Smith family

The Smith family of Lanark and Edinburgh has been most difficult to trace. They did not belong to the Church of Scotland; thus, their records do not often appear in the parish records. The common thread that has helped in locating this family is the trade of umbrella makers.

John, son of Gavin, went to Edinburgh where he established the umbrella trade. When he died he left the trade to John Smith, son of Alexander Smith. When the second John died, he left a will naming many of his siblings in addition to his children. This will has helped in locating other branches of this family

 The Smiths were in Lanark, Scotland in the 1700's.  Given the date of the marriage of Gavin Smith and Catherine Reid and the birth of Alexander, it is almost certain that there other children.

 Our early records for Alexander Smith list him as a cow feeder, but later he is listed as an umbrella maker.

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Table of Contents

• Surname List
• First Generation
• Second Generation
• Third Generation
• Fourth Generation
• Fifth Generation
• Sixth Generation
• Seventh Generation
• Index

Benson, Bomar, Clark, Ferguson, Fleming, Hart, Katz, McCall, Newlands, Rogers, Smith, Thomson, Walker, Young

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