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Smith's mother, Catherine Hancock, lived in [[Runcorn]], Cheshire, where Smith himself intended to retire. She died there in 1893. His half-sister, Thyrza, died in 1921. Smith's widow, Sarah Eleanor Smith, was killed in 1931 after being struck by a taxi in London.[{{cite book|first=Gary|last=Cooper|title=Titanic Captain: The Life of Edward John Smith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Syc7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT300|date=31 October 2011|publisher=History Press Limited|isbn=978-0-7524-6777-1|pages=300–|quote=In 1931, Eleanor was ... knocked down by a taxi cab in Cromwell Road, dying a short while ... A verdict of accidental death was returned by the coroner.}}] |
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Smith's mother, Catherine Hancock, lived in [[Runcorn]], Cheshire, where Smith himself intended to retire. She died there in 1893. His half-sister, Thyrza, died in 1921. Smith's widow, Sarah Eleanor Smith, was killed in 1931 after being struck by a taxi in London.[{{cite book|first=Gary|last=Cooper|title=Titanic Captain: The Life of Edward John Smith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Syc7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT300|date=31 October 2011|publisher=History Press Limited|isbn=978-0-7524-6777-1|pages=300–|quote=In 1931, Eleanor was ... knocked down by a taxi cab in Cromwell Road, dying a short while ... A verdict of accidental death was returned by the coroner. She was later buried}}] |
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Smith's daughter, Helen Melville Smith, married Sidney Russell-Cooke in January 1922,[{{Cite news |date=19 January 1922 |title=Titanic Captain's Daughter Weds |work=Evening Express |pages=5}}] and they had twins in 1923, Simon and Priscilla.[{{Cite news |date=4 August 1923 |title=Interesting Christening at Carisbrooke Castle |work=Isle of Wight County Press |pages=10}}] Simon, a pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]], was killed in 1944 during the [[Second World War]],[{{Cite web |date=16 July 2023 |title=Flying Officer SIMON RUSSELL COOKE |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1084896/simon-russell-cooke/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=Commonwealth War Grave Commission}}] and Priscilla died from polio three years later; neither had children. Helen died in 1973.[{{cite web |title=Edward John Smith: RMS Titanic Captain |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/edward-john-smith.html |website=[[Encyclopedia Titanica]] |access-date=20 March 2026}}] |
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Smith's daughter, Helen Melville Smith, married Sidney Russell-Cooke in January 1922,[{{Cite news |date=19 January 1922 |title=Titanic Captain's Daughter Weds |work=Evening Express |pages=5}}] and they had twins in 1923, Simon and Priscilla.[{{Cite news |date=4 August 1923 |title=Interesting Christening at Carisbrooke Castle |work=Isle of Wight County Press |pages=10}}] Simon, a pilot in the [[Royal Air Force]], was killed in 1944 during the [[Second World War]],[{{Cite web |date=16 July 2023 |title=Flying Officer SIMON RUSSELL COOKE |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1084896/simon-russell-cooke/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=Commonwealth War Grave Commission}}] and Priscilla died from polio three years later; neither had children. Helen died in 1973.[{{cite web |title=Edward John Smith: RMS Titanic Captain |url=https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/edward-john-smith.html |website=[[Encyclopedia Titanica]] |access-date=20 March 2026}}] |
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