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Abel Smith 1717–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 March 1717

Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England

Death Date: 12 July 1788

Death Location: Wilford House, Nottinghamshire, England

Father: Abel Sir

Mother: Jane Lady

Spouse(s): Mary Bird

Children(s): George Seldon

The story of Abel Smith began in 1717 in Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England. Abel Smith married Abel Smith Jr, Mary Bird, and had children including George Smith Of Seldon. Abel Smith passed away in 1788 in Wilford House, Nottinghamshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Abel Smith began in 1717 in Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England.
  • Abel Smith married Abel Smith Jr, Mary Bird, and had children including George Smith Of Seldon.
  • Abel Smith passed away in 1788 in Wilford House, Nottinghamshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abel Sir
1653–1756
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Jane Lady
1689–1743
Birth Location: Great Sandall, Yorkshire, England
JL

Spouses(s)

Mary Bird
1724–1780
Birth Location: St. Michael, Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
MB

Children(s)

George Seldon
1765–1836
Birth Location: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
GS

Abel Smith's Ancestors

Self
Abel Smith
1717–1788
Birth Place: Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
Parents
Abel Smith Sir
1653–1756
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Jane (Beaumont) Lady
1689–1743
Great Sandall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Guest Smith of Nottingham and) Gaddesby
1631–1699
Cropwell Butler, Tithby Parish, Nottinghamshire, England
Fortune ((Fontaine)) Collins
1655–1716
Saint Peter, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lawrence Collin
1610–1704
Anne Cole
1592–1672
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Laurence Collins
1588–1640
Anne Frost
1592–1642

Abel Smith's Descendants

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Abel Smith (14 March 1717–12 July 1788) m. Mary Bird (18 Dec 1724–4 April 1780)
  1. 1. George (Smith of) Seldon 1765–1836 m. Frances (Mary Parker) Mosley 1770–1844
    1. 1. Oswald (Smith of Blendon) Hall 1794–1863 m. Henrietta (Mildred) Hodgson 1805–1891
      1. 1. Frances (Dora Smith Countess of Strathmore &) Kinghorne 1832–1922 m. Claude (Bowes Lyon 13th Earl of Strathmore &) Kinghorne 1824–1904
        1. 1. Claude (George Bowes-Lyon 14th Earl of Strathmore & Kinghorne, Knight of the) Garter 1855–1944 m. Celia (Nina Cavendish-Bentinck Countess of Strathmore and) Kinghorne 1862–1938

Abel Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1717
14 March 1717
Birth of Abel Smith in Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England
1788
12 July 1788
Age 71
Death of Abel Smith in Wilford House, Nottinghamshire, England
Wilford House, Nottinghamshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 March 1717
    Event Place: Nottingham, Nottingham Unitary Authority, Nottinghamshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 July 1788
    Event Place: Wilford House, Nottinghamshire, England
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