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Author Archives: Jean
The Hardys of Park Head
I have been collecting information about the Hardys of Park Head for some time now. My interest was because they were linked through marriage to the Smiths of Melmerby in the mid-19th century and, later, through the transfer of land … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Hardy, Kirkoswald, Melmerby, Park Head, Places, Renwick, Smith
Tagged Christopher Hardy, Christopher Hardy Smith, Christopher Smith, Clara Anne Smith, Donald Hardy, Eleanor Hardy, Elizabeth Simpson, Hannah Bird, John Smith, Mary Hannah Smith, Sarah Eleanor Smith, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Hardy Smith
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The Misses Smith of Penrith
In an earlier post, I wrote about John Smith of Melmerby (1815-1884) and his family. He and his wife Mary (nee Hardy) had three daughters who lived to adulthood and none of them ever married. They were: Mary Ann 1854-1923 … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Hardy, Kirkoswald, Melmerby, Park Head, Penrith, Places, Smith
Tagged Agnes Smith, Alice Muriel Oswald, Christopher Hardy Smith, Christopher Smith, Clara Annie Smith, Cumberland, Eleanor Beaty, George Hardy Smith, Hannah Smith, Hardy, John Smith, John William Smith, Kathleen Beaty, Lancelot Fowler, Mary Ann Smith, Mary Hannah Smith, Melmerby, Park Head, Penrith, Sarah Agnes Dodd, Sarah Eleanor Smith, Smith, Thomas Hardy Smith
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John Smith of Melmerby (1815-1884) and his family
There are a lot of John Smiths in the family – I know of seven and there may be more – so it is sometimes hard to keep them straight. This particular John Smith was born in 1815 in Hesket, … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Hardy, Kirkoswald, Melmerby, Park Head, Places, Smith
Tagged Agnes Smith, Christopher Hardy, Christopher Smith, George Hardy Smith, Hannah Smith, John Smith, Mary Ann Smith, Mary Hardy, Mary Smith, William Smith
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The Islington Families
This is the fourth in a series of four posts about the children of William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his wife Mary Longrigg. The three Smiths I am writing about in this post are William, Elizabeth and Lancelot – … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Harrison, Islington, London, Melmerby, Photographs, Places, Smith
Tagged Ada Mary Harrison, Clara Wilhelmina Harrison, Cumberland, Eleanor Morrison, Elizabeth Harrison, Elizabeth Maude Harrison, Elizabeth Smith, Gamblesby, Horace Smith, Lancelot Smith, Mabel Gertrude Harrison, William Harrison, William Harrison-Smith, William Smith
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The Two Milliners
This is the third in a series of four posts about the family of William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his wife Mary Longrigg. The two milliners are two of William Smith’s four daughters: Mary Sutton and Agnes Scott. Mary … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Islington, Melmerby, Penrith, Reigate, Scott, Smith, Sutton
Tagged Agnes Scott, Agnes Smith, Elinor Smith, Francis Scott, Hannah Smith, Henry Sutton, James Henry Driver Sutton, Lancelot Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Sutton, William Smith
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The Elusive Dobsons
This is the second of four posts about William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his family. In a previous post I said that William and his wife Mary Longrigg had seven surviving adult children: John Smith (1815-1884) Ann Dobson (1819- … Continue reading
Posted in Dobson, Families, Melmerby, Patterdale, Penrith, Places, Smith, Threlkeld, Westmorland
Tagged Ann Dobson, Benjamin Dobson, Lancelot Dobson, Margaret Dobson, Mary Dobson, William Smith
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William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his family
This is the first of four posts I am writing about William Smith and his family even though they are not direct ancestors of mine (William was my great-great-grandfather’s older brother). I am doing this because I have found some … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Melmerby, Smith
Tagged Agnes Scott, Ann Dobson, Elizabeth Harrison, Hannah Huddart, John Smith, Lancelot Smith, Mary Longrigg, Mary Sutton, William Smith
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More Branches and Twigs on the Family Tree
In my original quest for information about my Smith ancestors – starting from my grandfather William Smith of Blackhall – I was most interested in tracing back the male line to the origins of the Smith family in the small … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Hardy, Huddart, Melmerby, Smith, Tipperary
Tagged George Hardy Smith, John Smith, Lancelot Smith, William Smith
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Mystery Photographs from Penrith
I have several old photographs that are a bit of a mystery. They were taken in Penrith, Cumberland, in formal studio settings. The photographs have come to me via a cousin, who was given a photograph album belonging to a … Continue reading
Posted in Dobson, Families, Gamblesby, Hardy, Harrison, Melmerby, Penrith, Photographs, Smith
Tagged Agnes Smith, Ann Dobson, Cumberland, Gamblesby, George Hardy Smith, John Smith, Mary Ann Smith, Mary Hardy, Mary Smith, Melmerby, William Smith
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The Sad Story of William B. Upton
(Updated November 17, 2017) When I was looking for on-line information about my 3X great-grandfather William Bayly Upton, I came across a few items about a William B. Upton, born around 1828 and living in Cashel. I wondered who he … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Clonmel, Families, Upton
Tagged David Upton, Matthew Gilbert Upton, William B. Upton, William Bayly Upton
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Margaret Joyce – from Cashel to Romford
I became interested in Margaret Joyce and her family initially because of their link to the Smiths via the Uptons of Cashel, County Tipperary. The Joyce family is linked to the Uptons in this way: The second daughter of William … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Families, Joyce, Magrath, Upton
Tagged Eliza Upton, John Ulick Joyce, Margaret Joyce, Rebecca Magrath, Theobald Upton Joyce, William Bayly Upton
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William Bayly Upton’s will
(Updated November 17, 2017) Finding a will – even if it is a transcription – is a wonderful thing in Irish genealogy research. So many original wills and similar documents were lost in the fire at the Four Courts in … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Charters, Families, Magrath, Ryall, Smith, Tipperary, Upton
Tagged Eliza Upton, Ellen Charters, James Magrath, Margaret Joyce, Margaret Ryall, Prudence Charters, Rebecca Magrath, Terence Magrath, William Bayly Magrath, William Bayly Upton
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So, was it Bayley or Bayly?
From the beginning of my family history explorations into the Upton family (who are linked to me through my great-grandmother Eliza Upton), I have been struggling with the name of Eliza’s grandfather. His name appears in various documents, directories, newspapers … Continue reading
The evolving family tree for the Uptons
(Updated November 17, 2017) Every now and again, in my searches, I come across another fragment of information about the Uptons who were the children of William Bayly Upton and his wife Margaret McClure. The family lived in Cashel, County … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Families, Upton
Tagged Margaret McClure, William Bayly Upton
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Upcoming Topics – October 2017
In April 2012, I posted a list of topics I hoped to cover in the following weeks and months. It has taken me years to cover SOME of the topics on that list! Looking for reliable information, being distracted by … Continue reading
William Smith Family History 