Captain Smith's Family

[Beatrice Kaiser]

Hi!
I just want to ask you, where EJ and his family lived 1912 and the years before? And And how much children had EJ and his wife?
Love, Bea

 

[Gary.J Bell]

Hi
I just read the last thread about the descendants of first class passengers.
I was wondering if anyone knew about captain smith's descendants, if they had any involvement in titanic research/interviews? or are they reluctant to come into discussion on the matter.

 

[Jason D. Tiller]

Hello Gary,

I'm not sure how involved Captain Smith's descendants are in these types of things. Inger may know, as she has researched the crew extensively.

This thread doesn't belong in this topic area, so I'm going to move it to the Crew Research where it will generate a better response.

 

[Donald J A Smith]

Jason: A good move. We will follow it closely.

 

[Gary.J Bell]

Hi
Thanx - so has anyone discovered anything about the smith's involvement in titanic matters?

 

[Gary.J Bell]

Hi
As you can tell from above, i posted a message here a long time ago. Has anyone in particular Inger Sheil! as i was told to ask, got any idea whether Captain Smith's descendants have ever been traced and/or participated in Titanic research? Thanks

 

[Ernie Luck]

Hi

Gary Cooper is the expert on Capt. Smith's family history and I believe he has said elsewhere that there are no surviving descendants of his only daughter. Surviving distant cousins, yes.

 

[Shelley Dziedzic]

There are cousins living in Maryland and Connecticut and are related through the Frank and Fred Hancock connection.

 

[Ernie Luck]

Shelley

There are a lot of distant cousins in the UK that come from the Smith's. Of course they are now several generations removed.

Regards Ernie

 

[Norma Williamson]

Hi there everyone - I have only just joined and this is my first message to you all.I am one of the distant cousins to Captain Smith.My great grandmother Sarah maiden name Smith, born 1959 in Wolstanton Staffordshire was his cousin. Her father was George Smith born 1822 Hanley Staffordshire who was brother to Captain Smith's father Edward born 1807 Hanley Staffordshire.She married my great grandfather John Harris born 1852 Cheadle Staffordshire,they had one son named Frederick born 1888 Hanley who was my grandfather,his son was my father Stuart born 1921 Birches Head Hanley.I was born 1947 Gnosall near Stafford.There you go told you my family tree now, I have researched the Smith family back to Edward Smith born abt 1744 Stafford who married Jane Blakemore in 1760 at Bradely near Stafford.If anyone has any information on the family tree,I would be very gratefull.I have copies of baptisms for George and Edward, so I am sure of the definate connection.Their parents were Edward and Elizabeth who were definately grandparents to my great grandmother Sarah.She was special guest of the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress at the showing of the premier Titanic film shown at the Odean Cinema Hanley,in the 50's,she was over 90 years old then; got a photo to prove it!Anyway thanks for your time.Hope to speak to you all again soon.

 

[Ernie Luck]

Hello Norma

I was very pleased to see your post to this site. I have researched the family of George Smith not because of any relationship on my part but as a result of contact with a cousin of yours.

I have been researching the later generations of the Mason's, the famous pottery family of Fenton, Stoke on Trent. Mark Mason, the grandson of Charles James Mason who patented the famous Ironstone China married your great Aunt, Elizabeth Smith. (Cousin of E.J.) In this connection I was in touch with Elizabeth's great granddaughter, a third cousin of yours, whose illustrious ancestors are the Mason's and also the famous Spode family.

It was mentioned in passing that your cousins grandchildren were more interested in their connection to Captain Smith than their famous Potter ancestors.

I was intrigued by this and spent the next six months researching their connection to Capt. Smith which I was delighted to be able to confirm.

I have a photograph of your great grandmother, Sarah with her elder sister Elizabeth, which I think would be about 1910 - the hats give a clue.

Since I am a researcher and not a relation, I am not really able to discuss your cousins family without their approval, so I will contact you privately through this site.

Regards Ernie

 

[Norma Williamson]

Hi Eric
Just received your email re. my third cousins. I was quite confused at first, but now I have read your last post it is becoming a lot clearer to me.Fancy you have a photo of my great grandmother Sarah with her sister Elizabeth.Is it possible to have a copy in exchange for the one I have got of my grandmother at the Odean cinema? I think I have just found the marriage of Elizabeth.

 

[Ernie Luck]

Hi Norma

Yes, it's incredible that i've got a picture of your gr-grandmother - it's a small world.

The premier that Sarah attended in Hanley would be the 1953 film 'Titanic' I would think? Almost certain to be in the local paper the 'Sentinel'. Do you have the newspaper article?

 

[Norma Williamson]

Hi Ernie
I have got the photo of the article from the Sentinel offices at Etruria also found more family photos and paperwork on the family tree - I will be in touch again soon

 

[Ernie Luck]

Hi Norma

Thanks for emailing the newspaper article and photo of those attending the premier in Hanley of the 1953 film 'Titanic'. Apart from your gr-grandmother, who was E. J's, cousin, I wonder who the other Smith's were who were present? I am intrigued by Midshipman W Russell- Smith? Perhaps Gary Cooper could place him.