James Smith
M, #18300, b. 27 December 1858, d. 10 January 1891
| Father | George Smith b. a 1828, d. 6 Jun 1873 |
| Mother | Julia Jemima Greig b. 10 Sep 1823, d. 1871 |
James Smith was born, 27 December 1858, in Lerwick Parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland.1,2
Christina Cecilia Smith, James Smith, Margaret Smith and Georgina Eliza Smith were listed as children in the household of George Smith and his wife, Julia Smith on the 1871 British Census, at Law Lane, in Lerwick, Lerwick Parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland. He was 12 years old, born in Lerwick Parish and a scholar.2
James Smith died 10 January 1891 in Ambriz, Southwest Africa.3,4
James Smith was buried, at Knab Road Cemetery, in Lerwick Parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland. His monumental inscription reads "In Loving Memory / Of / GEORGE SMITH Esqr. S.S.C. / Born 1828 Died 1873 / And His Wife / JULIA JEMIMA GREIG / Daughter Of The Late JAMES GREIG Esqr. / Of Sandsound And West Hall / And Late Procurator-Fiscal Of Zetland / Born 1829 Died 1871 / Their Eldest Son JOHN SCOTT SMITH Esqr. / Sheriff Clerk Of Zetland / Born June 1850 Died Dec. 1886 / Their Second Son JAMES SMITH Esqr. / Born Dec. 1859 Died Ambriz / S.W. Africa 1890 / Their Daughter GEORGINA ELIZA / Wife Of JAMES COWIE Esqr. / Of The Hudson Bay Company / Born May 1864 Died At / Nipigon Ontario Canada 1892 / Their Infant Daughter JULIA CECILIA / Born 1852 Died 1853 / Also Of / CHARLOTTE IRVINE / Devoted And Faithful Servant Of The Family / For 36 Years / Until The Day Dawn And The Shadows Flee Away / Erected By Their Loving Daughter / Lady WATSON CHEYNE, London"..3
Christina Cecilia Smith, James Smith, Margaret Smith and Georgina Eliza Smith were listed as children in the household of George Smith and his wife, Julia Smith on the 1871 British Census, at Law Lane, in Lerwick, Lerwick Parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland. He was 12 years old, born in Lerwick Parish and a scholar.2
James Smith died 10 January 1891 in Ambriz, Southwest Africa.3,4
James Smith was buried, at Knab Road Cemetery, in Lerwick Parish, Shetland Islands, Scotland. His monumental inscription reads "In Loving Memory / Of / GEORGE SMITH Esqr. S.S.C. / Born 1828 Died 1873 / And His Wife / JULIA JEMIMA GREIG / Daughter Of The Late JAMES GREIG Esqr. / Of Sandsound And West Hall / And Late Procurator-Fiscal Of Zetland / Born 1829 Died 1871 / Their Eldest Son JOHN SCOTT SMITH Esqr. / Sheriff Clerk Of Zetland / Born June 1850 Died Dec. 1886 / Their Second Son JAMES SMITH Esqr. / Born Dec. 1859 Died Ambriz / S.W. Africa 1890 / Their Daughter GEORGINA ELIZA / Wife Of JAMES COWIE Esqr. / Of The Hudson Bay Company / Born May 1864 Died At / Nipigon Ontario Canada 1892 / Their Infant Daughter JULIA CECILIA / Born 1852 Died 1853 / Also Of / CHARLOTTE IRVINE / Devoted And Faithful Servant Of The Family / For 36 Years / Until The Day Dawn And The Shadows Flee Away / Erected By Their Loving Daughter / Lady WATSON CHEYNE, London"..3
Citations
- [S9] International Genealogy Index, Shetland Islands, Lerwick Parish, Batch C110051.
- [S408] 1871 British Census Index, Registration Number: 5, Registration district: Lerwick and Gulberwick, Civil Parish: Lerwick and Gulberwick, Town: Lerwick, County: Shetland, ED: 2 Household schedule number: 131, Roll: CSSCT1871_2.
- [S481] Shetland MI, Vol 18, Lerwick Parish, Part 1 of 5 "Page 12."
- [S541] W.S. Francis J. GrantZetland Family Histories "Greig of Sandsound, Page 106."