Smith Family Ancestry Project

I have just completed a month-long project researching my Smith family ancestors using a comprehensive database known as The Wharfedale & Craven Genealogical Study. It is an ongoing project to construct the family lines and histories of individuals and families who may have lived the Wharfedale and Craven areas of Yorkshire.

While I am still researching information on my grandfather, Herbert Smith (1881-1953), my great-grandfather, Lot Smith (1845-1921), and my 2G-grandfather, Abraham Smith (1813-1898), starting with my 3G-grandfather, John Smith (1787-1841), I have gathered comprehensive data on 500-600 direct ancestors and their children. The list goes all the way back to my 19G-grandfather, Richard Watson, born in 1223 at Bolton-Upon-Dearne, Yorkshire, England.

The timeline of British royalty during that period starts with King Henry III (1216-1272), one of the Plantagenet kings, and extends through the following families—

The House of Lancaster (1399–1461)
The House of York (1461–1485)
The Tudors 1485–1603)
The Stuarts (1603–1649) and (1660–1714)
The House of Hanovarians (1714–1901)
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1901–1910)
The Windsors (1910–today)

For details on specific individuals, please go to our family web site at http://jhmc1.tribalpages.com. The password is [vpm].