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Title: SMYTH(E) from Ballymena
Post by: docsmyth on Thursday 24 August 06 16:07 BST (UK)
My relatives came from Ballymena. They were John Smythe who was married to a Jane Wright and they had at least one child John Wright Smyth (born around 1850) who subsequently migrated to Australia. Can anyone shed any further light.
Title: Re: Smyth(e) from Ballymena
Post by: RosemaryJoan on Saturday 26 August 06 17:29 BST (UK)
I have a Smyth in my family tree.  She was Jane Smith from Teeshan near Ballymena who married my ggg grandfather James Ross.  I did notice that there were quite a few Smiths in the Teeshan area when I searched Griffiths Valuation.  Their names were spelt both ways.  There was a John and a James and a Jane Smyth in Teeshan (Parish of Craigs) and a William and a James in  the townland of Craigs (Parish of Craigs).
Title: Re: SMYTH(E) from Ballymena
Post by: RosemaryJoan on Saturday 26 August 06 17:44 BST (UK)
P.S.  There are lots of Smyths in the town of Ballymena (Parish of Kirkinriola) and a couple of Wrights.  Have you the wedding certificate?
Title: Re: SMYTH(E) from Ballymena
Post by: docsmyth on Sunday 27 August 06 10:26 BST (UK)
Unfortunately I don't have a wedding certificate. I obtained the names of John Smythe and Jane Wright off their son's wedding certificate but that is as far as I have been able to get. I don't know the names of any other siblings either and John Smyth seems to be a very common name which makes tracing difficult. Jane Wright is even more common.
Title: Re: SMYTH(E) from Ballymena
Post by: teap78 on Sunday 27 August 06 14:36 BST (UK)
i wonder if this might have been john smythe's brother?
the only thing is though he married in America  ???

Thomas S. Smyth 
  Male   
     
 Birth:     , , Ireland
 
 Parents:
  Father:  John Smyth 
  Mother:  Jane Wright     
   
Marriages:
  Spouse:  Nellie Shields 
  Marriage:  29 JAN 1883   Manhattan, New York, New
York


Colette
 
Title: Re: SMYTH(E) from Ballymena
Post by: docsmyth on Monday 28 August 06 02:21 BST (UK)
Thank you Colette. Where did you get your information from. It may well have been that some of the family went to US while my ancestor came to Australia. Do you have any other information?
Title: Re: SMYTH(E) from Ballymena
Post by: teap78 on Monday 28 August 06 10:46 BST (UK)
Hi Doc, I got the info of the IGI, thats all i got. will keep digging though.

Colette