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Frederick Smith and Agnes Davis on their wedding day, 1903, both age 21
Frederick Smith (right) with his youngest daughters, Agnes Mabel and Elsie Maud. 2nd left & 2nd right are Fred's parents. About 1915.
Frederick's 2nd wife, Grace May (known as Mabel?) Marsh. Married in 1931 but date of photo u/k.
The shop owned by Grace-Mabel's mother in Muller Road, Eastville
Harold & Gladys (nee Smith) Hicks.
Births Dec 1882 Smith Frederick William Bristol 6a 35
all note in italics from Ron. re Frederick's parents: Jesse Smith was English and married in Wales to Emily and came back to Bristol leaving Sam who was the eldest, a mining worker.
They lived at Clay Bottom St George Bristol. Jesse's Father was a Joseph Smith a railway policeman at Charfield then later a signalman at Mangotsfield. Two of Frederick's brothers emigrated to Australa. While Sam was a miner in South Wales (Treherbert? / Treharris?).
1903 Mar Marriage Agnes Mabel Davis : Frederick William Smith; Bristol 6a 200
Births Mar 1903 Hicks Harold Henry Portsmouth 2b 509
Births Jun 1903 MARSH Grace May Bristol 6a 156
Births Sep 1903 Smith Lillian May Bristol 6a 184
Births Mar 1904 Pine Reginald Bristol 6a 201
1904/5 there were 3 Frederick William Smith births registered in Bristol
1906/7 there were 2 Ethel May Smith births registered in Bristol
Births Jun 1908 Smith Gladys Winifred Bristol 6a 183
1911 Census
34 CHARLES ST EASTON, St George, Bristol, Gloucestershire
SMITH, FREDERICK WILLIAM HEAD MARRIED 8 M 28 WAGONER ON MARKET GARDEN BRISTOL
SMITH, AGNES MABEL WIFE MARRIED F 28 BRISTOL
SMITH, LILLIAN MAY DAUGHTER F 7 BRISTOL
SMITH, FREDERICK WILLIAM SON M 6 BRISTOL
SMITH, ETHEL MAY DAUGHTER F 4 BRISTOL
SMITH, GLADYS WINIFRED DAUGHTER F 2 BRISTOL
- Frederick was supposed to to work for the railway but it fell through. He got a job as a docker at Avonmouth, but the wages were not good, so he walked to and from work each day a total of 12 miles. the Smiths rented the cottage from the rail company. A family named Maggs owned the market garden. Frederick was later a lamplighter and Elsie and Mabel had to clean his pole every day.
Births Sep 1911 SMITH Agnes M; mother Davies, Bristol 6a 230
Births Mar 1912 Fido Frederick G ; mother Clapp; Bristol 6a 42
Births Sep 1913 Smith Elsie M(aud); mother Davis; Bristol 6a 224 (missing from FreeBMD)
Deaths Mar 1919 Smith Agnes M 37 Bristol 6a 218
- Agnes Mabel Smith 1919 went to the Empire Theatre on the evening and at 6am the following morning was found dead in bed, apparently from the flu pandemic. Frederick took the death of Agnes Mabel very hard he did not know until he reached Temple Meads on his way home. He had his rifle and ammunition and said he was going to shoot them all and himself. Fred Smith who was about fifteen talked him out of it after a long and distressing few hours.
Marriages Mar 1923 Smith Lilian M : Pine Reginald; Bristol 6a 214
- Lilian married Jim Pine steeplejack. 3 Children:-Betty, Joan, and Reg.
Births Sep 1923 PINE Peggy L Smith Bristol 6a 207
Deaths Mar 1924 Pine Peggy L 0 Bristol 6a 5
Births Jun 1925 Pine Betty L Smith Bristol 6a 207
Marriages Jun 1928 Smith Ethel M : Randall Henry ; Bristol 6a 243
- The Randall family lived in Downend Bristol, John Randall owned a large timber yard, in Fishponds (long gone), his son Henry married Ethel Smith in 1928. They lived in Rocklands Road Downend Bristol.
- Henrys sister Sarah was living in Canada,and died. Her body was brought back, and buried in Greenbank cemetary. She had a daughter, Sadie Bruton, Sadie who Henry and Ethel took on. she is now eighty years old and lives in Anglesey.
Births Dec 1929 Pine Joan M Smith Bristol 6a 244
Marriages Sep 1930 Gladys W Smith : Harold H Hicks Bristol 6a 474
- Gladys married Harold Henry Hicks Bristol Gas Co. 2 Ronald Ernest, Kevin Charles.
Births Mar 1931 Hicks Ronald E Smith Bristol 6a 218
Marriages Mar 1931 Smith Frederick W : Marsh Grace M; Bristol 6a 65
- Frederick Smith re-married to Grace M Marsh (known as Mabel?), her mother had a shop in Muller Rd in about 1930, they had four sons.
Marriages Sep 1931 Smith Frederick W : Sparks Doris; Bristol 6a 132
- Frederick married Doris Sparks. 1Brenda
Births Jun 1933 Smith Brenda M Sparks Bristol 6a 197
Births Sep 1933 Pine Reginald C Smith Bristol 6a 234
- Mabel married Lionel Crew carpets and Bristol Fire Service 2 Maureen, Jean.
- Elsie married Fred Fido Building Foreman. and Bristol Fire Service 1 Janet.
- Agnes Mabel and Lionel Crew lived in Rene Rd Easton at one end of the rank and Elsie and Fred Fido lived at the other end. Harold and Gladys (and me) lived in Heron Rd Easton about 300 yards away, we were the only ones Bombed Out and moved in with Mabel and Lionel in Rene Rd. Fireman Lionel was a war time hero in Bristol.
Death records for 1986. Volume Number: 22 Volume Page: 521
GLADYS WINIFRED HICKS (nee Smith) Registered: 5/1986
Date of Birth: 13 MAY 1908;
District Registered: BRISTOL
Death records for 1987. Volume Number: 22 Volume Page: 439
HAROLD HENRY HICKS Registered: 2/1987
Date of Birth: 15 FEB 1903 District Registered: BRISTOL
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Frederick's parents, Emily and Jesse
Frederick Smith during WWI
Frederick, left, thought to be in Salonica, Greece
Left to Right :- Gladys, Henry Randall, Ethel (with child), Agnes-Mabel (with child), Lionel Crew, Fred, Doris (Dolly n.Sparks), Jim Pine, Fred Fido, Elsie, Lilian, N/K. (photo by Harold Hicks, about 1945)
Left to Right:- Elsie, Doris (Sparks), Lilian, Frederick snr, Agnes-Mabel, Gladys, Ethel. (photo 1959 at family weddng)