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Personal Details of Benjamin Smith

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Born:
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Buried:	20/08/1912

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Birth

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Burial Register

Name at death

Benjamin Smith

Age at Death

Burial Date

20 August 1912

Abode

78 Bartholomew Street,
Newbury.

Official at Burial

The Rev'd. L R Maquire, Rector.

Comments

Burial Register Index

Book	1899
Page Number	231
Reccord Number	9048

Sources

Burial Register

Burial Register entry for Benjamin Smith
©Newbury Town Council
Reproduced with kind permission

Memorial Details

	South side: In Memory of Emily Smith who died 15th July 1897 aged 28 years/ North side: Mary Ann the dear wife of Ben Smith died 5th Sept 1903. Plaque: In loving memory of / Benjamin Smith/ died Aug 15th 1912 aged 78 years

Name on Memorial	Benjamin SMITH
Date of death	15/08/1912
Age	78
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Kerbstones & shield shaped plaque.
Construction Material	Granite
Condition of memorial	Some letters missing
Pattison Location Code	NE30(A)
Recorder's Notes	transcription of 5 September possibly could be 5 December
Others named on memorial
Emily SMITH
Mary Ann SMITH

Newspaper Cuttings

The articles below have been transcribed from newspapers and magezines.

Benjamin Smith (1835-1912).

Source:	Mayors of Newbury
Article date:	18/06/2024
Copyright:	Anthony Pick
Transciption:	Benjamin Smith (1835-1912). Conservative for North Ward. Corn merchant in Bartholomew Street. Resided at Hamstead Mill. Elected to the Council in 1878. Alderman 1899. As Chairman of the Gas Committee, he developed the Borough’s gas undertaking. Active member of the Manchester Unity of Oddfellows. As Mayor, he opened Oddfellows Hall in Craven Road and oversaw the celebrations of the 1887 Golden Jubilee. Member of St Nicolas Church.3 On completion of his mayoralty, the Borough presented him with a silver tea and coffee service, now in Newbury Museum.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Councillor Benjamin Smith, Mayor Of Newbury 1886-1887

Source:	copas
Article date:	01/01/2015
Copyright:
Transciption:	Councillor Benjamin Smith, Mayor Of Newbury 1886-1887 He used the heraldic crest of Richard Smith of Abingdon 1634. "Issuing from a mural crown of gold an ostrich's head holding in its beak of gold, a silver horseshoe." Motto "In medio tutissimus" - Safest in the middle. Crest on fourth medallion to the right of the pendant on the mayoral chain. Thursday November 1886 elected Mayor for the following year. Thursday September 29th 1887 Newbury Weekly News Report on the presentation to Councillor Benjamin Smith and Mrs Smith at the end of his mayoral year. Given a silver tea and coffee service in one of the newest designs, handsomely chased and embossed, weighing 100oz and bearing the following inscription: "Presented to Benjamin Smith, Esq., Mayor of Newbury, by his friends as a mark of esteem and to commemorate his year of office being the Jubilee of the reign of Her Majesty Queen Victoria September 1887". Each piece was also engraved with his Worship's initials in monogram and all fitting complete in a polished oak case lined with blue cloth. The Mayoress’s presentation consisted of a lady's gold demi-hunting three quarter plate keyless lever watch, with coloured gold double Albert chain and tassel attached, the inside of the watch being inscribed "Presented to Mrs. Benjamin Smith by friends to commemorate her husband's Mayoralty 1887". A beautifully executed monogram M.A.S. adorning the outside. The late Mrs. Ethne Tucker, Mayor Smith's grand daughter, inherited the service and finding the insurance for the service would be prohibitive, presented it to the Museum. I did not learn, when talking to her, the whereabouts of the watch, which was perhaps more saleable that the tea and coffee service.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Pictures and photographs

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Benjamin Smith
© from “Regalia of the Town of Newbury, Berkshire” Compiled by Roderick Thomason, and reproduced with his kind permission.

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