Captain Edward John Smith^[1]

1850 - 1912  (62 years)

• Name	Edward John Smith
  Prefix	Captain
  Relationship	with Kathleen Alice Jones-Rouse
  Birth	27 Jan 1850	Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Ted (WIfe's nickname for him)
  Old Address	Woodhead on Winn Road, Portswood, Southampton, England, United Kingdom   [2]
  Old Address	1851	Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom   [3]
  	1851 Image Shows 51 Well Street
  Old Address	1861	Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom   [4]
  	1861 Image shows 17 Grocers Shop Well St
  Old Address	1871	30 Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom   [5]
  	1871 Images Shows 30 Well St
  Old Address	1881	20 Berkeley St, Brierfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom   [6]
  	Image shows 20 Berkley St. Lancashire, England
  Old Address	1901	Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom   [7]
  	Listing as Vistor with Sarah E Smith and Helen M Smith at the Jones Residence
  Occupation	Captian
  	He went to sea at age 13 as an apprentice and later joined the White Star Line in 1886 as 4 officer on the Celtic. He rose in rank to captain of the Adriatic. He was then transferred as captain of the Majestic where he was for 9 years. He was considered a millionaire's captain because he was one of the most successful captains
  Occupation	Mariner  [6]
  Death	15 Apr 1912	, , , Atlantic Ocean
  	Captain Edward John Smith died at Sea on the Titanic, when it sunk at the location 41.731944, -49.945833 The Titanic lies in 13,000 feet of water on a gently sloping alpine-like countryside overlooking a small canyon below. Its bow faces north and the ship sits upright on the bottom. Titanic's final reported position on the night of the sinking was 41 degrees 46' N, 50 degrees 14' W , however, once the wreck had been discovered this position was proven to be out by a margin of approximately 13.5 miles
  Person ID	I125	Enchanted Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward Smith, II,   b. 11 Nov 1804, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom d. 7 Oct 1864, 30 Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Catherine Marsh,   b. 1808, Stoke, Devon, England, United Kingdom d. 1 Nov 1893, Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1847	Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah Eleanor Pennington,   b. 6 Jun 1861, Parish of Winwick, Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom d. 28 Apr 1931 (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	13 Jan 1887	Parish of Winwick, Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
  Children	+ 1. Helen Melville Smith,   b. 1898, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom d. 18 Aug 1973, Pratts, Leafield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F53	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jan 1850 - Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Old Address - - Woodhead on Winn Road, Portswood, Southampton, England, United Kingdom Old Address - 1851 Image Shows 51 Well Street - 1851 - Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Old Address - 1861 Image shows 17 Grocers Shop Well St - 1861 - Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Old Address - 1871 Images Shows 30 Well St - 1871 - 30 Well Street, Hanley, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Old Address - Image shows 20 Berkley St. Lancashire, England - 1881 - 20 Berkeley St, Brierfield, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Marriage - 13 Jan 1887 - Parish of Winwick, Winwick, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Old Address - Listing as Vistor with Sarah E Smith and Helen M Smith at the Jones Residence - 1901 - Runcorn, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom Death - 15 Apr 1912 - , , , Atlantic Ocean  = Link to Google Earth
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  Marriage Index of Edward John Smith and Catherine

  
  

  Histories

  Captain Edward John Smith of the Titanic Collection of Info This is my personal collection of facts, tid bits, stories and such about the Captain or relating to the Captain. In case of viewer issues the PDF can be found at

  
  

• Notes

  (Research):Smith had a half brother and half sister, Joseph Hancock and Thyrza Hancock, but he was the only child of the union of Edward Smith and Catherine Hancock, nee Marsh. Thomas Jones of Runcorn was no relation to Captain Smith, so far as I'm aware, but he does seem to have been a very good friend. He was the best man at Smith's wedding in 1887 and was later a witness to his will. Smith and his family were staying with the Jones when the 1901 census was taken and Smith's widow Eleanor was lodging with the Jones's in the early years of World War One. Thomas Jones was one of five witnesses at Smith's wedding in 1887. They were Thomas Jones, Joseph Hancock (Smith's half brother), John William Pennington, Maria Annie Pennington, Mary Privett Rooker. It may be an assumption on my part that Jones was Smith's best man, but he seems the likeliest candidate. As to Eleanor living with the Jones's. In 1903 when he witnessed Smith's will, Thomas Jones gave his address as The Nook, Runcorn, Cheshire. In 1915, Eleanor is corresponding from that address. Smith may have had a number of aunts and uncles, though there are only two definates.Between 1807 and 1822, at least seven children were born in Hanley, whose parents were named Edward and Elizabeth Smith. The eldest of these, Edward, was baptised on 10 May 1807, while Mary Ann (or Mary Anne) is listed as being baptised twice, on either 10 or 28 May 1809. One Thomas Smith was baptised on 30 October 1814, Jane on 11 September 1816, William on 1 June 1818, and Phyllis was baptised on 16 September 1821. All of these children had been christened at St John's, the town's Anglican church the records for which were unfortunately destroyed by fire during the Potteries Riots of 1842. But the last child, George, was baptised at the Charles Street Wesleyan Chapel. His details are more complete, he was born on 28 October 1822 and baptised on 1 December 1822. The chances are very good that this is a full list of Edward and Elizabeth Smith's children. There is supporting evidence that Edward and George, the eldest and the youngest were related, as they were both still living with their mother in 1841 when the census was taken. It's also know that Jane Smith was their sister, as Edward would be a witness at her wedding and her daughter was lodging with his family in 1861. As to the others, it's anyone's guess. As I have said, I've no evidence myself that the Jones's and Smith's were related, though I have never gone looking for any evidence as regards that, so they may well be. I'd be interested to hear about anything you come across in this respect. I can however, tell you a little about the Penningtons, having a copy of the 1881 census. In 1881, William Pennington farmed 147 acres of land at Woodhead Farm in Parkside Road, Newton in Makerfield (modern day Newton-le-Willows)and employed five labourers. William Pennington was 58 and was Born in Newton in Makerfield as were his wife and children. His wife Sarah was 53, daughter Mary J Pennington was 22, son John W Pennington was 21, Sarah E Pennington (Smith's future wife) was 19 and Martha E Pennington was 12 and listed as a scholar - a schoolgirl. They had three indoor servants living with them: Ada A Burtonshaw, 17, a general servant from London; John Hall, 60, a farm servant (indoors) from nearby Winwick; and Edward Kennedy, 56, farm servant (indoors) from Dublin, Ireland. I imagine that the Maria A Pennington listed as a witness at Smith's wedding was either a sister not listed on the census, or (more likely) John W Pennington's wife. I also know that Eleanor's father William Pennington was dead when she married Smith six years later.

  
  

• Sources

  [S169] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Smith_(sea_captain) (Reliability: 3). [S208] Webmaster, Encyclopedia Titanica, (http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org), http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/edward-john-smith.html (Reliability: 3). [S255] England Census, (Census Returns of England and Wales. The National Archives), England Census 1851, Page 14 (Reliability: 3). Name: Edward John [Edward John Smith] Age: 1 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Relation: Son Father's Name: Edward Mother's Name: Catherine Gender: Male Where born: Hanley, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Stoke Upon Trent Ecclesiastical parish: Wellington Town: Hanley County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street Address: Well Street Registration district: Stoke Upon Trent Sub-registration district: Hanley ED, institution, or vessel: 1f Household schedule number: 51 Household Members: Name Age Edward Smith 46 Catherine Smith 42 Edward John 1 Thurza Hancock 16 [S255] England Census, (Census Returns of England and Wales. The National Archives), England Census 1861, Page 7 (Reliability: 3). Name: Edward S Smith [Edward J Smith] Age: 10 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Relation: Son Father's Name: Edward Mother's Name: Catherine Gender: Male Where born: Hanley, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Hanley Ecclesiastical parish: Wellington County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Street Address: Well Street Registration district: Stoke Upon Trent Sub-registration district: Hanley ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Household schedule number: 33 Household Members: Name Age Edward Smith 56 Catherine Smith 51 Edward S Smith 10 Georg J Hancock 2 Ellen Pivat 22 [S255] England Census, (Census Returns of England and Wales. The National Archives), England Census 1871, Page 11 (Reliability: 3). Name: Edward J Smith Age: 21 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Relation: Son Mother's Name: Catherine Gender: Male Where born: Hanley, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Hanley Ecclesiastical parish: Wellington Town: Hanley County/Island: Staffordshire Country: England Registration district: Stoke Upon Trent Sub-registration district: Hanley ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Household schedule number: 50 Household Members: Name Age Catherine Smith 62 Joseph Hancock 38 Thyrza Hassington 32 James W S Hassington 9 Anne M C Hassington 4 Edward J Smith 21 [S255] England Census, (Census Returns of England and Wales. The National Archives), England Census 1881 (Reliability: 3). Name: Edward J. Smith Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1850 Relation: Lodger Gender: Male Where born: Hanley Civil parish: Toxteth Park County/Island: Lancashire Country: England Street Address: 20 Berkley St Occupation: Mariner Registration district: Toxteth Park Sub-registration district: Toxteth Park ED, institution, or vessel: 9 Household Members: Name Age Georgina Bradshaw 41 Laura Bradshaw 16 Agnes M. Williamson 26 Edward J. Smith 31 Arthur H. Speck 19 Frank A. Hancock 18 George J. Hancock 22 Elizabeth Hart 18 [S255] England Census, (Census Returns of England and Wales. The National Archives), 22 Mar 2012, England Census 1901 (Reliability: 3). Name: Edward J Smith Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1851 Relation: Visitor Gender: Male Where born: Hanley, Staffordshire, England Civil parish: Runcorn Ecclesiastical parish: Runcorn All Saints Town: Runcorn County/Island: Cheshire Country: England Registration district: Runcorn Sub-registration district: Runcorn ED, institution, or vessel: 15 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 181 Household Members: Name Age Thomas Jones 47 Ada Jones 37 Nora Jones 11 Edward J Smith 50 Sarah E Smith 39 Helen M Smith 2 Eliza A Carroll 18