Brief Life History of Jane Curtis
When Jane Curtis Smith was born in 1837, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Smith, was 36 and her mother, Francis Paskett, was 28. She married Henry Whincup Chapman on 27 October 1866, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881 and Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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Sources (20)
- Jane Curtiss Chapman in household of Henry Whimarp Chapman, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Jane C Chapman in household of Henry W Chapman, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Jane Chapman in entry for Charlotte Penelope Chapman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1836–1882 Male
1837– Female
Children (6)
1868– Male
1869– Female
1870– Male
1874–1882 Male
1876– Female
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1801–1865 Male
1809–1848 Female
Siblings (8)
1830–1838 Male
1833– Female
1835– Male
1837– Female
1840– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1843
Age 6
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 17
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 43
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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