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James SMITH *** 2 GGF 1843–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1843

Birth Location: Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire

Death Date: 2 Jan 1909

Death Location: Otago

Father: Thomas Smith

Mother: Janet Smith

Spouse(s): Janet Higgie

Children(s): Andrew Smith, Jessie Smith, Thomas Smith, John Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Catherine Smith, Helen Broad, James Smith, Alexander Smith

The story of James SMITH *** 2 GGF began in 1843 in Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire. James SMITH *** 2 GGF married Janet Jessie Higgie, and had children including Alexander Smith, Andrew Smith, Catherine Smith, Elizabeth Jane Smith, Helen Hay Broad, James Smith, Jessie Smith, John William Smith, Thomas Lambert Smith. James SMITH *** 2 GGF passed away in 1909 in Otago.

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Biography

  • The story of James SMITH *** 2 GGF began in 1843 in Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire.
  • James SMITH *** 2 GGF married Janet Jessie Higgie, and had children including Alexander Smith, Andrew Smith, Catherine Smith, Elizabeth Jane Smith, Helen Hay Broad, James Smith, Jessie Smith, John William Smith, Thomas Lambert Smith.
  • James SMITH *** 2 GGF passed away in 1909 in Otago.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Smith
1822–1898
Birth Location: Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
TS
Janet Smith
1821–1884
Birth Location: Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
JS

Spouses(s)

Janet Higgie
1849–1888
Birth Location: Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland
JH

Children(s)

Andrew Smith
1885–1960
Birth Location: Milton, New Zealand
AS
Jessie Smith
1872–1935
Birth Location: –
JS
Thomas Smith
1875–1957
Birth Location: Waihola, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
TS
John Smith
1881–1948
Birth Location: Milton, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
JS
Elizabeth Smith
1888–1970
Birth Location: Waihola, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
ES
Catherine Smith
1870–1947
Birth Location: Smith Valley, Waihola, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
CS
Helen Broad
1873–1918
Birth Location: McMasters Flat, Waihola, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
HB
James Smith
1877–1949
Birth Location: –
JS
Alexander Smith
1879–1954
Birth Location: Milton, New Zealand
AS

James GGF's Ancestors

Self
James GGF
1843–1909
Birth Place: Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire
Parents
Thomas Smith
1822–1898
Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire
Janet Smith
1821–1884
Glassford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
James Smith
1786–1872
Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ann O'Neill
1789–1856
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Alexander Bryce
1800–1844
Elizabeth Weir
1800–1884
Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1749–
Marion Brown
1752–
John Neal
1760–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Smith
1721–1784
Jean Gray
1725–1831

James GGF's Descendants

1.
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James (SMITH *** 2) GGF (abt 1843–2 Jan 1909) m. Janet ((Jessie)) Higgie (27 Jan 1849–3 DEC 1888)
  1. 1. Andrew Smith 1885–1960 m. Violet (Eileen May) Smith 1900–1992
    1. 1. Violet (Rebecca May) Smith 1922–2006 m. Cyril (COSFORD) Leslie 1926–2014
      1. 1. Lynette (Leslie) Cosford 1948–2019
    2. 2. Jean (Rose) Smith 1929–2007 m. Robert Maisey 1926–1994
    3. 3. George (Andrew) Smith 1925–1995
    4. 4. Stanley (Gordon) Smith 1936–2020
    5. 5. Valerie (May) Smith 1934–2017 m. Brian (ARMSTRONG) Shields 1933–2014
    6. 6. James (Alexander) Smith 1926–1989
  2. 2. Jessie Smith 1872–1935 m. William Robbie 1868–1956
  3. 3. Thomas (Lambert) Smith 1875–1957 m. Mabel (Violet) Whale 1887–1979
    1. 1. Gwendoline (May) Smith 1912–2006 m. Leslie (Claude) Gardner 1910–2001
      1. 1. Thomas (Milton Leslie) Gardner 1936–1992 m. Glennis (Natalie Wallace) SMITH 1938–2007
    2. 2. Albert (Thomas) Smith 1907–1978
    3. 3. Eileen (Mabel) Smith 1911–1980 m. Alfred (James) Grandfield 1912–1972
    4. 4. Myrtle (Catherine) Smith 1912–1990 m. Harold (Victor) Hamilton 1907–1975
  4. 4. John (William) Smith 1881–1948 m. Irene Coomer 1886–1964
    1. 1. Coral (Maureen) Smith 1916–2002 m. Robert (Mason) Collingwood 1913–2005
      1. 1. Coral (Robin) Collingwood 1939–2005
    2. 2. Harold (Marcus Simpson) Smith 1909–1967 m. Dorothy (Pearl) Shuttleworth 1908–1991
      1. 1. Dorothy (Pearl) Smith 1936–2001
      2. 2. John ("Jack" Robert) SMITH 1932–1983
      3. 3. Keith (Alexander) Smith 1941–2000
    3. 3. Daphne (Helen Irene) Smith 1908–1980 m. Frederic (Felstead) Thomas 1910–1990
    4. 4. Ulric (Rupert) Smith 1910–1988
      1. 1. Natalie (Berrington) Smith 1945–2002
    5. 5. Lester (Walker) Smith 1917–2012
    6. 6. Yvonne (June) Smith 1920–2003 m. Vernon (Alexander) Williamson 1907–1996
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Smith 1888–1970
  6. 6. Catherine Smith 1870–1947
  7. 7. Helen (Hay) Broad 1873–1918
  8. 8. James Smith 1877–1949
  9. 9. Alexander Smith 1879–1954 m. Arabella (Mercer) Sharp 1879–1903
    1. 1. Jessie (Robbie) Smith 1902–1981 m. Andrew (Bunting) Dodds 1902–1974
      1. 1. Alan (George) Dodds 1923–1964
    2. 2. Arbella (Mercer) Smith 1903– m. James (Smyth) Dripps 1873–
    3. 3. Jeannie (Monteith) Smith 1906–1985 m. Victor (George) Holland 1906–1987
    4. 4. James (Robert Sharp) Smith 1904–1968 m. Catherine (Ann) Kennedy 1906–1981
      1. 1. Norman (McKinnon) Smith 1938–2005
      2. 2. Margaret Smith 1938–2003

James GGF's Timeline

10 Records

1842
10 Nov 1842
Birth of James SMITH *** 2 GGF in , Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
, Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1842
10 Nov 1842
Birth of James SMITH *** 2 GGF in Knowton, Parish Combusethan
Knowton, Parish Combusethan
1843
abt 1843
Birth of James SMITH *** 2 GGF in Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire
Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire
1851
1851
Age 8
James SMITH *** 2 GGF resided here in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
1851
1851
Age 8
James SMITH *** 2 GGF resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 18
James SMITH *** 2 GGF resided here in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
1861
1861
Age 18
James SMITH *** 2 GGF resided here in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
1909
2 Jan 1909
Age 66
Death of James SMITH *** 2 GGF in Romahapa, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
Romahapa, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand
1909
2 Jan 1909
Age 66
Death of James SMITH *** 2 GGF in 'The Glen' Romuhupu, Otago NZ
'The Glen' Romuhupu, Otago NZ
1909
2 Jan 1909
Age 66
Death of James SMITH *** 2 GGF in 'The Glen' Romuhupu, Otago, New Zealand
'The Glen' Romuhupu, Otago, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1842
    Event Place: , Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1842
    Event Place: Knowton, Parish Combusethan
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 6; Page: 34; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_174; Year: 1851
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 6; Page: 52; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_121

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1843
    Event Place: Cammsnethan, Lanarkshire

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1851 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 6; Page: 34; Line: 18; Roll: CSSCT1851_174; Year: 1851

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland
    Record Source: 1861 Scotland Census, Parish: Whitburn; ED: 6; Page: 52; Line: 9; Roll: CSSCT1861_121

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waihola, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1909
    Event Place: Romahapa, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1909
    Event Place: 'The Glen' Romuhupu, Otago NZ
    Record Source: New Zealand, Notices of Deceased Estates

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1909
    Event Place: 'The Glen' Romuhupu, Otago, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Otago
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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