Lydia (Woodward) Smith (bef. 1793 - 1856)

Born before 28 Apr 1793 in Hanborough, Oxfordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of William Smith — married 28 Dec 1812 in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 1856 after age 62 in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Birth

Lydia was baptised at St Peter and St Paul, Hanborough on 28th April 1793.^[1] She was the daughter of James Woodward and Lydia (Painton) Woodward.

Marriage

William Smith and Lydia Woodward, both of the parish, were married after banns at St Leonard's, Eynsham, Oxfordshire on 28th December 1812.^[2] William signed his own name on the register whilst Lydia could only make her mark with a cross. The witnesses to the marriage were Wm Brain and Sophia Bridgewater.

Censuses

1841 Residence: Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxfordshire^[3]

William was 55 and working as a baker and his wife Lydia was 49. They had both been born in Oxfordshire. No-one else was shown in the household.

1851 Residence: Acre End Street, Eynsham, Oxfordshire^[4]

William was 66, born in Eynsham and working as a baker. His wife Lydia was 55, gave her occupation as house keeper and was born in Hanborough.

Death

Lydia died in Eynsham in 1856.^[5] Her age was given as 65 (although she would have been 63 or 64). She was buried at St Leonard's, Eynsham on 2nd September 1856.^[6]

Research Notes

This couple do not appear to have had any children - none in the Hanborough or Eynsham baptism registers.

Sources

1. ↑ Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812 Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Reference Number: PAR120/1/R1/2 Image
2. ↑ Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1930 Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Reference Number: BOD100_b_11 Image
3. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1841. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1841. Class: HO107; Piece: 889; Book: 18; Civil Parish: Ensham; County: Oxfordshire; Enumeration District: 1; Folio: 15; Page: 22; Line: 17; GSU roll: 474575 Image
4. ↑ Census Returns of England and Wales, 1851. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1851 ED 4A Class: HO107; Piece: 1731; Folio: 93; Page: 14; GSU roll: 193640-193641 Image
5. ↑ Register of Deaths: GRO Reference: 1856 S Quarter in Witney Volume 03A Page 348
6. ↑ Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1965 Anglican Parish Registers, Oxfordshire Family History Society and Oxfordshire History Centre. Reference Number: BOD100_b_7 Image