Lancashire - Bury area -
Holcombe, Tottington

I am the Great Great Grandaughter of
Susannah nee Smith and Peter Smith
both of Holcombe near Bury.
    
Peter and Susannah were married at Bury Parish Church in 1811 and had the following children (one being my Great Grandfather Edward Smith).

Alice Smith b. 7.2.1812
Richmael/Richmall Smith b 15.12.1813
(died tragically over the moors in 1837)
Ann Smith b 1815
Edward Smith b 1818
Joseph Smith 1820
James Smith 1822
Elizabeth Smith 1826
possibly three more children in this family.

at St MaryBury1848
Their children:-
Susannah Smith b 1848
Mary Smith b 1851
Peter Smith b 1853
William Smith b 1855
Elizabeth Smith b 1858
Rachel Ann Smith b 1863

Their children:-
Mary Smith b 1885
Harry Smith b 1887
Elizabeth Smith b 1889
Stanley Smith b 1900 my Father
Dorothy Smith 1904

..... (father Thomas Smith)
1791 bpt Peter Smith
1811 Peter Smith m Susannah Smith
1848 Edward Smith m Mary Ann Booth
..... (son of Peter & Susannah)  
(I have family other than Smiths who married at St.MaryBury)

(later lived in Holcombe village)

Holcombe Village near Ramsbottom, 
William Smith baptised  8.5.1855
Stanley Smith baptised 1901

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Heywood,  Smallshaw.

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MY SMITH FAMILY
My first known Smith ancestor, James, was born c.1808 somewhere in Ireland (1841 & 1851 census), or Rochdale (1861 census). 

He is known to have lived in Yorkshire Street, Rochdale 1824; Church Lane, Rochdale 1836, 1838, 1841 & 1846; 41 Packer Street, Rochdale 1851; and 2-4 Columbus Street, Rochdale 1861.

His occupation was given as a labourer
(1824 & 1846), chair bottomer (1836 & 1841),
plasterer (1851 & 1861) and white limer(1854). 
       
If for the same couple, St Chad's shows banns of marriage of James to Mary Holt of Yorkshire Street 13-27 June 1824, but no ceremony there (James would have been only
16 at the time). 

Their first known child was William (c.1830), and five others followed between then and 1846.

Most members of this Smith family worked in the local cotton industry, marrying into other local families.
       
Emigration came when their grandson Joseph and his wife Harriet with their youngest son Albert went to Canada 1920, and thence to USA 1923

Albert's brothers Robert followed in 1925 and Ernest c.1927.  However, Robert returned to Rochdale in 1927, and his parents Joseph &
Harriet c.1932.

Descendants of Albert and Ernest Smith
still live in the USA, while descendants of Robert now live in the UK (but no longer in Lancashire) and Australia.

Living descendants of the children and other grandchildren of the original James Smith & Mary Holt have not yet been traced.

27 SMITH family members with data are
included in the ancestors first names index
Earliest birth: William SMITH born c1830
?Rochdale, son of James SMITH & Mary nee HOLT
Latest birth: Robert SMITH born 1933 Castleton, son of Robert SMITH & Emily Victoria nee REID

"Its magnificent Town Hall built in 1871 takes pride of place in the centre of Rochdale, its original clock tower destroyed by fire in 1883 and rebuilt in 1887, is also home to a majestic stained glass window.

To commemorate the peace between the two counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire the statues of golden lions situated at the front of the hall are decorated with the Lancashire and Yorkshire emblems on them....."....... & much more at >>Rochdale Town Talk >>

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Rochdale Parish Church of St Chad
  © Copyright Alexander P Kapp and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Aaron SMITH married Rachel nee WEBSTER

Their son.......
Ben SMITH born 1834 in Kirkburton, WRY.        
Ben SMITH married Sarah Ann SHAW in 1857 
    
Their son.......
Wright SMITH born 1863 in Kirkburton.
Wright SMITH married Sarah Ann HILL in 1885

Their son.......
David Wright SMITH born 1904 Halifax

included in the Smith Ancestors A-Z Index:

Aaron / Bpt 10 Mar 1748/49 Kirkburton
Aaron / Bpt 26 Dec1813 Kirkburton
Ben / 1834 Kirkburton
David Wright (Smith) / 1904 Halifax
James / c1650 Kirkburton
John / Bpt 28 Sep 1679 Kirkburton
John / Bpt 21 Feb 1781 Kirkburton
Robert / Bpt Apr 1710 Kirkburton
Wright / 1863 Kirkburton WRY

Kirkburton, All Hallows Church
  © Copyright Bill Henderson and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

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Original contact 2005: Many thanks to Sheila who kindly offered for our records, any information/data from her website, relevant to SMITH Family History.

(b 1849 Kenyon Lancashire)

Frances SMITH married James MORT
(s/o Thomas MORT & Ellen nee THOMASON)
m: 14 Jan 1878 Abram, Lancashire

Registered at Wigan, Bury and Oldham District Registry Offices between 1837-1877(6 x entries)

Margaret SMITH m Thomas MORT
Margaret was the daughter of
Robert SMITH of Little Hulton.

Given below are extracts from material that Sheila has published on the Mort site which include reference to this marriage and family.

"Extracts from the Preston Guilds"
(Page 2 of 10)
Adam Mort’s eldest son, Thomas was married in 1619 on October 21 of that year. An annuity of £60 was settled on the bride,
MARGARET SMITH, daughter of yeoman
ROBERT SMITH of Little Hulton.

This money was to be paid twice yearly on June 24 and December 25 in the south porch of the parish church at Leigh. If any part of this sum remained unpaid for ten days after these feast days, a penalty of £15 was incurred. This settlement deed is one of the rare documents bearing the signature of the great Adam Mort.

MARGARET outlived her husband by many years and on October 28, 1675, her executor Robert Mort released all money due to her estate under this 1619 deed.

Very much later, April 14, 1699, Thomas Mort, Grandson of Margaret [nee SMITH] showed the writing to Nathan Mort and Margaret Finch and explained why he thought the arrears had been forgiven.

Estate tenants, 1619
On the day after this annuity grant, October 22, 1619, Adam Mort settled the whole estate and lordship on Thomas Mort, the eldest son and any male issue of the marriage with MARGARET SMITH. If no son happened to be born, but only daughters, the heir Thomas had power to grant them annuities of £100 or less. Thirty-one tenants of Adam, whose names are set out in an appendix, heard the settlement deed read over to them on December 23, 1619, and signified their agreement to it.

Extracts from :
Alder House & the Morts of Chowbent

Alder House near the town of Atherton was built in 1697 by Ralph Astley and his wife Ann.
In 1724 Alder House was purchased in joint ownership between Roger Rigby and Adam Mort. There are two possible Adam Mort’s who could have purchased this property:

1) Adam Mort re the younger brother of Thomas Mort who inherited the position of ‘Lord of the Manor of Astley’ after his father Adam died in 1659. The other brothers being Robert and Alexander.

Adam Mort’s GRANDPARENTS were THOMAS MORT of Hulton and MARGARET SMITH, and his Great Grandfather was the original Adam Mort of Dam House.

2) Adam Mort son of Thomas Mort of Peel House in Little Hulton. His GRANDPARENTS were ALSO THOMAS MORT of Hulton and MARGARET SMITH and his Great Grandfather was also the original Adam Mort of Dam House.

Alder House today, Atherton  (Chowbent)

©Sheila Mughal
Mort families of Lancashire, Online Resource 

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