R ichard SMITH 1655 -? m arriage of Richard to? 1676 N ovember 30 J ohn a t Walsgrave J ohn SMITH 1676-1703 A ugust 5 m arriage to Bridget Killingley at Walsgrave 1706 A ugust 26 J ohn a t Walsgrave J ohn SMITH 1706 -? m arriage to Mary? 1726 J anuary 20 W illiam a t Walsgrave 1738 S eptember 10b aptism of son John at Walsgrave W illiam SMITH 1726 -? m arriage to Mary? 1755 J anuary 20 T homas a t Walsgrave St. Mary the Virgin, Walsgrav e
T homas SMITH 1755-1825 1775 M ay 7 T homas married Deborah Clay at Shilton (Samuel Smith a w itness, possibly a brother?) 1776 M ay 5 b aptism of daughter Mary at Shilton 1777 J uly 13 J ohn a t Shilton 1825 O ctober 9 burial of Thomas, a ged 70, at Shilton S t. Andrew's church Shilton J ohn SMITH 1777-1821 1805 J anuary 28 m arriage of John, a ribbon weaver, to Ruth Overton at Shilton ( his father Thomas Smith was a witness) 1805 O ctober 13 Samuel a t Shilton 1808 M ay 22 b aptism of son Joseph at Walsgrave on Sowe 1812 J anuary 19 b aptism of daughter Mary at Sowe 1813 D ecember 5 b aptism of daughter Sarah at Sowe 1815 O ctober 8 John at Sowe (he may have been the publican of t he Haunch of Venison in Be dworth in 1835) 1818 J anuary 25 Thomas (he may have been a baker in Bedworth i n 1835; baker/shopkeeper/beer retailer in Collycroft in 1854) 1820 A pril 2 b aptism of daughter Jane at Sowe 1821 D ecember 15 b urial of John, aged 44, at Sowe.
S amuel SMITH 1805-1875 1826 D ecember 27 S amuel married Elizabeth Phillips a t Coventry Holy Trinity. S he was born in Bedworth in 1806. 1827 b irth of daughter Elizabeth at Radford 1828 b irth of daughter Hannah at Radford 1831 b irth of son Jo hn 1833 S eptember 22 b aptism of son George at Walsgrave 1835 b irth of son William at Walsgrave 1837 N ovember 12 b aptism of daughter Matilda at Walsgrave 1840 M arch 22 David a t Walsgrave 1841 S amuel, 37, a silk weaver, with wife E lizabeth, daughter Elizabeth, 15, also a silk weaver, daughter Hannah 12, sons John 10, George 8, William 6, all scholars, and Matilda 4 and David 3 m onths. Family living at Sowe. 1849 b irth of son Eli at Sowe 1851 S amuel 45, his wife and children Elizabeth 23, Hannah 22, G eorge 17, and William 15 all silk weavers. Matilda 13, and D avid 11, at school, and Eli 2. Family living at Sowe, Foleshill. 1861 Samuel and Elizabeth living in Sowe village with William 25 and M ati lda 23, all silk weavers, and Eli 12, a scholar. 1866 A ugust 21 Son D avid m arried Mary Ann Walker 1871 Samuel Smith 68, a licensed victualler at the Red Horse public h ouse in Sowe village, living next door to his married son David. Samuel's wife may h ave been away at the time of the census as he is not listed as widower. 1875 M arch 11 b urial of Samuel, aged 73 at Sowe. D avid SMITH 1840-1896 1861 D avid, 21 and unmarried is an apprentice butcher living with J ohn Jones, butcher and his family at Foleshill. 1866 A ugust 21 David, a butcher, married Mary Ann Walker at Bedworth parish church. S EE WALKER SHEE TS. 1871 J anuary 13 b irth at 8pm. of daughter Ellen Rebecca Walker Smith at W alsgrave. (She later married George Moore and had 2 sons, R eginald and Horace)
1871 Census David, butcher and Mary Ann, dressmaker with 3 month- old d aughter Ellen living ne xt door to Samuel Smith in Sowe. 1873 J anuary 30 b irth at 3.20pm. of daughter Harriet Elizabeth at Collycroft. B aptised and buried at Bedworth. 1875 J anuary 22 birth of son William Thomas Walker Smith at Collycroft (he died 16th January 1881) 1877 M ay 5 b irth of son Samuel David Walker Smith at Collycroft. (He died 15th June 1879). 1879 S eptember 22 birth of daughter Rebecca Walker Smith at Collycroft. She was b aptised at Bedworth, but died before 1881. 1881 D avid 41, a butcher and grocer living at Turnpike Road, C ollycroft with wife Mary Ann 30, and daughter Ellen 10, a s cholar. 1882 D ecember 7 birth of daughter F lorence Matilda. 1883 F ebruary 1 b aptism at Bedworth of Florence Matilda 1884 J une 11 b irth of son David Walk er Smith, baptised at Bedworth. (He d ied, unmarried June 20th 1959). B edworth old church 1888 J anuary 25 b irth of daughter Edith, baptised at Bedworth Old Church. She never married, became headteacher at Cheylesmore School and d ied January 22 1936. 1891 D avid 51, butcher with wife Mary Ann 46, unmarried daughter E llen 20, hat trimmer, daughter Florrie 9, son David 3, both scholars and 3 year- o ld daughter Edith. All living at Collycroft.
David Smith outside his butcher s shop C ollycroft 1896 N ovember 26 death of David Smith aged 56, buried 1 December in Bedworth c emetery. 1901 Mary Ann Smith, widow of 56, living on own means in Coventry w ith daughter Edith 13, son David 16. Her daughter Ellen 19, w as working as a barmaid in Bedworth. Daughter Florence 21, w orking as a clothing machinist at Burton Latimer, N orthampton. 1904 S eptember 1 m arriage of daughter Florence to John Ridley at Coventry. 1911 Living in Coventry with daughter Fl orence a nd her husband J ohn Ridley and their son John Edwin. S EE RIDLEY SHEETS. 1925 D ecember 17 d eath of Mary Ann aged 81, buried in Bedworth cemetery. T he 3 youngest children of David and Mary Ann Smith B edworth Cemetery
Florence, David and E dith Smith D avid Walker Smith D avid Walker Smith (RHS of top row) at school
Mary Ann Smith, widow of David Smith F lorence Matilda Smith, daughter of David and Mary Ann, who married John Ridley