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Jane West 1857 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England

Death Date: Oct 1946

Death Location: Chatham, Kent, England

Father: Benjamin West

Mother: Mary Gee

Spouse(s): Richard Smitherman

Children(s): Nellie Smitherman, William Smitherman, Thomas Smitherman, Ada Smitherman, Isabell Smitherman, Daisy Smitherman, May Smitherman

In 1857, Jane West entered the world in Gillingham, Kent, England, born to Benjamin Russell West and Mary Anne Gee. Jane West married Richard Smitherman, and had children including Nellie Annie Jane Smitherman, William Richard Smitherman, Thomas Smitherman, Ada Smitherman, Isabell Smitherman, Daisy Smitherman, May Alice Beatrice Smitherman. Jane West passed away in 1946 in Chatham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Jane West entered the world in Gillingham, Kent, England, born to Benjamin Russell West and Mary Anne Gee.
  • Jane West married Richard Smitherman, and had children including Nellie Annie Jane Smitherman, William Richard Smitherman, Thomas Smitherman, Ada Smitherman, Isabell Smitherman, Daisy Smitherman, May Alice Beatrice Smitherman.
  • Jane West passed away in 1946 in Chatham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jane West's Ancestors

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Jane West
1857 – 1946
Birth Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
Parents
Benjamin Russell West
1825 –
Gillingham, Kent, England
Mary (Anne) Gee
1822 –
Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
Benjamin (Sloper) West
1799 – 1872
Gillingham, Kent, England
Elizabeth (Adams) White
1793 – 1880
Gillingham, Kent, England
John Gee
Great-Grandparents
Joseph West
1773 – 1821
Ann Rowe
1775 –
Russell White
1749 – 1800
Elizabeth Hillier
1761 – 1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jane West's Descendants

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Jane West (1857 – Oct 1946) m. Richard Smitherman (abt 1856 – Jan 1933)
  1. 1. Nellie (Annie Jane) Smitherman (10 Dec 1880 – )
  2. 2. William (Richard) Smitherman (July 1882 – Sep 1953)
  3. 3. Thomas Smitherman (27.04.1884 – Jan 1960)
  4. 4. Ada Smitherman (1887 – )
  5. 5. Isabell Smitherman (8 Sep 1888 – Oct 1974)
  6. 6. Daisy Smitherman (abt 1893 – )
  7. 7. May (Alice Beatrice) Smitherman (20 Mar 1902 – 13 Dec 1980)

Jane West's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Jane West in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England
1946
Oct 1946
Age 89
Death of Jane West in Chatham, Kent, England
Chatham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1946
    Event Place: Chatham, Kent, England

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