Twelfth Generation (Continued)
Thomas McRobert SMITH Jr (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1865. Thomas McRobert died in 1940; he was 75.
Rachel Ellison SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1866. Rachel Ellison died in 1931; she was 65.
John William SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1868. John William died in 1869; he was 1.
Charles Henry SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1869. Charles Henry died in 1953; he was 84.
George Mannars SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1871. George Mannars died in 1946; he was 75.
Douglas Campbell SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1874. Douglas Campbell died in 1951; he was 77.
Frederick Smart SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1876. Frederick Smart died in 1948; he was 72.
Louis Harrington SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1) .
Born on 30 Mar 1876 in Kensington, London, England. Louis Harrington died in Canterbury, Kent, England, on 30 Aug 1943; he was 67.
- 1914 British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920
Name: Louis Harrington Smith [also Lewis]
Regiment or Corps: 8th Rail Company RE
Regimental Number: 534
Ranks: CSM, then 2/Lt, then Capt
Qualifying date: 15-8-14
1914 star retd. by Records CRV 118 d/8.6.21 WS/2/10929
Address: 63 Campbell R, Maidstone, Kent
- British Army WWI Pension Records 1914-1920
Report issue
Name: Lewis Harrington Smith
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1876
Birth Place: Kensington, Middlesex
Marriage Date: 14 Oct 1908
Marriage Place: Kent
Age: 20
Document Year: 1896
Regimental Number: 534
Regiment Name: Royal Engineers
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Number of Images: 12
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Lewis Harrington Smith Self (Head)
Florence Johnson Spouse
Millicent Florence Smith Child
WO364; Piece: 3821
Physical description: 20 years, 6 mo. 5ft 8in, 130 1/2 lbs, chest 34-36, fresh complexion, grey eyes, brown hair, moderate flat feet, Presbyterian. Medical exam 23 Nov 1896 Canterbury.
Certificate of education 2nd class 31.10.99. Served in South African 1899-1908
Next of Kin: Father Thomas, Hartford Cheshire, mother Rachel, 81 Northgate St Canterbury, brother Thomas, 4 Ivy Land Canterbury, brother Frederick, R Engineers; now wife Florece with husband
Marriage: Florence Johnson spinster, St Peters Holy Cross on the City of Canterbury Kent 14th October 1908. Rev Thomas Hill MA, witnesses William Bennet and Elizabeth Jane Bennet
Children: Millicent Florence, b 29 Nov: 10 Hong Kong. Baptism 5.1.11 H Kong by W H Foster Pegg CF?
Campaigns: South African 1899-1902; France? 5-18-14 to 14-8-14 Tx Force? France 15.89.14 to 80-1-18 [?] ... etc.
From other researchers:
- photo of Frederick Smart and Louis Harrington Smith as young boys: “Fred & Loo”
- photo outside Sun Inn Bredgar, late 1920s, showing an open-topped vehicle filled with people
“Louis Harrington and Florence Smith, with daughter Millicent Florence and Son Louis Oscar outside the Sun Inn at Bredgar.”
- composite photo of Louis Harrington Smith with Army colleagues
- 1911 England Census: return of all Commissioned Officers, Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, Trumpeters, Drummers and Rank and File, including
16 Lewis Harrington Smith, sergeant, 35, married Royal Engineers, blacksmith, b. Kensington London
On 14 Oct 1908 when Louis Harrington was 32, he married
Florence JOHNSON in Canterbury St Mary Northgate, Kent, England.
Born on 27 Oct 1883 in Canterbury, Kent, England. Florence died in Chatham, Kent, England, on 18 Dec 1936; she was 53.
- 1911 England census, return of Wives and Children of Officers and Soldiers, who passed the night of Sunday, April 2nd, 1911, in these Barracks or Quarters
Florence Smith, wife, 28, married 2 years, 1 child 1 living, b Canterbury Kent
Milllicent Smith, daughter, 4 months, b Hong Kong China, British subject by parentage
From other researchers:
- daughter of Richard Johnson (1836-1921) and Kate Ridgen (1841-1908); 8 siblings listed
- 2 children listed: Millicent Florence, and Louis Oscar
- photo of Florence Johnson 12 Dec 1907
They had the following children:
i.
Millicent Florence SMITH (1910-1999)
ii.
Louis Oscar SMITH (1919-1990)
Richard Pooley SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1878. Richard Pooley died in 1948; he was 70.
David Powell Moore SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1881. David Powell Moore died in 1922; he was 41.
Marianne Ethel Udea Jane SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1884. Marianne Ethel Udea Jane died in 21 Heathfileld Ave, Dover, Kent, England, in 1961; she was 77.
- had 3 sons: Douglas R, George T and Frederick D
Marianne Ethel Udea Jane married George White BAKER. Born on 15 Mar 1875 in Folkstone, Kent, England. George White died in Kent County Hospital, England, in 1947; he was 71.
- no parents or siblings listed
They had one child:
i.
Douglas Richard Bernard BAKER (1917-1984)
Arthur Cranley SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1886. Arthur Cranley died in 1964; he was 78.
Frank Sprot Tait SMITH (Rachel BOORMAN11, George10, William9, William8, William7, William6, Elizabeth HAYWARD5, Margaret BOORMAN4, William3, John2, John1).
Born in 1888. Frank Sprot Tait died in 1963; he was 75.