Beatrice Annie (Smith) Alexander (1878)

Born 1878 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Willis Alexander — married 1902 in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Beatrice (Smith) Alexander was born in Bedfordshire, England.

Beatrice was born in 1878, in Luton, Bedfordshire, England, to Edwin Smith and his wife Mary Ann Wright.^[1]

In 1881, Beatrice (3) was living at 13, Wellington Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, with her family and a servant. ^[2]

Edwin Smith Head Married Male 27 1854 Boot Dealer Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England

Mary Ann Smith Wife Married Female 24 1857 - London, Middlesex, England

Beatrice Anne Smith Daughter Single Female 3 1878 - Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Arthur Bunyan Servant Single Male 22 1859 Shopman Caddington, Hertfordshire, England

Beatrice and her family are still recorded as living in Wellington Street when the 1891 census was taken.^[3]

Edwin Smith Head M 37 Bedfordshire, England

Mary Ann Smith Wife F 34 London, England

Beatrice A Smith Daughter F 13 Bedfordshire, England

Edwin Smith Son M 6 Bedfordshire, England

By 1901, the family had moved to 51, Rothesay Road, Luton, Luton Urban, Bedfordshire, England, and Beatrice (23) was working as a Bootseller's Assistant. ^[4]

Edwin Smith Head Married Male 47 1854 Retired Boot Dealer Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England

Mary A Smith Wife Married Female 44 1857 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England

Beatrice Smith Daughter Single Female 23 1878 Bootseller's Assistant Luton, Bedfordshire, England

Cyril S Smith Son Single Male 7 1894 - Luton, Bedfordshire, England

John W Alexander Boarder Single Male 27 1874 Pianoforte Tuner Hackney, Middlesex, England

Rose Baker Boarder Single Female 26 1875 Bootseller's Assistant Louth, Lincolnshire, England

Beatrice married John Willis Alexander in Luton during 1902. ^[5]

The 1911 census, records Beatrice living in Luton, Bedfordshire. ^[6]

John Willis Alexander Head M 37 South Hackney London, London

Beatrice Annie Alexander Wife F 33 Luton, Bedfordshire

Ralph Willis Alexander Son M 3 Bedford St Cuthberts

Gladys Kathleen Alexander Daughter F 2 Bedford St Cuthberts

Gwendolin Mary Alexander Daughter F 0 Bedford St Cuthberts

Mary Ann Smith Mother-in-law F 54 Birmingham, Warwickshire

Rosetta Mary Nicholls Servant F 19 Buckingham Linford, Buckinghamshire

By 1939, John and Beatrice had moved and were living at 34, Fleetwood Avenue, Herne Bay, Kent.^[7]

John W Alexander, Head, 05 Aug 1873, Retired Piano Makers,

Beatrice A Alexander, Wife, 29 Mar 1878 Unpaid Domestic Duties

Elizabeth Boyd 03 Sep 1893 School Teacher Widowed

Beatrice passed away in Blean, Kent, during 1941. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XX5-CY5 : 1 October 2014), Beatrice Annie Smith, 1878; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ ‘Record Transcription: 1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census | Findmypast.Co.Uk’. Accessed 9 June 2019. 1881 census
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BY3-53Z : 2 May 2019), Beatrice A Smith in household of Edwin Smith, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Bedfordshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ ‘Record Transcription: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census | Findmypast.Co.Uk’. Accessed 9 June 2019. 1901 census
5. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:263P-R4Y : 13 December 2014), John Willis Alexander, 1902; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1902, quarter 2, vol. 3B, p. 834, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7VY-X6Z : 21 December 2018), John Willis Alexander, Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ ‘Record Transcription: 1939 Register | Findmypast.Co.Uk’. Accessed 26 May 2019. 1939 register
8. ↑ Free BMD