Frederick Ernest Smith, also known as "Ted", was born on 5 October 1899 in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, and christened there on 6 May 1900. He was the eldest of six children to Ernest George Smith and Emily (née Larby-Wilson).
Ted worked as an aerofitter. He remained with his parents and inherited their home Studley after they died. He married Elsie M. Fraser in 1943 and they had no children.
Ted died in December 1978 in Walton-on-Thames, aged 79. Research notes: Possible deaths for Elsie M. Smith: -in Surrey North Western (place of residence): -1961: Elsie M. Smith, b. 1890 (71). -1977: Elsie May Smith, b. 1910 (67). -1986: Elsie Mary Smith, b. 1898 (88). -in Surrey Northern (place of Ted's death): -1963: Elsie M. Smith, b. 1885 (78). -1974: Elsie May Smith, b. 1889 (85).