Family History

Elizabeth Cummings (1811–?)

Elizabeth was probably born in 1811. Her parents are not known. She is Ian's 4x great grandmother.

She met James Jennings Smith (1811–?)★ before 1832 . They had seven children:–

By the time of the 1851 census she was living at Union Road in North Shields, Northumberland, Englandh1 with her four children Dinah Smith, Elizabeth Jennings Smith (1832–?), Rebecca Jennings Smith (1834–1889) and Jemima Smith (1841–1903).

The time and place of Elizabeth's death is not known.

Timeline

1811
Probably born around this time.
1832
16 Dec
Daughter, Elizabeth Jennings Smith (1832–?), baptised at St. Nicholas' Church, Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England.a1
Recorded as residing at Hetton Houses, Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England.a1,a2
17 Dec
Daughter, Susannah Smith (1832–1912), baptised at St. Nicholas' Church, Hetton le Hole.a2
1834
2 Oct
Daughter, Rebecca Jennings Smith (1834–1889), born in Sunderland, County Durham, England.a3
1836
Feb
Son, James Jennings Smith (1836–1837), born at Burleigh Street, Sunderland, County Durham, England.a4
1 Jul
Recorded as residing at Burleigh Street, Sunderland.a3
1837
30 Apr
Son, James Jennings Smith (1836–1837), buried at Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, County Durham, England.a4
1838
17 May
Son, James Jennings Smith (1838–?), born in Darlington, County Durham, England.g2
Recorded as living in Bridge End, Darlington, County Durham, England.g2
3 Jun
Recorded as residing in Darlington.a5
1841
Daughter, Jemima Smith (1841–1903), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.
1842
6 Jun
Her daughter, Dinah Smith (1842–1900)★, born in Jarrow, County Durham, England. She was the informant.g3,f1
12 Jun
Recorded as living in Jarrow.g3
1848
9 Nov
Recorded as residing in South Shields, County Durham, England.a6
19 Nov
Recorded as living in South Shields.f1
1851
30 Mar
Recorded in the 1851 census at Union Road, North Shields, Northumberland, England.h1
Occupation recorded as seamans wife.h1
1889
Jul-Sep
Daughter, Rebecca Jennings Smith (1834–1889), died in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.c2
1900
30 Jan
Daughter, Dinah, died at 24 Beacon Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.g4,k1
1903
1 Mar
Daughter, Jemima Smith (1841–1903), died in Gillingham, Kent, England.e1
1912
Oct-Dec
Daughter, Susannah Smith (1832–1912), died in Durham, County Durham, England.c1

Facts

Birth
estimated 1811
Baptism
(not known)
Death
(not known)
Burial
(not known)
Names and variations
Elizabeth Cummingsg3,g2,a3
Elizabeth Smithg3,f1,a5,a1,a2,a6
Elizabeth J Smithh1

Citations and Notes

Durham and Northumberland Parish and Census Database
a1: Baptism entry for Elizabeth Smith, Hetton-le-Hole, 16 Dec 1832, Record Number 564225.0 (more details...)
a2: Baptism entry for Susanna Smith, Hetton-le-Hole, 16 Dec 1832, Record Number 564224.0
a3: Baptism entry for Rebecca Jennings Smith, Sunderland, 1 Jul 1836, Record Number 1011538.0
a4: Burial entry for James Jennings Smith, Sunderland, 30 Apr 1837, Record Number 462969.2 (more details...)
a5: Baptism entry for James Jennings Smith, Darlington, 3 Jun 1838, Record Number 796458.0 (more details...)
a6: Baptism entry for Dinah Smith, South Shields, 9 Nov 1848, Record Number 1327601.0 (more details...)
Bishop's Transcripts for the Diocese of Durham, England
b1: Marriage entry for Ralph Rodgerson and Susanna Smith, Tynemouth, 1848
FreeBMD
c1: Death entry for Hannah Smith, Age 81, Durham, Oct-Dec Qtr 1912, Vol 10a, Page 472
c2: Death entry for Rebecca Norvell, Age 52, Tynemouth, Jul-Sep Qtr 1889, Vol 10b, Page 140
England, Northumberland, Parish Registers, 1538-1950
d1: Marriage entry for George Henry Norvell and Rebecca Smith, Tynemouth, 29 Jul 1855 (familysearch.org)
d2: Marriage entry for William Barlow and Jemima Smith, Tynemouth, 3 Jan 1858 (familysearch.org)
Find a Grave
e1: Memorial ID: 225500839, Jemima Fitzgerald (1841-1 Mar 1903) (www.findagrave.com)
e2: Memorial ID 260505311, Dinah Peak (unknown-Jan 1900) (www.findagrave.com)
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
f1: Baptism entry for Dinah Smith, St. Hilda South Shields, 19 Nov 1848 (more details...)
General Register Office of England and Wales
g1: Marriage entry for John Peak and Dinah Smith, South Shields, Jul-Sep Qtr 1858, Vol 10A, Page 530, No 124; Certified copy (transcribed) obtained 31 Dec 1986 (more details...)
g2: Birth entry for James Jennings Smith, Darlington, Apr-Jun Qtr 1838, Vol 24, Page 50, No 383; Digital image obtained 25 Sep 2024 (more details...)
g3: Birth entry for Dinah Smith, South Shields, Apr-Jun Qtr 1842, Vol 24, Page 193, No 433; Certified copy (more details...)
g4: Death entry for Dinah Peak, Tynemouth, Jan-Mar Qtr 1900, Vol 10B, Page 167, No 346; Digital image (more details...)
1851 England and Wales Census
h1: Class HO107, Piece 2409, Folio 544, Page 73, Schedule 365 (more details...)
Shields Daily News
k1: No 12250, 30 Jan 1901, Page 3, Col 7, Births Marriages and Deaths, In Memoriam, Dinah Peak (more details...)