THE SMITHAM FAMILY
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John
Smetheram married the widow Susan Carlyon on 2 AUG 1840 in Germoe
(In 1841 John Smitheram is aged 23 and a Tin Miner. Susan is aged 24. The family is living in Ashton, Breage) (In 1851 John Smitherham is aged 31 and a Tin Miner. Susan is aged 30. The family is living in Netstakes, Calstock) (In 1861 John Smitheram is aged 43 and a Copper Miner. Susan is aged 44. The family is living in Hatches Green, Calstock) (Family not located on 1871 Cornish census) (In 1881 John Smitheram is aged 68 and an Iron Miner. Susan is aged 69. The family is living in 23 Albert Street, Millom, Cumberland) |
John and Susan had five children
| Name | Date and place of birth | Any other information |
| Mary Carlyon | Born in Trescowe Common Christened on 10 SEP 1837 in Germoe [Source = opc database] |
Daughter of William and Susannah Carlyon In 1841 she is at home aged 4 In 1851 she is at home aged 13 and a Tin Dresser Not with the family in 1861 Married William Henry Gill on 7 DEC 1856 in Calstock |
| Stephen Smetham | Born in the DEC quarter 1841 in Breage (Helston 9 103) | In 1851 he is at home aged 9 In 1861 he is at home aged 19 and a Brickmaker Married Mary Blight, widow of Hatches Green on 13 MAY 1871 in Calstock In 1881 Stephen is aged 37 and an Iron Miner. Mary is aged 37. They are living in 14 Albert Street, Millom, Cumberland In 1911 he is aged 66 and widowed and boarding in the home of his brother Thomas and family in Millom |
| John Smetham | Born around 1844 in Breage | In 1851 he is at home aged 7 In 1861 he is at home aged 16 and a Copper Miner In 1881 he is at home aged 35 and an Iron Miner |
| Martha Thomas Smetham | Born in the DEC quarter 1846 in Breage (Helston 9 120) | In 1851 she is at home aged 4 In 1861 she is at home aged 14 |
| Thomas Smetham | Born around 1852 in Gunnislake, Cornwall | In 1861 he is at home aged 9 and a Scholar Married Elizabeth Park in 1874 |
| William Henry Smetham | Born around 1863 in Calstock | In 1881 he is at home aged 18 and a Stoker at the Mine |
I have identified eight children
| Name | Date and place of birth | Any other information |
| John James Smetheram | Born in the JUN quarter 1875 in Millom (Bootle 10b 665) |
In 1881 he is at home aged 6 In 1891 he is at home aged 17 and an Iron Ore Miner Married Sarah Hartley on 28 NOV 1896 in Millom |
| Thomas Smitheram | Christened on 4 DEC 1876 in Millom, Cumberland [Source = IGI] |
In 1881 he is at home aged 4 In 1891 he is at home aged 14 and a Scholar In 1901 he is at home aged 24 and an Iron Ore Miner In 1911 he is at home aged 33 and an Iron Ore Miner |
| George Edward Smetheram | Born in the SEP quarter 1879 in Millom (Bootle 10b 653) |
In 1881 he is at home aged 1 In 1891 he is at home aged 13 and a Scholar In 1901 he is aged 21 and a Hotel Waiter |
| Stephen Smitheram | Born in the JUN quarter 1881 in Millom (Bootle 10b 678) |
In 1891 he is at home aged 10 and a Scholar In 1901 he is at home aged 19 and a Shoemaker Married Maggie Isabel Rawlinson in the MAR quarter 1910 (Ulverston 8e 1410) |
| Susan Jane Smitheram | Born in the JUN quarter 1883 in Millom (Bootle 10b 680) |
In 1891 she is at home aged 7 and a Scholar In 1901 she is at home aged 17 Married William Payne on 12 MAY 1906 in Millom |
| William Henry Smitheram | Christened on 18 NOV 1885 in Millom, Cumberland [Source = IGI] |
In 1891 he is at home aged 5 and a Scholar In 1901 Henry is at home aged 15 and a Stoker on a moveable crane In 1911 William is aged 26 and a Gas Lab for the Council |
| Joseph Smitheram | Born in the DEC quarter 1887 in Millom (Bootle 10b 642) |
In 1891 he is at home aged 3 In 1901 he is at home aged 13 In 1911 he is at home aged 23 and an Iron Ore Miner Married Fannie Atkinson on 27 JUN 1915 in Millom |
| Richard Smitheram | Born in the MAR quarter 1890 in Millom (Bootle 10b 669) |
In 1891 he is at home aged 1 In 1901 he is at home aged 11 In 1911 he is at home aged 21 and an Iron Ore Miner Married Sarah Troughton in the DEC quarter 1912 (Bootle 10b 1331) |
