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Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith 1904–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1904

Birth Location: Witham, Essex, England

Death Date: 28 Oct 1994

Death Location: Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston, Norfolk, England

Father: Richard Smith

Mother: Adelaide Owers

Spouse(s): William Riches

Children(s): Valerie Riches

Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith was born in 1904 in Witham, Essex, England, the child of Richard William Smith And Adelaide Mary Owers. In 1911, Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith resided in Stalham and Sutton, Norfolk, England. Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith married William Robert Riches, and had children including Valerie F Riches, Valerie Florence Riches. Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith passed away in 1994 in Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston, Norfolk, England.

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Biography

  • Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith was born in 1904 in Witham, Essex, England, the child of Richard William Smith And Adelaide Mary Owers.
  • In 1911, Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith resided in Stalham and Sutton, Norfolk, England.
  • Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith married William Robert Riches, and had children including Valerie F Riches, Valerie Florence Riches.
  • Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith passed away in 1994 in Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston, Norfolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Violet Smith's Ancestors

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Violet Smith
1904–1994
Birth Place: Witham, Essex, England
Parents
Richard William Smith
1882–
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Adelaide (Mary) Owers
1884–1950
White Notley, Essex, England
Grandparents
Robert Owers
1856–1898
Fairsted, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Catherine) Hutley
1865–1936
Black Notley, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
James Owers
1819–1892
Mary Collard
1825–1893
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John COLLARD
1804–1867
Sarah Fuller
1803–1863

Violet Smith's Descendants

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Violet (Elizabeth Maud) Smith (1 Jun 1904–28 Oct 1994) m. William (Robert) Riches (31 Dec 1900–2 Sep 1965)
  1. 1. Valerie (Florence) Riches 1932–1993

Violet Smith's Timeline

6 Records

1904
1 Jun 1904
Birth of Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith in Witham, Essex, England
Witham, Essex, England
1904
24 Jul 1904
Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith was baptized in St Nicolas Church, Witham, Essex, England
St Nicolas Church, Witham, Essex, England
1911
1911
Age 7
Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith resided here in Stalham and Sutton, Norfolk, England
Stalham and Sutton, Norfolk, England
1939
1939
Age 35
Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith resided here in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1994
Oct 1994
Age 90
Death of Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
1994
28 Oct 1994
Age 90
Burial of Violet Elizabeth Maud Smith in Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston, Norfolk, England
Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston, Norfolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1904
    Event Place: Witham, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index
    [2] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1016490c
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1904
    Event Place: St Nicolas Church, Witham, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Stalham and Sutton, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: Rg 1016490c

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1994
    Event Place: Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1994
    Event Place: Magdalen Cemetery, Gorleston, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: England & Scotland, Select Cemetery Registers, Great Yarmouth; Great Yarmouth, England; Oxford City Council Burial Registers

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