James
Smith
Born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of James Smith
and Margaret (Millar) Smith
Husband of
Catherine Haining (Craik) Smith
— married
20 May 1845 in Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
Mary Smith, Margaret Smith, James Smith, Jane Craik Smith, Jane Craik Smith and Robert Smith
Died
at age 67
in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 8 May 2015
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Biography
James Smith was born in Scotland.
- Name: James /Smith/
- Birth, 05 OCT 1820 Edinburgh Parish, Midlothian
- Christening: Date: DEC 1820, St Cuthberts Parish, Revd Mr.
- Occupation: Master Mariner, Captain
- Marriage:
- Date: 20 MAY 1845
- Place: Carlaverock, Dumfries-Shire Scotland
- Husband: James Smith
- Wife: Catherine Craik
- Child: Mary Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Margaret Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: James Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Jane Craik Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Jane Craik Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Robert Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
Died 08 FEB 1888, Union Workhouse, Whitehaven, Cumberland.
Burial: 11 FEB 1888 Whitehaven Cemetary Ward 4, section f3 grave 119 ?
Research Notes
Captain James Smith.coastal trading, not foriegn.
- Service certificate # 53180
- Seamans ticket # 38587 issued at Dumfires Scotland, 1845
- Served on ships Henrietta / Helen (1855)
- Apprenticed 1835
- Black hair
- Height 5 ft 5 in
- grey eyes
- dark complection
- tattoo on left arm
- Husband: James Smith
- Wife: Margaret Millar
- Child: Thomas Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: Robert Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: James Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Child: John Smith Smith
- Relationship to Father: Natural
- Relationship to Mother: Natural
- Marriage:
- Date: 11 JUL 1814
- Place: Edinburgh, Canongate Parish,
Sources
- Source: Title: Ashbridge.FTW NOTESource Medium: Other
- Source: Title: Hansen.ged NOTESource Medium: Other
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~6.25%
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