1851 Faversham/Preston/Boughton under Blean

[Zacktyr]

Continuing with Richard William and Catharine Smith from previous message:

Now continuing with this William and Catharine Smith at Boughton, as I said previously, he was actually Richard William Smith and was christened at Faversham on 4 Jul 1784 [BT] to John Smith and Mary (nee Mann).

In 1841 Richard William Smith was at home in Boughton with his two daughters, Anne aged 13 and Catharine aged 15.  His wife was not at home and I have not found her elsewhere in Boughton up to this time.

By 1861 Richard William Smith had died and his wife Catharine was living in Maidstone with her daughter, Anne, who had married the lodger from the 1851 census, Edward Bridges (note alternative surname spelling).

By 1871 Catharine Smith had apparently also died as I have been unable to locate her after the 1861 census.  However, in 1871 the Bridges family moved back to Boughton under Blean and became landlords of one of the local inns, when two of my extended James family from Dunkirk pops up as lodgers with the Bridges family.  Another family also lodging with the Bridges, the Branchetts was the subject of another research for a different posting.

I have not followed the Bridges beyond this point.

So, here you have the elimination of the William and Catharine Smith at Ospringe but the adoption of the Richard William and Catharine Smith at Boughton, with an extra generation prior to Richard William thrown in for good measure.

I know that it will take some time for you to digest all of this information.  But hold on, because the next post will put all of the Thomas Pierce Smith's together with their respective Richard William and Catharine Smith.

Sincerely,
Susan

[Zacktyr]

Hello Olias,

Now for the reassembly of the various Thomas Pierce Smiths and reconstruction of the family group as a whole.  I may have to split this over several post. We'll see how far I can get with each one.

Modified Register for John SMITH


First Generation

   1.   John SMITH .

John married Mary MANN  on 25 Apr 1784 in Faversham, Kent, England.

They had the following children:

+   2   M   i.   Richard William SMITH  was christened on 4 Jul 1784. He died in 1851/1861.


Second Generation

   2.   Richard William SMITH  (John) was christened on 4 Jul 1784 in Faversham, Kent, England. He died in 1851/1861.

Richard married Catharine. Catharine died in 1861/1871.

Richard and Catharine had the following children:

+   3   M   i.   Thomas Pearce SMITH  was born about 1812. He was buried on 2 Aug 1860.

+   4   F   ii.   Anne SMITH  was born in 1827.

+   5   F   iii.   daughter SMITH .


Third Generation

   3.   Thomas Pearce SMITH  (Richard William, John) was born about 1812 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England. He was buried on 2 Aug 1860 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Thomas married Ann Maria  about 1832. Ann was born about 1813 in Faversham, Kent, England.

They had the following children:

+   6   M   i.   Thomas Pierce SMITH  was born in 1832/1838.

   7   M   ii.   Napolean SMITH  was born in 1835 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England.
Napolean married Jane BRITTON  daughter of James BRITTON on 28 Dec 1862 in Faversham, Kent, England. Jane was born in 1844.

   8   F   iii.   Mary SMITH  was born about 1837 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England.

+   9   F   iv.   Ann Maria SMITH  was christened on 25 Sep 1842.

   10   M   v.   Richard Frederick SMITH  was christened on 1 Jul 1845 in Faversham, Kent, England.

+   11   F   vi.   Mary Elizabeth SMITH  was christened on 9 Nov 1851.

   12   M   vii.   Christopher Alfred SMITH  was christened on 6 Nov 1853 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   4.   Anne SMITH  (Richard William, John) was born in 1827 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England.

She had the following children:

   13   F   i.   Edith SMITH  was born in 1847 in Maidstone, Kent, England.


Anne married (2) Edward BRIDGES  in 1852. Edward was born in Eastry, Kent, England.

   5.   daughter SMITH  (Richard William, John).

daughter married Mr. ROOK .

They had the following children:

   14   M   i.   Richard William ROOK  was born in 1837 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England.

   15   M   ii.   Joseph ROOK  was born in 1839 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England.


Fourth Generation

   6.   Thomas Pierce SMITH  (Thomas Pearce, Richard William, John) was born in 1832/1838 in Boughton-under-Blean, Kent, England. He was christened on 8 Apr 1832 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Thomas married Sarah PHILPOT  daughter of Thomas PHILPOT and Sarah BROOK on 11 Nov 1860 in Faversham, Kent, England. Sarah was born in 1842.

They had the following children:

+   16   M   i.   Thomas Pierce SMITH  was christened on 3 Apr 1861.

   17   F   ii.   Mary Jane SMITH  was born in 1864 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   18   F   iii.   Gertrude SMITH  was born in 1866 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   19   M   iv.   Richard Frederick SMITH  was born in 1869 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   9.   Ann Maria SMITH  (Thomas Pearce, Richard William, John) was christened on 25 Sep 1842 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Ann married William ROE  son of William ROE on 6 Apr 1862 in Faversham, Kent, England. William was born about 1840.

They had the following children:

   20   F   i.   William Robert ROE  was christened on 13 Sep 1863 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   11.   Mary Elizabeth SMITH  (Thomas Pearce, Richard William, John) was christened on 9 Nov 1851 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Mary married Ebenezer Joseph BALLARD  on 2 May 1869 in Faversham, Kent, England. Ebenezer was born about 1846.


Ebenezer and Mary had the following children:

   21   M   i.   William James BALLARD  was christened on 12 Jan 1876 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   22   F   ii.   Louisa BALLARD  was christened on 12 Jun 1878 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   23   M   iii.   George Thomas BALLARD  was christened on 24 Nov 1882 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   24   M   iv.   Frederick Thomas BALLARD  was christened on 18 Jan 1885 in Faversham, Kent, England.

   25   M   v.   Ernest BALLARD  was christened on 21 Aug 1887 in Faversham, Kent, England.


Fifth Generation

   16.   Thomas Pierce SMITH  (Thomas Pierce, Thomas Pearce, Richard William, John) was christened on 3 Apr 1861 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Thomas married Emily Kate SLADDEN  daughter of Harry SLADDEN on 26 Apr 1884 in Faversham, Kent, England. Emily was born in 1861.

They had the following children:

   26   F   i.   Florence Emily SMITH  was christened on 21 Feb 1886 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Father described as being a blacksmith on this christening.


   27   F   ii.   Constance Ada SMITH  was christened on 4 Dec 1887 in Faversham, Kent, England.

Father's name spelled Thomas Pearce Smith on this christening.

Have fun!  I hope I've been able to clarify the muddy Smith waters for you.

Sincerely,
Susan

[Zacktyr]

Hello Olias,

It all managed to get into the one quote.  Brilliant!

Have a good day,
Susan

[cazzanne]

Hi 

I was interested in your Thomas Peirce Smith.  My fathers family were living in and around the East Kent/Dover Canterbury area.  The name pierce as a middle name has cropped up through several generations.  I wonder if he could possibly be connected to the Wellard family.

Carol

[olias]

Hi. At the moment I have no idea where the pierce comes from and so far I havent come across a Wellard. Having said that my research is quite narrow at the moment.
The thos pierce's all come from Faversham and Boughton under Blean. I do have a connection with Preston under Wingham (Sladden) but they are a very late connection with the thos pierce's

[cazzanne]

Hi Thank you for your reply.  My fathers family scattered all around the area between deal, Ramsgate and Canterbury areas and appear to be prolific breeders. 

I must admit when I was growing up in Minster in Thanet the only Wellards were my close relatives and I was the only Wellard at school.  We seem scarce but there are a lot of us.

regards

Cazzanne