Robert Smalley was born about 1871, in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. He married Maria Matson about 1899, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Hameringham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Leake, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881. He died about 1932, at the age of 63.
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1871–1932 Male
1879–1955 Female
1900–1939 Male
English (Lancashire): habitational name chiefly from Smalley in Balderston near Blackburn (Lancashire), but occasionally from Smalley (Derbyshire) and perhaps also from Smalley in Stanley (Yorkshire). The placenames derive from Old English smæl ‘narrow, thin’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. In Scots pronunciation the surname developed to Smellie , Smillie , and Smiley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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