Robert SMITH^{[1, 2]}

1840 - 1883  (43 years)

• Name	Robert SMITH
  Born	23 Jul 1840	Bishops Hull, Somerset, England
  Christened	16 Aug 1840	Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England
  Gender	Male
  _UID	587BABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C35A394
  Died	8 Oct 1883	Taunton, Somerset, England   [3, 4, 5]
  Person ID	I605	YoungFamily
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2020

  
  

  Father	John SMITH,   c. 11 Jul 1802, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. 22 Feb 1891, Taunton District, Somerset, England (vol. 5c, p. )  (Age ~ 88 years)
  Mother	Catherine PARKER,   c. 22 Dec 1805, Walcot, St. Swithin, Somersetshire, England ,   d. 19 Mar 1886, Taunton District, Somerset, England (vol. 5c, p. 304)  (Age ~ 80 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1825	Weston, Bath, Somerset, England   [6, 7]
  _UID	CB77ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C351288
  Family ID	F211	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma BIRD,   b. 1840, North Petherton, Somerset, England ,   d. 5 Apr 1910, Taunton, Somerset, England  (Age 70 years)
  Married	29 Aug 1858	Taunton St. James, Somerset, England
  _UID	D577ABB5BA23D511B6E7DD3AFA2E9C351C28
  Children	1. Charles SMITH,   b. 5 Mar 1859, Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. 10 Nov 1932, Taunton, St. James Somersetshire, England  (Age 73 years)   2. John SMITH,   b. Abt 1862, Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. 1927, Taunton, Somerset, England  (Age 65 years)   3. Rosina SMITH,   b. 20 Mar 1863, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. Sep 1918, Taunton District, Somerset, England  (Age 55 years)   4. Mary Jane SMITH,   b. 1866, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. Oct 1903, Taunton District, Somerset, England  (Age 37 years)   5. Catherine ^ SMITH,   b. 5 Jul 1869, Taunton, Somerset, England ,   d. 5 Oct 1869, Taunton, Somerset, England  (Age 0 years)   6. Lucy SMITH,   b. 20 Apr 1872, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. Jun 1964, Gloucester City, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 92 years)   7. Louisa SMITH,   b. 24 May 1876, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England   8. Matilda SMITH,   b. 1 Apr 1879, Bishops Hull, Somerset, England ,   d. 16 Jul 1965, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S53] 1871 Census, England and Wales, Office of National Statistics, Register General Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England, 2 Apr 1871. Robert Smith, head, married, 31, labourer, born Bishop's Hull Emma, wife, married, 31, laundress, born North Petherton Charles, son, 12, born Bishop's Hull John, son, 9, born Bishop's Hull Rosina, daughter, 8, born Bishop's Hull Mary Jane, daughter, 5, born Bishop's Hull [S54] 1881 Census, England, Office of National Statistics, General Register Office, Kew, Surrey, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England, LDS #1341570 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2369 Folio 27, 3 Apr 1881. #6 Pearces Buildings: Robert SMITH, head, married, 40, labourer, born Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England Emma SMITH, wife, married, 41, laundress, born North Petherton, Somerset, England Rosina SMITH, daughter, Unmarried, 18, domestic servant, born Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England Mary J. SMITH, daughter, 15, scholar, born Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England Lucy SMITH, daughter, 8, scholar, born Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England Louisa SMITH, daughter, 6, scholar, born Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England Matilda SMITH, daughter, 2, born Bishop's Hull, Somerset, England [S132] Newspaper, Various, (Various), West Somerset Free Pres, 6 Oct 1883. West Somerset Free Press, 6 Oct 1883 BISHOP'S HULL FATAL ACCIDENT. A fatal accident occurred on Monday evening last to a man named Robert Smith, of Bishops Hull, in the employ of Mr. Macey, builder. Deceased, who is about forty years of age, had been assisting one of his neighbours to draw potatoes, and was on his way home in the cart, along with another man. When near Mr. Patton's the deceased observed something wrong with the harness, and stopping the horse got out to put it right. He was in the act of mounting again, when horse at the same time going on, the wheel passed over his stomach, crushing him most severely. The other man, not seeing his companion, and hearing groans, got out and asked what was the matter, and the deceased repliedm "I am a dead man." Stimulants were at once given him, but the injury was so severe that he died within half-an-hour. [S132] Newspaper, Various, (Various), Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser, p. 4, 3 Oct 1883. Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser, p. 4 03 October 1883. BISHOP'S HULL FATAL ACCIDENT. A fatal accident occurred on Monday evening last to a man named Robert Smith, of Bishops Hull, in the employ of Mr. Macey, builder. Deceased, who is about forty years of age, had been assisting one of his neighbours to draw potatoes, and was on his way home in the cart, along with another man. When near Mr. Patton's the deceased observed something wrong with the harness, and stopping the horse got out to put it right. He was in the act of mounting again, when, it is supposed, his foot slipped, and he fell; the horse at the same time going on, the wheel passed over his stomach, crushing him most severely. The other man, not seeing his companion, and hearing groans, got out and asked what was the matter, and the deceased repliedm "I am a dead man." Stimulants were at once given him, but the injury was so severe that he died within half-an-hour. An inquest will shortly be held to enquire into the matter. [S132] Newspaper, Various, (Various), Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser, p. 8 , 10 Oct 1883. Newspaper account of Inquest [S124] Somerset Marriages, Somerset & Dorset Family History Society, (FamilyHistoryOnline.net), PR, Weston, All Saints, Bath, Somerset, England, FHL film #1526764, item 6-18, p. 48 #143., 27 Sep 1825. John Smith of this parish, bachelor and Catharine Parker of this parish, spinster, were married in this Church by Banns with consent of [left blank] this twenty-seventh day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five by me Edward Wickins, Curate. This Marriage was solemnized between us John Smith and Catherine Parker, both signed. In the presence of George Brook, John Davidge his mark. [S33] Bishop's Transcript, England, Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, Canterbury, Kent, England, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Weston, Bath, Somerset, England, LDS Film #1526764, page 48, entry #143, 27 Sep 1825. John Smith of this parish, bachelor and Catharine Parker of this parish, spinster, by banns with consent of [left blank] this twenty-seventh day of September in the year One thousand eight hundred and twenty-five by me Edward Wickins, Curate. This marriage was solemnized between us: John Smith [signed] and Catherine Parker [signed - note that she signed her own name with an 'e' in the middle of 'Catherine'] In the presence of George Brook [signed] and John Davide [signed with his mark].