Birth: 12 December 1869 Hambledon, Surrey, UK
Father: John Smither (Smithers) 1826-1907
Mother: Mary Stilwell 1834-1911
Christening:
Marriage: July-September 1911 Hambledon, Surrey, UK
Wife: Lilian Press 1882-1971
Death: July-September 1929 Guildford, Surrey, UK
None known
Birth of Sidney Smithers Stilwell in FreeBMD in October-December 1869 in Hambledon (2a 117).
Christening of Sydney Smithers Stilwell in the IGI on 12 December 1869 in Hambledon, Surrey, mother Mary Stilwell.
I do not believe his parents ever married - I am guessing John was his father.
In the 1871 census as Sydney Smithie (sic - in the index, Smithers on the orginal) Stilwell aged 1, born in Hambledon, Surrey, and living with his grandfather (Isaac Smither), father (John Smithers), and mother (Mary Stilwell) at Hambledon Common, Hambledon, Surrey.
In the 1881 census as Sydney Smithers Stilwell aged 11, born in Hambledon, Surrey, and living with his grandfather (Issac Smithers), father (John Smithers) and mother (Mary Stilwell) in Hambledon village near the brickyard, Surrey - he is stated to be the housekeeper's son.
In the 1891 census as Syaney Smithers Smithers (sic - on the original) aged 21, born in Hambledon, Surrey, single, a farmers son and living with his father (John Smithers) and mother (Mary Stilwell) in the village, Hambledon, Surrey.
In the 1901 census as Sydney S Stillwell aged 31, born in Hambledon, Surrey, single, an agricultural labourer and living with his father (John Smithers), mother (Mary Stillwell) at the Cricket Ground, Hambledon, Surrey.
His father died in 1907 and mother in 1911.
In the 1911 census as Sydney Smithers Shilwell (sic) aged 41 and living in Hambledon, Surrey.
Marriage of Sydney S Stilwell and Lilian Press in FreeBMD in July-September 1911 in Hambledon (2a 353).
Death of Sydney S Stilwell in FreeBMD in July-September 1929 aged 59 in Guildford (2a 137).
I cannot identify any information regarding his wife except that there is an entry in the Registery of Deaths for Lilian Stilwell, born on 29 July 1882, in July-September 1971 in Surrey SW (5e 962).
Sydney Smithers Stilwell was my ninth cousin twice removed.
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