Myrtle Madge (Bennett) Smith (1892 - 1974)

Born 31 Oct 1892 in New Hinksey, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Charles Frederick Knibbs — married 22 Aug 1914 in Marston, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of Francis Smith — married 28 Jun 1919 in Marston, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1974 at about age 81 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Myrtle was born on 31 October 1892 in New Hinksey in south Oxford, in Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of Alfred Bennett and his wife Fanny, born Fanny Lindsey. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

1901 census: Myrtle Bennett was living at Marston in Oxfordshire with her parents, Alfred and Fanny, and their other daughters. Her age was given as 9, implying a birth date in 1891 or 1892. Her birthplace was given as New Hinksey, Oxford. ^[2]

Marriages

Richard Charles Frederick Knibbs and Myrtle Bennett were married after banns in Marston, Oxfordshire on 22nd August 1914^[4]. They were bachelor and spinster. Richard was a labourer living at 6 Friar Street, St Ebbes, Oxford and the son of Richard Knibbs who was a labourer. Myrtle was 21, living in Old Marston and the daughter of Alfred Bennett who was also a labourer. The witnesses to the marriage were Edward Reynolds and May Bennett^[5].

Francis Smith (bachelor, aged 36), a builder, of Marston, son of Stephen Smith, stonemason; and Myrtle Madge Knibbs (widow, aged 26), of Tylers Cottages, Marston Road, daughter of Alfred Bennett, labourer; were married at Marston parish church on 28 June 1919. ^[6]

Myrtle Madge Smith died in 1974. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 31 December 2023: BENNETT, MYRTH SOPHIA; GRO Reference: 1893 Jan-Mar Quarter in ABINGDON registration district; Volume 02C Page 285; mother's maiden name: LINDSEY
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} England and Wales 1901 census (Marston, Oxfordshire): The National Archives of the UK: reference RG 13/1378 folio 29: Ancestry Record uki1901 #7976138
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} General Register Office, death registration index: accessed through FreeBMD on 31 December 2023: Death registered in Apr-Jun quarter of 1974: SMITH, MYRTLE MADGE; OXFORD registration district; volume 20 page 2238; date of birth given at registration of death: 31 October 1892: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=UeN0Bcn%2F8%2Bd%2F0joA4phlig&scan=1
4. ↑ Register of Marriages, General Register Office of England and Wales, GRO Reference: 1914 S Quarter in Headington Volume 3a Page 2467 https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
5. ↑ Marston Marriage Register, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR165/1/R3/2 Sharing Link to Marriage Register image on Ancestry
6. ↑ Marston parish register of marriages: Oxfordshire History Centre: reference PAR165/1/R3/2: Ancestry Record 61058 #576505