MY SMITHAM FAMILY
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Although I've called this my Smitham family, it could easily have been called Smitheram, Smetheram, Smithram or Smetham since the name, over the last couple of centuries has been recorded in any of the above. This family has the distinction of marrying into both my mother's paternal (James) and maternal (Pellow) lines. |
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John Smitham married ? around 1697 |
They had seven children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Christopher Smitham | 17 JAN 1698 in Bodmin | Married Alse Luky on 24 DEC 1720 in Breage |
| Susan Smitham | 24 NOV 1702 in Bodmin | Married Edward Vyvian on 16 JUN 1731 in Breage |
| Matthew Smitham | 29 JAN 1705 in Bodmin | None |
| James Smetham | 10 MAR 1706 in Bodmin | Married Alice Tyack in 1728 |
| Robert Smytham | 7 MAR 1708 in Sithney | Married Alse Jones on 29 OCT 1739 in Breage |
| Mattias Smitham | 5 MAY 1712 in Sithney | Married English Philips on 16 APR 1734 in Breage |
| Mary Smitham | 30 NOV 1714 in Sithney | Married William Doon on 28 DEC 1734 in Breage |
They had six children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| James Smithern | 12 OCT 1729 in Breage | Married Susannah Bawden in Breage on 11 NOV 1758 |
| Elizabeth Smeatham | 23 JAN 1731/2 in Breage | None |
| John Smeatham | 3 JUN 1734 in Breage | None |
| Prudence Smeatham | 9 APR 1736 in Breage | Married John Trounce on 1 JAN 1762 in Breage |
| Thomas Smeatham | 4 JUN 1738 in Breage | Married Elizabeth James in 1770 |
| Alse Smeatham | 26 MAY 1740 in Breage | Possible marriage to John Wearn of Wendron in Breage on 24 FEB 1764 |
Breage Church around 1911
They had eight children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| John Smithram | 27 AUG 1759 in Breage | Married Mary Stephens in Breage on 8 SEP 1787 |
| James Smithram | 7 JUN 1761 in Breage | Possible marriage to Anne Nicholas on 5 MAY
1804 in Breage. No children identified. James Smitham of Wh Downs, buried in Breage on 23 APR 1823 aged 62 An Ann Smitham of Wheal Vor Downs was buried on 26 JUL 1852 in Breage aged 74 |
| Richard Smitham | Born around 1764 | Married Mary Rodda in 1793 |
| Mattias Smitham | 1 JAN 1766 in Breage | Matthew married Jane Bawden in Breage on
27 DEC 1795. No children identified. Mathew Smitham of Wh Downs buried in Breage on 4 FEB 1825 aged 58 A Jane Smitheram of Penwheal Downs was buried on 30 OCT 1850 in Breage aged 97 |
| William Smetham | 12 MAY 1768 in Breage | Married Mary Skewis on 3 JUN 1793 in Camborne |
| Mary Smitham | 1 JAN 1770 in Breage | Possible marriage to Richard Polglase in Breage on 23 AUG 1800 |
| Joseph Smitham | 8 SEP 1771 in Breage | Buried in Breage on 13 JUL 1772 |
| Benjamin Smitham | 21 SEP 1777 in Breage | Buried in Breage on 30 AUG 1785 aged 8 |
They had seven children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| John Smitham | 12 JUN 1791 in Breage | Married Grace Symons on 1 JUL 1813 in Breage |
| James Smitham | 28 FEB 1794 in Crowan | James Smitham buried in Breage on 9 DEC 1795 aged 2 |
| James Smithram | 29 JAN 1797 in Crowan | James Smitham buried in Breage on 15 JAN 1799 aged 1 |
| Eliza Smithram | 6 JAN 1799 in Crowan | Married Vincent Uren in Crowan on 23 OCT 1824 |
| William Smithram | 28 JAN 1801 in Crowan | Married Eliza Harvey in Crowan on 26 JUL 1828 |
| Elizabeth Smithram | 18 NOV 1804 in Crowan | Married John Rosewall in Crowan on 11 JUN 1825 |
| Lucy Smetheram | 20 SEP 1807 in Crowan | Lucy Smetham, infant, buried in Breage on 28 SEP 1807 |
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William
Smetham married Eliza
Harvey in Crowan on 26 JUL 1828
(In 1841 William is aged 35 and a Miner. Eliza is aged 35. The family were living in Noonvares, Parish of Crowan) ( William was buried in Breage on 10 May 1845 aged 44) ( In 1851 Eliza is a Widow aged 46. The family is living in Trenear, Parish of Crowan) (In 1861 Eliza is aged 56 and a Miners Widow. The family are still in Trenear) (In 1871 Eliza is aged 66. The family are living in a cottage between Townshend and Leedstown, Parish of Crowan) (Eliza Smitheram of Godolphin Bridge was buried in Breage on 30 May 1876 aged 72) |
They had nine children
| Name | Date and place Christened | Any other information |
| Mary Smitheram | Born in Godolphin Bridge Christened on 1 MAR 1829 in Breage |
In 1841 Mary is at home aged 12 In 1851 she is at home aged 22 and works at the Mine Married Thomas Rosewell in Crowan on 3 NOV 1853 |
| Sophia Smetheram | Born in Godolphin Christened on 30 JAN 1831 in Breage |
In 1841 she is at home aged 10 In 1851 she is at home aged 20 and works at the Mine In 1861 she is at home, aged 30 and a Mine Girl. In 1871 she is at home aged 40 and a Miner Married Benjamin Ralph in the DEC quarter 1875 (Helston 5c 326) |
| Eliza Smitheram | 30 SEP 1832 in Germoe | In 1841 she is at home aged 8 In 1851 she is at home aged 18 and works at the Mine In 1861 she is at home aged 28 and a Mine Girl. Married Joseph Blight Mitchell in St Erth on 23 JUN 1863 |
| Elizabeth Smetheram | Born in Godolphin Christened on 26 MAY 1834 in Breage |
In 1841 she is at home aged 7 In 1851 she is at home aged 16 and works at the Mine In 1861 she is at home aged 27 and a Mine Girl. In 1871, she is at home aged 36, and a Miner In 1881, Elizabeth is a Tin Stamps Girl, aged 47 living with her sister Sophia and husband Ralph in Townshend. |
| John Smitheram | Born in Godolphin Bridge Christened on 11 OCT 1835 in Breage |
In 1841 he is at home aged 5 In 1851 he is at home aged 15 and a Miner In 1861 he is at home aged 25 and a Miner. Married Maria Symons in the SEP quarter of 1869 |
| Caroline Smetheram | Born in Godolphin Christened on 12 FEB 1837 in Breage |
In 1841 she is at home aged 4 In 1851 she is aged 13 and a Miners Daughter and visiting the house of John Davey and family in Peppers Field, Breage In 1861 she is at home aged 24 and a Mine Girl. In 1871 she is home aged 34 and a Miner |
| Louisa | born around 1838 No record of christening located |
In 1841 she is at home aged 3 In 1861 she is at home aged 23 and a Miner. In 1871 she is at home aged 33 and a Miner. Married Benjamin James in St Erth on 14 September 1871 |
| James | born around 1840 | In 1841 he is at home aged 1 James Smetherane of Crowan buried in Breage on 9 February 1843 aged 3 |
| William Smitheram | 9 FEB 1843 in Breage | William Smitheram of Crowan, infant, buried in Breage on 7 JUL 1843 |
Maria Smitham
They had six children
| Name | Date of Birth | Any other information |
| William Smetham | born around 1870 in Crowan | In 1871 he is at home aged 1 In 1881 he is at home aged 11 and a Scholar In 1891 he was at home aged 21 and a Tin Miner Married Helen Brown in the MAR quarter of 1893 (Helston 5c 257) |
| Anne Maria Smetham | born in the SEP quarter 1872 (Helston 5c 222) |
In 1881 she is at home aged 8 and a Scholar In 1891 Annie was at home aged 18 and was a Mother's Help Married Thomas Gundry in the March quarter of 1898 (Helston 5c 259) |
| Jane Smetham | Born on 27 FEB 1875 Baptised on 13 OCT 1887 at home by the Hayle Wesleyan Circuit |
In 1881 she is at home aged 6 and a Scholar In 1891 Janie was at home aged 16 and a Charwoman In 1901 a Jane Smithers, born in Townshend in 1875 is working as a domestic house maid in the civil parish of Madron. Married Nelson Carter in 1905 |
| Mary Smetham | Born on 7 DEC 1877 Baptised on 17 OCT 1887 at home by the Hayle Wesleyan Circuit |
In 1881 she is at home aged 4. In 1891 Mary was at home aged 13 and a Scholar In 1901 Mary aged 23 was at home helping her Mother. Married John Glasson Pellow in Crowan on 23 MAY 1908. |
| John Smetham | Born on 13 AUG 1880 Baptised on 17 JUL 1887 in Townshend Wesleyan Chapel |
In 1881 he is aged 7 months. In 1891 he was at home aged 10 and a Scholar In 1901 John was at home, aged 20 and was a Tin Miner Married Catherine Harvey in the DEC quarter 1908 (Penzance 5c 481) |
| Nicholas Symons Smitham | Born on 22 JUN 1883 Baptised on 1 JUL 1887 in Townshend Wesleyan Chapel |
In 1891 he was at home aged 7 and a Scholar In 1901 Nicholas, aged 17, was living at home and was a General Farm Labourer. Married Ury James - no other details at present. |
