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Smithers Genealogy
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22 August 2006 |
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view SMITHERS family tree view spouse’s records |
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Dr G.M.W.Mann. Baytrees Burnhams Rd, Lt.Bookham Surrey, U.K. KT23 3AU |
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5 James SMITHERS 1779-1845
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1m Jane STRUDWICK; 2m
Sarah EVANS 1803
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James was born in Worplesdon, the youngest child of Thomas & Elizabeth. He began work as a labourer, but later became a farmer. He married a Worplesdon girl when he was 21, but she died 5 months later. Two years later, he remarried Sarah EVANS in nearby Stoke church near Guildford and they had at least 5 children all baptised at Worplesdon. James lived most of his life at Perry Hill in the
centre of Worplesdon, though at his death of heart disease aged 66, his
address was nearby Goose Rye. Sarah
remained in Worplesdon with her married daughter Ann until she died aged
90. Sarah left everything, less than
£100, to Ann who was married to Christopher MAY, the parish clerk. |
C=Christened
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age DATE JS SE |
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25Jul1779 31Mar1801 21 14Aug1801 22 10Sep1803 24 23 27Jul1805 25 24 1Mar1807 27 26 22Oct1809 30 28 11Jul1813 33 32 17Nov1816 37 35 7Oct1837 58 56 1Mar1841 61 60 6Jun1841 61 60 20Nov1844 65 63 15Oct1845 66 64 22Oct1845 66 64 30Mar1851 70 7Apr1861 80 22Feb1870 89 2Apr1871 90 10Jun1871 90 16Jun1871 90 |
James C at Worplesdon,
son of Thomas & Elizabeth SMYTHER of Perry Hill m Jane STRUDWICK at
Worplesdon (signed with x) Jane, wife of James of
Perry Hill, buried at Worplesdon m Sarah EVANS at Stoke
next Guildford (signed with x) son Frederick C at
Worplesdon; address: Perry Hill dau Martha C at W;
address: Perry Hill dau Hannah (Ann) C at W;
address: Perry Hill son Henry C at W; James
a labourer son James Smither C at
Worplesdon James described as a
farmer of Worplesdon in affidavit by Martha Mercer dau Ann m James MAY at
Shere farmer at Perry Hill
with wife and Henry James described as a
farmer of Attfields Farm, Worplesdon at m of son Henry James, a farmer, died at
Worplesdon of heart disease James, of Goose Rye,
buried at Worplesdon Sarah at Windsor with
son Frederick Sarah living with dau
Ann MAY, wife of parish clerk, at Perry Hill Sarah made last will
leaving everything to daughter Ann Sarah living with dau
Ann and so Frederick at Perry Hill Sarah died at Perry
Hill; death registered by Frederick Sarah of Perry Hill,
buried at Worplesdon |
b=born m=married d=died
C=Christened B=Buried
The 41 census,
death and burial record give a birth date of 1779/80, and he married, baptised
his children and died at Worplesdon.
There is a suitable baptism in that parish:
C 25Jul1779 James s Thomas & Elizabeth SMYTHER, Perry Hill
Perry Hill is in the centre of the village
there were two other James baptised at Worplesdon:
C 24Apr1768 s William & Christian SMITHER;
C 18Jun1786 s Thomas & Leah SMITHER, West End
the first
however was buried in 1834 aged 47, while the second who also m a Sarah, was
described as a publican in the 1841 census, whereas the baptism and
marriage records of James’ son (James 4) note that his father was a
farmer. A witness at James' marriage was Thomas x S--hor {Smither?},
probably his father. For further
discussion of the different James SMITHERS, see SMITHERS tree TM
the affidavit to correct the 1816 baptismal record in the Worplesdon register of James-4 shows that his parents were James SMITHERS and Sarah EVANS. There is a suitable marriage in the neighbouring parish of Stoke next Guildford:
m 10Sep1803 Stoke next Guildford: James x SMITHER of Worplesdon parish and Sarah EVANS spr otp by banns
witness: Rebekah x SOUTH, Thomas x S--hor {Smither?}
However there is an earlier Worplesdon entry for marriage of James SMITHER to Jane STRUDWICK followed by burial of Jane:
m 31Mar1801 Worplesdon:James x SMITHER otp & Jane x STRUDWICK otp by banns; wit: Thomas STRUDWICK, JI
B 14Aug1801 Worplesdon: Jane, 21, wife of James SMITHER, Perry Hill
There is no corroborating evidence that this is the same James, but there is no other suitable James in the Worplesdon register, and James was of Perry Hill when he baptised his children
C 27Jul1805 Frederick s James & Elizabeth SMITHERS, Perry Hill
C 1Mar1807 Martha d James & Sarah SMITHER, Perry Hill
C 11Sep1808 Louisa d James & Mary{?} SMITHER, Perry Hill
C 22Oct1809 Hannah d James & Sarah SMITHER, Perry Hill; m James MAY, parish clerk
C 11Jul1813 Henry s James & Sarah SMITHER, labourer; m Elizabeth GODDARD
C 17Nov1816 James Smither s James & Sarah SMITHER b10Oct1816
census records show that James & Sarah had a son Frederick b c1806, proving that the register entry of Elizabeth was an error for Sarah
census records also show they had a daughter Ann b c1810 Ann which is probably a contraction of Hannah; Ann m James MAY at Shere 1Mar1841
the entry for Louisa’s mother is probably another error, Mary for Sarah. No other records of James & Mary found.
a Louisa
SMITHERS m John SKILTON 5Oct1829 at Haslemere
m 20Nov1844 at Worplesdon parish church by banns
Henry SMITHERS bch full farmer, Attfields Farm, Worplesdon & Elizabeth GODDARD spr full, Worplesdon
fathers:James SMITHER, farmer; James GODDARD, labourer; w: James x GODDARD, Mary GODDARD
d 15Oct1845 James SMITHER male 66 farmer; died at Worplesdon from heart disease
r 20Oct1845 at Woking, Guildford SRY by Henry SMITHER son, of Worplesdon pad
d 10Jun1871 Sarah SMITHER female 90 widow of James SMITHER, farmer; died at Perry Hill, Worplesdon from old age
r 15Jun1871 at Woking, Guildford SRY by Frederick SMITHER, of Perry Hill, Worplesdon pad
B 22Oct1845 James SMITHER, 66, Goose Rye [b 1779]
B 16Jun1871 Sarah SMITHER, 91, Perry Hill [b 1780]
Sarah SMITHER widow late of Perry Hill, Worplesdon s 22Feb1870 d 10Jun1871 at Perry Hill p 7Jul1871 by James MAY:
all (<£100) to daughter Ann MAY wife of James MAY of Worplesdon, parish clerk
James
SMITHERS 61 1780
farmer
y
Sarah SMITHERS 60 1781 y
Henry SMITHERS 25 1816 y
Isaac GUNNER 20 1821 male servant y
Charles COOK 15 1826 male servant y
Charlotte CHANDLER 15 1826 female servant y
Frederick SMITHERS he mar 45 1806 gardener (proprietor of houses) Worplesdon SRY
Jane SMITHERS wi mar 53 1798 Bishopswa--nth, Durham
Sarah SMITHERS mo wid 70 1781 retired farmers [blank] Lower Froyle, Hampshire
James MAY he mar 54 1807 parish clerk Worplesdon
Ann MAY wi mar 52 1809
Sarah SMITHER bo wid 80 1781 farmer's widow bo=boarder Froyle, Hants
James MAY he mar 64 1807 parish clerk Worplesdon
Ann MAY wi mar 61 1810 wife of parish clerk Worplesdon
Sarah SMITHERS mo wid 90 1781 retired farmer's wife Froyle, Hants
Frederick SMITHERS br wdr 65 1806 retired tax collector Worplesdon
Henry
SMITHERS beerhouse keeper of 10 Margaret St, Hackney, St John, s 24Apr1873 d
14Feb1874 p 23Feb1874 by Elizabeth SMITHERS wid of 10 Margaret St;
everything to wife (<£200); witness: Isaac CASH of 4 West St, Well St Hackney, grocer; William WEBB of 8 West St, Well St, Hackney, baker
Frederick
SMITHER of 4 Stoughton Terrace, Stoke-nr-Guildford of no occupation. James William LOVELAND of 23 Stoughton
Terrace, executor and undertaker;
to be buried in Worplesdon churchyard near my
sister; all to John and Emily SHIRLY of 3 Stoughton Terrace. wit: Stewart
RAMSAY 5 Stoughton Terrace, carman; Sarah RAMSAY; s 14Sep1891 p 1Feb1892