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Francis Smyth

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  • Name Francis Smyth
    Birth Bef 2 Mar 1758  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Christening 2 Mar 1758  St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Baptismal Record: Francis Smith (1758)    		 Baptismal Record: Francis Smith (1758)
    Gender Male
    Residence 30 Oct 1780  Dedham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Occupation 12 Jun 1782  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Smith 
    Occupation 11 Apr 1784  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 21 May 1786  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 12 Jun 1788  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 2 May 1790  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 14 Oct 1792  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 8 Mar 1795  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 17 Dec 1797  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 19 May 1805  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Whitesmith 
    Occupation 19 Dec 1809  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Whitesmith 
    Residence Bef 17 Oct 1813  Well Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Occupation Bef 17 Oct 1813  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    Whitesmith 
    Death 17 Oct 1813  Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16] 
    Burial 22 Oct 1813  St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15] 
    • Previously recorded as 22 Oct 1823; the register gives 22 Oct 1813. Buried aged 56, which would place his birth in 1756-7; he was baptised 2 Mar 1758.
    Burial Record: Francis Smyth (1813)    		 Burial Record: Francis Smyth (1813)
    Newspaper mention 19 Nov 1813  [14] 
    Notice of auction of estate. 
    Clipping from Suffolk Chronicle: 6 Nov 1813    		 Clipping from Suffolk Chronicle: 6 Nov 1813
    Newspaper mention 24 Dec 1813  [17] 
    Notice that Hezekiah Smyth is taking over the business of Francis. 
    Clipping from Suffolk Chronicle: 24 Dec 1813    		 Clipping from Suffolk Chronicle: 24 Dec 1813
    Person ID I128  Cocks/Baker
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2026

    Father Francis Smyth
    Mother Ann
    Notes 
    • John and Isaac were baptised six weeks apart (23 Aug and 3 Oct 1762); the register gives no birth dates and doesn’t say they were twins.
    Family ID F253  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leah Hudson,   b. Bef 22 May 1757, Great Blakenham, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1805, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 47 years)
    Marriage Banns 15 Oct 1780  St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)    		 Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage Banns 22 Oct 1780  St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)    		 Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage Banns 29 Oct 1780  St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)    		 Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage 30 Oct 1780  St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20, 21] 
    Type: Banns 
    • William Swain also witnessed other marriages on these pages (e.g. Gooch and Crisp, 12 Oct 1780), so was probably the parish clerk.
    • Francis Smith (bachelor, of Dedham, Essex), Leah Hudson (spinster, of this parish). Married by banns. Francis signed, Leah made her mark. Witnesses: Ann Smith and William Swain.
    Marriage Record (general register): Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)    		 Marriage Record (general register): Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)    		 Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780)
    Children 
    +1. Francis Smyth,   b. Bef 1 Nov 1780, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Leah Smyth,   b. Bef 12 Jun 1782, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Israel Smyth,   b. Bef 11 Apr 1784, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +4. Hezekiah Smyth,   b. Bef 21 May 1786, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Samuel Smyth,   b. Bef 12 Jun 1788, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Sarah Smyth,   b. Bef 2 May 1790, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 19 Dec 1809, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 19 years)
     7. James Smyth,   b. Bef 14 Oct 1792, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    +8. Ann Smyth,   b. Bef 8 Mar 1795, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Oct 1865, Bramford Road, St Matthew, Ipswich, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 70 years)
     9. Frances Smyth,   b. Bef 17 Dec 1797, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F203  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Bef 2 Mar 1758 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 2 Mar 1758 - St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Banns - 15 Oct 1780 - St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Banns - 22 Oct 1780 - St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Banns - 29 Oct 1780 - St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 30 Oct 1780 - Dedham, Essex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Type: Banns - 30 Oct 1780 - St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Francis Smyth - Bef 1 Nov 1780 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Leah Smyth - Bef 12 Jun 1782 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Smith - 12 Jun 1782 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Israel Smyth - Bef 11 Apr 1784 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 11 Apr 1784 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hezekiah Smyth - Bef 21 May 1786 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 21 May 1786 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel Smyth - Bef 12 Jun 1788 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 12 Jun 1788 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Sarah Smyth - Bef 2 May 1790 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 2 May 1790 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - James Smyth - Bef 14 Oct 1792 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 14 Oct 1792 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Ann Smyth - Bef 8 Mar 1795 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 8 Mar 1795 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Frances Smyth - Bef 17 Dec 1797 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 17 Dec 1797 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 19 May 1805 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - 19 Dec 1809 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Whitesmith - Bef 17 Oct 1813 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 17 Oct 1813 - Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 22 Oct 1813 - St Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S498] Baptismal Record: Francis Smith (1758), 2 Mar 1758, Page 37, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/4.

    2. [S374] Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780), 15 Oct 1780, Page 111.

    3. [S375] Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780), 30 Oct 1780, Page 112, no. 213.

    4. [S503] Baptismal Record: Leah Smith (1782), 12 Jun 1782, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/4.

    5. [S504] Baptismal Record: Israel Smyth (1784), 11 Apr 1784, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    6. [S505] Baptismal Record: Hezekiah Smith (1786), 21 May 1786, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    7. [S506] Baptismal Record: Samuel Smyth (1788), 12 Jun 1788, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    8. [S507] Baptismal Record: Sarah Smith (1790), 2 May 1790, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    9. [S508] Baptismal Record: James Smyth (1792), 14 Oct 1792, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    10. [S509] Baptismal Record: Anne Smyth (1795), 8 Mar 1795, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    11. [S510] Baptismal Record: Frances Smyth (1797), 17 Dec 1797, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    12. [S500] Burial Record: Leah Smith (1805), 19 May 1805, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    13. [S511] Burial Record: Sarah Smyth (1809), 19 Dec 1809, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/5.

    14. [S512] Newspaper: Suffolk Chronicle, 6 Nov 1813, 1.

    15. [S499] Burial Record: Francis Smyth (1813), 22 Oct 1813, Page 7, no. 52, Suffolk Archives FC25/D1/15.

    16. [S153] Headstone.

    17. [S512] Newspaper: Suffolk Chronicle, 24 Dec 1813, 1.

    18. [S374] Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780), 22 Oct 1780, Page 111.

    19. [S374] Marriage Banns: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780), 29 Oct 1780, Page 111.

    20. [S375] Marriage Record: Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780).

    21. [S513] Marriage Record (general register): Francis Smith and Leah Hudson (1780), 30 Oct 1780, Suffolk Archives FC25/D/1/4.