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'''Mosh Saunders, Owen's grandson published''' a book entitled "Children in a Bodgers World" recording his childhood experiences with his grandfather and the bodgers,  (put bodgers in Search for other men who were bodgers)
 
'''Mosh Saunders, Owen's grandson published''' a book entitled "Children in a Bodgers World" recording his childhood experiences with his grandfather and the bodgers,  (put bodgers in Search for other men who were bodgers)
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'''Mosh wrote'''- " My Grandfather, Owen Smith was his name, was a great Liberal, a man of spiritual wealth, and a Superintendent of his Chapel (Methodist, Lacey Green) for many years."
 
[[File:Owen Smith.jpg|thumb|Owen Smith]]
 
[[File:Owen Smith.jpg|thumb|Owen Smith]]
 
'''Owen Sidney Smith''' born 1876 was the son of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Alfred_&_Elizabeth_Smith Alfred & Elizabeth Smith]
 
'''Owen Sidney Smith''' born 1876 was the son of [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Alfred_&_Elizabeth_Smith Alfred & Elizabeth Smith]

Revision as of 13:31, 8 August 2023

Mosh Saunders, Owen's grandson published a book entitled "Children in a Bodgers World" recording his childhood experiences with his grandfather and the bodgers, (put bodgers in Search for other men who were bodgers)

Mosh wrote- " My Grandfather, Owen Smith was his name, was a great Liberal, a man of spiritual wealth, and a Superintendent of his Chapel (Methodist, Lacey Green) for many years."

Owen Smith

Owen Sidney Smith born 1876 was the son of Alfred & Elizabeth Smith

Minnie Rogers was

Owen and Minnie married in 1897.

1901 census they were living at Hillock Cottages no 3

Owen and Minnie had 5 children as follows : -

Florence Bertha Smith born 1898 married William John Saunders in 1920. Click William John & Florence Saunders for their life story.

Daisy M Smith born 1900

Elsie Edith Smith born 1902. Married at Lacey Green Methodist Church, April 1923 to Haydn Wilson 1900-1972 from Aylesbury

Harold Boaz Smith born 1908-1992

Jessie Smith born 1910-1977. Married 1937 Eric Charles Boorman born Somerset. click Eric & Jessie Boorman for their life story.

1927. Owen Smith bought Hillock Cottage no 4 from Reg Tilbury. click Reg & Lucy Tilbury