Thomas Frank/ John Smith Descendants

130. John Rogers EDWARDS [11981] (Edward Gerald Walton EDWARDS¹⁰³, John Frederick EDWARDS⁵², Harriette Anne SMITH¹⁹, John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on May 11, 1933.

John married Gillian AGAR [12006]. Gillian was born on Apr 6, 1929 and died on Jan 4, 2017 at age 87.

131. Gillian C. EDWARDS [11982] (Edward Gerald Walton EDWARDS¹⁰³, John Frederick EDWARDS⁵², Harriette Anne SMITH¹⁹, John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1936.

132. Alison E. EDWARDS [11983] (Edward Gerald Walton EDWARDS¹⁰³, John Frederick EDWARDS⁵², Harriette Anne SMITH¹⁹, John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born about 1944.

133. Michael Cedric Alwyn COVEY-CRUMP [11985] (Joyce Elizabeth EDWARDS¹⁰⁴, John Frederick EDWARDS⁵², Harriette Anne SMITH¹⁹, John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on Apr 15, 1934.

134. Rogers Henry L. COVEY-CRUMP [11986] (Joyce Elizabeth EDWARDS¹⁰⁴, John Frederick EDWARDS⁵², Harriette Anne SMITH¹⁹, John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born about 1944.

General Notes: Rogers was a chorister at New College, Oxford and later a lay clerk at St. Alban's Cathedral. He graduated from London University as Bachelor of Music.

Early work included concert and recording engagements with vocal consorts and ensembles specialising in early and contemporary repertoire, in particular with the late David Munrow's Consort of London, the Consort of Musicke, the Medieval Ensemble of London, the Landini and Deller Consorts, Songcircle and the Taverner Consort. Currently he works with Gothic Voices (of which he is a founding member), but predominantly as a member of the four-voice Hilliard Ensemble.

As a solo artist at concert venues around Britain, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Canada and the USA, he is in particular demand as Evangelist in the Passions of J S Bach, and as a high tenor in the Odes and Church music of Henry Purcell. More generally his repertoire covers lute song, Baroque and early Classical pieces.

Roger's recent engagements have included Bach Cantatas with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. an appearance at the Three Choirs Festival in Gloucester singing Bach's Mass In B minor, performances of the Evangelist roles in Bach's Passions in Eton College Chapel, King's College, Cambridge, and Sumphony Hall, Birmingham, and Messiah with the London Festival Orchestra in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London.

Other recordings are lute songs with Paul O'Dette for Hyperion (Ancient Airs & Dances), Dowland's Book One with Jakob Lindberg for the Swedish label BIS and most recently an album of 17th. Century English songs with the Folger Consort of Washington DC.

His interest in the nature of vocal tuning and historical temperaments has resulted in invitations to contribute to two major collections of essays on very diverse aspects of music and performance. Both compilations were published in 1992.

More About ROGERS HENRY L. COVEY-CRUMP:
Occupation: Professional Singer

170 i. Sophia COVEY-CRUMP [12022] was born on Sep 7, 1973. Another name for Sophia is Sophie.

171 ii. Elizabeth COVEY-CRUMP [12023] was born on Mar 3, 1977. Another name for Elizabeth is Lizzie.

147. Sqdrn. Leader John Anthony Logan CURRIE DFC & Bar [3522] (Margaret ULPH-SMITH¹¹¹, Arthur ULPH-SMITH⁶⁰, John Stanger SMITH²², John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on Dec 7, 1921 in Woodseals Sheffield Yorkshire England and died on Oct 19, 1996 in Easingwold Yorkshire England at age 74.

General Notes: Squadron Leader Pilot 'C' for Charlie 626 Sqdrn. Lancaster Bombers 1939-45 War. Awarded DFC 1944. Author 'Lancaster Target' (1977), 'Mosquito Victory' (1983), 'The Augsburg Raid' (1987), 'Wings Over Georgia' (1988) Educated Lower School of John Lyon, Harrow. ARP driver 1940, RAF 1941-1964, Civil Defence Officer Notts 1965-1969, Tutor Civil Defence College 1975-1986. H.U.Smith. August 1987. Received from Jack Csssidy, Tony's Navigator during most of WW2, a Copy of Tony's Book, Lancaster Target. - May 2001.
In an e-Mail received from Sandra Boudrou in December 2015, she included the following Commentary on Squadron Leader "Jack" Currie:-
Artist and Author, Squadron Leader Jack Currie (1921-96)
Jack Currie's time with both 12 and 626 Squadrons are described in his popular book 'Lancaster Target'. He arrived at Snelland Halt by LNER train en route to RAF Wickenby on Sunday June 27th 1943.
Currie's first operation was as second pilot to one of the squadron's more experienced pilots, F/Lt Benjamin McLaughlin DFC, on a bombing operation to Cologne on 3rd July 1943. His first operation with his own crew was a mine-laying operation in the Bay of Biscay in ED414 (Easy 2) on 6th July 1943.
An author of highly successful books about the RAF's bomber offensive during the second world war including The Augsburg Raid Battle, Under the Moon, and Round the Clock (co-wrote with Philip Kaplan).
He also wrote three books about his own wartime experiences - Wings Over Georgia, Mosquito Victory, and Lancaster Target the last of which brought him to the notice of an even wider audience when it was turned into an award-winning BBC television documentary presented by Jack himself.
Two further television programmes followed including a fascinating investigation into airfield ghosts. However it was as an artist that John Anthony Logan Currie began his career.
Jack Currie was born in Sheffield but brought up in Harrow Middlesex where after leaving school he became cartoonist on the Harrow Observer. On occasion his cartoons even made the pages of national publications such as Punch.
Thrilled by aeroplanes seen at pre-war air pageants Jack Currie immediately volunteered for aircrew although while awaiting acceptance he served as an ARP stretcher bearer and ambulance driver during the London blitz.
Finally in 1941 he was selected for pilot training under the Arnold scheme in which RAF pupil pilots were trained in America by the United States Army Air Corps.
He later described his flying training experiences in his book Wings over Georgia (1989). He declined a commission to remain in America as a flying instructor and returned to the UK as a sergeant-pilot with C Flight of 12 Squadron to take part in the Allies' bomber offensive over Europe - which by 1943 was building towards its climax.
Lancaster Target published in 1977 is a brilliant evocation of those times and the men whose bravery finally won through. There were however many brushes with death.
On his fifth operation to Hamburg on August 2 1943 Jack's Lancaster was turned upside down and into a spin in cumulonimbus cloud.
As it fell both ailerons were ripped off and it was only through a combination of skill and brute strength that he succeeded in bringing his aircraft home using only three engines and rudder.
His CO immediately recommended him for a Conspicuous Gallantry Medal which - almost unbelievably - was turned down. On completion of his first operational tour however he was awarded the DFC.
In the last days of the war in Europe Jack was posted to the Pathfinder Forces 1409 Meteorological Flight in which he flew Mosquitos.
This period of his career is described in his book Mosquito Victory (1983). Jack Currie remained with the RAF after the war receiving a permanent commission and served at RAF Lindholme West Kirby in Cyprus and at Syerston. He retired from the RAF in 1964.
His work as Civil Defence Officer for Newark lasted from 1964 until the end of the decade when the government closed down all but the county tier of CD operations.
In 1975 he moved to Easingwold near York as Civil Defence lecturer at the Home Defence College.
He finally retired in 1986. Nothing however could diminish Jack's love for the Lancaster bomber in which he had served during the war.
From an article in the Newark Advertiser
See 'crews ' page
see Youtube film featuring Jack Currie in 1980 at Wickenby <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tH8OVAICjQ>

John married Irene Ninette GRACIE [3526], daughter of GRACIE [4302], on Oct 26, 1944 in Church on the Hill St Mary's C of E Harrow Middlesex England. Irene was born on Nov 14, 1921 in Stockport Cheshire England.

173 ii. John Jeremy Nigel Ulph CURRIE [3529] was born on Apr 12, 1949 in Harrogate Yorkshire England.

General Notes: BA, Southampton University. 1st Contact by eMail, received April 18, 2001.

John next married Kathleen BRAYSHAW(ASH) [3538] on Jul 5, 1975 in Chichester Sussex England. Kathleen was born on Apr 13, 1940 in India.

148. Elizabeth Mary CURRIE [3523] (Margaret ULPH-SMITH¹¹¹, Arthur ULPH-SMITH⁶⁰, John Stanger SMITH²², John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on May 25, 1927 in Sheffield Yorkshire England and died on Apr 27, 1989 at age 61. Another name for Elizabeth was Betty.

General Notes: During the Period 1987-88, Elizabeth Mary, commonly known as Betty [Currie] Spender assisted greatly in doing much of the "Leg-Work" in England associated with my, Howard Smith's Efforts to establish a Family History WebSite of our Smith and related Families. I am profoundly grateful for her Efforts before her untimely Death in 1989, dying while in the Process of an Operation to remove an apparently small Lesion from her Brain.

Elizabeth married Frank James Osborne SPENDER [3528] on Nov 10, 1953 in Harrow Middlesex England. Frank was born on May 4, 1917 in Hereford Herefordshire England.

175 i. Michael James Osborne SPENDER [3530] was born on Jun 22, 1955 in Women's Hospital Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

149. Howard Ulph SMITH [3509] (Arthur John Ulph SMITH¹¹³, Arthur ULPH-SMITH⁶⁰, John Stanger SMITH²², John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on Jan 19, 1932 in Wattlebrae Hospital Kalinga Brisbane Queensland Australia.

General Notes: A very uneventful (except for numerous illnesses) childhood saw him attend Virginia Primary School and Church of England Grammar School, E. Brisbane.
On leaving School he spent a brief period in an Engineering Apprenticeship, and an even briefer period helping his Parents on their Pineapple farm at Montville, North of Brisbane. Youthful restlessness caused him to obtain employment in the Northern Territory of Australia, firstly on Soudan Station as a Storeman/Book-keeper, thence for the next three years he was employed in a number of positions in Tenant Creek in the N.T. His range of employment included P.M.G. Linesman, Assistant Assayer and Assayer in a couple of Gold Mines, Enterprise & Nobles Knob. He was also employed as a Crane Driver at Peko and as a "Grease Monkey" in one of the local garages. On his return to Q'land he continued to follow the Motor trade in Palmwoods [his first Son was Born in Nambour] and Brisbane; and for a Year in Barcaldine, where his younger Son Gregory was born. Also when he and his Family moved on to Sydney in N.S.W in 1959, he continued to work in the Motor and Engineering trades. After operating a number of businesses the Family returned to Brisbane, shortly before the death of Howard's Father. In 1969 they travelled to England where they stayed for 4 years. In England he worked as a Purchasing Officer for two firms, in one of which he was responsible for Stores and Materials Control. The Family returned to Sydney, Australia in 1973. Howard was then employed as Purchasing Officer for Plessey Australia, and subsequently as Production "Trouble Shooter" for four years. During this time, he and his Wife, Margaret had been building up a Portfolio of Residential Properties until in 1977 they were both able to retire from their respective Employers and work full time in their own business. About this time they founded Howmeg Investments Pty. Limited, a Property Investment business. About the same time, Howard became a Licenced Builder. From that time onward their Efforts were directed into making the Business successful. Their younger Son Gregory and his Wife Fiona became a part of the Business in about 1980. The Business has provided for both Families since that time.

Howard married Margaret Mary Theresa Eileen GREER [3508], daughter of Sgt. Robert GREER R.M. [3724] and Margherita Giuseppa Carla Maria Joanna WHITWORTH [3725], on Oct 29, 1953 in Tenant Creek Northern Territory of Australia. Margaret was born on Aug 24, 1934 in Chatham Kent England.

+ 177 ii. Gregory John SMITH [3513] was born on Jul 20, 1958 in Barcaldine Hospital Barcaldine Queensland Australia.

150. John Paul MORRISON [38189] (Barbara Stanger MACKENZIE-SMITH¹¹⁷, John Hubert Stanger SMITH⁶⁵, John Stanger SMITH²², John SMITH¹², Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on Jul 30, 1937 in London England. Another name for John is John Paul RODKER.

General Notes: Re my last name, my late step-father (my mum's second marriage), who was Edward A. Morrison III, changed my surname [from RODKER] by means of a weird British process called a deed poll - see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deed_poll> - without ever bothering to adopt me. When I became an adult (supposedly), it just seemed like too much trouble to bother changing it back!

John married Brenda Marilyn SMITH [38195] on Jul 27, 1963 in Trinidad. Brenda was born in Trinidad.

178 i. Joseph Derek MORRISON [38198] was born on May 29, 1964 in Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co. New York USA.

Joseph married Kim Elizabeth KLAUDI [38388]. Kim was born on Oct 27, 1962 in Ontario Canada.

152. Alfred Stanley HOPE-SMITH [124817] (Alfred Rodger HOPE-SMITH¹²⁴, Alexander Hope SMITH⁷⁵, Alexander Elliott SMITH²⁶, Joseph SMITH¹³, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born on Oct 22, 1939.

Alfred married Judith Gail FOSTER [124818] on Mar 25, 1967. Judith was born on Jul 31, 1943.

153. Roland Trevor BROADBENT [41254] (Mary Helena SHAW¹²⁶, Sarah HALFORD⁹⁰, Emily SMITH⁴², Samuel SMITH¹⁵, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1912 and died in 2002 at age 90.

154. Arthur Kingsley BROADBENT [41255] (Mary Helena SHAW¹²⁶, Sarah HALFORD⁹⁰, Emily SMITH⁴², Samuel SMITH¹⁵, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1916 and died in 1988 at age 72.

155. Neville Halford BROADBENT [41256] (Mary Helena SHAW¹²⁶, Sarah HALFORD⁹⁰, Emily SMITH⁴², Samuel SMITH¹⁵, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1919 and died in 1977 at age 58.

156. Donald Wallace BROADBENT [41257] (Mary Helena SHAW¹²⁶, Sarah HALFORD⁹⁰, Emily SMITH⁴², Samuel SMITH¹⁵, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1922 and died in 1978 at age 56.

157. Basil Halford SHAW [41277] (Roland Halford SHAW¹²⁷, Sarah HALFORD⁹⁰, Emily SMITH⁴², Samuel SMITH¹⁵, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1910 and died in 1988 at age 78.

Basil married Audrey COGSWELL [41280]. Audrey was born in 1916 and died in 1953 at age 37.

159. Sheilah Mary SHAW [41279] (Roland Halford SHAW¹²⁷, Sarah HALFORD⁹⁰, Emily SMITH⁴², Samuel SMITH¹⁵, Martha FRANK⁹, Samuel⁷, Peter², Thomas¹) was born in 1918.

Sheilah married Gordon TRENT [41296]. Gordon was born in 1914 and died in 1965 at age 51.

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Thomas Frank/ John Smith Descendants

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