Biography of William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet 1814-1883

Paternal Family Tree: Smith aka Smijth

On 22 Apr 1814 William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet was born to Edward Bowyer-Smijth 10th Baronet (age 29).

In 1838 [his uncle] John Smijth 9th Baronet (age 56) died. His brother [his father] Edward Bowyer-Smijth 10th Baronet (age 52) succeeded 10th Baronet Smith of Hill Hall in Essex.

On 02 Apr 1839 William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 24) and Marianne Frances Meux Lady Bowyer-Smijth were married. They had two sons and a daughter.

On 01 Sep 1840 [his son] William Bowyer-Smijth 12th Baronet was born to William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Marianne Frances Meux Lady Bowyer-Smijth.

On 07 Apr 1841 [his father-in-law] Henry Meux 1st Baronet (age 70) died. His son [his brother-in-law] Henry Meux 2nd Baronet (age 23) succeeded 2nd Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire.

Around 1845 William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 30) and Eliza Fechnie Malcolm were married bigamously. She, around sixteen years old, believed his first wife was dead.

On 15 Aug 1850 [his father] Edward Bowyer-Smijth 10th Baronet (age 65) died. His son William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 36) succeeded 11th Baronet Bowyer-Smijth of Hill Hall in Essex. [his wife] Marianne Frances Meux Lady Bowyer-Smijth by marriage Lady Smith of Hill Hall in Essex.

In 1853 Arthur de Vere Capell (age 26) and [his sister-in-law] Emma Martha Meux (age 31) were married. He the son of Arthur Algernon Capell 6th Earl Essex (age 49) and Caroline Janetta Beauclerk Countess Essex (age 48). He a great x 4 grandson of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

Before 1865 Richard Arabin (age 53) and [his sister-in-law] Elizabeth Mary Meux (age 45) were married. They were first cousins.

On 19 Mar 1875 [his wife] Marianne Frances Meux Lady Bowyer-Smijth died. Her widower William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 60) remarried a week later his second bigamous wife [his wife] Eliza Fechnie Malcolm.

Around 26 Mar 1875 William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 60) and [his wife] Eliza Fechnie Malcolm were married, a week after the death of his first wife. They had previously married, albeit bigamously, around 1845.

On 01 Jan 1883 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Meux 2nd Baronet (age 65) died. His son Henry Bruce Meux 3rd Baronet (age 26) succeeded 3rd Baronet Meux of Theobald's Park in Hertfordshire.

On 20 Nov 1883 William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet (age 69) died. His son [his son] William Bowyer-Smijth 12th Baronet (age 43) succeeded 12th Baronet Smith of Hill Hall in Essex.

Ancestors of William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet 1814-1883

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Smyth 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Smyth 2nd Baronet

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Smyth 3rd Baronet

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Smyth 6th Baronet

GrandFather: William Smijth 7th Baronet

Father: Edward Bowyer-Smijth 10th Baronet

William Bowyer-Smijth 11th Baronet