SMITH Elopement Marriages Gretna Green 1795-1895

Gretna Green Marriages - Introduction
from "Achievements - Genealogy & Family History, Heraldry & Research"

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Family histories abound with stories of elopements. Often the destination of couples who wished to marry without parental consent was Gretna Green, just over the border with Scotland in "debatable land". After 1753, when English law forbad irregular marriages, a number of people who objected to marrying in a church wed in border centres where the couple's own consent to marriage before witnesses was legal under Scottish Law. Gretna is the most famous of these. Marriages were conducted by self appointed ministers at the border Toll booths along the few roads into Scotland. The "priests", as they called themselves, often had other jobs giving rise to the stories of being married over an anvil by the village Blacksmith. Held at The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, the index covers entries between 1795 and 1895, with a few earlier references. In all over 4500 entries are recorded for those lost marriages.

Ask yourself:
"Did my great-great-great grandmother elope to Gretna?"

It's free to search the Gretna Green Marriages database. But the free results give only the names of the bride and groom. Further information/copy document for the marriage can then be ordered from "Achievements", but for a fee. Here are are all the Smiths extracted via the free search facility....

SMITHs in the Gretna Green Marriages Index (1795-1895)
(listed in alphabetical order of the Smith's first name)
Agnes Smith John White
Alice Belling Smith William Lewis Clifton Bourne
Ann Smith James Armstrong
Ann Smith William Crowe
Ann Smith William Roddick
Andrew Smith Agnes Richardson
Benjamin Smith Jane Rea
Betty Smith Jas Little
Betty Smith John Pearson
Catherine Smith William Edgar
Dorothy Smith William Atkinson
Edwd James Smith Merriel Haner Williams
Eliz Smith John Smith
Eliza Smith Richard Allan
Elizabeth Smith Robert Bewley
Elizabeth Smith James Carruthers
Elizabeth Smith Robart Gibson
Elizabeth Smith James Knox
Elizabeth Smith Peter Lang
Elizbeth Smith William Nixon
David Smith Sarah Wilson
George Smith Elizabeth Allen
George Douglas Smith Elizabeth Boyde
George Smith Mark Par
Henry Smith Alice Frances
Henry Smith Ann Lee
Hugh Smith Mary Lowther
Hugh Smith Mary Ann Ritson
Isabela Smith Francis Hogg
Isabella Smith Peter Downey
Isabella Smith William Sawyer
Isabla Smith William Hudson
James Smith Mary Munson
James Smith Margaret Little
James Smith Margaret Palmer
James Smith Elizabeth Wharton
Jaen Smith John Doulas
Jane Smith Charles Culling
Jane Smith Smith Lowden
Jane Smith Robert Nixon
Jean Smith Jno Walker
Jemima Smith Frank Bell
Jessy Smith James Thompson
John Smith Ann Little
John Smith Jean Bullman
John Smith Caroline Hemmings
John Smith Jane Howgarth
John Smith Jane Humphries
John Smith Elizebeth Midclef
John Smith Juden Morelin
John Smith Catherine Reay
John Smith Mary Ann Thompson
John Smith Hannah Verty
Jno Smith Mary Bellas
Jno Smith Mary Johnston
Joseph Smith Mary Ann Gatie
Joseph Smith Elizabeth Kirk (Thirk)
Laneat Smith Egibly Wallay
Margaret Smith James Doneley
Margaret Smith Andrew Pool
Maria Smith Lodwick Mullender
Martha Smith Francis Woods
Mary Smith James Croock
Mary Smith James Goth
Mary Smith Robert Newby
Mary Smith James Orral
Mary Smith John Plummer
Mary Smith William Scott
Mary Smith George Smith
Mary Smith John Smith
Mary Smith Edwd Stewart
Mary Ann Smith Joseph Russell
Peter Smith Ann Irving
Robert Smith Mary Elliot
Robert Smith Margaret Little
Samuel Smith Catherine Miners
Sarah Smith Jno Wilkinson
Soloman Smith Ann Frances
Thomas Smith Margaret Ainsley
Thomas Smith Thersa Jackson
Thomas Smith Mary Ann Burgess
Thomas Smith Hannah Pickering
Thomas Smith Isabella Telford
William Smith Fanny - ?
William Smith Ellen Broatch
William Smith Ann Bulinen
William Smith Susanna Laird
William Smith Elizabeth Murray
William Smith Matilda Oliver
William Smith Agness Roddick
Wm Smith Elizlullay Stanton
William Smith Margaret Thirlwell
William Smith Elizabeth Watson
Yates Smith Mary Nicholson
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