Richard Tew Smith1

M, #598741, b. 1815, d. 1870
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     Richard Tew Smith was born in 1815.1 He was the son of Edward Smith.2 He married Emily Vassar, daughter of Jabez Vassar.1 He died in 1870.1
     He was educated at Wotton Hill House, Gloucestershire, England.1

Child of Richard Tew Smith and Emily Vassar

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Jabez Vassar1

M, #598742
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     His ancestors included the founder of Vassar College in the US.1 Jabez Vassar lived at Shipdam, Norfolk, England.1

Child of Jabez Vassar

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Emily Vassar1

F, #598743, d. 1852
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     Emily Vassar was the daughter of Jabez Vassar.2 She married Richard Tew Smith, son of Edward Smith.1 She died in 1852.1
     Her married name became Smith.

Child of Emily Vassar and Richard Tew Smith

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt.1

M, #598744, b. 11 July 1843, d. 2 August 1922
Last Edited=6 Apr 2019
     Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt. was born on 11 July 1843.1 He was the son of Richard Tew Smith and Emily Vassar.2 He married Mary Partridge, daughter of John Partridge, on 30 August 1866.1 He died on 2 August 1922 at age 79.1
     He was given the name of Richard Smith at birth.1 In 1883 his name was legally changed to Richard Vassar-Smith by Royal Licence.1 He was director of London and Rio Plate Bank, P&O For Banking Corporation and Yorkshire Penny Bank.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Gloucestershire.1 He was chairman of Lloyds Bank and Nat Provincial For Bank.1 He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Gloucestershire.1 He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Bristol.1 He was created 1st Baronet Vassar-Smith, of Charlton Park, Charlton Kings, co. Gloucester [U.K.] on 10 July 1917.1

Children of Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt. and Mary Partridge

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

John Partridge1

M, #598745
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     John Partridge lived at Malvern, Worcestershire, England.1

Child of John Partridge

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]


Mary Partridge1

F, #598746, d. 9 October 1930
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     Mary Partridge was the daughter of John Partridge.2 She married Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt., son of Richard Tew Smith and Emily Vassar, on 30 August 1866.1 She died on 9 October 1930.1
     From 30 August 1866, her married name became Vassar-Smith.

Children of Mary Partridge and Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt.

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir John George Lawley Vassar-Smith, 2nd Bt.1

M, #598747, b. 10 December 1868, d. 2 May 1942
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     Sir John George Lawley Vassar-Smith, 2nd Bt. was born on 10 December 1868.1 He was the son of Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt. and Mary Partridge.2 He died on 2 May 1942 at age 73, unmarried.1
     He was educated at Cheltenham College, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.1 He graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, in 1890 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)1 He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Vassar-Smith, of Charlton Park, Charlton Kings, co. Gloucester [U.K., 1917] on 2 August 1922.1

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Charles Martin Vassar-Smith1

M, #598748, b. 5 June 1881, d. 25 November 1920
Last Edited=1 Apr 2019
     Charles Martin Vassar-Smith was born on 5 June 1881.1 He was the son of Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt. and Mary Partridge.2 He married Gladys Emmeline Rathborne, daughter of Colonel William Hans Rathborne and Bella Grace MacNeale, on 29 December 1908.1 He died on 25 November 1920 at age 39.1
     He fought in the Boer War between 1901 and 1902.1 He gained the rank of Major in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry.1 He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in dispatches.1

Child of Charles Martin Vassar-Smith and Gladys Emmeline Rathborne

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Billy Alexander Metcalfe1

M, #598749, b. 1995
Last Edited=25 Dec 2014
     Billy Alexander Metcalfe was born in 1995.1 He is the son of Julian Edward Metcalfe.1

Citations

  1. [S1122] Peerage News, online http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News.

Gladys Emmeline Rathborne1

F, #598750, b. circa 1882, d. 24 November 1970
Last Edited=28 Nov 2015
     Gladys Emmeline Rathborne was born circa 1882. She was the daughter of Colonel William Hans Rathborne and Bella Grace MacNeale.2,3 She married Charles Martin Vassar-Smith, son of Sir Richard Vassar-Smith, 1st Bt. and Mary Partridge, on 29 December 1908.1 She died on 24 November 1970.1
     From 29 December 1908, her married name became Vassar-Smith.

Child of Gladys Emmeline Rathborne and Charles Martin Vassar-Smith

Citations

  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 3, page 3981. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S47] BIFR1976 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]