Joseph Smith1

#17565, (1839 - bt 1891 - 1901)
Extended Family
ChartsPeter Godart & Mary Dowson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Joseph Smith and Mary Godart
BirthJoseph Smith was born on 20 Oct 1839 in Eltham, Kent.
Information from registration: father was William Smith, carpenter; mother was Susan Smith formerly Yalden; registered by father 23 Oct 1839.2 
MarriageHe married Mary Godart, daughter of Herbert Godart and Mary Reed, on 18 Jul 1863 in St Pancras, Middlesex.
From the register: Joseph Smith, full age, Bachelor, Gardener, residence London Street, father William Smith dead;
Mary Godart, full age, Spinster, residence Stephen Street, father Herbert Godart, Carver;
They were married in the Parish Church by Banns and the witnesses were Herbert Godart and [Mary's sister] Martha Godart.3,4 
1871 CensusJoseph and Mary Smith appeared on the 1871 Census of St Pancras Civil Parish, Middlesex, at 22 Eton Street. Four families lived at this address. Joseph Smith was 30, a Carpenter, and was born in Eltham, Kent. Mary was 29 and born in St Pancras. They had two children: Herbert (7, born Blackheath Kent) and Amy (1, Pancras.)5 
1881 CensusJoseph and Mary appeared on the 1881 Census of Chelsea, Middlesex, at 94 Kilburn Lane, Kensal, enumerated 3 Apr 1881. Joseph was 42, a Carpenter, and born in Eltham, Kent. Mary was 40 and born in London, Middlesex. Their children were Herbert (17, cowman), Amy (12), Beatrice (10), Rosina (7), Arthur (5), all scholars, and Ada (11 months). Also in the household was a lodger Mary Godart (married, 67, born London). [She was Mary's mother]6 
1891 CensusThe Smith family appeared on the 1891 Census of Chelsea, London, at 282 Kilburn Lane. They occupied 2 rooms and were one of four households at this address. Joseph was 51, worked as a Farm Labourer, and was born in Eltham Kent. Mary was 50 and born in London. Their children were Herbert (27, bricklayer's labourer), Rosina (16, general servant), Arthur (14, butcher), Ada (10, scholar), and Sidney (9, scholar.)7 
DeathJoseph died between 1891 and 1901.8
 
Last Edited4 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. Website International Genealogical Index, parish register extraction (www.familysearch.org).
  2. Copy birth certificate of Joseph Smith, born 20 October 1839, registered 23 October 1839 in the Registration District of Lewisham.
  3. Joseph Smith & Mary Godart marriage, 1863, FHL Photoduplication Services, Film 0561166. Parish Records, indexed in IGI.
  4. Marriages of the parish of St Pancras, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Joseph Smith & Mary Godart, 1863, #184.
  5. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/207 folio 59.
  6. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/88 folio 95.
  7. 1891 Census for England & Wales, RG12/55 folio 191.
  8. 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG13/1217 folio 117 (Mary was a widow).