John William Smetham

1875 -

• Name	John William Smetham
  Born	8 Sep 1875	Runcorn   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	25 Dec 1875	All Saints, Runcorn   [2]
  Occupation	Waterman, ship canal tug captain
  Person ID	I29973	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry Snailham,   b. 1849, Rufford ,   d. Abt Nov 1895, Runcorn  (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Martha Cheetham,   b. 1851, Burscough
  Married	24 Feb 1873	St Peter, Liverpool   [3]
  Family ID	F08987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Edith Taylor,   b. 9 Mar 1876, Runcorn
  Married	12 Apr 1896	All Saints, Runcorn   [4]
  Children	1. Harry Smitham,   b. 14 Oct 1896, Runcorn ,   d. 9 Feb 1987, Runcorn  (Age 90 years)   2. Edith Ellen Smitham,   b. Abt Feb 1899, Runcorn   3. Ethel Smitham,   b. Abt Nov 1900, Runcorn   4. Jessie Smitham,   b. Abt Nov 1904, Runcorn   5. John Smitham,   b. Abt May 1907, Runcorn   6. Charles Smitham,   b. Abt Aug 1910, Runcorn ,   d. Oct 1912, Runcorn  (Age 2 years)   7. Bessie Smitham,   b. Abt May 1916, Runcorn
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2026
  Family ID	F09338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Smethem in GRO birth record, Smetham in marriage record but children all registered as Smitham (though Smetham in 1921 census). Smitham in 1939.

  
  

• Sources

  [S242709] 1939 Census. [S010061] England and Wales Christening records (Ancestry). [S010056] Parish record. [S010069] MC.