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The Smith Family
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Index of Official Parish Registries and Statutory Registries for Births, Marriages and Deaths
James Smith & Ann Kinnear | David Smith & Ann Mill(ne) | David Smith & Marjorie Smith | Jessie Smith & Robert Russell

Map showing Forfar and Lour, Herman Moll, 1732

In Scotland the name MacGow was, in Gaelic, MacGobha also meaning "son of the smith", was anglicised as both Gow and Smith. There were Gows or MacGowans, a sept of Clan MacPherson, long known as Sliochd an Ghobha Chrom, the "race of the bandy legged smith", from their ancestor Henry Gow of the Wynd. These Smiths became a clan in their own right, being one of the seventeen tribes of the great Clan Chattan federation. The names Gow, Gowan and Smith are also common all over Scotland. MacGobhainn, anglicised as MacGowan and Smith, was the name of a family, which was hereditary smiths to the Clan Donald. Many of the Ulster Smiths descend from one or other of these Scottish families.
From http://www.araltas.com/features/smith/

James Smith &	Ann Kinnear
Born:	Born: April 5, 1752
Place:	Place: Carsebank, Rescobie, Forfarshire
Married:	Aug 9, 1777
Place:	Forfar, Forfar, Angusshire
Died:	Died:
Place:	Place:
Buried:	Buried:

John Kinnear & Margaret Low

Anne Kinnear's parents were John Kinnear (born June 5, 1729, in Lour, Forfar) and Margaret Low of Carsebank, Rescobie. John Kinnear (wright) and Margaret Low had at least two children: Margaret (born Jan 2, 1750) and ANNE (or Anna, born April 5, 1752). John Kinnear's father was also John Kinnear.

1752 - April 5th, John Kinnear and Margaret Low in ...Carsebank had a Child Baptized name Ann...

The lands of Carsebank at one time formed a distinct estate, and they were for a long period the property of the Ogilvys. On 28th August, 1657, Thomas Ogilvy of Carsebank, heir of Thomas, his father, of Carsebank, was retoured (No. 360) in the lands of Carsebank, in the regality of Rescobie, as principal?E. ?20, &c , of feu duty; the town and lands of Aberlemno called the Kirkton of Aberlemno, lying as said is, in warrandice of the foresaid lauds? E. ?5 of feu duty. Before 1684 the property was acquired by the Guthries. Carsebank has for a considerable period formed part of the estate of Carsegray, of which Charles William Gray is proprietor. - from Angus or Forfarshire, the Land and People, Descriptive and Historical, by Alex J. Warden, 1885

James Smith & Ann Kinnear

James Smith (baker in this Burgh) and Anne Kinnear were married on Aug 9, 1777, in Forfar Burgh. The OPR indicates that Anne Kinnear was from Dunnichen. The marriage was also proclamed in that parish on Aug 10, 1777. James Smith and Anne Kinnear had at least five children: Jean (born June 20, 1778); James (born Nov 21, 1779); Ann (born Aug 16, 1781); William (born Feb 8, 1784); and DAVID (born April 11, 1790).

Children	Born	Place	Died	Place
Jean	June 20, 1778	Forfar, Forfar, Angusshire
James	Nov 21, 1779	Forfar, Forfar, Angusshire
Ann	Aug 16, 1781	Forfar, Forfar, Angusshire
William	Feb 8, 1784	Forfar, Forfar, Angusshire
DAVID	April 11, 1790	Forfar, Forfar, Angusshire	Aug 15, 1853	Dundee, Scotland

1804

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Parish of Inverarity, from John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832
Parish of Inverarity, from John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832

When David Smith enlisted in the Royal Horse Artillery in 1804 he stated he was born in Inverarity near Forfar and was 17 years old (he would have been 14 years old).

Royal Horse Artillery

David Smith joined the Royal Horse Artillery Drivers in November 1804, and was (according to family sources) at the siege of Badajoz during the Napoleonic Wars in 1812. The siege was one of the bloodiest in the Napoleonic Wars and was considered a costly victory by the British, with some 3,000 Allied soldiers killed in a few short hours of intense fighting as the siege drew to an end, and as many as 4,000 Spanish civilians (who they were trying to "liberate"), including many women and children, massacred by the allied troops after the battle.

1809

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Battle of Corunna...

1811

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The Seige of Badajoz, Spain, 1811-1812
The Seige of Badajoz, Spain, 1811-1812

1814

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Corporal David Smith was discharged to pension in 1814 "unfit for service". See a copy of the discharge papers.

David Smith &	Ann Mill(ne)
Born: April 11, 1790	Born: Oct 29, 1798 ? - Family Search
Place:	Place: Rescobie ? - Family Search
Married:	January 18, 1817 (her parish - Rescobie) January 18, 1817 (his parish - Dunnichen)
Place:	Dunnichen or Rescobie, Angus
Died: August 15, 1853	Died: 1824
Place: Dundee, Scotland	Place: ?
Buried:	Buried: ?

David Smith (linen hand loom weaver) married Ann Mill on January 18, 1817, in either Dunnichen or Rescobie, Angus. David Smith and Ann Mill(ne) may have had at least three children (and possibly five): DAVID and James (twins born July 16, 1817, in Forfar, Angus, Scotland); Ann (b. Jan 10, 1819, in Newburgh, Fife); John (born July 5, 1821, in Cupar, Fife); and Janet (born May 9, 1823, in Rescobie, Angus).

Children	Born	Place	Died	C.O.D.	Place
DAVID	July 16, 1817	Forfar, Angus	June 27, 1855		Dundee
James	July 16, 1817	Forfar, Angus	Feb 15, 1838*	Typhus	Dundee
**Ann	Jan 10, 1819	Newburgh, Fife
**John	July 5, 1821	Cupar, Fife
Janet	May 9, 1823	Rescobie, Angus

* from Friends of Dundee City Archives, Howff Graveyard of Dundee, Initial Smith-Stewart, 2008
** denotes uncertainty

1817

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David married Ann Millne on January 18, 1817, in either Dunnichen or Rescobie, Angus, and their twin sons David and James were born July 16, 1817, in Forfar Parish, Angus.

1823

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May 9th, David Smith at Colton of Quilho had by his wife Ann Milne a daughter born this day and baptized by the name of Janet.

Janet Smith was born on May 9, 1823, at Colton of Quilho, Rescobie. This town was very near to where Ann Kinnear was born and just to the North of the Burgh of Forfar.

Map showing Forfar, Coleton of Quilkie and Carsebank, John Thomson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832

1824

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Ann Milne died sometime in 1824.

1825

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Map showing the Parish of Glammis, from Map of the County of Forfar or Shire of Angus, John Ainslie, 1794
Glammis is due North of Dundee, just East of Douglastown and East of Iverarity Parish

David Smith married Ann Ross August 12, 1825, in Marykirk, Kincardineshire. At that time he was "of the parish of Glammis".

David Smith & Ann Ross

1841 Scotland Census - Marykirk, Kincardineshire
David Smith & Ann Ross with daughter Ann and David Smith & Marjorie Smith with son William

Name:

David Smith

Age:

Estimated birth year:

abt 1791

Gender:

Male

Where born:

Scotland

Civil parish:

Marykirk

County:

Kincardineshire

Address:

Caldhame Aniles

Occupation:

Linen H L W

Parish Number:

265

Household Members:

Name	Age
David Smith	24
Margery Smith	25
William Smith	1
David Smith	50
Ann Smith	35
Ann Smith (?)	15
James Thomson	16
David Murray	14

Source Citation: Parish: Marykirk; ED: 4; Page: 5; Line: 1250; Roll ; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description: The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace.

David Smith, Sr.'s occupation is Linen Hand Loom Weaver.
David Smith, Jr.'s & Marjorie Smith's occupations are Overseer of Flax Spinners.

Map of the Parish of Marykirk showing Caldhame, John Thompson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832

1851

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1851 Scotland Census - Marykirk, Kincardineshire
David Smith, Sr. & Ann Ross

Name:

David Smith

Age:

Estimated birth year:

abt 1787

Relationship:

Head

Spouse's name:

Ann

Gender:

Male

Where born:

Inverarity, Forfarshire

Parish Number:

265

Civil parish:

Marykirk

Town:

Luthermend

County:

Kincardineshire

Address:

Newbigging

Occupation:

Chellea Out Pensioner

ED:

Household schedule number:

124

Line:

Roll:

CSSCT1851_56

Household Members:

Name	Age
David Smith	64
Ann Smith	47

Source Citation: Parish: Marykirk; ED: 8; Page: 19; Line: 24; Roll 1220; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description: The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.

"Luthermend" is probably Luthermill.
David Smith's occupation should read "Chelsea Out Pensioner".

Royal Hospital Chelsea

A Chelsea pensioner is an in-pensioner at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, a retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea, London. Historically, however, the phrase applied more widely, referring to both in-pensioners and out-pensioners. During the reign of King Charles II, the Royal Hospital was still under construction, so he introduced a system for distribution of army pensions in 1689. The pension was to be made available to all former soldiers who had been injured in service, or who had served for more than 20 years. By the time the Hospital was completed, there were more pensioners than places available in the Hospital. Eligible ex-soldiers who could not be housed in the Hospital were termed out-pensioners, receiving their pension from the Royal Hospital but living outside it. In-pensioners, by contrast, surrender their army pension and live within the Royal Hospital. In 1703, there were only 51 out-pensioners. By 1815 this figure had risen to 36,757. From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_pensioner

1853

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David Smith, Sr. died on August 15, 1853, in Dundee, at the age of 66.

David Smith &	Marjory Smith
Born: July 16, 1817	Born: May 29, 1812
Place: Forfar, Angus, Scotland	Place: Montrose
Married:	March 2, 1839
Place:	Marykirk, Kincardine, Scotland
Died: June 27, 1855	Died: April 10, 1874
Place: Dundee, Scotland	Place: Dundee, Scotland
Buried: ?	Buried: ?

David Smith, Jr. (born July 16, 1817 in Forfar, Angus) married Marjory Smith (born May 29, 1812, in Montrose) on March 2, 1839, in Marykirk.

James Smith & Jean Ross

Marjorie Smith's parents were James Smith, blacksmith (born April 12, 1767, in Bowes, Fordoun, Kincardineshire, with his twin brother John) and Jean Ross (born May 12, 1776, in Glenfarquhar, Fordoun, Kincardineshire). - Scotland People OPR

1797 Farm Horse Tax for Fordoun Parish showing a James Walker Smith of Mossena with 1 horse

Jean Ross' parents were probably William Ross (of Parish of Fettercairn) and Jean Laing (of Fordoun). They were married Nov 24, 1770, in Fordoun Parish. Jean Laing may have been baptized on Jan 22, 1744, and her father's name may have been William. - Scotland People OPR

1797 Farm Horse Tax for Fordoun Parish showing William Ross of Chappeltown with 1 horse
Chappeltown, Kincardine is very close to the edge of Fettercairn Parish

- Francis Smith & Mary Gibb -

James Smith's father was Francis Smith (born Dec 5, 1729). Francis Smith married Mary Gibb on Dec 29, 1758, in Fordoun Parish. There were fourteen children listed in the Fourdoun Parish Registry between 1760 and 1778 with a Francis Smith as the father (the mother's names were not recorded). Amongst these are two sets of twins: Francis and Helen (born Sept 29, 1760) and James and John (born April 12, 1767). - Scotland People OPR

April 12th, Francis Smith tenant in Bowes had his Twins John and James Baptized... - from Fordoun, Kincardineshire OPR, 1767

Map showing Bowes, Glenfarquhar, and Fordoun, Kincardineshire, by William Garden, 1797

- Andrew Smith & Katharine Rolson -

Francis Smith's parents may have been Andrew Smith and Katharin Rolson (sp?) who were married Nov 15, 1722, in Banchory Ternan Parish, Kincardineshire. Andrew and Katharine had at least three children: Martin (born April 24, 1724); Alexander (born May 28, 1727); and FRANCIS (born Dec 5, 1729), all in Banchory Ternan Parish. - Scotland People OPR

- John Smith & Isobel Tourner -

Andrew Smith's parents may have been John Smith and Isobel Tourner who were married on June 2, 1696, in Banchory Ternan.

Marriage of John Smith and Isobel Tourner, June 2, 1696, from the Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire OPR

Andrew Smith and his twin John were born Sept 2, 1700, in Banchory Ternan.

September 2, 1700, John Smith in the Lay had two twins baptized Andrew and John, from the Banchory Ternan, Kincardineshire OPR, 1700

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James Smith and Jean Ross were married on Dec 30, 1797, in Fordoun, Kincardine, and had at least eight children: Mary (born Jan 6, 1799, in Fordoun); James (born April 3, 1801, in Montrose); Robert (born July 5, 1803, in Montrose); David (born Sept 7, 1805, in Montrose); Elizabeth (born Nov 2, 1807, in Montrose); MARJORY (born May 29, 1812, in Montrose); George (born June 4, 1814, in Montrose); and Jane (born Sept 28, 1815, in Montrose). - Scotland People OPR

David Smith & Marjory Smith

David Smith, Jr. and Marjory Smith were married March 2, 1839, in Marykirk. They had seven children: William Ross Smith (born Dec 16, 1839, in Marykirk), James Smith (born Aug 2, 1841, in Marykirk), JESSIE SMITH (born Aug 6, 1843, in Marykirk), David Smith (born July 5, 1845, in Marykirk), Francis Smith (born 1848, in Dundee), Ann Smith (born 1850, in Dundee), and Robert Smith (born 1853, in Dundee).

Children	Born	Place	Died	Place
William Ross Smith	Dec 11, 1839	Caldhame Mill, Marykirk, Kincardine	Oct 8, 1911	Blackness Rd. Dundee
James Smith	July 17, 1841	Caldhame Mill, Marykirk, Kincardine	before 1855
JESSIE SMITH	July 5, 1843	Caldhame Mill, Marykirk, Kincardine	March 5, 1901	4 South George, Dundee
David Smith	May 21, 1845	Caldhame Mill, Marykirk, Kincardine	April, 1871 (?)	41 Milnbank Rd, Dundee
Francis Smith	1848	Liff & Benvie, Dundee	April 11, 1902	Wallasey, Cheshire, England
Ann Smith	1850	Liff & Benvie, Dundee	?	?
Robert Smith	1853	Liff & Benvie, Dundee	after 1901	?

1841

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1841 Scotland Census - Dundee, Angus
David Smith, Jr. & Marjory Smith and son William with David Smith, Sr. and Ann Ross

Name:

David Smith

Age:

Estimated birth year:

abt 1817

Gender:

Male

Where born:

Scotland

Civil parish:

Marykirk

County:

Kincardineshire

Address:

Caldhame Aniles

Occupation:

Overseer Of Flax Spinners

Parish Number:

265

Household Members:

Name	Age
David Smith	24
Margery Smith	25
William Smith	1
David Smith	50
Ann Smith	35
Ann Smith	15
James Thomson	16
David Murray	14

Map of the Parish of Marykirk showing Caldhame, John Thompson's Atlas of Scotland, 1832

1845

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David and Marjory Smith moved to Dundee in 1845 sometime after the birth of David on May 21. The Dundee Post Office Directory for 1845 has a David Smith, flaxspinner, Ward Mill; h. 60 Bell Street.

Smith, David, flaxspinner, Ward Mill; h. 60 Bell Street

1851

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1851 Scotland Census - Dundee, Angus
David Smith & Marjory Smith and family

Name:

David Smith

Age:

Estimated Birth Year:

abt 1818

Relationship:

Head

Spouse's Name:

Marjory

Gender:

Male

Where born:

Forfar, Forfar

Parish Number:

282

Civil Parish:

Liff and Benvie

Town:

Dundee

County:

Angus

Address:

29 Miln Bank

Occupation:

Mill Manger

ED:

Household schedule number:

131

Line:

Roll:

CSSCT1851_63

Household Members:

Name	Age
David Smith	33
Marjory Smith	38
William Smith	11
Jessie Smith	7
David Smith	5
Francis Smith	3
Ann Smith	1

Source Citation: Parish: Liff and Benvie; ED: 94; Page: 15; Line: 35; Roll: 990; Year: 1851.
Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description: The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.

Map showing Milnebank Road and Easson's Angle in Liff and Benvie, Dundee, c 1855

1855

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David Smith died of "Typhus Fever" on June 27, 1855 in Dundee at the age of 37.

"Following David's death, Marjory applied for Poor Relief as "unfit to support herself and children". She was given an extra 2 shillings a week. She was earning 2 shillings a week by knitting socks. All the children were listed in the Poor Relief record." - Tony Smith, Sydney, Australia, July 9, 2001 (descendant of Frances Smith)

1861

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1861 Scotland Census - Dundee, Angus
Marjorie Smith and family

Name:

Margery Smith

Age:

Estimated Birth Year:

abt 1813

Relationship:

Head

Spouse's Name:

Gender:

Female

Where born:

Montrose, Forfarshire

Registration number:

282/2

Registration district:

Dundee Second District

Civil Parish:

Liff and Benvie

Town:

Dundee

County:

Angus

Address:

29 Eassohil Angle

Occupation:

ED:

Household schedule number:

Line:

Roll:

CSSCT1861_41A

Household Members:

Name	Age
Margery Smith	48
William Smith	21
Jessie Smith	17
David Smith	15
Frances Smith	13
Ann Smith	11
Robert Smith	7

Source Citation: Parish: Liff and Benvie; ED: 42; Page: 8; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1861_41A; Year: 1861. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description: The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.

Map showing Milnebank Road and Easson's Angle in Liff and Benvie, Dundee, c 1871

1867

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William Ross Smith married Isabella Blairford (b. 1842, Stanley, Perth, Scotland) on June 24, 1867, in Dundee.

1869

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Jessie Smith married Robert Russell on December 7, 1869, in Dundee.

1871

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1871 Scotland Census - Dundee, Angus
Marjorie Smith and family

Name:

Margaret Smith

Age:

Estimated birth year:

abt 1813

Relationship:

Head

Gender:

Female

Where born:

Montrose

Registration Number:

282/2

Registration district:

St Mary

Civil parish:

Liff and Benvie

County:

Angus

Address:

Easson Angle No 41

ED:

Household schedule number:

Line:

Roll:

CSSCT1871_50

Household Members:

Name	Age
Margaret Smith	58
David Smith	25
Ann Smith	21
Robert Smith	17

Source Citation: Parish: Liff and Benvie; ED: 27; Page: 2; Line: 1; Roll CSSCT1871_50; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Description: The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb.

1873

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Francis Smith married Elizabeth Black (born October 14, 1847, in Newport, Fife) on July 22, 1873, in Dundee.

1874

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Marjorie Smith died on April 10, 1874, in Dundee, at the age of 62.

1881

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1881 Distribution of Surname Smith

Jessie Smith & Robert Russell

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