The Shemwell Family

Mary Jane SmithAge: 55 years18591914

Name
Mary Jane Smith
Given names
Mary Jane
Surname
Smith
Married name
Mary Jane Kitts
Birth June 8, 1859 23 22
Text:
Name: Mary Jane Smith Event Date: 1859 Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England Registration District: Reading Event Type: Birth Registration Page: 355 Volume: 2C Affiliate Line Number: 19 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1859
Death of a motherPeggy Sims
1859
Text:
Name: Peggy Smith Death Date: 1859 Death Place: Wallingford, Berkshire, England Event Type: Death Registration District: Wallingford Page: 201 Volume: 2C Affiliate Line Number: 4 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year 1859
Note: Superintendent Registrar's District Wallingford
Census 1861 (Age 18 months)
Marriage of a parentMark SmithMary Isabella WebbView this family
about 1869 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Webb Smith
September 23, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAnnie Smith
January 16, 1873 (Age 13 years)
MarriageJames Richard KittsView this family
September 9, 1876 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Minnie Louisa Kitts
May 7, 1877 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-sisterEleanor Webb Smith
June 3, 1877 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William James Kitts
July 4, 1878 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Mary Ann “Maud” Kitts
May 21, 1879 (Age 19 years)
Note: Birth date/place documented in Death Certificate
Birth of a half-brotherFrederick Webb Smith
June 19, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Webb Smith
June 19, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Census 1881 (Age 21 years)
Note: Census Details
Birth of a son
#4
Robert John Kitts
March 25, 1883 (Age 23 years)
Text:
Name: Robert Young Kitts Sex: Male Birth Date: 25 Mar 1883 Birthplace: Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada Father's Name: James Richard Kitts Mother's Name: Mary Jane Smith Certificate Number: 38987
Birth of a son
#5
Walter Thomas Kitts
June 1891 (Age 31 years)
Address: Birth year/place based on 1900 Census
Marriage of a childWilliam E CraigMinnie Louisa KittsView this family
September 30, 1896 (Age 37 years)
Marriage of a childRunyon N AndersonMary Ann “Maud” KittsView this family
October 29, 1899 (Age 40 years)
Census June 2, 1900 (Age 40 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam James KittsAlice Ruth BauerView this family
August 3, 1901 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childRobert John KittsPansy Viola PenceView this family
August 15, 1905 (Age 46 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge G GrosserMary Ann “Maud” KittsView this family
October 10, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Death of a fatherMark Smith
April 22, 1909 (Age 49 years)

Census April 30, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childWalter Thomas KittsJulia Alice TeamesView this family
June 2, 1910 (Age 50 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Georgia Louise Grosser
October 14, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Additional Information
Mary Jane Smith living with her Aunt and Uncle

Note: FamilySearch Life Sketch: "From the 1861 Census we can see that after her mother died in 1859 M…
Death June 20, 1914 (Age 55 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Identification number
LCMP-TFV
Type: FamilySearch

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Peggy Sims
Birth: about 1837England, United Kingdom
Death: 1859Wallingford, Berkshire, England
Marriage: about 1857England, United Kingdom
2 years
herself
Father’s family with Mary Isabella Webb - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: about 1869England, United Kingdom
21 months
half-brother
John Webb Smith
Birth: September 23, 1870 34 32Dorchester, Oxfordshire, England
Death: May 24, 1928Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
2 years
half-sister
Annie Smith
Birth: January 16, 1873 36 35Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: December 28, 1931Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
4 years
half-sister
Eleanor Webb Smith
Birth: June 3, 1877 41 39Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: May 30, 1947Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
3 years
half-brother
Frederick Webb Smith
Birth: June 19, 1880 44 42Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: July 21, 1940Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
half-brother
William Webb Smith
Birth: June 19, 1880 44 42Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: August 25, 1938Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Family with James Richard Kitts - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: September 9, 1876Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
8 months
daughter
Minnie Louisa Kitts
Birth: May 7, 1877 32 17Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: December 23, 1941Los Angeles, California, United States
14 months
son
William James Kitts
Birth: July 4, 1878 33 19Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: June 8, 1940Los Angeles, California, United States
11 months
daughter
4 years
son
Robert John Kitts
Birth: March 25, 1883 38 23Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Death: October 5, 1926Los Angeles, California, United States
8 years
son

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BirthEngland and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
Text:
Name: Mary Jane Smith Event Date: 1859 Event Place: Reading, Berkshire, England Registration District: Reading Event Type: Birth Registration Page: 355 Volume: 2C Affiliate Line Number: 19 Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar Registration Year: 1859
CensusEngland and Wales Census, 1861
MarriageCanada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-192
CensusCanada Census, 1881
CensusEngland and Wales - Census Transcript - Joseph Belcher - Household

Little Wittenham, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
joseph BelcherheadMW34MLittle Wittenham
Esther N BelcherwifeFW30MWarborough, Oxfordshire
Mary J SmithnieceFW2SSt Marys Reading, Berkshire

Census
Census Details Name Sex Age BirthDate BirthPlace Maritial Occupation Race Nationality Religion James Kitts Male 35 1846 England Married Shoemaker English English Ch of Eng Mary Jane Kitts Female 22 1859 England Married -- English English Ch of Eng Minnie L Litts Female 4 1877 Ontario English English Ch of Eng William J Kitts Male 3 1878 Ontario English English Ch of Eng Maud Kitts Female 1 1880 Ontario English English Ch of Eng
Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Kitts - Household

Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Kitts, James RheadWMFeb184555M23EnglandEnglandEngland186738NShoemakerYesYesYesRH
Kitts, Mary JwifeWFJun185940M2355EnglandEnglandEngland187030YesYesYes
Kitts, William JsonWMJul187822SSCanadaEnglandEngland188614Jewler MfgYesYesYes
Kitts, Robert JsonWMMar188317SSCanadaEnglandEngland188614Apprentice PhotogYesYesYes
Kitts, Walter TsonWMJun18919SSCaliforniaEnglandEnglandAt School

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Richard Kitts - Household

Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kitts, James RheadMW66M35EnglandEnglandEngland1886NaEnglishShoemakerOwn ShopOA0YesYesR
Kitts, Mary JwifeFW52M3555EnglandEnglandEngland1886EnglishNoneYesYes

Additional Information
FamilySearch Life Sketch: "From the 1861 Census we can see that after her mother died in 1859 Mary Jane is sent as a baby/toddler to live with her aunt Esther Belcher (nee Smith) and uncle Joseph Belcher in Little Wittenham, near Dorchester (On Thames), Oxfordshire. May Jane would have known Wittenham Clumps, with trees set high up on a hill. It is now in a nature reserve which can be visited free of charge. Walking distance away are car parking, cafes and hotels in nearby Dorchester (Oxfordshire) which has it's own Abbey. Dorchester Abbey is usually open and there is museum (not often open, so please check timings). Her Aunt and Uncle say that Mary Jane was born within St. Mary's Parish in Reading. St. Mary's is actually St. Mary the Virgin an impressive chequered building with an active congregation. It is of Anglican, Protestant faith and is the Minster church for Reading. Meaning that it was originally buit in Anglo Saxon times (in this case the 7th Century) when originally a community of clergy lived there. Her uncle, Joseph Belcher may have died in 1873 as the English GRO Index has a death registered for that date in Wallingford, which is the registration district for Little Wittenham Berkshire/Oxfordshire in England. Did a long term illness of her uncle Joseph Belcher cause her immigration to the United States in 1870?"