Frances (Fanny) SMITH
(1788–1880) |
 |
| Mother of Florence Nightingale "Lady with the Lamp" |
born Frances Smith in 1788, one of ten siblings.
Daughter of
Frances nee Coape, and William SMITH of Parndon, Essex.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
William SMITH. her father (1756-1835), an active liberal politician, pronounced Abolitionist and Unitarian, was born on 22 Sept 1756 at Clapham, south of London, the son of Samuel Smith.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1813 Wm Smith challenged the established Church, and was responsible for championing the Bill which, for the first time, made it legal to practice Unitarianism.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Frances (Fanny) married wealthy landowner
William Edward Nightingale
(1794–1875)
of Embly Park, Hampshire.
Their famous daughter,
Florence Nightingale
(1820--1910)
born 12th May 1820
in Florence, Italy.
* William Smith (abolitionist)
* F. Nightingale Timeline
* F.Nightingale (schoolnet)
* F.Nightingale(You&Yesterday) |
|
Gladys Love SMITH
(1912-1958) |
 |
Mother of Elvis Presley
"King of Rock n Roll |
|
born Gladys Love Smith
25 April 1912 in Pontotac, Mis,USA
Daughter of
Robert Lee SMITH and
Octavia Luvenia nee Mansell.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Glady's parents, Robert and Octavia were cousins,
both great-grandchildren of
William Mansell (1795-1842) & Cherokee Native American,
Morning Dove White (d.1835)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Robert Lee Smith was son of
Anna Mansell and
Milege Obedia SMITH
The 1880 US Census records that M.O. Smith, a Farmer (b.Sth Carolina c1842) and his family were resident in Lee, Mississippi. An IGI record of Milege's birth, names his father as John SMITH
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gladys Love Smith married in
1933 to Vernon Elvis Presley.
Their famous son,
Elvis Presley (1935-1977)
born 8 January 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi
|
* Elvis Biography
* Topic:Presley ScottishAncestry |
|
Ian Douglas SMITH
(1919 -2007) |
 |
| 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia In Office 1965-1979 |
born 8 April 1919 in Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), Africa.
Son of
John Douglas "Jock" Smith
(migrant from Hamilton Scotland 1898)
and Agnes Hodson
(from Cumbria England).
Siblings:
sisters Phyllis & Joan.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1940 WW2: joined
the British RAF as a fighter pilot (Flight Lieutenant)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1948 married Janet Watt(d.1994).
Entered politics the same year.
1962 Deputy Prime Minister
1964 Prime Minister.
1965 unilaterally declared independence from the UK & served as first Prime Minister of Rhodesia until 1979
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Died 20 Nov 2007
in South Africa, age 88.
His son: Alexander Douglas "Alec" Smith b1949, had died the previous year, 2006, leaving 2 daughters and a son.
|
|
* Wikipaedia - Ian Smith
* Wikipaedia - Alec Smith
* NewYorkTimes > Ian Smith death
|
|