A new publication called ‘Life On The Hill’ about life in a small North Yorkshire village named ‘Greenhow’ has many Smithson’s in it and loads of old photo’s. I’m sure it will be of interest to many who visit this site. The index in the book reveals 16 Smithson’s. Find out more here. Price: £15.00 […]
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The Thirlway Journal
The Thirlways were a prominent family in Ripon and had a printing business in the Market Place. My interest? A Thirlway married a Smithson. Rashaad Thirlway who wrote the foreward of this book is my cousin. The Thirlway Journal is required reading for anyone interested in Ripon or just Victorian life. It can be obtained […]
Smithson Notes & Memoirs
Thanks to the diligence of Mark Mawtus, I have acquired the publishers file copy of “Genealogical Notes & Memoirs of the Smithson Family” by George R Smithson. It was published in 1906 by Seeley and Co. Ltd, 38 Great Russell Street, London. The Latter Day Saints hold a copy on Microfilm. The Smithson Association in […]