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Richard Light Smith[1]

Male 1870 - 1947  (76 years)

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  • Name Richard Light Smith
    Birth 26 May 1870  James Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Death 9 Jan 1947  27 Richmond Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322659101407  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Father John Smith,   b. 1833, Whitchurch, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Mar 1896, Russell Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Mother Emma Louisa Light,   b. 20 Mar 1839, parish of holy rhood, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1928, 41 Russell Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Marriage 14 Sep 1857  st marys parish church, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1342  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriett Eliza Summers,   b. Mar 1871, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1947, 27 Richmond Street, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Marriage Dec 1888  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ada Eliza Smith,   b. Dec 1892, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1986, Southampton Hampshire England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 93 years)
     2. Daisy Emma Smith,   b. 17 Aug 1894, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1986, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Rose Emma Smith,   b. 1896, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1982, Southampton Hampshire England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     4. Lily Edith M Smith,   b. Jun 1898, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Richard Smith,   b. 20 Sep 1899, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1976, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     6. John Smith,   b. 1902, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Thomas Smith,   b. 1904, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. William Charles Smith,   b. 16 Sep 1905, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1978, Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    Family ID F3530  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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