Carole
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 |  Subject: Smith married Clapham of Clapham WRYorks  Mon 17 Dec 2007 - 13:54 | |
| The following message is quoted from the Lancashire Board Topic.....
>> SMITH Joseph 18thC of Melling & Wray (Lancaster Dist) >>
| 16 Dec 2007, G.BROOKS wrote: | | Researching,Joseph Smith,born Melling Lancashire ,around 1700? In Nov. 1799, married Jane Clapham, born Clapham Yorkshire , in 1772.They had a son Francis, born 1801 and my 3x Great Grandfather Joseph Smith, born 1816 Clapham. He farmed High thrush Gill, Wray Lancashire. I would be greatful for any information on either family and siblings of Francis and Joseph. |
Any advice for G. BROOKS?
Do these names and dates ring any bells with others researching their ancestors of Clapham in the West Riding (modern day district North Yorkshire & not far over the Lancs/Yorks border from Wray & Melling in Lonsdale, north of Lancaster)
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| | Subject: Re: Smith married Clapham of Clapham WRYorks Sat 22 Dec 2007 - 15:40 | |
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>> SMITH Joseph 18thC of Melling & Wray (Lancaster Dist) >>
| Quote: | And for the benefit of anyone else interested in the North Lancashire/Yorkshire boundary area - here's a map snippet. Have marked on here the location of Clapham on the Yorks side of the boundary & Wray & Melling on the Lancs side
from Ordnance Survey 1904 Vision of Britain Historical Mapping |
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