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Many thanks for your info guys, it was very helpfull

Phillip

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/19317/pages/1054

(mention of him on above)

He comes up a bit on google.

Chris :)

http://seax.essexcc.gov.uk/EssexAncestors.aspx

(above for Essex Parishes, choice of subscriptions)

I did send him a message yesterday Cynthia - sorry, should have said

Hello Phillip and welcome to the Community boards.




I'll let let Phillip know that he has replies to his query... :-)

Name: Ellen Smee
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Birthplace: Toppesfield, Essex
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Halstead
Sub-District: 2 Hedingham
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Parish: Toppesfield
Residence County: Essex

Name: Mary Smee
Age (Original): 53
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1828
Birthplace: Toppesfield, Essex, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Sister
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Dressmaker
Address: The Street
Event Place: Toppesfield, Essex, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1341435
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 1804 / 161
Page Number: 22
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Thomas Smee M 56 Toppesfield, Essex, England
Sister Mary Smee F 53 Toppesfield, Essex, England
Sister Susan Smee F 46 Toppesfield, Essex, England
Cousin Maryann Brown F 42 London, Middlesex, England
Nephew William H Smee M 7 Fulham, Middlesex, England

Name: Cyril Smee
Age (Original): 57
Gender: Male
Birth Year: 1824
Birthplace: Toppesfield, Essex, England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Tailor
Address: Church Lane
Event Place: Ridgwell, Essex, England
Disability:
Record Type: Household
GS Film number: 1341435
Affiliate Publication Number: RG11
Piece/Folio: 1804 / 126
Page Number: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Cyril Smee M 57 Toppesfield, Essex, England
Wife Emily Smee F 51 Bumpstead Steeple, Essex, England
Daughter Alice Smee F 21 Ridgwell, Essex, England
Daughter Anna Smee F 14 Ridgwell, Essex, England
Daughter Maria Smee F 13 Ridgwell, Essex, England
Daughter Susanna Smee F 10 Ridgwell, Essex, England

Name: Anna M Smee
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Female
Age: 54
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: Toppesfield
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Halstead
Sub-District: Hedingham
Parish: Toppesfield
County: Essex
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self John Smee M 50 Toppesfield
Wife Anna M Smee F 54 Toppesfield

Name: Thomas Smee
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 48
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Toppesfield
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Halstead
Sub-District: Hedingham
Parish: Toppesfield
County: Essex
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Thomas Smee M 48 Toppesfield
Wife Elizabeth Smee F 47 Toppesfield
Daughter Louisa Smee F 21 Toppesfield
Son William Smee M 15 Toppesfield
Daughter Mary J Smee F 11 Toppesfield
Daughter Hannah Smee F 9 Toppesfield
Son Edmund Smee M 6 Toppesfield
Son Samuel Smee M 2 Toppesfield

Name: John Smee
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Toppesfield
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Halstead
Sub-District: Hedingham
Parish: Toppesfield
County: Essex
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self John Smee M 50 Toppesfield
Wife Anna M Smee F 54 Toppesfield

Thomas Smee
England Marriages, 1538–1973
birth: 1822
marriage: 1841 Toppesfield, Essex, England
father: Isaac
spouse: Elizabeth Ruggles
other: George

Elizabeth Smee
England Marriages, 1538–1973
marriage: 1851 Toppesfield, Essex, England
father: Isaac
spouse: Samuel Parish
other: William

Susan Smee
England Marriages, 1538–1973
marriage: 1842 Toppesfield, Essex, England
father: Isaac
spouse: Edward Nice
other: Richard

Cyril Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1824 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Ridgwell, Essex, England
spouse: Emily Smee
children: Alice Smee, Anna Smee, Maria Smee, Susanna Smee

Elizabeth Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1824 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Toppesfield, Essex, England
children: Edwin Smee, Samuel Smee
other: Annie Smee

John Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1821 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Toppesfield, Essex, England
spouse: Eliza Smee

Eliza Smee
Wife
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1818 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Toppesfield, Essex, England
spouse: John Smee

Thomas Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1825 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Toppesfield, Essex, England
other: Mary Smee, Susan Smee, Maryann Brown, William H Smee

Mary Smee
Sister
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1828 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Toppesfield, Essex, England
other: Thomas Smee, Susan Smee, Maryann Brown, William H Smee

Susan Smee
Sister
England and Wales Census, 1881
birth: 1835 Toppesfield, Essex, England
census: 1881 Toppesfield, Essex, England
other: Thomas Smee, Mary Smee, Maryann Brown, William H Smee

Thomas Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1826 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Mary Smee
Sister
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1828 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Susan Smee

Sister
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1836 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Thomas Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1823 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Elizabeth Smee
Wife
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1824 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Ellen Smee
Daughter
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1837 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Sarah Smee
Niece
England and Wales Census, 1861
birth: 1830 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 1861 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Cyril Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1901
birth: 1824 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 31 March 1901 Ridgwell, Essex, England


Thomas Smee
Head
England and Wales Census, 1901
birth: 1826 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 31 March 1901 Toppesfield, Essex, England


Mary Smee
Sister
England and Wales Census, 1901
birth: 1828 Toppesfield, Essex
census: 31 March 1901 Toppesfield, Essex, England

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Name: Isaac Smee
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Chelmsford, Essex, England
Age:
Birth Date:
Page: 23
Volume: 12
Registration Quarter: 4
Affiliate Line Number: 158

the marriage

Name: Isaac Smee
Spouse's Name: Catherine Butcher
Event Date: 1817
Event Place: Toppesfield, Essex, England
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00809-3
System Origin: England-VR
GS Film number: 990406
Reference ID: 2:3CMW82B

Name: Isaac Smee
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1861
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ridgewell, Essex
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Halstead
Sub-District: 2 Hedingham
Ecclesiastical Parish:
Parish: Toppesfield
Residence County: Essex

Name: Isaac Smee
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 74
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Ridgewell
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Halstead
Sub-District: Hedingham
Parish: Toppesfield
County: Essex
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Isaac Smee M 74 Ridgewell
Granddaughter Matha Smee F 21 Ridgewell

John /Smee/
christening: June 1793
death:
Hennery /Smee/
birth: 1795
death: before 1851
Isaac or Iisac /Smee/
birth: about 1797
death:
Edward /Smee/
birth: about 1798
death: March 1876
Elizabeth /Smee/
birth:
death:
Susan /Smee/
birth:
death: June 1806
Susan /Smee/
christening: 27 December 1807
death: March 1885
Thomas /Smee/
christening: 27 December 1807
death:
Jonathan /Smee/
birth: 30 December 1809
death: 11 April 1865
Abraham /Smee/
birth: August 1814
death: December 1900
David Henry /Smee/
birth: about 1817
death: 16 April 1891



Jonathan /Smee/
birth: about 1765
Ridgewell,Essex,England
burial: 4 March 1840
Ridgewell, Essex, England
more

spouse:
Elizabeth /Winch/
birth: about 1770
marriage: 1 January 1793
burial: 20 August 1865




Mr /Smee/
death:





Additional Information for Jonathan /Smee/
Notes (2)

Age 75 when he died at Ridgewell. He is my great great great grandfather. A shoemaker in 1852(Abrahams wedding)

Witness:- Giles Winch. Also a marr of William Tarbut and Susanna Winch 28 July 1805 Ridgewell

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SGDF-VBQ



Somebody has done a lot of research on this family.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.2.1/SGDF-LHH?view=basic
Pedigree Resource File

View person in Pedigree mode

name: David Henry /Smee/
gender: male
birth: about 1817
Ridgewell,Essex,England
death: 16 April 1891
Ridgewell,Essex,England
marriage: 3 June 1841
Ridgewell,Essex,England
marriage: 22 June 1837
Toppesfield,Essex,England
Parents
father: Jonathan /Smee/
mother: Elizabeth /Winch/
Marriages (2)
spouse: Emily /Bartram or Battram/
marriage: 3 June 1841
Ridgewell,Essex,England
Show children (1)
spouse: Susan /Stock/
marriage: 22 June 1837
Toppesfield,Essex,England
Notes (2)

my great great great Uncle. Buried at Ridgewell in same grave as his wife Emily. I have photo of gravestone. Grandchildren Catherine and Bertha Cooper buried in same grave. Death qtr June 1891 Halstead 4a 365 (Age 75) He is a Shoemaker on 1851 census at Church Lane,Ridgewell with Emily, (her bro Sylvester also a shoemaker,) and daug Anna aged 9.

Found a Marriage of David Henry Smee and Emily Battram June qtr Halstead 12 169

Here's another one that may be related. Just a guess though.

1861 census transcription details for: ..., Park End, Toppesfield
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG09
Piece: 1112
Folio: 174
Page: 17
Reg. District: Halstead
Sub District: 2 Hedingham
Parish: Toppesfield
Enum. District: 12
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: ..., Park End, Toppesfield
County: Essex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
SMEE, Thomas Head Married M 38 1823 Boot Maker
Toppesfield, Essex
SMEE, Elizabeth Wife Married F 37 1824
Toppesfield, Essex
SMEE, Robert Son Unmarried M 19 1842 Bricklayer
Toppesfield, Essex
SMEE, Ann Daughter F 14 1847 Scholar
Toppesfield, Essex
SMEE, Lewis Son M 12 1849 Scholar
Toppesfield, Essex
SMEE, Lousia Daughter F 1 1860 ...
Toppesfield, Essex
SMEE, William Son M 5 1856

SMEE, Jane Daughter F 1 1860

Maybe one sibling???

Abraham Smee
England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1900
marriage: 21 September 1838 Chelmsford, Essex, England
father: Jonathan Smee
spouse: Sally Smith
other: William Smith
...............................................

EDIT:- just in case relevant

1841 England Census about Serlly Smee
Name: Serlly Smee
[Sally Smee]
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Gender: Female
Where born: Essex, England
Civil Parish: Chelmsford
Hundred: Chelmsford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration District: Chelmsford
Sub-registration District: Chelmsford
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 325
Book: 8
Folio: 6
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
Serlly Smee 25
Ruth Smee 2
Nk Smee 1 Mo (original show 1 day old)

............they are with Sally's mother and siblings, no sign of Abraham.


1851 England Census about Abraham Smee
Name: Abraham Smee
Age: 36
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Sally Smee
Gender: Male
Where born: Ridgwell, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Chelmsford
Town: Chelmsford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address:

Occupation: Shoemaker

Registration District: Chelmsford
Sub-registration District: Ingatestone
ED, institution, or vessel: 2e
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Schedule Number: 76
Piece: 1775
Folio: 353
Page Number: 21
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Smee 36
Sally Smee 36
Ruth Smee 11
Major Smee 9
Abraham Smee 2
Hannah Smith 28
....................................................

sadly:-
Deaths Dec 1851 (>99%)
Smee Sally Chelmsford 12 24
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915 about Abraham Smee
Name: Abraham Smee
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1852
Registration District: Chelmsford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume Number: 4a
Page Number: 188
Records on Page:
Name
Mary Ann Barnes
xxxx Emma Bedford
xxxx Abraham Smee
Richard Stannard
..............................................

1861 England Census about Abraham Smee
Name: Abraham Smee
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: 1816
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Smee
Gender: Male
Where born: Ridgewell, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Chelmsford
Town: Chelmsford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation: Shoemaker

Registration district: Chelmsford
Sub-registration district: Chelmsford
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 3
Piece: 1079
Folio: 58
Page Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Smee 45
Emma Smee 42
Abraham Smee 12
Elizabeth Smee 9
Emma Smee 7
Sarah Smee 5
Arthur Smee 11/12
..............................................

1871 England Census about Abraham Smee
Name: Abraham Smee
Age: 57
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Emma Smee
Gender: Male
Where born: Ridgewell, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Chelmsford
Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary
Town: Chelmsford
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Registration District: Chelmsford
Sub-registration District: Chelmsford
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Household Schedule Number: 2
Piece: 1662
Folio: 45
Page Number: 1
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Smee 57 - Shoemaker
Emma Smee 24 - (54yrs)
Emma Smee 16
Arthur Smee 9
George Allen 16
..........................................

1881 England Census about Abraham Smee
Name: Abraham Smee
Age: 66
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1815
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: Emma Smee
Gender: Male
Where born: Ridgwell, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Springfield
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address: 6 Phillips Cottages
Marital status: Married
Occupation: Bootmaker
Registration District: Chelmsford
Sub-registration District: Great Baddow
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1766
Folio: 35
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Smee 66
Emma Smee 62
Emma Smee 25
Arthur Smee 22
Edith E. Smee 8
................................................

1891 England Census about Abraham Smid
Name: Abraham Smid
Age: 77
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Relation: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Ridgewell, Essex, England
Civil Parish: Chelmsford
Ecclesiastical parish: Moulsham St John
Town: Moulsham
County/Island: Essex
Country: England
Street Address:
Occupation: Bootmaker
Registration District: Chelmsford
Sub-registration District: Chelmsford
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 1386
Folio: 69
Page Number: 26
Household Members:
Name Age
Abraham Smid 77
Elizabeth Smid (aged 39yrs) - Daughter
....................................................

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915 about Abraham Smee
Name: Abraham Smee
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1814
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1900
Age at Death: 86
Registration District: Chelmsford
Inferred County: Essex
Volume: 4a
Page: 317

Possible for his mother?

1841 census transcription details for: Ridgwell, Ridgwell
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 333
Book/Folio: 11
Page: 17
Reg. District: Halstead Union
Sub District: Hedingham
Parish: Ridgwell
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Ridgwell, Ridgwell
County: Essex
Name Relation Sex Age Birth Year Occupation Where Born
SMEE, David M 25 1816 Essex
SMEE, Emily F 24 1817
>>SMEE, Elizabeth F 70 1771 Essex
SMEE, Elizabeth M 45 1796 Essex


1851 census transcription details for: Church Lane, Ridgwell
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 1784
Folio: 596
Page: 16
Reg. District: Halstead
Sub District: Hedingham
Parish: Ridgwell
Enum. District: 7
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Church Lane, Ridgwell
County: Essex
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
SMEE, David Head Married M 34 1817 Shoe Maker
Ridgwell, Essex
SMEE, Emily Wife Married F 32 1819 Shoe Binder
Brockdish, Norfolk
SMEE, Anna Daughter F 9 1842 Scholar
Ridgwell, Essex
SMEE, Elizabeth Mother Widow F 81 1770 Midwife
Belchamp S P, Essex
BATTRAM, Silvester Brother-In-Law Unmarried M 19 1832 Shoe Maker
Billingford, Norfolk