George Smith
- Born: 22 Dec 1790, Ongar, Essex 3
- Marriage: Elizabeth Byers on 23 Dec 1812 in St Katherine Cree Church, London, England 1 2
- Died: 26 Feb 1866, 4 Westminster Bridge Road, Southwark 4
General Notes:
His family made the gold plated harness for the Royal Family. This business was ruined by the advent of the motor car.
Chronology:
He worked as a Sadler Regent St, Mile End Old Town. 5
He worked as a Saddler in 1852. 6
He worked as a Saddler in 1861 and resided at 7 Lansdowne Terrace, St. James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex.. 7
He worked as a "Saddlers to the King". 8
George married Elizabeth Byers, daughter of Thomas Byers and Ann Wiseman, on 23 Dec 1812 in St Katherine Cree Church, London, England.1 2 (Elizabeth Byers was born on 9 Jul 1795 in Shoreditch, Middlesex,,3 9 died on 18 May 1884 in Howard St, North Melbourne 10 11 and was buried on 19 May 1884 in Melbourne General Cemetery 12.)
Marriage Notes:
Witnesses: Susan Smith, Ann Byers
|
1
Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death EB 1884. Age 18, London England.
2
Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, London Parish Records.
3
Web (Misc), JT Email 201005.
4
JT Emails.
5
Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1841C.
6
Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, London Marriage TW&JES 1852.
7
Web (Misc), JT Email 201005. 1861 Census.
7 Lansdowne Terrace, St. James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex.
George Smith Age 70. Head. Married. Occupation Saddler. Born Ongar, Essex.
Elizabeth Smith Age 65. Wife. Married. Born Finsbury, Middlesex.
Jane Weeks Age 7. Grandchild. Born Woolwich, Kent.
Thomas Weeks Age 5. Grandchild. Born Commercial Road, Middlesex.
1861 Census.
7 Lansdowne Terrace, St. James, Clerkenwell, Middlesex.
Thomas Green Age 29. Head. Married. Occupation Cab Proprietor. Born Winchester, Hampshire.
Ellen Green Age 25. Wife. Married. Born Mile End, Middlesex.
Thomas Green Age 10months. Son. Born Islington.
.
8
Doris Hayball (c1965); Wells, Helen and William (2006), Various Others, Hayball Family File at Brighton Historical Society.
9
Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, 1871C.
10
Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Family Name:SMITH
Given Name(s):Elizabeth
Sex:Unknown
Event:DEATH
Father's Name:Thomas Byers
Spouse's Family Name:SMITH
Spouse's Given Name(s):George
Age:89
Death Place:HOTH E
Registration Year:1884
Registration Number:4766
.
11
Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death.
12
Melbourne General Cemetery, Buried in the Church of England Area, compartment Z, grave no. 94 are:
Thomas Weeks aged 48 years buried on 26/12/1880
Elizabeth Smith aged 89 years buried on 19/05/1884
Jane E Bate aged 75 years buried on 24/07/1906
.