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Derek Smith 1924–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 May 1924

Birth Location: Moddershall, Staffordshire

Death Date: Nov 1997

Death Location: Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England

Father: SAMUEL Smith

Mother: VIOLET Sharman

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In 1924, Derek Smith entered the world in Moddershall, Staffordshire, born to Samuel Smith And Violet Sharman. Derek Smith passed away in 1997 in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1924, Derek Smith entered the world in Moddershall, Staffordshire, born to Samuel Smith And Violet Sharman.
  • Derek Smith passed away in 1997 in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Derek Smith's Ancestors

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Derek Smith
1924–1997
Birth Place: Moddershall, Staffordshire
Parents
SAMUEL Smith
1894–1959
Newcastle, Staffordshire
VIOLET Sharman
1893–1956
16 Blackwell Row, Burslem.
Grandparents
THOMAS (EDWARD) Smith
1855–1914
Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
AGNES Rhodes
1856–1937
Newcastle, Staffordshire, England
ROBERT (EDWARD) Sharman
1868–1899
Wordsley, Staffordshire
LILIAN Griffiths
1869–1952
23 Mount St, Hanley, Staffordshire
Great-Grandparents
WILLIAM Smith
1830–1904
Emma Pointon
1830–1874
Thomas Rhodes
1831–1900
Margaret Parton
1832–1860
GEORGE Sharman
1842–1899
Caroline Fox
1839–1910
Thomas Griffiths
1845–1887
Mary Heath
1843–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smith
1794–1872
Zipporah Ford
1803–1871
JESSE Pointon
1807–1841
ELIZABETH Alcock
1807–1876
THOMAS Rhodes
1797–1855
MARY Ball
1797–1841
GEORGE Hopwood
1814–1899
MARY Parton
1815–1847
ROBERT Sharman
1818–1891
SARAH Rowbotham
1816–1867
David Fox
1814–1872
ALICE Brierley
1815–1868
THOMAS Griffiths
1818–1866
Sarah Atherton
1822–
William Heath
1807–1848
Mary Barker
1807–1870

Derek Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1924
5 May 1924
Birth of Derek Smith in Moddershall, Staffordshire
Moddershall, Staffordshire
1997
Nov 1997
Age 73
Death of Derek Smith in Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England
Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 May 1924
    Event Place: Moddershall, Staffordshire
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005
    [2] England & Wales, Birth Index:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1997
    Event Place: Stoke On Trent, Staffordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Death Index: 1916-2005

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