Smallbones Family

researching for information on Smallbones family. My GGgrandfather was David Smallbones born about 1829 in Eaton Bray & married Hannah Janes & in a workhouse about 1901? My GGF was John also born about 1867 in Eaton Bray? grateful for any further info. I'm a member of the Isle of Man Family Hist Soc.

Terence,

The Eaton Bray Community Tree will take you back two more generations.
This gets you to the alphabetical list of surnames.  histfam.familysearch.org/surnames.php?tree=EatonBay
David and John are also on there.

Hi Terrence
From St Mary's Guide Book.

A decision was taken to demolish the church tower and rebuild it to a more normal square plan.
The registers for 1880 record the tragic death of James Smallbones of Northall who at the age of 25 was killed by the fall of a stone on his head while engaged in pulling down the tower of Eaton Bray Parish Church.

James was the son of David and Hannah.

Havefound David on all census to his death in 1903.
What is strange is that there are 2 records for him in 1901. one is as you say in Leighton Buzzard workhouse but there is another with him living in Church Lane Eaton Bray with son Thomas and his wife Mary Ann and grandson John.Entry also reads "Inmate of workhouse on leave".

Have also found John on all census.
Marriage to Harriett Belderson registered Hendon Middlesex September 1890.
Death registered Docking Norfolk September 1931 age 64.

Children for John.
John Mathew c1893 Hendon Middlesex.
Nora Edith c 1903 Holme Next to the Sea Norfolk.

1911 census shows married 21 years.
3 children born but only 2 still living.

Found some Navel Records on Ancestry for John Matthew and posted on Genes Reunited. Got these replies.

John Matthews Smallbone
Medal or Award: RN Long Service and Good conduct Medal
Service Year: 1925-1930
Ship Name: Victory


John M Smallbone
Medal or Award: Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal
Service Year: 1914-1920
Service Location: Europe
Campaign or Service: World War I
Service Number: J 6906


Name: J M Smallbone
Medal or Award: RN Long Service and Good conduct Medal
Service Year: 1925-1930



Name: John Matthews Smallbone
Medal or Award: RN Long Service and Good conduct Medal
Service Year: 1925-1930
Ship Name: Victory

There is a record on the National Archives site in the Register of Seamans Services.



Name

Smallbone, John Matthew



Official Number:

J6906



Place of Birth:

Hendon, Middlesex


30 December 1892

ADM 188/660

Marriage for Nora to Percival V Crake registered Docking Norfolk April 1926.

Record on Eaton Bray Roll of Honour for Harold J Smallbones died 26th September 1917 in France.
He was the grandson of David.

Poss marriage for John Matthew to Gertrude C Hewlett registered Portsmouth June 1915.

Many thanks for responding so quickly with some fantastic info which I did not have & didn't know about community trees! Eaton Bray is a must to visit in the future.Am I likely to find graves for David & Hannah & his parents in the area. Have not been sucessful as yet in finding my G fathers naval records but my brother thinks that he was a chief petty officer & was on the Victory not sure where buried.

Have found Hannah in Bower Lane Cemetery Eaton Bray with burial date 13th June 1886 age 57.
Don't know if she still has a grave marker but can check soon.
No luck with David yet.
Do you have a date or year of death for John Matthew?

Think I have found death for John Matthew registered Kings Lynn Norfolk 1955.Holme next to the Sea is in that district and is where the family are living in 1911. He is mentioned on their War Memorial as serving in the Royal Navy in 1914-15 on HMS Spiteful.
Could be the place to start to find his grave.

Hi Terence,

I have just come across this link and hope it is still active. We share common ancestry as my Grandfather is John Matthews Smallbone, confirmed on my now deceased parents marriage certificate, and my cousin Josephine is possibly your Aunt?

This research confirms some of the verbal history that I heard growing up, and apparently GF John Smallbone was in the RN and served on HMS Victory when the ship was used as a sail training vessel for naval officers.

I am very interested to see how far your research has progressed. I have some pics of GF & GM from my childhood.

Regards, Trevor

Trevor,
       hope you still look in on this site (forum). Would be great to make contact.

I can be contacted via the

Isle of Man Family Hist. Society,
The Secretary,
email: [email protected]

Forum contributors:- Charlotte, and Tom n Harry
PS. Many thanks for the information you provided.

I have just come across this and have ancestors with the surname Smallbones. My 3rd Great Grandmother was Maria Smallbones born in1802, who married John Muskett in 1829. My 4th Great Uncle John Smallbones married Elizabeth Janes in 1818, there must be a link there

Apologies, as just seen your posting from 2019! Definitely must be a connection here as my Great great grandfather David Smallbones (1828 – 1903) in 1849 married
Hannah Janes(1829 –1886)  at Edlesborough, Buckingham.  So a very small community living around Eaton Bray as feudal agricultural workers.  I think the connection is from Thomas (Thos) Smallbones b(1731) Cranfield, Beds in 1767 married to Sarah Howard b(1745) at
Eaton Bray, Buckingham who had a son John Smallbones b(1775) who possibly had married Elizabeth Janes in 1818. Trevor.