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Author Archives: Jean
A Lot of Lancelots
There are a lot of Lancelots in our Smith family tree. While this name has been useful in helping to identify the right family of Smiths to follow, it can get confusing when none of the early Lancelots was given … Continue reading
Living in the Cumberland Fells
As far as I know, our Smith ancestors were farmers in Cumberland from at least the early 18th century although early parish records in England do not state the occupations of the parishioners. They were yeomen, meaning they owned their … Continue reading
Posted in Gamblesby, Melmerby, Smith
Tagged Agnes Hannah Smith, Agnes Nicholson, Cumberland, Eden Valley, Gamblesby, Melmerby
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Thomas Smith Found!
This is exciting news from my recent searches on the internet: I have finally found a picture of the tombstone for Thomas Smith of Blackhall who died in March 1873 aged 40. He was the first Smith to live at … Continue reading
The Farm near Cashel
When Lancelot Smith and most of his family moved to Ireland in the 1850s, they rented a farm near Cashel, County Tipperary, in the townland called Rathcoun (also written as Rathcowan, Rathcown or Rathcoon). The townland is about 2 miles … Continue reading
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Tagged Cashel, Corballis, Cumberland, Donabate, Eliza Upton, Hannah Smith, Joseph Backhouse, Lancelot Smith, Rathcoun, Tipperary
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Naming Patterns
I have always been interested in the forenames that people are given by their parents. When I started searching for information on the Smith family, I realized quickly that there were some forenames that occurred frequently. For boys, there were … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Gamblesby, Smith
Tagged Agnes Hannah Smith, Cumberland, George Hardy Smith, Smith
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Family Photographs
As much as possible I hope to illustrate the posts on this blog with photographs from family sources. Of course I had some old photographs in my own home but I have been very fortunate recently in gaining access to … Continue reading
Information Sources
When I started on this project of putting together a family history of my Smith ancestors, I was lucky to be able to draw upon research already done. I am indebted first of all to my Uncle Lancelot (the Rev. … Continue reading
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Tagged Agnes Nicholson, Lancelot Upton Smith
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Welcome!
Welcome to my new blog on the Smiths’ family history. This is my first attempt to create a blog and I hope it will improve in content and appearance over time. There are only a few posts here at present. … Continue reading
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William Smith Family History 