Category Archives: Photographs

The Islington Families

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Jean

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 | Comments Off

Mystery Photographs from Penrith

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Jean

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 | Comments Off

Hannah Huddart of Gamblesby

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jean

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 →

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The Mounseys of Clashnevin

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Jean

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 →

Posted in Corballis, Families, Mounsey, Nenagh, Photographs, Smith, Tipperary | Tagged Clashnevin, Corballis, Mounsey, Smith, Tipperary | 1 Comment

Elizabeth Westgarth

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Jean

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 →

Posted in Falder, Families, Gamblesby, Photographs, Salkeld, Smith, Tipperary, Westgarth | Tagged Falder, Gamblesby, Mrs Smith, Sander, Smith, Tipperary, Westgarth | 3 Comments

Thomas Brindley and the Smiths

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Jean

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 | Comments Off

Eliza Upton

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jean

(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 →

Posted in Cashel, Charters, Corballis, Kent, Magrath, Photographs, Ryall, Smith, Tipperary, Upton | Tagged Eliza Upton, Lancelot Smith, Margaret McClure, Margaret Ryall, Mrs Smith, Priscilla Kent, Prudence Charters, Rebecca Magrath, Tipperary, William Bayly Upton, William Upton | 2 Comments

Agnes McSymon Anderson

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Jean

In writing this blog about the family history of my Smith ancestors I do not want to neglect the various “Mrs. Smiths” that married into the family. Of course, the farther back in time that I look, the less I … Continue reading →

Posted in Anderson, Blackhall, Photographs, Smith | Tagged Agnes McSymon Anderson, Blackhall, Dumbarton, Mrs Smith, William Smith | Comments Off

William Smith of HM Customs

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jean

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

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Jean

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

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Jean

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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Melmerby in the 1820s

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jean

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 →

Posted in Jameson, Melmerby, Photographs, Robinson, Salkeld, Smith | Tagged Jameson, Melmerby, Robinson, Salkeld, Smith, William Smith | Comments Off

Gamblesby in the 1820s

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Jean

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 →

Posted in Gamblesby, Huddart, Nicholson, Photographs, Salkeld, Smith, Westgarth | Tagged Addingham, Gamblesby, Harrison, Huddart, Lancelot Smith, Morton, Salkeld, Sawer, Smith, Westgarth | Comments Off

Who is This?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Jean

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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Family Photographs

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Jean

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 →

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