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William Pratt Smithson 1844–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 DEC 1844

Birth Location: Litcham, Norfolk

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: Wandsworth London England

Father: John Smithson

Mother: Margaret Pratt

Spouse(s): Isabella Smithson, Isabella Cull

Children(s): Agnes Smithson, Isabella Smithson, Ellen Smithson, Walter Smithson, William Smithson, Edith Smithson, Annie Smithson

In 1844, William Pratt Smithson entered the world in Litcham, Norfolk, born to John Smithson And Margaret Pratt. In 1851, William Pratt Smithson resided in Litcham, Norfolk, England. William Pratt Smithson married Isabella Louise Cull, Isabella Smithson, and had children including Agnes Smithson, Annie Helena J Smithson, Edith Smithson, Ellen Smithson, Isabella Smithson, Walter Smithson, William Pratt Smithson. William Pratt Smithson passed away in 1896 in Wandsworth London England.

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Biography

  • In 1844, William Pratt Smithson entered the world in Litcham, Norfolk, born to John Smithson And Margaret Pratt.
  • In 1851, William Pratt Smithson resided in Litcham, Norfolk, England.
  • William Pratt Smithson married Isabella Louise Cull, Isabella Smithson, and had children including Agnes Smithson, Annie Helena J Smithson, Edith Smithson, Ellen Smithson, Isabella Smithson, Walter Smithson, William Pratt Smithson.
  • William Pratt Smithson passed away in 1896 in Wandsworth London England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smithson
1813–
Birth Location: Helperby, North Yorkshire, England
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Margaret Pratt
1811–
Birth Location: great ryburgh norfolk
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Smithson
1848–
Birth Location: Notting Hill
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Isabella Cull
1848–1904
Birth Location: Kensington Town, London, Middlesex
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Children(s)

Agnes Smithson
1870–1957
Birth Location: Lambeth Surrey England
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Isabella Smithson
1875–
Birth Location: westminster, London, England
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Ellen Smithson
1878–
Birth Location: St James, London, England
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Walter Smithson
1890–
Birth Location: Battersea, London, England
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William Smithson
1877–1932
Birth Location: St James, London England
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Edith Smithson
1871–
Birth Location: London, Middlesex.
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Annie Smithson
1873–
Birth Location: St James, London, Middlesex
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William Smithson's Ancestors

Self
William Smithson
1844–1896
Birth Place: Litcham, Norfolk
Parents
John Smithson
1813–
Helperby, North Yorkshire, England
Margaret Pratt
1811–
great ryburgh norfolk
Grandparents
Thomas Smithson
1787–1848
Brafferton Yorkshire England
Martha Parker
1787–
Yorkshire England
Jonathan Pratt
1774–1851
great ryburgh norfolk
Sarah Howe
1773–1861
great ryburgh norfolk
Great-Grandparents
John Smithson
1756–1850
Jane Brown
1764–1811
William Pratt
1748–
Susannah Bond
1750–
John Howe
1745–1809
Mary Hutchinson
1745–1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Smithson
1716–1790
Jane Cowper
1716–1797

William Smithson's Descendants

1.
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William (Pratt) Smithson (1 DEC 1844–1896) m. Isabella Smithson (1848–) m. Isabella (Louise) Cull (18th Febuary 1848–March 1904)
  1. 1. Agnes Smithson 1870–1957
  2. 2. Isabella Smithson 1875–
  3. 3. Ellen Smithson 1878–
  4. 4. Walter Smithson 1890–
  5. 5. William (Pratt) Smithson 1877–1932 m. Bessie (Esther) Parsons 1885–1928 m. Eunice (Mary) Kinder 1884–
    1. 1. James (Charles) Smithson 1924–1973 m. Elizabeth (Annie) Stinton 1924–2008
      1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Stinton 1942–2023 m. Peter (William) Wood 1935–2014 m. William (Alfred) Plumstead 1928–2012
      2. 2. Jimmy (Albert) Smithson 1945–2001
      3. 3. Trevor (George) Smithson 1951–2021
    2. 2. Bessie (Isabella Ellen) Smithson 1919–1997
    3. 3. Florence (R) Smithson 1921–1991
    4. 4. William (P) Smithson 1923–2007 m. Brenda (M) Dodd 1926–2002
      1. 1. Sheila (A) Smithson 1946–2022
  6. 6. Edith Smithson 1871–
  7. 7. Annie (Helena J) Smithson 1873– m. James Terrell 1873–

William Smithson's Timeline

9 Records

1844
1 DEC 1844
Birth of William Pratt Smithson in Litcham, Norfolk
Litcham, Norfolk
1844
1 Dec 1844
William Pratt Smithson was baptized in Norfolk, England
Norfolk, England
1851
1851
Age 7
William Pratt Smithson resided here in Litcham, Norfolk, England
Litcham, Norfolk, England
1865
1865
Age 21
William Pratt Smithson resided here in St Mary Islington, England
St Mary Islington, England
1866
April 1866
Age 22
William Pratt Smithson was married in Islington, London, United Kingdom
Islington, London, United Kingdom
1871
1871
Age 27
William Pratt Smithson resided here in London, England
London, England
1881
1881
Age 37
William Pratt Smithson resided here in St James, London, England
St James, London, England
1891
1891
Age 47
William Pratt Smithson resided here in Battersea, London, England
Battersea, London, England
1896
1896
Age 52
Death of William Pratt Smithson in Wandsworth London England
Wandsworth London England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 DEC 1844
    Event Place: Litcham, Norfolk
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 424; Folio: 67; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6095534
    [2] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 136; Folio: 30; Page: 50; GSU roll: 823291

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Norfolk, England
    Record Source: Norfolk, England, Transcripts of Church of England Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers, Norfolk Record Office; Norwich, Norfolk, England; Norfolk Church of England Registers; Reference: BT ANW 1844_g-m

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1866
    Event Place: Islington, London, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Litcham, Norfolk, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1825; Folio: 340; Page: 54; GSU roll: 207479

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: St Mary Islington, England
    Record Source: London, England, Land Tax Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 136; Folio: 30; Page: 50; GSU roll: 823291

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: St James, London, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 122; Folio: 5; Page: 3; GSU roll: 1341028

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Battersea, London, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 424; Folio: 67; Page: 23; GSU roll: 6095534

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1896
    Event Place: Wandsworth London England
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