18 Aug 2023
Wife: Annie Eliza Northrop
Born: 23 Apr 1876 in St Ives, Huntingdonshire 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1911 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire (see note 2) Resided: 1935 - 1961 at 11 Luard Road, Trumpington 1,3,4 Died: 1961 Buried: 1961 in Trumpington Father: Mother:
Husband: John Smyth Married: 1897 in St Ives, Huntingdonshire 2 (see note 3)
Born: 1 Dec 1864 in Baldock, Hertfordshire 1 Census: 1911 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire (see note 4) Occupation: 1911 Land Agent Resided: 1919 - 1945 at Navan, 11 Luard Road, Trumpington 1,5,4 Census: 1921 in Luard Road, Trumpington (see note 5) Occupation: 1921 Land & Estate Agent Died: 1945 Buried: 10 May 1945 in Trumpington (see note 6) Father: Mother:
M Child 1: Gerald Hugh Smyth Born: ABT 1898 in Baldock, Hertfordshire Census: 1911 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire (see note 7) Military: 1914 - 1918 6 (see note 8) Died: 5 Sep 1918 7 (see note 9) Buried: 10 Sep 1918 in Trumpington (see note 10) Media link: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/6229925 Media desc: Lives of the First World War
M Child 2: John Reginald Victor Smyth Also known as: Reginald Smyth 8 Born: 2 Feb 1900 in Thriplow, Cambridgeshire 2 (see note 11) Census: 1911 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire (see note 12) Census: 1921 in Luard Road, Trumpington (see note 13) Occupation: 1921 Land & Estate Agent Resided: 1927 at Navan, 11 Luard Road, Trumpington 5 Occupation: 1938 Colonial Service 9 Resided: 1945 - 1962 at 11 Luard Road, Trumpington 10,3,4 Died: 1985 in Hertfordshire 11 (see note 14) Buried: 1985 in Trumpington Wife: Vera Gertrude _____ b. 1 Apr 1915 d. 2004
M Child 3: Lawrence Hugh Smyth Born: 31 May 1903 in Northamptonshire 2 (see note 15) Census: 1911 in Cherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire (see note 16) Census: 1921 in Luard Road, Trumpington (see note 17) Occupation: 1921 Land & Estate Agent Resided: 1925 - 1929 at Navan, 11 Luard Road, Trumpington 4 Died: 1976 in London 2 (see note 18)
Sources: (1) 1939 Register. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) Kelly's Directories. (4) Electoral Register. (5) Spalding's Directory (Kelly's after WW2) (6) Service record. (7) Commonwealth War Graves Commission website. (8) 1911 census. (9) Outward passenger list on ancestry.co.uk. (10) Incoming Passenger List on ancestry.co.uk. (11) Index on ancestry.co.uk.
Event Notes Note (1) Jun 1876 St Ives 3b 311 Note (2) Age 33, born St Ives, with husband John Smyth and three children Note (3) Mar 1897 St Ives 3b 365 Note (4) Age 46, born Baldock. Land Agent, with wife Annie Eliz and three children Note (5) Age 55½, born Clothall. Land & Estate Agent, married, with two sons Note (6) May 10 SMYTH John of 11 Luard Rd, Cambridge 80 Note (7) Age 12, born Baldock, with family Note (8) See Lives of the First World War Note (9) Rank: Second Lieutenant Date of Death: 05/09/1918 Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force No. 2 Fighting School Grave Reference: At south end. Cemetery: TRUMPINGTON (SS. MARY AND MICHAEL) NEW CHURCHYARD Additional Information: Note (10) Sep 10 SMYTHE Gerald Hugh of RAF Station at Mark, Yorkshire 26 killed by an accident while flying Sep 5, by coroners order Note (11) Mar 1900 Royston 3a 642 Note (12) Reginald Smyth, age 11 born Thriplow, with family Note (13) Age 21, born Thriplow, with father and brother Laurence. Land & Estate Agent Note (14) Apr 1985 Stevenage 10 974 born 2 Feb 1900 Note (15) Sep 1903 Towcester 3b 9 Note (16) Age 7, born Towcester, with family Note (17) Age 18, born Potcote, with father and brother John. Land & Estate Agent Note (18) Sep 1976 Chelsea 11 1324 born 31 May 1903 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index