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Sydney Victor Pyke Smith 1915 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1915

Birth Location: St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England

Death Date: 29 Feb 1940

Death Location: St, Reading, Berkshire, England

Father: Edward Pyke

Mother: Alice East

Spouse(s): Ivy Hancock

Children(s):

In 1915, Sydney Victor Pyke Smith entered the world in St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England, born to Edward Thomas Pyke and Alice East. In 1939, Sydney Victor Pyke Smith resided in Berkshire, England. Sydney Victor Pyke Smith married Ivy B M Hancock. Sydney Victor Pyke Smith passed away in 1940 in St, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Sydney Victor Pyke Smith entered the world in St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England, born to Edward Thomas Pyke and Alice East.
  • In 1939, Sydney Victor Pyke Smith resided in Berkshire, England.
  • Sydney Victor Pyke Smith married Ivy B M Hancock.
  • Sydney Victor Pyke Smith passed away in 1940 in St, Reading, Berkshire, England.

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Parents

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Sydney Smith's Ancestors

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Sydney Smith
1915 – 1940
Birth Place: St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England
Parents
Edward Thomas Pyke
1872 – 1917
Speen, Newbury, Berkshire, England
Alice East
1886 – 1963
Henley, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Edward Pyke
1841 – 1897
Woodspeen, Berkshire, England
Jane Tomkins
1834 – 1886
Greenham, Berkshire, England
John East
1852 – 1936
Eye Dunsden, England
Annie Herridge
1854 – 1943
Aston, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William East
1828 –
Eliza East
1825 –
Robert Herridge
1828 – 1919
Mary Turner
1831 – 1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knapp
1800 – 1865
Sarah Druce
1807 – 1881
Martha Cannans
1804 –
Matthew Turner
1797 – 1834
Ann Turner
1801 – 1852

Sydney Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1915
25 Jul 1915
Birth of Sydney Victor Pyke Smith in St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England
St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England
1939
1939
Age 24
Sydney Victor Pyke Smith resided here in Berkshire, England
Berkshire, England
1940
29 Feb 1940
Age 25
Death of Sydney Victor Pyke Smith in St, Reading, Berkshire, England
St, Reading, Berkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1915
    Event Place: St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers’ Documents, First World War Wo363
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2c; Page: 1199
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2041a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Berkshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 101/2041a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Feb 1940
    Event Place: St, Reading, Berkshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2c; Page: 1199

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