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Francis Smyth

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  • Name Francis Smyth 
    Born Bef 2 Mar 1758 
    Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1]
    Christened 2 Mar 1758 
    St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1]
    Gender Male 
    Residence 30 Oct 1780 
    Dedham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2]
    Occupation 12 Jun 1782 
    Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3]
    Smith 
    Occupation 11 Apr 1784 
    Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4]
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 8 Mar 1795 
    Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5]
    Whitesmith 
    Died 17 Oct 1813 
    Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6]
    Newspaper mention 6 Nov 1813  [7
    Notice of auction of estate. 
    Notice of auction of Francis Smyth's property
    Notice of auction of Francis Smyth's property
    Newspaper mention 24 Dec 1813  [8
    Notice that Hezekiah Smyth is taking over the business of Francis. 
    Notice from Hezekiah Smyth that he is to take over his father's business
    Notice from Hezekiah Smyth that he is to take over his father's business
    Buried 22 Oct 1823 
    St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1]
    Person ID I128 
    Cocks/Baker
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2010 

    Father Francis Smith 
    Mother Ann 
    Family ID F253 
    Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leah Hudson,   b. Bef 22 May 1757, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1805, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 47 years) 
    Married 30 Oct 1780 
    St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 10, 11]
    Type: Banns 
    • One witness, William Swain, may have been a schoolmaster (as might the Pipes that crop up later).
    Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage Entry: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage Entry: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Notes 
    • Ancestry lists an additional baptism of Frances Smyth, 17 Dec 1797 in Woodbridge.
    Children 
    +1. Francis Smyth,   b. Bef 1 Nov 1780, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Leah Smith,   b. Bef 12 Jun 1782, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Israel Smyth,   b. Bef 11 Apr 1784, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Hezekiah Smith,   b. Bef 21 May 1786, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Samuel Smyth,   b. Bef 12 Jun 1788, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah Smith,   b. Bef 2 May 1790, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. James Smith,   b. Bef 14 Oct 1792, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. Ann Smyth,   b. Bef 08 Mar 1795, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1865, Bramford Road, St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 70 years)
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2026 
    Family ID F203 
    Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Bef 2 Mar 1758 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 2 Mar 1758 - St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 30 Oct 1780 - Dedham, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Type: Banns - 30 Oct 1780 - St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Francis Smyth - Bef 1 Nov 1780 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Leah Smith - Bef 12 Jun 1782 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Smith - 12 Jun 1782 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 11 Apr 1784 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Israel Smyth - Bef 11 Apr 1784 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hezekiah Smith - Bef 21 May 1786 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel Smyth - Bef 12 Jun 1788 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Smith - Bef 2 May 1790 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - James Smith - Bef 14 Oct 1792 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ann Smyth - Bef 08 Mar 1795 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 8 Mar 1795 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Oct 1813 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 22 Oct 1823 - St. Mary's Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Parish Records.

    2. [S2] Parish Records, (marriage to Leah).

    3. [S2] Parish Records.
      Leah's baptismal record.

    4. [S2] Parish Records.
      Israel's baptismal record.

    5. [S2] Parish Records.
      Described as 'Whitesmith' at each children's baptism between 1784 and 1795.

    6. [S153] Headstone.

    7. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 3, 6 Nov 1813.

    8. [S59] Newspaper: The Ipswich Journal, 3, 24 Dec 1813.

    9. [S2] Parish Records.
      Francis signed, Leah made mark.
      Witnesses Ann Smith and William Swain.

    10. [S375] Marriage Entry: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780).

    11. [S374] Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780).