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SMITH

in Rutland

IGI denotes details extracted from International Genealogical Index, but not checked at source

[SMTH631] Francis Smith m. Elizabeth
. [SMTH641] Francis Smith m1. Elizabeth
. . [SMTH651] Joseph Smith m. [CAVE652] Jane Cave
. . . [SMTH661] William Smith m. [SHAR652] Charlotte Sharman
. . . . [SMTH671] Thomas Smith m. [STUB672] Eliza Stubbs
. . . . . [SMTH682] Mary Ann Smith m. [SHEP681] James Shepherd

7.     [SMTH631] Francis Smith and his wife Elizabeth (born c.1734) had six children born and baptised at Caldecott as follows:

• William (baptised 26th October 1755), married (at Caldecott, 21st October 1777 IGI) Elizabeth Ogdin;

• Mary (baptised 9th January 1757);

• 6. [SMTH641] Francis (born c.1758), married 1. Elizabeth, see later;

• Benjamin (born c.1760), died at Caldecott (buried there 29th September 1764);

• John (baptised 11th July 1762), married (at Caldecott, 26th December 1786 IGI) Ann Hill Vicas;

• Thomas (baptised 15th December 1764).

Elizabeth died (age 82) at Caldecott (buried there 2nd March 1816).

6.     [SMTH641] Francis Smith (born 1758) and his 1st wife Elizabeth had at least one child born and baptised at Caldecott as follows:

• 5. [SMTH651] Joseph (baptised 19th February 1775), married Jane Cave, see later.

Elizabeth died at Caldecott (buried there 10th April 1798), and afterwards, Francis (a widower) married 2. (at Caldecott, 5th November 1798) Mary Muggleton nee Brown. She died at Caldecott 6 months later (buried there 20th June 1799), and afterwards Francis married 3. (at Caldecott, 27th December 1802) another widow Jane Meas (born 1762). Jane died (age 58) at Caldecott (buried there 11th October 1820), whilst Francis died (age 80, “of decay of nature”) in Uppingham Workhouse (15th April 1838, buried at Caldecott, 18th April 1838).

5.    [SMTH651] Joseph Smith (born 1775, son of Francis by his 1st wife) married (at Caldecott, 24th September 1798) [CAVE652] Jane Cave (born 1778, see CAVE), witnessed by Richard Ward and Edwd. Muggleton (parish clerk). They had nine children born and baptised at Caldecott as follows:

• Eustachius Hibbens (baptised 30th June 1799), married (c.1820) Elizabeth Sharman;

• Elizabeth (baptised 29th December 1800);

• 4. [SMTH661] William (baptised 3rd April 1804), married his brother Eustachius' sister-in-law Charlotte Sharman, see later;

• James (baptised 31st January 1807), married (date unknown) Mary Loweth;

• Liddy (baptised 4th March 1810), married (at Tilton, Leics, 19th September 1833 IGI) George McMullen;

• Mary (baptised 17th February 1813);

• Mariah (baptised 27th October 1816), "Mary" died (age 18) at Caldecott (buried there 1834);

• Thomas (baptised 13th August 1819), died (age 2) at Caldecott (buried there 19th November 1821);

• Comfort (baptised 2nd August 1822).

Jane died (age 51) at Caldecott (buried there 23rd September 1829), and Joseph (a shoemaker) died (age 86, of “natural decay”) at Caldecott also (1st October 1861, buried there 2nd October 1861).

4.    [SMTH661] William Smith (born 1804) of Caldecott married (at Bringhurst, 18th November 1828) [SHAR662] Charlotte Sharman (born 1803, see SHARMAN), witnessed by John Hill and Elizabeth Sharman (Charlotte's sister). They had seven children born and baptised at Caldecott as follows:

• Samuel (born c.1830);

• George (baptised 30th October 1832), married (at Caldecott, 13th November 1864) Elizabeth Little, witnessed by George Brooks and Lydia Brooks;

• Mary Elizabeth (baptised 8th January 1837);

• 3. [SMTH671] Thomas (baptised 23rd March 1839), married Eliza Stubbs, see later;

• Joseph (baptised 21st August 1842), died (age 8 months) at Caldecott (buried there 6th February 1843);

• Christiana Ann (baptised 25th December 1843);

• James (baptised 10th May 1846).

3.    [SMTH671] Thomas Smith (born 1839), a labourer, married (at Pilton, 23rd July 1868) [STUB672] Eliza Stubbs (born 1838, see STUBBS) witnessed by John Harris (Eliza's half-brother) and Mary Jane Harris (John's wife).

Eliza was the illegitimate daughter of Mary, born in 1838 at (is believed) Oakham. Her mother married George Harris in 1839, but then died in 1841. George almost immediately married again, so that from the age of 2, Eliza was reared by her step-father and his 2nd wife. At the 1841 Census  she was shown as “not born in Northants”, implying she was born in Rutland. At the 1851 Census  George showed his step-daughter Eliza as born at Oakham, Rutland. This information is presumed to have been correct, though it is likely that Eliza herself was never told this. At the 1861 Census  she was a servant with a family at Seaton, and she said she was born at Harringworth (which would have been the only place she knew from her childhood). In all the later Censuses, when she was then a married woman, she always stated she was born at Harringworth.

Eliza in her turn had an illegitimate child before she married, the father of whom was George Goodman, an agricultural labourer of Rockingham who never subsequently married. The child, whilst registered as George Goodman Stubbs, was always referred to as George Smith. After they were married, Thomas and Eliza then had two children. These three children in total were:

• George Goodman (born at Uppingham, 9th April 1864), married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 24th May 1890) Clara Duxbury, witnessed by Joseph Webster and Annie Webster;

• 2. [SMTH682] Mary Ann (born at Caldecott, 13th January 1869, baptised there 3rd October 1869), married (at Calverley, 4th February 1888) [SHEP681] James Shepherd;

• John Thomas (born at Caldecott, 1871, baptised there 2nd June 1872), married (at Stanningley, St. Thomas, 16th June 1894) Isabella Adams, witnessed by Philip Adams (Isabella's brother) and and Louisa Smith (John Thomas' sister).

The family moved from Caldecott to Yorkshire (c.1872-73), and for subsequent history see SMITH of the West Riding of Yorkshire.