Owen & Minnie Smith

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 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 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