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On 26th July 1749 John Warwick Smith was born.
On or after 6th February 1783 John Warwick Smith [aged 33] and Elizabeth Gerrard were married at St Mary's Church, Warwick [Map]. She was a minor, and therefore much younger than her husband, who was now thirty-three. The ceremony was performed by the vicar, the Rev. Marmaduke Mathews, and the witnesses were Thomas Bentley and John Hands. The bride's first name is altered in the register from Sarah to Elizabeth.
1788 . John Warwick Smith [aged 38]. "The Ferry at Goodrich Castle [Map] on the Wye, South Wales".
Around 1789 . John Warwick Smith [aged 39]. "Tintern Abbey [Map] by moonlight".
1790. John Warwick Smith [aged 40]. "Ruins of Criccieth Castle [Map] and Part of the Town on the Bay on Cardigan, East View, Caernarfonshire".
12th July 1790. John Warwick Smith [aged 40]. "General view of the town & castle of Caernarvon [Map] from Tut Hill".
1792. John Warwick Smith [aged 42]. "Harlech Castle [Map]".
18th July 1792. John Warwick Smith [aged 42]. "The ascent to the ruins Harlech Castle [Map]".
Before 1831 . John Warwick Smith [aged 81]. "Bullslaughter Bay, Pembrokeshire [Map]".
Before 1831. John Warwick Smith [aged 81]. "Cilgerran Castle [Map]".
Before 1831. John Warwick Smith [aged 81]. "St Michael's Mount, Cornwall".
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On 22nd March 1831 John Warwick Smith [aged 81] died.