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Cecil Edwin Smith 1898–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jun 1898

Birth Location: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England

Death Date: 6 May 1976

Death Location: Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England

Father: Edwin Smith

Mother: Bertha Howkins

Spouse(s): May Russell

Children(s): Rita Smith, Roy Smith

In 1898, Cecil Edwin Smith entered the world in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England, born to Edwin Smith And Bertha Howkins. In 1901, Cecil Edwin Smith resided in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England. Cecil Edwin Smith married May Russell, and had children including Alan John Smith, Cicely May Smith, Rita M Smith, Roy Smith. Cecil Edwin Smith passed away in 1976 in Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1898, Cecil Edwin Smith entered the world in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England, born to Edwin Smith And Bertha Howkins.
  • In 1901, Cecil Edwin Smith resided in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England.
  • Cecil Edwin Smith married May Russell, and had children including Alan John Smith, Cicely May Smith, Rita M Smith, Roy Smith.
  • Cecil Edwin Smith passed away in 1976 in Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cecil Smith's Ancestors

Self
Cecil Smith
1898–1976
Birth Place: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Parents
Edwin Smith
1860–
Peatling Magna, Leicestershire, England
Bertha Howkins
1863–1902
Ashby Magna Leicestershire England
Grandparents
Benjamin (Knight) Howkins
1837–1885
Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Ann Haynes
1831–1896
Swinford, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Amos Howkins
1795–1864
Mary Knight
1810–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Howkins
1761–1828
Elizabeth Lander
1768–1796

Cecil Smith's Descendants

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Cecil (Edwin) Smith (28 Jun 1898–6 May 1976) m. May Russell (17 Mar 1902–)
  1. 1. Rita (M) Smith 1923–
  2. 2. Roy Smith 1925–

Cecil Smith's Timeline

8 Records

1898
28 Jun 1898
Birth of Cecil Edwin Smith in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
1898
7 Aug 1898
Cecil Edwin Smith was baptized in Ashby-Magna, Leicester, England
Ashby-Magna, Leicester, England
1901
1901
Age 3
Cecil Edwin Smith resided here in Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
1911
1911
Age 13
Cecil Edwin Smith resided here in Ashby Magna and Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire, England
Ashby Magna and Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire, England
1916
1916
Age 18
Cecil Edwin Smith resided here in Willow Farm, Ashby Wagna
Willow Farm, Ashby Wagna
1939
1939
Age 41
Cecil Edwin Smith resided here in Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire, England
1976
6 May 1976
Age 78
Death of Cecil Edwin Smith in Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England
Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England
1976
5 Aug 1976
Age 78
Cecil Edwin Smith - Probate in Nottingham
Nottingham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1901 England Census
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register
    [3] British Army WWI Service Records
    [4] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [5] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [6] 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Aug 1898
    Event Place: Ashby-Magna, Leicester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ashby Magna, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Ashby Magna and Dunton Bassett, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Willow Farm, Ashby Wagna
    Record Source: British Army WWI Service Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1976
    Event Place: Leicestershire Central, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007
    [2] England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1976
    Event Place: Nottingham
    Record Source: England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations)

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