Elizabeth Evans was born on 16 Mar 1800, the second daughter of Richard Evans of the Red Lion Inn in Wolverhampton.
She married John Philip Smith on 28 May 1835, a farmer from Lower Wick, Worcestershire. There is some evidence that Elizabeth’s father maintained a strong relationship with his son-in-law, perhaps valuing his advice on agricultural matters. It seems likely that the Smith family had some connexion with Elizabeth’s mother’s family – some of whom were still resident in the 1830’s in Powick and Pershore on the outskirts of Worcester some 35 miles from Wolverhampton, the exact area farmed by John Smith.
John P Smith wrote en essay on hop cultivation, that appears in the Journal of Royal Agricultural Society in 1864. He appears to have been a substantial farmer with at least 75 acres of hops alone. Later on in the censuses he is described as a hop merchant.
Elizabeth was six years older than her husband and did not marry until she was 35. They had no children.
John Philip Smith died in 1871 and the widow Elizabeth lived on until 1876. Both are buried in the Smith family vault in St John Bedwardine in Worcester.
Family of John Philip SMITH and Elizabeth EVANS
Husband: | John Philip SMITH (1806-1871) | |
Wife: | Elizabeth EVANS (1800-1876) | |
Marriage | 28 May 1835 | St Peters Collegiate Church, Wolverhampton |
Husband: John Philip SMITH
Name: | John Philip SMITH | |
Sex: | Male | |
Father: | – | |
Mother: | – | |
Birth | 1806 | Lower Wick, Worcester |
Baptism | 7 Sep 1806 (age 0) | St John Bedwardine, Worcester |
Occupation | 1851 (age 44-45) | Farmer of 350 Acres, employing 20 Labourers and 4 women |
Death | 8 Dec 1871 (age 64-65) | Lower Wick, Worcester |
Wife: Elizabeth EVANS
Name: | Elizabeth EVANS | |
Sex: | Female | |
Father: | Richard EVANS (1768-1841) | |
Mother: | Sarah STYLES (bap.1775, d.1812) | |
Birth | 16 Mar 1800 | Wolverhampton |
Death | 18 Nov 1876 (age 76) | Lower Wick, Worcester |
Burial | St John Bedwardine, Worcester |