Alfred John Smith was born in Bedminster in 1843 the son of John Smith.
He married Amelia Helier Searle; marriage registered 4th quarter 1865 in Bedminster district.
He was a ship owner, coal merchant, contractor for freight in Bristol & Newport and he also had a business in Bradford on Avon. He was director of the Newport Coal and Coke Company Ltd. (based in St Philips, Bristol), founded by his father around 1860.
At one time he occupied 'The Highgrove' in Knowle/Totterdown, a large house adjacent to the top gate of Arnos Vale Cemetery, demolished in 1898 when Hawthorne Street was developed. From 1872 he devoted a great deal of time to education and religious work; in that year it has been said that he was so moved by the sight of 'ragged children' playing on a piece of open ground on Oxford Street in Totterdown, that he determined to found a Sunday School and mission. By June 1875 the building was erected and by September 140 children were being taught by 17 teachers, a secretary and a librarian. He was superintendent of Oxford Street Sunday School for 34 years. In 1898 he became a city Councillor at the age of 55 and then served as Lord Mayor for two consecutive terms from 1905/6 - 1906/7. His family lived at Brooklea, Wick Road in Brislington from around 1900 - 1943.
He married Amelia Helier Searle; marriage registered 4th quarter 1865 in Bedminster district.
He was a ship owner, coal merchant, contractor for freight in Bristol & Newport and he also had a business in Bradford on Avon. He was director of the Newport Coal and Coke Company Ltd. (based in St Philips, Bristol), founded by his father around 1860.
At one time he occupied 'The Highgrove' in Knowle/Totterdown, a large house adjacent to the top gate of Arnos Vale Cemetery, demolished in 1898 when Hawthorne Street was developed. From 1872 he devoted a great deal of time to education and religious work; in that year it has been said that he was so moved by the sight of 'ragged children' playing on a piece of open ground on Oxford Street in Totterdown, that he determined to found a Sunday School and mission. By June 1875 the building was erected and by September 140 children were being taught by 17 teachers, a secretary and a librarian. He was superintendent of Oxford Street Sunday School for 34 years. In 1898 he became a city Councillor at the age of 55 and then served as Lord Mayor for two consecutive terms from 1905/6 - 1906/7. His family lived at Brooklea, Wick Road in Brislington from around 1900 - 1943.
Alfred John Smith was born in Bedminster in 1843 the son of John Smith.
He married Amelia Helier Searle; marriage registered 4th quarter 1865 in Bedminster district.
He was a ship owner, coal merchant, contractor for freight in Bristol & Newport and he also had a business in Bradford on Avon. He was director of the Newport Coal and Coke Company Ltd. (based in St Philips, Bristol), founded by his father around 1860.
At one time he occupied 'The Highgrove' in Knowle/Totterdown, a large house adjacent to the top gate of Arnos Vale Cemetery, demolished in 1898 when Hawthorne Street was developed. From 1872 he devoted a great deal of time to education and religious work; in that year it has been said that he was so moved by the sight of 'ragged children' playing on a piece of open ground on Oxford Street in Totterdown, that he determined to found a Sunday School and mission. By June 1875 the building was erected and by September 140 children were being taught by 17 teachers, a secretary and a librarian. He was superintendent of Oxford Street Sunday School for 34 years. In 1898 he became a city Councillor at the age of 55 and then served as Lord Mayor for two consecutive terms from 1905/6 - 1906/7. His family lived at Brooklea, Wick Road in Brislington from around 1900 - 1943.
He married Amelia Helier Searle; marriage registered 4th quarter 1865 in Bedminster district.
He was a ship owner, coal merchant, contractor for freight in Bristol & Newport and he also had a business in Bradford on Avon. He was director of the Newport Coal and Coke Company Ltd. (based in St Philips, Bristol), founded by his father around 1860.
At one time he occupied 'The Highgrove' in Knowle/Totterdown, a large house adjacent to the top gate of Arnos Vale Cemetery, demolished in 1898 when Hawthorne Street was developed. From 1872 he devoted a great deal of time to education and religious work; in that year it has been said that he was so moved by the sight of 'ragged children' playing on a piece of open ground on Oxford Street in Totterdown, that he determined to found a Sunday School and mission. By June 1875 the building was erected and by September 140 children were being taught by 17 teachers, a secretary and a librarian. He was superintendent of Oxford Street Sunday School for 34 years. In 1898 he became a city Councillor at the age of 55 and then served as Lord Mayor for two consecutive terms from 1905/6 - 1906/7. His family lived at Brooklea, Wick Road in Brislington from around 1900 - 1943.
Inscription
In
Affectionate
Remembrance of
The beloved children
Of Alfred John and
Amelia Helier Smith
Beatrice Mary
Who died March 6th 1871
Aged 1 year
And Mabel Maude
who died March 28th 1872
Aged 5 years
He shall gather the lambs in his
Arms and carry them in his bosom
In loving memory of
Amelia Helier beloved wife
Of Alfred John Smith
Who died December 29th 1893
Aged 51 years
She being dead yet speaketh
In
Loving memory
Of
Alfred John Smith
(Alderman)
Lord Mayor of this city 1905 to 1907
Born 1843 - Died 1920
Surely goodness and mercy shall
Follow me all the days of my life
And I will dwell in the house of
The Lord for ever
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