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Smith

of Berwick upon Tweed & Haydon Bridge, Northumberland

and Keswick, Cumberland, England

 

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Langley Castle

 

 

 

 

eorge Smith was born about 1804 in Tweedmouth near Berwick Upon Tweed, Northumberland, England.

 

George married Elizabeth Hogg of Berwick Upon Tweed (born 29 October 1804, the daughter of Adam Hogg and Isabella Wright) New! about 1832, although no marriage has as yet been found.

 

George and Elizabeth lived in Tweedmouth for the first 5 years or so of their marriage then about 1837 the family moved into Langley Castle, near Haydon Bridge, Northumberland. The Castle was owned at that time by the Crown and administered by the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, London. George, a woodsman, would have worked in the extensive forests that surrounded the Castle at that time. The family lived in Langley Castle for over 30 years. In the early 1880’s it was sold into private ownership.

 

George and Elizabeth were the parents of:

 

  • John Smith born 27 March 1833 in East Ord, Tweedmouth;

 

  • Adam Smith born 27 September 1834 in East Ord, Tweedmouth;

 

  • George Smith born 30 December 1835 in East Ord, Tweedmouth;

 

  • William Smith born 3 October 1837 in Langley Castle, Haydon Bridge;

 

  • Thomas Smith born 23 December 1838 in Langley Castle married Dinah Stanley of Keswick, Cumberland on 2 August 1866 at St John’s Church, Keswick (more details below);

 

  • Catherine Ann Smith born 28 February 1840 in Langley Castle;

 

  • Isabella Smith born 27 August 1841 in Langley Castle;

 

  • Elizabeth Smith born 27 January 1843 in Langley Castle;

 

  • Stephen Smith (twin) born 25 September 1844 in Langley Castle;

 

  • Robert Smith (twin) born 25 September 1844 in Langley Castle married Isabella Willis on 26 February 1872 at St Mary’s, Whickham, Co. Durham (please click on Robert’s name for more details); Updated!

 

  • David Smith born 21 January 1848 in Langley Castle; and

 

  • Margery Smith born 10 March 1849 in Langley Castle was buried at St Cuthbert’s, Haydon Bridge on 1 September 1849.

 

George died in Langley Castle on 29 October 1862 aged 57 years and was buried at St Cuthbert’s, Haydon Bridge on 1 November 1862.

 

Elizabeth Smith nee Hogg was living with her son Adam and his family at Staindrop, Co. Durham at the time of her death on 15 December 1892, aged 87 years.

 

 

   

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homas Smith was born 23 December 1838 at Langley Castle, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland, England, the fifth son of George Smith and Elizabeth Hogg.

 

Thomas moved to Keswick, Cumberland in the early to mid 1860’s and married New Link!  Dinah Stanley of Keswick (christened 24 March 1839 at St Kentigern’s, Crosthwaite, the daughter of John Stanley New Link! 5/11/08 and Jane Grisdale) on 2 August 1866 at St John’s Church, Keswick:

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Thomas Smith, 27, Bachelor, Blacksmith, Keswick, George Smith, Woodman

Dinah Stanley, 27, Spinster, Southport, John Stanley, Weaver

In the Church of St John’s, Keswick after Banns by TDH Battersby

In the Presence of John Stanley, Sarah Fox

Thomas, a blacksmith, and Dinah were the parents of:

 

·         Kate Elizabeth Smith born 26 May 1867 at Crosthwaite’s Yard, Keswick and christened on 30 June 1867 at St Kentigern’s, Crosthwaite, married Isaac Dalton on 4 August 1888 at the church of St John’s in the Vale (more details below);

 

·         Sarah Jane Smith born 15 December 1868 in Keswick died 29 August 1870;

 

·         Thomas William Smith born 4 January 1872 in Keswick married Emma Jane Swindle (daughter of Isaac Swindle and Mary Atkinson) on 20 December 1894 (location unknown at this stage);

 

·         Isabella Smith born 13 November 1873 in Keswick married John Bishop of Barwell, Leicestershire on 18 July 1893 at the church of St John’s in the Vale, Keswick;

 

·         Mary Jane Smith born 15 November 1875 in Keswick married New Link! William Simeon Holyland of Stoney Stanton, Leicestershire on 30 January 1897 at the church of St John’s in the Vale, Keswick;

 

·         John George Smith born in 1877 in Keswick married New Link! Mary Malvina Kirkbride of Penrith, Cumberland on 15 April 1899 at the church of St John’s in the Vale, Keswick; and

 

·         Joseph Stanley Smith born 1881 in Keswick married New Link! Mary Agnes Hindmoor of Threlkeld, Cumberland on 19 September 1909 at St Mary’s, Threlkeld.

 

Thomas’ death is unknown at this stage but was after the 1901 Census.

 

Dinah Smith nee Stanley died on 25 February 1908 at St John’s in the Vale, Keswick, aged 69 years.

 

 

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ate Elizabeth Smith was born 26 May 1867 at Crosthwaite’s Yard, Keswick, Cumberland, England, and christened on 30 June 1867 at St Kentigern’s, Crosthwaite, the eldest child of Thomas Smith and Dinah Stanley.

 

Kate married Isaac Dalton of Penrith (son of Joseph Dalton and Margaret Shufflebotham) in the church of St John’s in the Vale near Keswick on 4 August 1888:

 

Isaac Dalton, 23, Bachelor, Labourer, Threlkeld Quarry, Joseph Dalton, Carpenter

Kate Elizabeth Smith, 21, Spinster, Threlkeld Quarry, Thomas Smith, Blacksmith

In the Church of St John’s in the Vale after Banns by John Taylor, Vicar

In the Presence of Robert Jackson, Thomas Burns,

Isobel Smith, Leah Allinson

 

Kate Dalton nee Smith died at Ladykirk Road, Benwell, Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1945 aged 77 years.

 

For more information on the descendants of Kate Elizabeth Smith and Isaac Dalton

please click here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Acknowledgements

Background, Bouquet & Bar courtesy of Pat’s Web Graphics

Langley Castle, Haydon Bridge, Northumberland from Celtic Castles

Many thanks to “rsp” on the Rootsweb CUMBERLAND-List for the copy

of Thomas Smith and Dinah Stanley’s marriage certificate

Photographer from J.O.D’s B&W Clip Art Collection

 ~ website no longer available

 
Stan and Lynne Coulson

 

 

 

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