5: Jesse Smith= Jane Phillips Thomas Jones= Margaret Davies
4: Alfred Smith and Sarah Jane Jones
3: Children: Ivor, Bert, Wyndham, Stanley, Percy, Myra
The Smith family was based at the Somerset village of Pensford St. Thomas for generations -- often as blacksmiths. Jesse Smith moved (before age 22) to the Eastern Valleys of the S Wales coalfield - Risca eventually- to work as a miner. He married Jane Phillips from Nunney (near Frome).
Alfred (b 6 Jan 1868 Risca) was the eldest son of Jesse and Jane and worked initially as a coalminer, as did his younger brother Jesse. Alfred married Sarah Jane Jones (family originally farmers in the lower Usk valley) in 1891.
When their first son (Ivor) died in 1893, Alfred moved to the USA (1893-96) to the Cleveland area where their next son (also named Ivor) was born. On his return, he established a grocery business in Abercynon helped by his children (Ivor, Bert, Wyndham, Percy, Stanley and Myra). Ivor was killed in WW I [Private Alfred Ivor Smith, Royal Fusiliers Died: Saturday 7 October 1916: Thiepval Memorial, battle of Somme, also recorded Abercynon (WMR 6727). link]. See also handwritten account in family bible: here.
Sarah Jane died (5 Sept 1908), soon after Myra was born (6 April 1905). Alfred then married in 1920 Mary Emma Gulliver (Minnie) Chaloner (nee Wall) (known as Nana, b 21 Sept 1877) who already had children of her own (Billy, Marjorie and Gwyn[Down's]). Alfred died 30 Dec 1951.
Alfred set up a bakery in Maesycwmmer in 1923. He lived for a year near the bakery while he had a large house (Glanwern) built in Summerfield Hall Lane, and he also built 4 additional houses nearby in 1935.
Stanley and Wyndham worked in the bakery, Bert had a garage business (Glam-Mon Motors in Ystrad Mynach) and Percy worked for Barclays Bank, latterly in Enfield. Myra had a dress shop before marrying Einon (Water board).
Alfred Smith b 6 Jan 1868 Risca, d 30 Dec 1951 [b Q1 1868 Newport as AS]
Will: Alfred Smith of Glanwern Maesycwmmer (a director of Smiths
Ltd., bakers and confectioners) d 30-12-1951 left £31456 gross.
£100 each to stepchildren Gwynfor and Marjorie; £200
with an annuity of £400 to his wife and his leasehold residence
and household effects upon trust for her during widowhood. £250
to each of his 6 grandchildren on attaining 21 years. Remainder divided
equally among his 5 children or their issue. Probate to son Bertie H
Smith company director of Bryneglwys Maesycwmmer and son-in-law Eynon L
Thomas of Waldron, St.Martin's Rd., Caerphily.
See relevant tree info here also.
Parents: Jesse Smith (b 1837, Pensford St. Thomas, Somerset (in Chew Valley S of Bristol), moved to Bedwellty joining cousins as a collier, d 1913 Risca); married 1867 Jane Phillips (b 1845, Nunney, Frome, Somerset)
Grandparents:
James Smith (blacksmith, coach springer, b 1801
Somerset, d 1887); married 1827 Mary Ann Chelton (b 1806 Farmborough,
Somerset), lived in Pensford.
James Phillips=Eliza Williams m 5-12-1841 Nunney;
their parents: Walter Phillips; D. C. Williams
Greatgrandparents: Thomas Smith (chrs. 1769 Pensford, jobber) married 1790 Jemima Jeffries (b ~1775 Publow d 1845)
G-g-grandparents Thomas Smith (b ~1741 Pensford, halter, d 1836) married 1765 Elizabeth Turner (b ~1747 Somerset d 1840).
Siblings: [2/4 alive by 1911]
Jesse died as a child (b Q3 1874, d 2 Feb 1875).
Jesse, (b Q2 1877, collier, d Q1
1921 aged 43 in a motorcycle accident; Newspaper Report)
married Eliza(Lisa)[Q2 1904 Jesse
S= Eliza Purnell Newport],
children (later b Newport,[plus 3 dead by 1911])
Enid(Enid Jane b Q3 1906 MrT)=Ifor Williams[Q3 1930
Npt Enid J= William I Williams],[see keith/beach.jpg],
Newspaper report,
Peter C b Q2 1932 Cdf?
(Peter=Rosemary[Joan R Watkins], m: Q1 1958 Aberg; ch: Angela, Jeffrey(ch Alex, Ellanah)),
May(Helen May b Q1 1909 MrT)=Harold Drew[Q2 1935 Npt
Helena M = Joseph H Drew],
John b Q2 1937 Cdf
Dolly(Hilda b Q2 1911)=Sam Rimington [Hilda=Sam F T
Rimmington Q2 1938 Caerleon]
Christine A b Q2 1944; Jennifer W b Q3 1947;
Judith E b Q2 1953 (all b Cdf) [no record of Paul or any other]
Olwen(b Q2 1916)=Mel Jones[Q2 1940 Npt Olwen =
Melville Jones],
Graham M b Q1 1949 Ptypl; David I b Q4 1953 Bedw;
Elizabeth J b Q2 1956 Bedw ??.
Betty(Vera B b Q1 1919, d Q1 1956 aged 37) =John
Knight[Q3 1948 Caerleon Vera B = William J Knight], [Some Knight/Smith
b Npt: Rosemary J Q3 1953; Alison J Q4 1954??]
Ivor Jesse(Ivor J b Q2 1921) (Boyo) (Boyo born after
father's death, still alive 2012), died 27-7-2012 in Bryn PLlF, lived
Pontllanfraith.[more info in Keith's notes]
unknown.
Alfred married 13 April 1891 Sarah Jane Jones (b 2 May 1871 Pontypool,
Monmouth) who died (5 Sept 1908, possibly in childbirth or from related
causes[Q3 1908 Pontypridd]), then married Mary Emma Gulliver (Minnie)
Chaloner (nee Wall) (known as Nana, b 21 Sept 1877) who already had
children of her own.
[Alfred SMITH m 2nd Qtr, 1891 Sarah Jane JONES, District of
Newport, Wales]
Alfred Smith 23 yrs bach coal miner of New Town Mynyddislwyn (f:
Jesse Smith coalminer)= Sarah Jane Jones 20 yrs spin New Town
Mynyddislwyn (f: Thomas Jones farmer) at Primitive Methodist Chapel,
Crosskeys, by certificate. Witness: Thos Jones, M. A.Jenkins.
[Alfred Smith m Q2 1920 Mary E Challoner Cardiff]
Alfred J Smith d Q4 1951 Newport aged 84
Newspaper reports
Children:
Alfred Ivor: died as a child (b 5 March 1892, d 15 July 1893)
(buried Risca)
Alfred Ivor (Ivor; b America 15 Feb 1894, died WW I 7 Oct 1916:
see record)
[US info: b 15-2-1894 4 Park St., Cleveland, Ohio]
Bertie Harold (Bert; b 18 April 1896 Pontywain)=(1929) Isabel
Jones, children Julie=Tomas(Tom) Linton (Q1 1958 E glam, grandchildren
Charles, James), Wendy
Clifford Wyndham (Wyndham; b 18 Oct 1900 Abercynon)=(1933) Decima (Decie) Grindle
Stanley(b 16 Feb 1903, twin to Percy)=(1929) Olive Edmunds, child
Marilyn=Christopher Michael (m 1964, grandchildren Nicholas, David).
Percy=(1932) May Evans, child Patricia E(Pat)=Evan G(Glyn)
Williams (Q1 1862 Wood Green, grandchildren Howard, Adrian)
Myra(b 6 Apr 1905)=(1932) Einon Thomas, children Keith, Roger
Worked in colliery from age ~11 in Risca area.
Moved to America (Cleveland) for a time to work (Sept 1893-April 1896) - but returned.
Had grocery shop in Abercynon from 1897-1923. (lived at 9 Margaret Street)
Then set up bakery in Maesycwmmer in 1923. He lived for a year near the bakery while he had a large house (Glanwern) built in Summerfield Hall Lane, and he also built 4 additional houses nearby in 1935.
Stanley and Wyndham worked in the bakery, Bert had a garage business (Glam-Mon Motors) and Percy worked for Barclays Bank, latterly in Enfield. Myra had a dress shop before marrying Einon (Water board).
Q4 1915 d Llewelyn Chaloner aged 38.
1911 Census: Hill Crest, Pontnewydd, Mon 7 rooms
Llewelyn Chaloner 34 coal merchant b Denbigh;
Minnie Emma Gulliver Chaloner 34 m 6 years 2/2 alive b Newport
William Llewelyn Nicholas C 3; Gwynfor Tom C 1; ch b Abersychan.
+ 1 servant.[Billy, Gwyn (Down's)]
[Marjorie A b Q1 1912 Pontypool m: Wall]
[William L N C d Q4 1962 Bedwellty aged 55]
1911 Census: 9 Margaret St., Abercynon. (6 rooms) (all lang: eng)
[now Kingswood independent financial advisors]
Alfred Smith 42 widower grocer & provision merchant b Risca;
Alfred Ivor 17 grocer's asst b USA resident in UK 16 yrs
(British by parentage);
Bertie Harold 14 Grocer's asst b Risca;
Clifford Wyndham 10; Stanley 8; Percy 8; Myra Irene 5; (b Abercynon)
Jesse Smith (visitor, father) 72 retired;
Jane Smith (visitor, mother) 66 (m 45yrs 4 ch 2 alive); 1 servant.
1911 Census: 5 Junction St?, Pontllanfraith (5 rooms) [brother]
Jesse Smith 33 grocer b Risca; Eliza Smith 30 b Risca (m 7 yrs,
3/6 ch alive);
Enid Jane 4 b Cwmaman Aberdare; Helen May 2 b Cwmaman Aberdare;
dau under 1mo b Pontllanfraith.
1901 Census: 31 Tredegar St., Risca. (all lang: english)[father]
Jesse Smith 61 timberman in coalmine b Pensford; Jane 56 b Frome;
Jesse 23 coal hewer b Risca.
1901 Census: 9 Margaret St., Abercynon. (6 rooms) (all lang: eng)
Alfred Smith 33 grocer shopkeeper b Crosskeys;
Sarah Jane Smith 29 b Pontypridd Monmouth [!];
Alfred Ivor 7 b USA (Br? subject);
Bertie H 4 b Pontywaun;
Clifford W 5mo b Abercynon.
1891 Census: 31 Tredegar St., Risca. [father]
Jesse Smith 51 coalminer b Pensford; Jane 46 b Frome;
Alfred 23 coal miner; Jesse 13 coal miner (ch b Risca).
1881 Census: 39 Tredegar St., Clawrplwyf, Risca, Mynyddislwyn
Jesse Smith 40 coalminer b Pensford; Jane 36 b Frome;
Alfred 13 machine boy (colliery); Jesse 13[!] (ch b Risca).
1871 Census: S. Bateman Ho., Nr Church, Risca [father]
Jesse Smith 31 collier b Pensford Somerset.
Jane S 26 b Nunney Somerset; Alfred S 3 b Risca Mon.
1861 Census: Lionmelyn?, Aberystruth, Mon [Ebbw Vale etc]
Jessey Smith boarder 22 coalminer b Midsomer Norton, Somerset
[S of Pensford]
1851 Census: Pensford Street, Parish of St Thomas,Township of Pensford
[father's father]
James SMITH, Head, Blacksmith, 48, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1803)
Mary Ann SMITH, Wife, 46, born Farmborough, Somerset (b abt 1805)
Jesse SMITH, Son, 11, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1840) [14?]
Alfred SMITH, Son, 10, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1841)
Thomas SMITH, 7, Son, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1844)
James SMITH, Son, 3, Scholar, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1848)
[By 1851 the girls Elizabeth 23, Mary Ann 21, Jemima 15 and Sarah
14 had left home.]
1841 Census: Mill Barton, Parish of St Thomas in Pensford, Somerset.
James SMITH, Head, 40-4, Blacksmith, born Somerset (b abt 1801)
Mary SMITH, Wife, 35-9, born Somerset (b abt 1806)
Elizabeth SMITH, 12, born Somerset (b abt 1829)
Maryann SMITH, 10, born Somerset (b abt 1831)
Jemmina SMITH, 6, born Somerset (b abt 1835)
Jesse SMITH, 4, born Somerset (b abt 1837)
Sarah SMITH, 4, born Somerset (b abt 1837)
Alfred SMITH, 1, born Somerset (b abt 1840)
Joseph HARRIS, 25-9, Blacksmith born Somerset (b abt 1816)
1841 Census: Pensford, St Thomas in Pensford, Somerset [irrel?]
George Smith 40-44 ag lab; Mary S 37; George 13; Sarah 10; Maryann 7;
Jesse 5; Alfred 2. (all b in county)
Jesse Smith ch 22-10-1837 Pensford St Thomas; f: James Smith, m: Mary Ann Chelton
