Forest of Dean FHT Forum - SMITH, Lassington Court

SMITH, Lassington Court (reply)

goldenfox — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:50:37 +0000

Thanks Jefff for your reply, the name Ken did seem to register however I must have got that one wrong.

Alfred MERRETT, Lassington Court 1874 - 1948 (reply)

goldenfox — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:46:17 +0000

many thanks

Godwin William Edwin SMITH 1936 - 2012 Lassington (reply)

goldenfox — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 16:45:21 +0000

Thanks again, much appreciated

Godwin William Edwin SMITH 1936 - 2012 Lassington (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:32:14 +0000

SMITH William Henry
SMITH Gwendoline Mary
Gloucester Rudford St Mary the Virgin
1933 62 No 1 127

Name: Godwin W E Smith
Mother's Maiden Surname: Smith
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1936
Registration district: Tewkesbury
Inferred County: Gloucestershire, Shropshire, Herefordshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 664

SMITH Godwin William Edwin Of Lassington, Highnam After a short illness on Saturday 15th December 2012
aged 76 years, dearly beloved husband of Josephine, father of Colin, Jon and Sarah, father-in-law of Jill and Andrew,
grandfather of Thomas, Adam, Abbey, Samantha, Catherine and Jane. A Thanksgiving Service will take place at
Holy Innocents Church, Highnam on Wednesday 2nd January 2013 at 2.00pm.

Violet SMITH nee McFARLAND 1906 - 1982 (reply)

slowhands — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:45:33 +0000

1911 Green Farm, Hardwicke, Gloucester
Alfred Merrett 37 Auctioneer & Estate Agent
Florence Merrett 35
Gladys Merrett 17
Violet McFarland 4 niece Croyden

Name: Violet McFarland
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1906
Registration district: Croydon
Inferred County: Surrey
Volume: 2a
Page: 313

Name: Violet M Merrett & Sidney G Smith
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1931
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 455

Name: Christabel V Smith
Mother's Maiden Surname: Merrett
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1933
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Shropshire
Volume Number: 6a
Page Number: 422

Name: Violet Macfarland Smith
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1906
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1982
Age at Death: 76
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 22
Page: 2251

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Name: Francis Godwin Smith
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1908
Registration district: Newent
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 281

Name: Sidney Gilbert Smith
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1910
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 277

1911 Few Tree Farm, Norton, Gloucester
Godwin H Smith 35
Annie Smith 29
William H Smith 4
Francis G Smith 2
Sidney G Smith 1
Nellie Gardner 19

THE LONDON GAZETTE, 31 MARCH, 1931.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Partnership
heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned,
Godwin Smith, William Henry Smith and
Francis Godwin Smith, carrying on business as
Farmers, at Lassington, in the county of
Gloucester, under the style or firm of " SMITH &
SONS," has been dissolved by mutual consent
as from the twenty-fifth day of March, 1931
'Dated this 27th day of March, 1931.

GODWIN SMITH.
WILLIAM H. SMITH.
FRANCIS GODWIN SMITH.

SMITH Francis Godwin
PALMER Susannah
Gloucester Tibberton Holy Trinity
1936 68 No 1 192

SMITH William Henry
SMITH Gwendoline Mary
Gloucester Rudford St Mary the Virgin
1933 62 No 1 127

SMITH, Lassington Court (reply)

Jefff — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:15:57 +0000

GlosBMD gives following Marriages for Sidney Gilbert Smith:
Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry

SMITH Sidney Gilbert STROUD Ellen Elizabeth Gloucester Gloucester St Mark 1922 31 No 7 78

SMITH Sidney Gilbert MERRETT Violet McFarland Gloucester Gloucester Register Office 1931 42 106 (as above posts, Violet McFarland was in MERRETT household 1911)

On the face of it these could both be the same Sidney, however GlosBMD also gives births for two separate Sidneys:
Child Surname Child Forename Father Surname Mother Surname Mother's Former Name Year District Office Register Entry
SMITH Sidney Gilbert SMITH SMITH WATKINS 1900 Gloucester Gloucester, Barnwood 1 334

SMITH Sidney Gilbert SMITH SMITH HOLDER 1910 Gloucester Gloucester, Barnwood 4 458

So ??

From this site's PRs:

Record_ID: 209817
Entry_Number: 414
Year: 1900
Month: Apr
Day: 15
Parents_Surname: SMITH
Child_Forenames: Sidney Gilbert
Fathers_Forenames: William John
Mothers_Forenames: Ellen Sonita[?]
Mothers_Surname:
Residence: Maisemore
Occupation: Labourer
Officiating_Minister: C. G. Dighton Vicar
Event: Baptism
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P210 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 52
Parish_Chapel: Maisemore
Soundex: S530

?????

I've searched for possible offspring of Sidney Smith & Violet Merrett but can only offer this one for the Gloster area. V - Violet I wonder ?.
Surname Given Name Mother District Volume Page Transcriber
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Births Mar 1933
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Smith Christabel V. Merrett Gloucester 6a 422 kayoung

I cannot find any Kens etc across all FreeBMD site.

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Internet searches found these two highly detailed histories of Lassington & it's inhabitants which are hopefully of interest, the first includes
"Godwin Smith was described as the principal landowner in 1935."
http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/work-in-progress/Lassington_...

While this second one states
"After 1928 Lassington no longer had a resident clergyman and, following the break-up of Sir Anselm Guise’s estate in 1920,23 the three principal farms were worked by owner-occupiers, Lassington Court and Astman’s farms by members of the Smith family."
http://www.victoriacountyhistory.ac.uk/sites/default/files/work-in-progress/Lassington_...

I hope this is of some assistance.

Alfred MERRETT, Lassington Court 1874 - 1948 (reply)

goldenfox — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:23:06 +0000

Hi, Thanks for the reply which includes reference to Probate to Sidney and Violet Smith
This has jogged my memory because now I seem to remember being told many years ago that she was in service with a family named Smith, at Lassington, and there was a male member, possibly a son with a name of Ken or Kenneth, there may have been other children.
Can you help further with this PLEASE

Alfred MERRETT, Lassington Court 1874 - 1948 (reply)

m p griffiths — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:15:36 +0000

London Gazette

Alfred Ernest Merrett - 86 Westgate Street, Gloucester

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/39148/pages/828/page.pdf

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England & Wales, National Probate Calender 1949

MERRETT

Alfred Ernest of Lassington Court and 86 Westgate-street both in Gloucester died 3 May 1948 at Lassington Court Probate Gloucester 13 August to Violet McFarland SMITH (wife of Sidney Gilbert SMITH) Effects £12,509 16s. 3d.

Martin CRUMP Lassington Court 1911 census (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:08:01 +0000

A family member was in service at Lassington Court in the period 1915< - >1930, we are not sure of precise dates. I would be interested in any information regarding the owners/occupants names, business, and any other relevancy that comes to light during the period indicated.

1901
Martin Crump abt 1848 Ephall, Warwickshire, England Head Lassington, Gloucestershire
Sarah A Crump abt 1852 Leigh, Gloucestershire, England Wife Lassington, Gloucestershire
Joseph M Crump abt 1876 Bricklehampton, Worcestershire, England Son Lassington, Gloucestershire
George C Crump abt 1878 Bricklehampton, Worcestershire, England Son Lassington, Gloucestershire
Frank S Crump abt 1880 Perthere, Worcestershire, England Son Lassington, Gloucestershire
Catherine A Crump abt 1882 Bricklehampton, Worcestershire, England Daughter Lassington, Gloucestershire
Gertrude M Crump abt 1884 Bricklehampton, Worcestershire, England Daughter Lassington, Gloucestershire
Florence H Crump abt 1889 Bricklehampton, Worcestershire, England Daughter Lassington, Gloucestershire
Annie M Crump abt 1891 Bricklehampton, Worcestershire, England Daughter Lassington, Gloucestershire
Arthur Gettings abt 1887 New H, Gloucestershire, England Servant Lassington, Gloucestershire

1911 Lassington Court
Martin Crump 63
Mary Crump 42
George Crump 33
Frank Crump 32
Katherine Crump 29
Bertie Crump 27
Annie Crump 20

and these transcriptions to follow up

1916 CRUMP Mabel Baptism Lassington
1917 CRUMP John Martin Baptism Lassington
1921 CRUMP George Baptism Lassington
1909 CRUMP Joseph Martin Marriage Lassington
1917 CRUMP George Chandler Marriage Lassington
1912 CRUMP Gertrude Mary Marriage Lassington
1917 CRUMP Edith Mary Marriage Lassington

Alfred Ernest MERRETT, Lassington Court 1873 - 1948 (reply)

slowhands — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:06:14 +0000

A family member was in service at Lassington Court in the period 1915< - >1930, we are not sure of precise dates. I would be interested in any information regarding the owners/occupants names, business, and any other relevancy that comes to light during the period indicated.

Name: Alfred Ernest Merrett
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1873
Registration district: Gloucester
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 289

1881
Henry Merrett abt 1834 St John's Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Head Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Emily Merrett abt 1834 Leigh, Gloucestershire, England Wife Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Henry Merrett abt 1859 Norton, Gloucestershire, England Son Quedgley, Gloucestershire
James Edward Merrett abt 1863 St Marks Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Son Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Kate Emily Merrett abt 1865 St Marks Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Margarett Amelia Merrett abt 1866 Quedgley, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Rose Emily Merrettabt 1869 Quedgley, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Ada Elizabeth Merrett abt 1871 Quedgley, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Quedgley, Gloucestershire
William Henry Merrett abt 1872 Quedgley, Gloucestershire, England Son Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Alfred Ernest Merrett abt 1874 Quedgley, Gloucestershire, England Son Quedgley, Gloucestershire
Lilian Esther Merrett abt 1876 Quedgley, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Quedgley, Gloucestershire

1911 Green Farm, Hardwicke, Gloucester
Alfred Merrett 37 Auctioneer & Estate Agent
Florence Merrett 35
Gladys Merrett 17
Violet McFarland 4 niece Croyden

Year 1948
Month May
Day 5
Surname MERRETT
Forenames Alfred Ernest
Residence Lassington Court
Age at death 74
Officiating Minister D. A. L. Maclean Rector
Event Burial
Cause of death
Memoranda
Notes
Register Reference P196 IN 1/5
Page No 18
Parish Chapel Lassington

Lassington Court 1900 - 1940

goldenfox — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 16:38:47 +0000

A family member was in service at Lassington Court in the period 1915< - >1930, we are not sure of precise dates. I would be interested in any information regarding the owners/occupants names, business, and any other relevancy that comes to light during the period indicated.