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Category Archives: Smith
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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
William Smith Family History 