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John SMITH

John SMITH[1, 2, 3, 4]

Male Abt 1862 - 1927  (~ 65 years)

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  • Name John SMITH 
    Born Abt 1862  Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID FE7CA6EED3B3D911B6EB8C9D1C6CBC34C0CC 
    Died 1927  Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7519  YoungFamily
    Last Modified 6 Oct 2019 

    Father Robert SMITH,   b. 23 Jul 1840, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1883, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 43 years) 
    Mother Emma BIRD,   b. 1840, North Petherton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1910, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 29 Aug 1858  Taunton St. James, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID D577ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C351C28 
    Family ID F215  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ellen ADAMS,   b. 1865,   d. 1920, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 23 Dec 1883  Bishops Hull, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    _UID C622F70778BAEC42BD1458980458CD87B718 
    Notes 
    • Marriage date taken from WWI Attestation papers
    Children 
     1. Alfred James SMITH,   b. Sep Qtr 1887, Taunton District, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. William SMITH,   b. Sep Qtr 1888, Taunton District, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Reuben Robert John SMITH,   b. Dec Qtr 1895, Taunton District, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Ernest Augustus SMITH,   b. 9 Apr 1898, Hambrook, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1965, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
     5. Harold John SMITH,   b. 17 Jul 1899, Hambrook, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1989, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years)
     6. May ^ SMITH,   b. 13 Jul 1900, Westbury On Severn, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901, Newent, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Hilda SMITH,   b. 28 Feb 1902, Hambrook, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1988, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     8. Beatrice Louise SMITH,   b. 5 Dec 1904, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1984, Taunton Deane, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     9. Reginald Clifford SMITH,   b. 15 Apr 1908, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1969, Taunton, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
    Last Modified 15 May 2022 
    Family ID F2494  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] 1891 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Taunton St. James, Somerset, England, RG12/1877, ED 4, fol. 83, p. 25, 1891.

      Household Sch. #142, 66 Wood St. (4 rooms):
      John Smith, head, mar, 30, carter, employed, born Bishops Hull, Somerset
      Ellen Smith, wife, mar, 24, shirt machinest, employed, born Taunton, Somerset
      Edwin Adams, nephew, single, 12, post errand boy, employed, born Taunton, Somerset
      Florence Littlejohns, lodger, single 19, laundress, employed, born Taunton, Somerset

    2. [S13] 1901 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (http://www.census.gov.uk), Bristol, Stapleton, Gloucester, England, RG13/2395, ED3, fol. 61-62, pp. 22-23, 1901.

      Household Sch. #144, 61 Berkeley Street:
      John Smith, head, mar, 39, general labourer, worker, born Bishops Hull, Somerset
      Ellen Smith, wife, mar, 32, born Taunton, Somerset
      Ernest Smith, son, w, born Hambrook, Gloucestershire
      Harold Smith, son, 1 born Hambrook, Gloucestershire
      May Smith, daughter, 8 months, born Hambrook, Gloucestershire

    3. [S35] 1911 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Kew, Surrey, England, (www.1911census.co.uk), Wilton & Taunton St. Mary Magdalen, Somerset, England RG14/ , ED9, 1911.

      Wilton & Taunton St. Mary Magdalen, Somerset, England RG14/ , ED9
      Schedule #70, 2 Court Upper High Street (5 rooms):
      John Smith, head, married, 49, labourer general worker, born Bishops Hull, Somerset
      Ellen Smith, wife, married, 42, married 28 years, children born 15, children living 5, children deceased 10, machinest collar factory, worker at home, born Taunton, Somerset
      Ernest Smith, son, 11, school, born Hambrook, Gloucester
      Harold Smith, son, 10, school, born Hambrook, Gloucester
      Hilda Smith, daughter, 9, school, born Hambrook, Gloucester
      Beatrice Smith, daughter, 6, school, born Taunton, Somerset
      Reginald Smith, son, 2, school, born Taunton, Somerset

    4. [S155] Attestation Papers WWI, British Army, (The National Archives), J. W. & D. R. E., Service #291828, 1914/1917.
      Various papers - Attestation and Medical:

      Enlisted 18 June 1917 #291828 also #138248 Corps J.W. & D.R.E., Army Form B 2505
      resided 21 Upper High Street, Taunton, Somerset, aged 55 years 11 months
      trade cook
      married yes
      previous service: 13th Somerset L. Q. R.N.
      Children:
      Beatrice Louise born 5 Dec 1904 Taunton
      Reginald Clifford born 15 Apr 1908 Taunton
      Military History Sheet:
      "Permanently excluded from liability under the Military Service (Review of Exceptions) Act 1917.
      Posted Sapper 18 June 1917
      Discharged - no longer physically fit for War Services, para. 392 XVI. King's Regulations 15 Oct 1917
      The pensions appeal tribunal disallowed this case 4 Dec 1919

      Previous service Attestation #16574 residing 1 Court, Upper High Street Taunton, aged 53 years 5 months, labourer
      height 5 feet 4-1/2inches
      chest girth when fully expanded 37 inches, range of expansion 3 inches
      Distinctive marks: tattoed ship on chest; basket of flowers left upper arm; tattoed freely on both fore arms.
      next of kin: Ellen Smith, 1 Court, Upper High Street, Taunton, wife
      Children;
      Ernest Augustus 9 Apr 1898
      Harold John 17 July 1899
      Hilda May 13 Jul 1900
      Beatrice Louise 5 Dec 1904
      Reginald Clifford 15 Apr 1908
      Joined at Taunton 7 Dec 1914
      Posted private 7 Dec 1914
      June 1916 making away with a quantity of bones and dripping estimated at 5 or 6 lbs weight value about 2/0 the property of the Sergeants Mess in Arrest 15 May 1916
      Tried by V. C. M. 27 May 1916
      Found guilty and to undergo detention for 28 days
      Released from D. Barracks 19 Jun 1916
      to Duty 20 Jun 1916
      Discharged 11 July 1916 no longer physically fit for war service

      Medical Report on an invalid
      Station Richborough
      Date 16 Sep 1917
      Unit 1 W & D.R.E.
      Regimental No: 291828
      Rank Sapper
      Name Smith John
      Age last birthday 57
      Enlisted on 18 Jun 1917 at Taunton
      Former Trade or occupation labourer
      Disability Myalgia & Debility
      Statement of Case:
      Date of origin of disability of a few months duration
      Place of origin of disability Taunton
      Give concisely the essential facts of the history of the disability, noting entries on the Medical History Sheet bearing on the case.
      "He has suffered fro Rheumatism for some months past, and since enlistment this has become gradually worse, and has prevented him from carrying on any but the lightest duties
      Give your opinion as to the causation of the disability - natural causes at his age
      If you consider it to have been caused by active service, climate or ordinary military service, explain the specific conditions to which you attribute it - not so caused
      Disallowed 15 Oct 1917 3455/248
      What is his present condition? "He is suffering from chronic rheumatism affecting chiefly the shoulders, knees and back and also from general debility. He has for some time been unable to perform his military duties and he appears unlikely to become efficient as a soldier.
      Do you recommend discharge as permanetly unfit, or Change to England? "Discharge as permanently unfit
      Signed C. H. Wilson, Lieut, R.A.M.C.
      To what extent is his capacity for earning a full livelihood in the general labour market lessened at present? "Less than three-quarters"

      Cause of Discharge: Med: unfit old age
      Report of Medical Board dated 26 Jun 1916
      Origin unknown. Is old and decrepit and unfit for military duties. Not result of military service, no stated if aggravated by permanent prevents 1/4

    5. [S118] Parish Register, Church of England, (Not published), Bishops Hull, Somerset, England, Marriage, p. 167, No. 333, 23 Dec 1883.

      1883. Marriage solemnized by banns in the parish of Bishops Hull in the County of Somerset
      No. 333
      December 23rd
      Groom: John Smith 23, bachelor, able seaman, residing at Hull, Yorkshire, father John Smith, mason
      Bride: Ellen Adams, 20, spinster, no occupation, residing Bishops Hull, father John Adams, labourer
      Married in the Parish church according to the Rites asnd Ceremonies of the Church of England by me W. P. Williams
      This Marriage was solemnized between us John Smith, the mark of Ellen Adams
      in the presence of us, Edwin Baker, Emma Baker