Lavinia SMITH

  General Notes:

From birth certificate of Walter Gibson - see Arthur Joseph Gibson for explanation of confusion

After talking to Hazel, who suggested that Fanny Agnes Gibson (nee Potter) married twice and hence William Walter Gibson was actually William Walter Marshall Gibson - I believed that it could have been Lavinia who married twice - to Mr Marshall. Certainly a William Marshall was a witness at Walter's marriage. However, see 1871 census below. Now found that Elizabeth Abell was married to William Marshall after Humphrey Potter died

Marriage #1 Dec qtr 1842 Poplar (Vol 2 P282) Arthur Joseph Gibson and Lavinia Smith
Oct 11 1842 at "the church in the Parish of Poplar", by Banns.
Arthur Joseph Gibson, F Age, Bt, Steward, Poplar. Father Thomas Gibson, Shipwright
Lavinia Smith, F Age, Sp^r, - , Poplar. Father John Smith, Carpenter.
Witnesses were Charles Darley and Martha Ball

Marriage #2 Mar 1864 Mile End 1c 897
Gibson Lavinia
Hughes Sarah
Tisdale Alexander
Walker Henry
Feb 14 1864 at "S Thomas in the Parish of Stepney" - by licence
Henry Walker, of full age, Widower, Mariner, St Lukes Old Street. Father Henry William Walker, Deceased
Lavinia Gibson, , Widow, - , Stepney. Father John Smith, Deceased
Witnesses were John Stiling and Elizabeth Stiling (not certain of surname)
- all signed their names

Deaths Mar 1886
Walker Lavinia 65 Mile End 1c 413 at 63 Jamaica Street
Lavinia Walker, Female, 65 years, Widow of Henry Walker a Seaman. Informant was E J Gibson son present at death of 63 Jamaica Street Mile End on same date (the son was Edmund James)

1841 census (indexed as Laverna Smith on Ancestry)
HO107/733/1 F10 P13
New Bond Street, St George's Hanover Square, Middlesex
Lavinia Smith, 20, Milliner, Y
- with Jane and Mary Harris
- the "Y" for born in County isn't correct for Lavinia

Or was she at home and called Louisa on the census
Probable entry (correct occupation and daughter Emma matches)
1841 census
HO107/491/4 F16 P25
Star Hill, Rochester, Kent
John Smith, 45, Carpenter, N
Mary do, 40, , Y
Louisa do, 20, , Y
Emma do, 15, , Y

1851 census
HO107/1551 F5 P3
40 Harding Street, Stepney, London (I think this should be Hardinge Street). The street index states that Hardinge Street was formerly Vinegar Lane. A few pages further on (F8 P9) 40 Harding Street appears again!
Lavinia Gibson, Wife, M, 30, Milliner, Kent Rochester
Arthur Stevens do, Son, , 1m, , Middlesex St George East
Mary Smith, Mother, Widow, 52, Dress Maker, Kent Dartford
In same house are Thomas and Ann Bonner and family
two entries further on (continued on next page F6 P4) are
Jas Smith(29), wife Sophia(26) + children + brother George + mother Ann Rudd +
George Gibson, Apprentice, , 15, Apprentice, London
Is this the "mystery" George given as father to Walter at his marriage?

1861 census
RG9/316 F164 P6
Guys Hospital, Southwark, Surrey
Lavinia Gibson, Patient, W, 39, Dress Maker, Kent Rochester
(her children were staying with their grandmother Mary Smith)
- apparently admitted April 3rd 1861 with syphillis and discharged on May 28th 1861

1871 census
RG10/557 F 50 P4
23 Dempsey Street, Mile End Old Town (Tower Hamlets)
Lavinia Walker, Wife, Mar, 50, , / Rochester
Edmund J Gibson, Son, Un, 16, Apprentice, Middlesex St Georges
Walter do, Son, , 15, Errand Boy, Middlesex St Georges
Emily M Gibson, Daur, , 13, , Middlesex St Georges

I thought this was a mis-transcription from the detailed forms and should be LAVINIA and not Lawrence!!! (In fact on the image the name and condition - Widr - are underlined suggesting a query by the enumerator). Lavinia's age is in the Female column
1881 census
RG11/474 F16 P26
79 Clark Street, Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex
Lawrence Walker, Head, Widr, 63, Dress Maker, Rochester Kent (age in female column)
Edmond Gibson, Son, Unm, 28, Pastry Cook, London Middlesex
Emily do, Daug, Unm, 23, Dress Maker, London Middlesex
- In the same house, as a separate household, are Jonas Cohn with children Frank, Harold and Kate

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LAVINIA SMITH
Female


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Event(s):
Birth:
Christening: 04 JUN 1820 Saint Nicholas, Rochester, Kent, England

Death:
Burial:


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Parents:
Father: JOHN SMITH Family
Mother: MARY


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Messages:
Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date.


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Source Information:
Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type:

C135093 1728 - 1875 0992530, 0992531-32 Film 6906634 Film

Lavinia married Arthur Joseph GIBSON, son of Thomas GIBSON and Mary DADD, on 11 Oct 1842 in Poplar, Middlesex, England. (Arthur Joseph GIBSON was born on 15 Apr 1810 in Chatham, Kent, England ¹, baptised on 13 May 1810 in Chatham, Kent, England, died on 18 Jul 1860 in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia and was buried on 18 Jul 1860 in Beechworth, Victoria, Australia.)

Lavinia next married Henry WALKER, son of Henry William WALKER and Unknown, on 14 Feb 1864 in Stepney, London, England. (Henry WALKER died before 1881.)