6: James Smith = Mary Ann Chelton James Phillips=Eliza Williams
5: Jesse Smith and Jane Phillips
4: Children: Alfred, Jesse.
Jesse Smith b 1837 Pensford St. Thomas, Somerset (in Chew Valley S of Bristol), d 7 July 1913 aged 74 (of 13 Sir Ivors Rd Pontllanfraith) interred Risca Cemetry.
Parents: James Smith (blacksmith, coach springer, b 1801 Somerset, d 20 Dec 1887 aged 86 at Pensford); married 1827 Mary Ann Chelton (b 1806 Farmborough, Somerset d 23 Jan 1871), lived in Pensford.
Grandparents: Thomas Smith (bapv. 1769 Pensford, jobber) married 1790 Jemima Jeffries (b ~1775 Publow d 1845)
G-grandparents Thomas Smith (b ~1741 Pensford, halter, d 1836) married 1765 Elizabeth Turner (b ~1747 Somerset d 1840).
Siblings: (from census):
Elizabeth Smith, born Somerset (b abt 1829)
Maryann Smith, born Somerset (b abt 1831)
Jemmina Smith, born Somerset (b abt 1835)
Jesse Smith, born Somerset (b abt 1837) (in birth order)
Sarah Smith, born Somerset (b abt 1837)
Alfred Smith, born Somerset (b abt 1840)
Thomas Smith, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1844)
Thomas Smith = Emma Mary Perry, Clutton [Somerset inc Midsomer
Norton] Q1 1870.[lots - Smith b Clutton]
Emma Mary, wife of Thomas Smith d 19 June 1894 aged 51
interred at Arno's Vale cemetery [in Bristol]
James Smith, born Pensford, Somerset (b abt 1848)
Married 1867 Jane Phillips (b 1845, Nunney, Frome, Somerset)
(Jane Phillips b Q1 1845 Frome; ch 27-7-1845 Nunney f: James, m: Eliza.)
Jesse Smith 28 years bach miner of Blaina (f: James Smith
haulier)= Jane Phillips 22 years spin of Blaina (f: James Phillips
labourer) at Old Blaina Chapel(Baptist) on 13 March 1867. Witnesses:
Gomer Jones, Ellen Owen.
Wife's parents and grandparents:
James Phillips described as labourer in 1867
[Q4 1841 James Phillips=Eliza Williams Frome]
m 5-12-1841 Nunney; their parents: Walter Phillips; D. C. Williams ]
ch b Nunney to James & Eliza: Walter Henry (24-7-1842); Jane (27-7-1845);
Samuel (1-8-1847); Emily (17-2-1850); James (6-2-1853).
Children: [2/4 survive by 1911]
Alfred (b 1868)
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) 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],
Peter C b Q2 1932 Cdf?
(ch Peter=Rosemary[Joan R Watkins], m: Q1 1958 Aberg),
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), lived Pontllanfraith.[more info in Keith's
notes]
unknown.
Moved to Bedwellty joining cousins as a collier,
1911 Census: 9 Margaret St., Abercynon. (6 rooms) (all lang: eng)
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)
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 1mo b Pontllanfraith.
1901 Census: 31 Tredegar St., Risca. (all lang: english)
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.
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[sic] (ch b Risca).
1871 Census: S. Bateman Ho., Nr Church, Risca
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 border 22 coalminer b Midsomer Norton, Somerset
[S of Pensford]
1851 Census: Pensford Street, Parish of St Thomas, Township of Pensford
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)