Christopher Smith
M, #15426, b. 1822, d. October 1914

Christopher Smith
Obtained from Ian Eastwood McInroy, Montana USA
Biography
Christopher Smith was born in 1822 in Ore, Sussex, England
O. Christopher and Laura were married in April 1857 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England
O.
1 He died in October 1914 at age ~92 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O.
1822
Birth
1822 | Ore, Sussex, EnglandO 1857~35
April 1857 | Ticehurst, Sussex, EnglandO Age: ~21
Birth: in 1836 | Etchingham, Sussex, England
ODeath: on 26 January 1914 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O1914~92
Death
October 1914 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO
Citations
- [S365] FreeBMD, England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915 (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;, n.d), General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Database Copyright © 1998-2003 Graham Hart, Ben Laurie, Camilla von Massenbach and David Mayall.
Alfred Ernest Smith
M, #15427, b. April 1858, d. 7 May 1951
Parents

Alfred Ernest Smith
Biography
Alfred Ernest Smith was born in April 1858 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England
O. Alfred and Fanny were married in July 1884 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. He died on 7 May 1951 at age 93 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O.
1858
Birth
April 1858 | Ticehurst, Sussex, EnglandO 188426
July 1884 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO Age: 25
Birth: in January 1859 | Sevenoaks, Kent, England
ODeath: in June 1917 | Tonbridge, Kent, England
O195193
Death
7 May 1951 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO
Annie Sophia Smith
F, #15428, b. 22 July 1863, d. 31 May 1949
Parents

Annie Sophia Smith
Biography
Annie Sophia Smith was born on 22 July 1863 in Frant, Sussex, England
O. Ernest and Annie were married in 1898 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O. She died on 31 May 1949 at age 85 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
O.
1863
Birth
22 July 1863 | Frant, Sussex, EnglandO 1898~35
1898 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO Age: ~28
Birth: in 1870 | Twinstead, Essex, England
ODeath: on 19 November 1932 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O194985
Death
31 May 1949 | Winchester, Hampshire, EnglandO
Media

Annie Sophia Smith
George Christopher Smith
M, #15429, b. April 1873, d. 1947
Parents

George Christopher Smith
Biography
George Christopher Smith was born in April 1873. George and Susannah were married on 30 April 1898 at Parish Chapel in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England
O. He died in 1947 at age ~74 in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
O.
1873
1898~25
30 April 1898 | St. Pancras, Middlesex, EnglandO Age: 31
Birth: in July 1866 | Camberwell, Surrey, England
ODeath: in June 1956 | Colchester, Essex, England
O1947~74
Death
1947 | Perth, Western Australia, AustraliaO
Media

Family Bakery
Said to be the first bakery in Tunbridge Wells

George Christopher Smith
Fanny Rhoda Playfoot1
F, #15430, b. January 1859, d. June 1917
Parents

Fanny Rhoda Playfoot

Photo
Biography
Fanny Rhoda Playfoot was born in January 1859 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England
O. Alfred and Fanny were married in July 1884 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. She died in June 1917 at age 58 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O.
1859
Birth
January 1859 | Sevenoaks, Kent, EnglandO 188425
July 1884 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO Age: 26
Birth: in April 1858 | Ticehurst, Sussex, England
ODeath: on 7 May 1951 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O191758
Death
June 1917 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO
Media

Fanny Rhoda With Mabel and Alfred Eastwood
Last Edited |
6 October 2025 |
Citations
- [S1584] Ancestry.com, Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
Mabel 'Maisie' Annie Smith
F, #15431, b. 21 August 1886, d. June 1972
Parents

Maisie Annie Smith
Biography
Mabel 'Maisie' Annie Smith was born on 21 August 1886 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O. George and Mabel were married in 1915 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. She died in June 1972 at age 85 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
O.
1886
Birth
21 August 1886 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO 1915~29
1915 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO Age: ~32
Birth: on 10 October 1883 | Barrow-In-Furness, Lancashire, England
Death: in 1969 | St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
O197285
Death
June 1972 | Watford, Hertfordshire, EnglandO
Media

Home Of Mabel (May) and George Porter

Alfred Ernest Smith with his two daughters
Alfred Eastwood Smith
M, #15432, b. 30 August 1887, d. 9 November 1969
Parents

Alfred Eastwood Smith
Biography
Alfred Eastwood Smith was born on 30 August 1887 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. Alfred and Mary were married in 1915 in Ticehurst, Sussex, England
O. He died on 9 November 1969 at age 82 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O.
1887
Birth
30 August 1887 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO 1915~28
1915 | Ticehurst, Sussex, EnglandO Age: ~30
Birth: on 17 October 1885 | Tooting, Surrey, England
ODeath: on 6 September 1974 | Tonbridge, Kent, England
O196982
Death
9 November 1969 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO
Media

Christine, her brother Alf and wife Mary

Rex And Alf

Alfred

Photo

Reginald and brother Alfred Smith standing at tail of Bleriot's plane, in their cadet uniforms in 1909
Last Edited |
8 December 2023 |
Reginald John Smith
M, #15433, b. October 1889, d. 13 January 1958
Parents

Photo
Biography
Reginald John Smith was born in October 1889 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O. He died on 13 January 1958 at age 68 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O.
1889
Birth
October 1889 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO 195868
Death
13 January 1958 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO
Media

Photo

Reginald (Rex) with Grandson Christopher Dench
Last Edited |
8 December 2023 |
Christine Laura Smith
F, #15434, b. 28 February 1892, d. 1975
Parents

Christine Laura Smith
Biography
Christine Laura Smith was born on 28 February 1892 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O. Ewin and Christine were married in June 1926 in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England
O. She died in 1975 at age ~83 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O.
1892
Birth
28 February 1892 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO 192634
June 1926 | St. Pancras, Middlesex, EnglandO Age: ~28
Birth: on 26 June 1898 | London, Middlesex, England
ODeath: on 18 January 1980 | Crowborough, Sussex, England
O1975~83
Death
1975 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO
Media

Drawing By Christine Laura

Alfred Earnest Smith, Florence Miles, Ernest, Mabel, Fanny Rhoda, Christine Laura
Christine Smith with her relatives, including her Grandmother, Fanny Rhoda

Autograph Book 1905

Autograph Book 1905 belonging To Christine
Frederick Victor Smith1
M, #15435, b. 23 April 1897, d. 14 October 1917
Parents

Photo
Biography
Frederick Victor Smith was born on 23 April 1897 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O.
1 He died on 14 October 1917 at age 20 in Belgium
O.
Frederick Victor Smith served in the military between 1914 and 1920 in Geraldton, Western Australia.
1 1897
Birth
23 April 1897 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, EnglandO 191720
Death
14 October 1917 | BelgiumO
Media

Photo

Mabel, Frederick, Christine and friend. Bill in prison

Fred, Fanny, Mabel, friend

Died at the Battle of Passendale, Belgium

44th Battalion
Last Edited |
6 October 2025 |
Citations
- [S1585] Ancestry.com, Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
Harriette J Severin
F, #15436, b. about 1846, d. March 1940
Biography
Harriette J Severin was born about 1846. She died in March 1940 at age ~94.
Ewin Albert Saunders
M, #15437, b. 26 June 1898, d. 18 January 1980

Ewin Albert Saunders
Biography
Ewin Albert Saunders was born on 26 June 1898 in London, Middlesex, England
O. Ewin and Christine were married in June 1926 in St. Pancras, Middlesex, England
O. He died on 18 January 1980 at age 81 in Crowborough, Sussex, England
O.
1898
Birth
26 June 1898 | London, Middlesex, EnglandO 1926~28
June 1926 | St. Pancras, Middlesex, EnglandO Age: 34
Birth: on 28 February 1892 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
ODeath: in 1975 | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
O198081
Death
18 January 1980 | Crowborough, Sussex, EnglandO
John Preston Saunders
M, #15438, b. 4 March 1927, d. 12 January 2019
Parents

John P Saunders
Src: Pamela Saunders (anc)
Biography
John Preston Saunders was born on 4 March 1927 in London, Middlesex, England
O. John and Celia were married in 1952 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. He died on 12 January 2019 at age 91 in Tunbridge Hill, Kent, England
O.
1927
Birth
4 March 1927 | London, Middlesex, EnglandO 1952~25
1952 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO Age: ~26
Birth: on 30 October 1926 | Tonbridge, Kent, England
ODeath: on 20 September 2010 | Hastings, Sussex, England
O201991
Death
12 January 2019 | Tunbridge Hill, Kent, EnglandO
Media

John Preston Saunders
Src: Pamela Saunders (anc)
Celia Margaret Halton
F, #15439, b. 30 October 1926, d. 20 September 2010

Celia Margaret Halton
Biography
Celia Margaret Halton was born on 30 October 1926 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. John and Celia were married in 1952 in Tonbridge, Kent, England
O. She died on 20 September 2010 at age 83 in Hastings, Sussex, England
O.
1926
Birth
30 October 1926 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO 1952~26
1952 | Tonbridge, Kent, EnglandO Age: ~25
Birth: on 4 March 1927 | London, Middlesex, England
ODeath: on 12 January 2019 | Tunbridge Hill, Kent, England
O201083
Death
20 September 2010 | Hastings, Sussex, EnglandO
Media

Photo

Photo

Lily, Colin and Celia Halton with parents Tom and Nellie Halton
Lily, Colin and Celia Halton with parents Tom and Nellie Halton, taken about 1929 in Tonbridge?

Celia Halton age 3
Celia Halton,aged about 3 (abt 1929, probably in Tonbridge, Kent)

Celia Halton
Celia Halton, aged about 20 (taken abt 1946, probably in Tonbridge, Kent)
Thomas Eastwood
M, #15442, b. 1827, d. 18 May 1891
Parents
Biography
Thomas Eastwood was born in 1827 in England
O.
1 He died on 18 May 1891 at age ~64 in Ontario, Canada
O.
Thomas Eastwood was christened on 15 April 1827 in Etchingham, Sussex, England
O. He lived in Rotherfield, Sussex, England
O, in 1851.
1 He immigrated in 1868.
1827
1891~64
Death
18 May 1891 | Ontario, CanadaO
Citations
- [S1142] 1851 Census of England, Sussex, Rotherfield, HO107; Piece: 1640; Folio: 60; Page: 5, Thomas Eastwood household; digital image, Ancestry, Ancestry.ca (https://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 7 Jan 2024); The National Archives of the UK, GSU roll: 193543.
Reverend Joseph Gandier
M, #15443, b. 24 October 1838, d. 1924
Biography
Reverend Joseph Gandier was born on 24 October 1838 in Otley, Suffolk, England
O.
1,2 Joseph and Ellen were married on 9 January 1861 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada
O.
2 He died in 1924 at age ~86 in Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
O.
Reverend Joseph Gandier lived in Rawdon, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
O.
2 He lived in Village of Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada, on 1 June 1921.
1
1838
Birth
24 October 1838 | Otley, Suffolk, EnglandO 186122
9 January 1861 | Hastings, Ontario, CanadaO Age: 21
Birth: on 25 March 1839 | Rotherfield, Sussex, England
ODeath: on 6 July 1923 | Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
O1924~86
Death
1924 | Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, CanadaO
Citations
- [S291] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;, n.d), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 69; Census Place: Newburg (Village), Lennox and Addington, Ontario; Page Number: 4
- [S400] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
Annie Helena Gandier
F, #15444, b. 9 June 1875, d. 1950
Parents

Annie Gandier
Annie was a trained nurse
Biography
Annie Helena Gandier was born on 9 June 1875 in Fort-Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
1 She died in 1950 at age ~75 in Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
O.
Annie Helena Gandier lived in Village of Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada, on 1 June 1921.
1 1875
Birth
9 June 1875 | Fort-Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
1950~75
Death
1950 | Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, CanadaO
Citations
- [S291] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;, n.d), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 69; Census Place: Newburg (Village), Lennox and Addington, Ontario; Page Number: 4
Lilleth Edna Gandier
F, #15445, b. 30 June 1878, d. 1953
Parents
Biography
Lilleth Edna Gandier was born on 30 June 1878 in Fort-Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada.
1 She died in 1953 at age ~75 in Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada
O.
Lilleth Edna Gandier lived in Village of Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, Canada, on 1 June 1921.
1 1878
Birth
30 June 1878 | Fort-Coulonge, Pontiac, Quebec, Canada
1953~75
Death
1953 | Newburgh, Lennox, Ontario, CanadaO
Citations
- [S291] Ancestry.com, 1921 Census of Canada (n.p: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;, n.d), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 69; Census Place: Newburg (Village), Lennox and Addington, Ontario; Page Number: 4
Horace McCartney
M, #15446, b. November 1831, d. 30 April 1903
Biography
Horace McCartney was born in November 1831 in Hillier, Ontario, Canada
O.
1 Horace and Sophia were married on 26 February 1861 in Hastings, Ontario, Canada
O. He died on 30 April 1903 at age 71 in Iowa, United States
O.
1831
Birth
November 1831 | Hillier, Ontario, CanadaO 186129
26 February 1861 | Hastings, Ontario, CanadaO Age: ~27
Birth: in 1834 | Sussex, England
ODeath: on 1 November 1915 | Iowa, United States
O190371
Death
30 April 1903 | Iowa, United StatesO
Citations
- [S400] Ontario, Canada, County Marriage Registers, 1858-1869
Doris Mae Solmonson
F, #15447, b. 14 August 1926, d. 19 June 1990
Parents
Biography
Doris Mae Solmonson was born on 14 August 1926 in Emmet, Emmet, Iowa, United States
O. Lawrence and Doris were married on 7 July 1944 in Jackson, Jackson, Minnesota, United States
O. She died on 19 June 1990 at age 63 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
O.
1926
Birth
14 August 1926 | Emmet, Emmet, Iowa, United StatesO 194417
7 July 1944 | Jackson, Jackson, Minnesota, United StatesO Age: 17
Birth: on 3 September 1926 | Gowrie, Webster, Iowa, United States
ODeath: on 10 September 2008 | Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
O199063
Death
19 June 1990 | Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United StatesO
Lawrence Martin Masear
M, #15448, b. 3 September 1926, d. 10 September 2008
Biography
Lawrence Martin Masear was born on 3 September 1926 in Gowrie, Webster, Iowa, United States
O. Lawrence and Doris were married on 7 July 1944 in Jackson, Jackson, Minnesota, United States
O. He died on 10 September 2008 at age 82 in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
O.
1926
Birth
3 September 1926 | Gowrie, Webster, Iowa, United StatesO 194417
7 July 1944 | Jackson, Jackson, Minnesota, United StatesO Age: 17
Birth: on 14 August 1926 | Emmet, Emmet, Iowa, United States
ODeath: on 19 June 1990 | Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
O200882
Death
10 September 2008 | Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United StatesO
Clara Snyder Norcross
F, #15449, b. 24 March 1871, d. 12 August 1939
Biography
Clara Snyder Norcross was born on 24 March 1871 in Pennsylvania, United States
O. Charles and Clara were married on 19 January 1890 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
O. She died on 12 August 1939 at age 68 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
O.
1871
Birth
24 March 1871 | Pennsylvania, United StatesO 189018
19 January 1890 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesO Age: ~22
Birth: about 1868 | New York, United States
O193968
Death
12 August 1939 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesO
Joseph Norcross White
M, #15450, b. 7 December 1890, d. 2 March 1971
Parents
Biography
Joseph Norcross White was born on 7 December 1890 in Pennsylvania, United States
O. Joseph and Jessie were married on 2 April 1913 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
O. He died on 2 March 1971 at age 80 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
O.
1890
Birth
7 December 1890 | Pennsylvania, United StatesO 191322
2 April 1913 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesO Age: 20
Birth: on 24 July 1892 | Pennsylvania, United States
ODeath: on 30 August 1976 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
O197180
Death
2 March 1971 | Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesO