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Nicholas Smithson 1716–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1716

Birth Location: Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 25 Jun 1790

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Nicholas Smithson

Mother: Elizabeth Terry

Spouse(s): Jane Cowper

Children(s): John Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, William Smithson, Ralph Smithson, Ann Smithson, Jane Smithson, Nicholas Smithson, Mary Smithson

In 1716, Nicholas Smithson entered the world in Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England, born to Nicholas Smithson And Elizabeth Terry. Nicholas Smithson married Jane Cowper, and had children including Ann Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Jane Smithson, John Smithson, Mary Smithson, Nicholas Smithson, Ralph Smithson, William Smithson. Nicholas Smithson passed away in 1790 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1716, Nicholas Smithson entered the world in Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England, born to Nicholas Smithson And Elizabeth Terry.
  • Nicholas Smithson married Jane Cowper, and had children including Ann Smithson, Elizabeth Smithson, Jane Smithson, John Smithson, Mary Smithson, Nicholas Smithson, Ralph Smithson, William Smithson.
  • Nicholas Smithson passed away in 1790 in Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nicholas Smithson's Ancestors

Self
Nicholas Smithson
1716–1790
Birth Place: Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Nicholas Smithson
1686–1762
Cundall, Yorkshire
Elizabeth Terry
1683–1762
Yorkshire
Grandparents
Nicholas Smithson
1652–1710
Cundall, Yorkshire
Isabel Dixon
1652–1733
Yorkshire
Ralph Terry
1660–1722
Elizabeth (Drury) Terry
1657–1694
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Smithson
1610–1663
Elizabeth Swan
1627–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Smithson
1574–1642
Unknown Unknown
1574–

Nicholas Smithson's Descendants

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Nicholas Smithson (16 Oct 1716–25 Jun 1790) m. Jane Cowper (1716–02 Mar 1797)
  1. 1. John Smithson 1756–1850 m. Jane Brown 1764–1811
    1. 1. John Smithson 1784–1870
    2. 2. Richard Smithson 1811–1852
    3. 3. James Smithson 1808–
    4. 4. Thomas Smithson 1787–1848 m. Martha Parker 1787–
      1. 1. John Smithson 1813– m. Margaret Pratt 1811–
        1. 1. William (Pratt) Smithson 1844–1896 m. Isabella Smithson 1848– m. Isabella (Louise) Cull 1848–1904
        2. 2. John Smithson 1847– m. Mary Woods 1844–
        3. 3. Sarah Smithson 1851–
        4. 4. Charles (James) Smithson 1843–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Smithson 1841–
      2. 2. Isabella Smithson 1806–
      3. 3. Jane Smithson 1807–
      4. 4. Richard Smithson 1811–1852
      5. 5. Thomas Smithson 1823–
      6. 6. William Smithson 1821–1821
    5. 5. William Smithson 1790–1884
    6. 6. Nicholas Smithson 1785–1875
    7. 7. Elizabeth Smithson 1792–1842
    8. 8. Jane Smithson 1798–1883
    9. 9. Joseph Smithson 1800–1872 m. Mary Smith 1805–1841
      1. 1. Eliza Smithson 1837–1913
      2. 2. Ann (S) Smithson m. Charles (Bannister) Ellis 1814–1891
        1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Ellis 1860–1948 m. Ralph Sutcliffe 1863–1943
        2. 2. Mary (Jane) Ellis 1864–1904
        3. 3. Sarah (Ellen) Ellis 1864–
        4. 4. Lucy Ellis 1869–1942
        5. 5. Henry Ellis 1870–1954
        6. 6. Charles (Joseph) Ellis 1866–1938 m. ELIZABETH GOODWILL 1867–1927
        7. 7. John (William) Ellis 1873–
      3. 3. Jane Smithson 1825–1873
      4. 4. William Smithson 1828–1872
      5. 5. James Smithson 1830–1893
      6. 6. Mary Smithson 1834–1908
      7. 7. John Smithson 1839–1919 m. Ann Bewley 1828–
        1. 1. Jane Smithson 1870– m. John (Marsden) Leavitt 1870–
    10. 10. Ann Smithson 1802–
    11. 11. James Smithson 1808–1848
  2. 2. Elizabeth Smithson 1744–
  3. 3. William Smithson 1746–1826
  4. 4. Ralph Smithson 1747–1827
  5. 5. Ann Smithson 1750–1825
  6. 6. Jane Smithson 1751–
  7. 7. Nicholas Smithson 1754–1824
  8. 8. Mary Smithson 1759–

Nicholas Smithson's Timeline

3 Records

1716
16 Oct 1716
Birth of Nicholas Smithson in Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England
Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England
1716
16 OCT 1716
Nicholas Smithson was baptized in Cunstall, Yorkshire
Cunstall, Yorkshire
1790
25 Jun 1790
Age 74
Death of Nicholas Smithson in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1716
    Event Place: Norton-le-Clay, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 OCT 1716
    Event Place: Cunstall, Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cundall, York, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1790
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

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