, and Ann Caroline, formerly Hill. Informant was father.
Marriage: 9th June 1923 to Esther Maisie Darken; (Register 1923 Jun West Ham 4a 15;   certificate: Albert Victor, age 23, bachelor; Boilermaker of 25 Newman Road, West Ham; son of George Smith, Traveller;   and Esther Maisie, age 22, spinster, of 34 Beckton Road, daughter of Frederick Darken, Painter; witnesses Thomas James & Lilian May Leaford).
Esther`s surname is spelt with an e on the marriage register and certificate, and on her own birth registration record (Sep 1900 Epping 4a 483); but with an i on all the birth registrations of her children, and also on her own baptismal record.
(Register: Birth Sep 1900 Darken Esther May Epping 4a 483).
Baptism was at All Saints, Chigwell Row on 29th July (SEAX D/P 559/1/6 Image 12).
She was the daughter of Fred (Builder`s labourer) and Laura Darkin.
See below for their children.
Death: Albert Victor - 1956 age 56 (Register: Sep 1956 Edmonton 5e 192.)
Esther: Jun 1981, Enfield   (Register: Feb 1981 Enfield 12 0514)

Census data relating to the family of George and Ann Caroline Smith.

1891
Civil Parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: West Ham;   ED, institution, or vessel: 21.
Street address: 63 Rathbone St.
Household Members:
Annie Smith, age 24; born in Bromley;   George Smith, age 25; shoemaker; born in Bethnal Green.
A couple of oddities about this return;   Ann Caroline and George were already married; Ann Caroline is not named as Annie in other censuses or registers; and there is no mention of Annie Lilian, born in 1890.

1901
Civil parish: West Ham;   Ecclesiastical parish: Holy Trinity;   County: Essex.
Registration district: West Ham;   Sub-registration district: Plaistow;   ED, institution, or vessel: 53;   Household schedule number: 182.
Street address: 20 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town.
Household Members:
George Smith, age 34; Boot Salesman; born in London, Middlesex;   Ann C. Smith, age 34; born in London, Middlesex;
Lilian M. Smith, age 5; born in London, Essex;   Albert V. Smith, age 1; born in London, Essex.

1911
District: West Ham;   Subdistrict: Plaistow;   Enumeration District: 48.
Address: 17 Malmesbury Terrace, Canning Town.
Household Members:
Smith, George, Age 45; Boot Maker Dealer; born in Bethnal Green, Middlesex;   Smith, Ann, Wife, Married for 21 years; Age 44; born in Bromley, Middlesex;
Smith, Lilian, Daughter, age 15; At home; born in West Ham, Essex;   Smith, Victor, Son, age 11; born in West Ham, Essex.


Children of Albert Victor Smith & Esther Maisis Darken
married in 1923   information in Paul Fiddian`s site

Ena May Smith
Birth: 1920 in West Ham, Essex. (Register: Dec 1920 W. Ham 4a 141: Mother1s maiden name Darkin)
Death: not known.
Hilda E. Smith
Birth: 1922 in West Ham, Essex. (Register: Jun 1922 W.Ham 4a 135)
Death: not known.
Albert G. Smith
Birth: 1923 in West Ham, Essex. (Register: Dec 1923 W.Ham 4a 132)
Death: 1965 age 42 (possible register: Mar 1965 Woolwich 5d 900).
Betty A. Smith
Birth: 1925 in West Ham, Essex. (Register: Jun 1925 W.Ham 4a 252).
Death: not known.




  Rules of the Fleet   information in Paul Fiddian`s site

Fleet Prison was usually used for debtors and bankrupts and contained up to 300 prisoners and their families. The prisoners had to pay for food and lodging amongst other things. The Warden was appointed by Letters patent and would often farm out the prison to the highest bidder. This custom led to a notorious reputation for cruelty inflicted on the prisoners for extortion. One such purchaser of office, Thomas Bambridge, who became warden in 1728, was of particularly evil repute. He ended up in Newgate Prison after a House of Commons inquiry. As long as prisoners paid the keeper compensation for loss of earnings they could lodge outside the prison walls in a particular lawless area known as Rules (or Liberty) of the Fleet. Irregular or clandestine marriages (away from home parishes) took place here leading to common-law marriage, though they were performed by ordained clergy. Around 1740 over half the marriages in London took place in the environs of Fleet Prison, i.e. the Rules of the Fleet.