Emma (Webb) Smith (bef. 1831 - 1885)

Born before 3 Jan 1831 in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Smith — married 28 Mar 1849 (to 10 Jun 1885) in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1885 after age 54 in Adelaide, Province of South Australia

Biography

Genealogically Defined

Emma (Webb) Smith was born in Worcestershire, England.

Emma (Webb) Smith migrated from Worcestershire, England to South Australia on board the Epaminondas in 1852.

Emma was the twelfth and youngest child of William Webb, a carpet weaver, and Rebecca Coates. She was probably born late in 1830, or early 1831, and was baptised in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England on 3 January 1831^[1], the day after her father was buried^[2].

Rebecca Webb remarried, to Thomas Banner, on 22 December 1833, at Kinver, Staffordshire^[3].

1841 Census ^[4]
Listley Street, St Mary Magdalene, Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England

Emma married Charles Smith in Bridgnorth, Shropshire on 28 March 1849^[5]. Their first two children, Samuel and Charles, were born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, where Charles worked as a carpet weaver^[6][7].

1851 Census ^[8]
Location - 69 Broad Street, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England

During this period, the introduction of powered weaving looms precipitated mass unemployment of carpet weavers in Kidderminster^[9], leading to the emigration of many weavers and their families. Charles decided to take his young family to South Australia via the assisted passage scheme. The SS Epaminondas departed Liverpool, England on 14 April 1852 and arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia on 2 August 1852. Charles' occupation on the passenger list is stated to be a mason's labourer^[10].

Sometime around 1884, Charles and Emma went with their daughter Mary and son-in-law John Lane to Port Pirie, South Australia, where John took up farming land, assisted by Charles.

Emma died in Wakefield Street, Adelaide on 10 June 1885, due to chronic pneumonia and gangrene of the lung. She was just 54 years old.^[11] She was interred in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide on 12 June^[12][13].

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism - "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NLXT-SYB : 11 February 2018, Emma Webb, 03 Jan 1831); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 350,508.
2. ↑ Burial of William Webb - "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J8KL-D4D : 9 March 2018), William Webb, burial 02 Jan 1831; citing Kidderminster, Worcester, England, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 350,509.
3. ↑ Marriage of Rebecca Webb "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQZ-RNKM : 16 March 2018), Thomas Banner and Rebecca Webb, 1833.
4. ↑ 1841 Census - Census Returns of England and Wales. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO). ; Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Class: HO107; Piece: 923; Book: 3; Civil Parish: St Mary Magdalen; County: Shropshire; Enumeration District: 4; Folio: 5; Page: 3; Line: 6; GSU roll: 474590.
5. ↑ Marriage to Charles - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England, Q1 1849. District Bridgnorth, Volume 18, Page 36B.
6. ↑ Samuel's Birth - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England, Q3 1849. District Kidderminster. Volume 18, Page 374.
7. ↑ Charles' Birth - General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England, Q3 1851. District Kidderminster. Volume 18, Page 409.
8. ↑ 1851 Census - Census Returns of England and Wales. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Class: HO107; Piece: 2038; Folio: 128; Page: 12; GSU roll: 87446.
9. ↑ Weaving in Kidderminster Revolutionary Players in the Modern World. https://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk. Kidderminster in the mid 19th century. https://www.revolutionaryplayers.org.uk/kidderminster-in-the-mid-19th-century/. Site accessed 1 Jan 2020.
10. ↑ Emigration State Records of South Australia. https://archives.sa.gov.au/. GRG 35/48/1 Official Assisted Passage Passenger Lists 1845 – 1886. Passenger list for the Epaminondas 12/1852. https://archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1852/GRG35_48_1_52-12_Epaminondas.pdf
11. ↑ South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 7 October 2021) transcript for Smith, Emma (Death Date: 10 June 1885, Marital Status: Married, Age: 54y, Relative: Charles Smith (Husband), Residence: Port Pirie, Death Place: Adelaide) Reference: District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 147/28.
12. ↑ Burial - Adelaide Cemeteries Authority. www.aca.sa.gov.au [database online]. West Terrace Cemetery. Road 4, Path Number 31, E/W E, Site number 9.
13. ↑ Find A Grave - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166041043/emma-smith