Difference between revisions of "Owen & Minnie Smith"
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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." | '''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." | ||
| − | Ted Janes wrote in his obituary of Owen's daughter Florence " | + | Ted Janes wrote in his obituary of Owen's daughter Florence "Florrie Smith was born of a strong non-conformist family, '''her father was Sunday School superintendent of the Methodist Chapel for more than Half a century.''' |
[[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 12:25, 6 November 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."
Ted Janes wrote in his obituary of Owen's daughter Florence "Florrie Smith was born of a strong non-conformist family, her father was Sunday School superintendent of the Methodist Chapel for more than Half a century.
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 born1899 married Allan 'Ralph' Lacey in 1920. click James & Ada Lacey for more about 'Ralph' Lacey
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