Thomas Smith
about 1770–
Scotland, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Thomas
When Thomas Smith was born about 1770, in Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, John Smith, was 31 and his mother, Mary Calderwood, was 27. He married Agnes Russel in June 1797, in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Smith
1770–
Agnes Russel
1779–1862
Marriage: June 1797
John Smith
1784–1864
Thomas Smith
1858–
Spouse and Children
1770–Male
1779–1862Female
Marriage
June 1797Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Children
(2)
1784–1864Male
1858–Male
Parents and Siblings
1739–Male
1743–Female
Siblings
(9)
1766–Male
1767–Male
1769–Male
1769–Male
1770–Male
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 32
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 32
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
Age 45
1815
Age 45
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 62
1832 · The Scottish Reform Act
Age 62
The Scottish Reform Act was introduced by Parliament that introduced changes to the election laws in Scotland. The Act didn’t change the method of how the counties elected members but adopted a different solution for each pair of counties. Ultimately, it brought about boundary changes so that some burghs would have more say for the country than others.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a worker in metal, from Middle English smith (Old English smið, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Metalworking was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents were perhaps 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 the most frequent of all American surnames; it has also absorbed, by assimilation and translation, cognates and equivalents from many other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Gowan
Smithe
Blacksmith
Smithson
Smyth
Smythe
Nesmith
Sources (2)
- Thomas Smith, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Thomas Smith in entry for Thomas Smith, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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