Brief Life History of John James
When John James Smith was born in 1843, in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Smith, was 28 and his mother, Amelia Sutton Willie, was 31. He married Mary Jane Lindrea on 11 November 1869, in Stoke Bishop, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Sources (5)
- John James Smith in household of John Smith, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John James Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John James Smith, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
Spouse and Children
1843– Male
1849–1904 Female
Children (2)
1872– Female
1875– Male
Parents and Siblings
1815–1881 Male
1812–1872 Female
Siblings (7)
1841–1931 Female
1843– Male
1846– Male
1847–1923 Male
1849–1932 Female
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World Events (8)
1843
Age 0
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 11
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 37
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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