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Spouses/Children:
1. Lydia Kent
2. Ada Miriam Kent
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John Smith Relf of Southwick
- Born: 6 Apr 1826, 160 Drury Lane, London, England 1
- Christened: 4 Jun 1826, St. Giles in the Fields, Holborn, Middlesex, England 1
- Married (1): 9 Dec 1849, St. Luke's Church, Finsbury, Islington, London, England 2
- Married (2): 4 Jan 1898, St. Luke's Church, St. Marylebone, London, England 3
- Died: 12 Jan 1900, 2 Eastern Terrace, Southwick, Sussex, England 4
- Buried: 16 Jan 1900, Southwick, Sussex, England 5
 Research Notes:
John Smith son of John Smith Relf of Drury Lane, baker, and Mary (baptismal record). Note that the date of birth was recorded in the register as 7 April; the tombstone shows 6 April.
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At the time of the 1851 England Census John Relf, age 25, born in St. Giles Middlesex, master butcher, and wife Lydia, age 36, born in Hartley Row Hampshire, were living in Lower Queen St., Islington Middlesex.
At the time of the 1861 England Census John Relf, age 35, born in St. Giles Middlesex, master butcher employing 1 boy, and wife Lydia, age 47, born in Hartley Row Hants, were living in London Road, Ash Surrey. With them was daughter Juliet (2) of Frimley Surrey.
At the time of the 1871 England Census John Smith Relf, age 45, born in St. Giles London, master butcher employing 1 man, and wife Lydia, age 57, born in Hartley Row Hants, were living in High Road, Frimley Surrey. With them were daughter Juliet Mary Ann (17) of York Town Surrey, scholar, visitor Mary Jane Brown (15), teacher of music, William Stevens (24), butcher's shipman, [wife's] daughter Rose Evangeline Kent (16) of York Town Surrey, nephew William Kent (6) of York Town Surrey, scholar, visitor Mary Hedland (15) of Marylebone Middx, clerk's daughter.
In Oct 1878 John Smith Relf was present at the marriage of his daughter Juliet Mary Ann Relf to George Grundy in Yorktown Surrey.
At the time of the 1881 England Census John S Relf, age 54, born in St. Giles Middlesex, butcher employing 1 boy, and wife Lydia, age 64, born in Hartley Wintney Hants, were living in London Road, Frimley Surrey. Present was daughter Juliet Grundy (22) of Frimley, married, butcher's daughter unemployed.
At the time of the 1891 England Census John S Relf, age 64, born in St. Giles London, retired butcher, and wife Lydia, age 77, born in Hartley Wintney Hants, were living at 5 White Rock Place, Southwick Sussex.
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John Smith Relf of Southwick died aged 73 years (burial record).
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John Smith Relf of 2 Eastern-terrace Southwick Sussex, gentleman, died 12 January 1900. Probate Chichester 7 March to Ada Miriam Relf, widow, and William Frederick Kent, grocer. Effects £1450 17s. 4
Marriage Information:
John married Lydia Kent, daughter of James Kent and Elizabeth Jordan, on 9 Dec 1849 in St. Luke's Church, Finsbury, Islington, London, England. (Lydia Kent was christened on 27 Dec 1812 in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, England, died on 16 May 1897 in Southwick, Sussex, England, and was buried there on 20 May 1897.)
Marriage Notes:
John Relf, of full age, bachelor, butcher, resident of 4 [the right-hand side of the marriage entry has been water damaged and is illegible], and
Lydia Kent, of full age, spinster, resident of City [ditto]
Married after [banns]
Witnesses: F J McCarthy*, Mary Ann . . . . . . .
* This was Felix Joseph McCarthy, John Relf's step-father who married John's mother in 1836 after the death of John's father.
Marriage Information:
John also married Ada Miriam Kent, daughter of William Kent, on 4 Jan 1898 in St. Luke's Church, St. Marylebone, London, England. (Ada Miriam Kent was born about 1864 and died on 5 Mar 1942 in Southlands Hospital, Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England.)
Marriage Notes:
John Smith Relf, age 71, widower, gentleman, resident of 2 Eastern Terrace, Southwick, Sussex, son of John Smith Relf, baker, and
Ada Marian Kent, age 34, spinster, resident of 20 Queen St., daughter of William Kent (deceased), builder
Married after Banns
Witnesses: William Fredrick Kent, Clara Emily Kent
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