Tag Archives: William Smith

John Smith of Melmerby (1815-1884) and his family

Posted on March 13, 2018 by Jean

There are a lot of John Smiths in the family – I know of seven and there may be more – so it is sometimes hard to keep them straight. This particular John Smith was born in 1815 in Hesket, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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The Two Milliners

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Jean

This is the third in a series of four posts about the family of William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his wife Mary Longrigg. The two milliners are two of William Smith’s four daughters: Mary Sutton and Agnes Scott. Mary … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, Islington, Melmerby, Penrith, Reigate, Scott, Smith, Sutton | Tagged Agnes Scott, Agnes Smith, Elinor Smith, Francis Scott, Hannah Smith, Henry Sutton, James Henry Driver Sutton, Lancelot Smith, Mary Smith, Mary Sutton, William Smith | Comments Off

The Elusive Dobsons

Posted on February 10, 2018 by Jean

This is the second of four posts about William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his family. In a previous post I said that William and his wife Mary Longrigg had seven surviving adult children: John Smith (1815-1884) Ann Dobson (1819- … Continue reading →

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William Smith of Melmerby (1781-1857) and his family

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Jean

This is the first of four posts I am writing about William Smith and his family even though they are not direct ancestors of mine (William was my great-great-grandfather’s older brother). I am doing this because I have found some … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Melmerby, Smith | Tagged Agnes Scott, Ann Dobson, Elizabeth Harrison, Hannah Huddart, John Smith, Lancelot Smith, Mary Longrigg, Mary Sutton, William Smith | Comments Off

More Branches and Twigs on the Family Tree

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Jean

In my original quest for information about my Smith ancestors – starting from my grandfather William Smith of Blackhall – I was most interested in tracing back the male line to the origins of the Smith family in the small … Continue reading →

Posted in Families, Gamblesby, Hardy, Huddart, Melmerby, Smith, Tipperary | Tagged George Hardy Smith, John Smith, Lancelot 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

The Melmerby Smiths after 1821

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Jean

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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A Wealth of Williams

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jean

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 →

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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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The Children of Lancelot Smith of Gamblesby

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Jean

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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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 →

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