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Category Archives: Families
Thomas Smith, Civil Engineer
Thomas Smith was one of the younger brothers of my grandfather William Smith. Thomas, known as Tom, was born in 1870 in County Tipperary and moved with his family when he was only an infant to live on a farm at … Continue reading
The Melmerby Smiths after 1821
This is a brief summary of the Smiths who lived and farmed in Melmerby, in the Eden Valley of Cumberland, after 1821. They stayed in Melmerby after my great-great-grandfather Lancelot Smith and most of his children went to farm in … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Hardy, Melmerby, Smith
Tagged Cumberland, Families, Gamblesby, George Hardy Smith, Hardy, Harrison, Hesket, John Smith, Kirkoswald, Lancelot Smith, Mary Hardy, Mary Jackson, Mary Longrigg, Melmerby, Park Head, Penrith, Stainmore, William Smith
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Hannah Huddart of Gamblesby
Hannah Huddart was one of my great-great-great-grandmothers. She was born in Gamblesby, in the County of Cumberland, in late 1753 or early 1754 and was baptised at Addingham Parish Church in Glassonby on 3 February 1754. The Huddart family lived … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Huddart, Melmerby, Photographs, Smith
Tagged Gamblesby, Hannah Huddart, Hannah Smith, Melmerby, Methodism, Mrs Smith
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The Mounseys of Clashnevin
I have mentioned the Mounsey family several times when writing pages about Lancelot Smith of Corballis and his children in the Family Stories section of this blog. As I described in those pages, Lancelot Smith lived near Cashel in County Tipperary … Continue reading
Elizabeth Westgarth
This post is about Elizabeth Westgarth and the family to which she belonged in Gamblesby in Cumberland (now Cumbria) in north-west England. Elizabeth was my grandfather William Smith’s paternal grandmother. So she was my great-great-grandmother. Elizabeth Westgarth was born in … Continue reading
Upcoming Topics – September 2012
In April of this year I posted a list of topics I hoped to cover in the following weeks. It actually took me almost six months to cover SOME of the topics on that list! This is an updated list … Continue reading
Thomas Brindley and the Smiths
This blog is, of course, about the Smiths who moved to Ireland in the early 1850s from Cumberland. But – of course – there are numerous other families that link into the Smiths in Ireland and England. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Brindley, Cashel, Corballis, Nicholson, Photographs, Smith
Tagged Agnes Hannah Smith, Agnes Nicholson, Alex Nicholson, Caroline Brindley, Cashel, Families, Thomas Brindley, William Smith
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Priscilla Kent
This post is about Priscilla Kent, who was the mother of Elizabeth (Eliza) Upton and the maternal grandmother of William Smith of Blackhall. Therefore, she is my great-great-grandmother (2x great-grandmother). I am adding this post to my blog even though … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Going, Kent, Nenagh, Tipperary, Upton
Tagged Eliza Upton, Lancelot Smith, Lower Ormond, Nenagh, Priscilla Kent, Randal Kent, Thomas Kent, Tipperary
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William Bayly Upton
(Updated November 17, 2017) William Bayly Upton was the paternal grandfather of Eliza Upton, who was my great-grandmother. So William Bayly Upton was my 3X great-grandfather. I do not know where he was born but, as far as I can … Continue reading
Posted in Cashel, Cork, Tipperary, Upton
Tagged Cashel, Clonmel, Eliza Upton, Margaret McClure, William Bayly Upton, William Upton
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Eliza Upton
(Updated November 17, 2017) Elizabeth Upton is the second Mrs. Smith that I am writing about in this blog. Her baptismal name was Elizabeth but it seems she was always called Eliza. Unfortunately, I know nothing about Eliza as a … Continue reading
Blackhall Livestock Trading in the 1860s
This is the fourth of four posts based on the account book from Blackhall that covered the years 1863 and 1864 with a few months of 1865 at the end. This post is focused on the trading in livestock and … Continue reading
Posted in Blackhall, Smith
Tagged Blackhall, Farm Accounts, Thomas Smith
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Blackhall Labour Costs in the 1860s
This is the third of four posts about the farm accounts from Blackhall that covered the first couple of years of Thomas Smith’s occupancy of the house and farm. The costs for farm labourers in 1863 were written in a … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackhall, Farm Accounts, Thomas Smith
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Blackhall Household Expenses in the 1860s
This is the second of four posts about the farm accounts from Blackhall that covered the years 1863 to 1865. This post is about the household expenses for Thomas Smith at Blackhall when he started to lease the house and … Continue reading
Posted in Blackhall, Smith
Tagged Blackhall, Farm Accounts, Thomas Smith
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Blackhall Farm Accounts in the 1860s
The earliest financial accounts we have for the Smiths at Blackhall are found in an account book covering the years 1863 to 1865. I assume it was Thomas Smith who wrote the book’s entries, starting on 14 March 1863. This … Continue reading
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Tagged Blackhall, Farm Accounts, Thomas Smith
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William Smith Family History 