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- H. James Smith1819 - 1897
- W. Phoebe Devonshire1826 - 1897
m. 9 Sep 1848
Facts and Events
| Name |
Phoebe Devonshire |
| Gender |
Female |
| Christening[1] |
8 Jan 1826 |
Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire, EnglandHedgerley Dean |
| Marriage |
9 Sep 1848 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, Englandto James Smith |
| Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, EnglandSmiths Yard |
| Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England1 Browns Cottages |
| Census[5] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, EnglandBrowns Yard |
| Census[6] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England1 Yard, New Town Street |
| Census[7] |
5 Apr 1891 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England3 Briden's Passage, New Town Street |
| Death[8] |
1897 |
Luton, Bedfordshire, England |
Phoebe Devonshire was baptised on 8th January 1826 at Hedgerley in Buckinghamshire, daughter of Thomas and Margaret Devonshire. She appears to have grown up in the area, living at Hedgerley Dean in the 1841 census - a hamlet which was part of the parish of Farnham Royal, but lay much closer to Hedgerley than Farnham (and has subsequently been transferred to Hedgerley parish).
In 1848, aged 22, Phoebe married James Smith at Luton in Bedfordshire, some distance removed from Hedgerley. Phoebe and James lived the rest of their lives in Luton, and appear not to have had any children. They did have a niece, Eliza Smith, living with them in the 1861 census, whose birthplace was given as Farnham, but her connection to the couple has yet to be established. As she was from Farnham she was perhaps more likely to be related to Phoebe than James, despite her surname being given as Smith.
Phoebe and James appear to have lived most of their married life in the small yards off New Town Street to the south of Luton town centre. Phoebe worked as a laundress, whilst James was an agricultural labourer. They died at about the same time as each other - both their deaths were registered in the June quarter of 1897. Phoebe was 71, James was 78.
References
- ↑ England. Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. (FamilySearch, Ancestry.com, Findmypast).
ch. 8 Jan 1826, Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire: Phoebe daughter of Thomas & Margaret Devonshire
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 48; Book 4; Folio 7; Page 6, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Hamlet of Hedgerley Dean, Farnham Royal, Buckinghamshire
Thomas Devonshire, male, 35 [1801-6], Lab, born in county
James Devonshire, male, 21 [1819/20], Lab, born in county
Jane Devonshire, female, 15 [1825/6], born in county
Phoebe Devonshire, female, 13 [1827/8], born in county
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class HO107; Piece 1757; Folio 690; Page 27, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: Smiths Yard, Luton, Bedfordshire
Jams Smith, head, married, male, 32 [1818/9], Ag Labr, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Pheby Smith, wife, married, female, 25 [1825/6], b. Edgerly, Buckinghamshire
- ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG9; Piece 1013; Folio 18; Page 30, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 1 Browns Cottages, Luton, Bedfordshire
James Smith, head, married, male, 40 [1820/1], Ag Lab, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Pheobe Smith, wife, married, female, 30 [1830/1], Laundress, b. Farnham, Buckinghamshire
Eliza Smith, niece, female, 12 [1848/9], Scholar, b. Farnham, Buckinghamshire
- ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG10; Piece 1571; Folio 104, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: Browns Yard [listed in between addresses on New Town Street], Luton, Bedfordshire
James Smith, head, married, male, 53 [1817/8], Labourer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Phebe Smith, wife, married, female, 45 [1825/6], b. Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire
- ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG11; Piece 1651; Folio 105; Page 22, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 1 Yard [listed in between addresses on New Town Street], Luton, Bedfordshire
James Smith, head, married, male, 62 [1818/9], General Labourer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Lilley Smith, wife, married, female, 54 [1826/7], Laundress, b. Hely, Buckinghamshire
- ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
Class RG12; Piece 1273; Folio 139; Page 32, 5 Apr 1891.
Address: 3 Briden's Passage [listed after New Town Street], Luton, Bedfordshire
Rooms occupied: 3
James Smith, head, married, male, 72 [1818/9], General Labourer, employed, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
Phoebe Smith, wife, married, female, 64 [1826/7], b. Edgeley Hill, Buckinghamshire
- ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
d. Phoebe SMITH, June Quarter 1897, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 254, aged 71 [1825/6]
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