Smith, Elijah

Title

Rev

First name(s)

Elijah

Surname

Smith

Position(s) held at King's College London ^Ref: *2

Chaplain of King's College Hospital, 1840-1843

Education & professional details

School, college and/or university attended ^{Refs: *2 *3}

Charterhouse (ran away); Trinity Hall Cambridge

Qualifications ^Ref: *2

Studied at Cambridge, Trinity Hall, Sidney Sussex; 

Position(s) held (non King's College London)

• Deacon - London for Colonies, 1827
• Chaplain in New South Wales, Australia, 1827-1829
• Curate Beckenham, Kent, England, 1829
• Chaplain British factory Archangel in Russia 1833 
• Clergyman living in St Martin in the Fields, 1841 
• Headmaster of Archbishop Tennisons Grammar School, 1844 
• Covered post of Reverend at North Shore, New South Wales, 1851 -53
• Reverend at St Stephens, Penrith New South Wales, 1853-68 

Professional activities

• Set up British School in St Petersburgh, Russia, 1848; 

Personal details

Date of birth ^Ref: *1

11th March 1800, baptised 6th April 1800

Place of birth ^Ref: *1

Manchester

Date of death ^Ref: *2

8th October 1870

Place of death ^Ref: *2

Penrith, New South Wales, Australia; buried at Balmain Cemetry, New South Wales

Family details ^Ref: *4

Son of Rev Thomas and Ann Smith; married Martha Lucas in October 1821 in Westminster

Notes ^{Refs: *2 *5}

• Studied at Sidney Sussex College , Cambridge as sizar, but ill health prevented him obtaining his degree 
• Ordained Deacon 1827; priest 1827;
• Language knowledge included Hebrew, Greek, Chaldaic, Syraic and many Northern European.
• In 1850 was in England
• Lived in Westminster, Archangel Russia, and Australia
• Obituary states date of death as 8th November 1870 but Probate announced on 21st October 1870, and his widow, who was the beneficiary, travelled to Hong Kong on 7th November, so most likely date is 8th October 1870;