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Thomas Smith at Blackhall
The story of Thomas Smith is important to our family because he was the first Smith to live at Blackhall, County Meath. He is not a direct ancestor of ours but he was my grandfather’s Uncle Thomas from whom – … Continue reading
Posted in Blackhall, Smith, Tipperary
Tagged Blackhall, Thomas Smith
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A Wealth of Williams
This blog is named after my grandfather William Smith of Blackhall, County Meath, in Ireland. There are plenty of other William Smiths in our family tree. Following are the Williams I have come across in my searches; there are probably … Continue reading
William Smith of HM Customs
William Smith was the ninth child and youngest son of Lancelot Smith and Elizabeth Westgarth. I am referring to this William Smith in association with his place of work in order to distinguish him from all the other William Smiths … Continue reading
Posted in Brindley, Photographs, Smith, Tipperary
Tagged Hubert Smith, William Smith
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The Life of Lizzie Bouskill
This post is about Lizzie Bouskill, someone I didn’t even know existed until last year when I was in Dublin doing some research on the Smith family. Elizabeth Bouskill (known as Lizzie) was born in Barnane, County Tipperary, on 3 … Continue reading
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Tagged Bouskill, Mary Smith, Tipperary, William Smith
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New Menu Section for Transcriptions
I have just added a new section to the menu bar for transcriptions. These are typed versions of handwritten documents that I have either collected or been given. I think some of the documents are worth reading in complete form … Continue reading
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Mrs Cowen and the Property in Gamblesby
Mrs Cowen’s maiden name was Sarah Smith; she was born in Gamblesby in 1829, the sixth child and fourth daughter of Lancelot Smith and Elizabeth Westgarth. You can read more about her life in the “Lancelot Smith 1785-1871” page and … Continue reading
Posted in Gamblesby, Photographs, Smith
Tagged Gamblesby, Joseph Cowen, Sarah Cowen, Sarah Smith
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The Children of Lancelot Smith of Gamblesby
In the “Family Stories” section of this blog, I have now added a page that summarizes the lives of the children of Lancelot Smith of Gamblesby and his wife Elizabeth Westgarth. Unfortunately I don’t know a lot about most of … Continue reading
Posted in Bouskill, Families, Gamblesby, Smith, Westgarth
Tagged Bouskill, Corballis, Elizabeth Westgarth, Gamblesby, Lancelot Smith, Thomas Smith, William Smith
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Upcoming Topics
I have a list of topics that I hope to add to this blog in the coming weeks. If you have looked at the blog’s layout, you will have realized that I am using the top menu as a means … Continue reading
The Great Famine in Ireland
In Ireland, the Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. It is usually known outside Ireland as the Irish Potato Famine. This was only one of many famines in the country and … Continue reading
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Melmerby in the 1820s
The following information is extracted mostly from the “History, Directory, Gazetteer, of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland …” by William Parson and William White, published in 1829. The village of Melmerby is in the Parish of the same name. … Continue reading
Gamblesby in the 1820s
The following information is extracted mostly from the “History, Directory, Gazetteer, of the Counties of Cumberland and Westmoreland …” by William Parson and William White, published in 1829. Gamblesby is in the Parish of Addingham. Up to the end of … Continue reading
The Smiths and Methodism
In many of the pages and posts about the Smiths who lived in the 19th century I have mentioned that they were Methodists. You might wonder why this matters in a family history blog. The short answer is because it … Continue reading
Mrs Smith
So far on this blog I have been posting information almost entirely about the various Mr Smiths and their families. This is not intended to overlook Mrs Smith! Of course, it is much harder to find information about Mrs … Continue reading
Posted in Anderson, Families, Huddart, Smith, Upton, Westgarth
Tagged Agnes McSymon Anderson, Eliza Upton, Elizabeth Westgarth, Hannah Huddart, Mrs Smith
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Who is This?
There is a photographic puzzle that I hope you will help me solve. Among the old photographs that I have received from family members are these two portrait-style pictures taken around 1868 to 1870. The one on the left was … Continue reading
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Tagged John Smith, Lancelot Smith, Photographs, Thomas Smith
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A Jumble of Johns
When I tell people I am researching the family history of people called Smith, they look at me sympathetically and secretly thank their lucky stars they have a less common name to trace. Actually it is not so bad … Continue reading
William Smith Family History 