Joseph and Hannah Smuin

Family of Joseph Smuin & Esther Hannah Pearce & William Irons & Mary Church, 1816 (1794-1887)

Residence: Oxfordshire, England; Buckinghamshire, England; Greater London, England; Davis County, Utah

Grandparents:

Thomas and Mary Smuin

Richard and Hannah Pearce

Descendants:

Daniel and Hannah Harvey

Lyman and Ann Conley

Oscar and Hannah Schenck

Earl and Catherine Green

Parents' Childhood

Joseph Smuin was born in 1794 to Thomas and Mary Smuin in Radley, Oxfordshire, England, the eldest in a family of seven children.

Esther Hannah Pearce was born in 1797 to Richard and Hannah Pearce in nearby Uffington, Oxfordshire, England, sixth in a family of nine children.

William J. Irons was born in 1802 to Edward and Hannah Irons in Buckinghamshire, England.

Mary Church was born in 1805 in Buckinghamshire, England.

Joseph and Hannah Smuin

Joseph and Hannah married in 1816 and lived in Radley for 26 years.

1816	Married in Radley, England
1816	Thomas born
1818	Mary born
1820	John born
1822	Susannah born
1825	George born
1828	Ruth born
1834	Hannah born
1836	Harriett born
c. 1838	Thomas married Sarah Hook
1838	James Blundell born
1842	Mary married John Brandham
1842	Joseph died, age 48
1842	John married Jane P. Honey
1844	Susannah had a baby, George

In 1842, Joseph accidentally fell into the River Thames at Sandford Lock and drowned. At his death, the children were ages 26 to 4, with five of them under age 18.

The family moved a few times after Joseph's death, ending up in Eaton Bray, near Northall.

William and Mary Irons

William and Mary married in 1826 and had two children.

1826	Married, living in Northall, England
1827	Thomas born
1833	Joseph born

Mary died at some point between 1837, when her children were christened, and 1845.

William and Hannah Irons

William and Hannah married in 1845, with 8 unmarried children between the two of them.

1845	Married, living in Northall, England
1845	George Smuin married Anne Sadler
1846	Thomas Irons married Ruth Moors
1846	Susannah converted to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1848	Susannah Smuin married Thomas Empey
1849	Ruth Smuin married Thomas Wooton
1853	Joseph Irons died, age 20
1854	Hannah Smuin Jr. married Daniel Harvey
c. 1857	Mary died, about age 39
1859	James Smuin married Eliza Astington
1859	James Smuin immigrated with Harriett Smuin to Utah
c. 1860	Moved to Finchley, Greater London
1863	Ruth died, age 35
c. 1875	William and Hannah immigrated to Kaysville, Utah
1883	Hannah died, age 86
1887	William died, age 84

The family struggled with poverty. Hannah was a seamstress and a lace maker. She and other family members also learned to weave hats as a source of income.

Around 1846, Susannah (age 24) moved with her young son, George, to London. There, she met missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was converted. 4-year-old George befriended the missionaries, and they would have him stand on a box and sing to attract passersby.

In the next two years, Hannah, Mary (age 29), John (age 27), Ruth (age 19), Hannah Jr. (age 13), Harriet (age 11), and James (age 9) converted to the church. Later, Thomas also joined the church. (George did not.)

In 1857, Mary died, leaving behind 5 children. Her husband, John, had abandoned them. The children were taken in by William and Hannah, Susannah and Thomas, and Hannah and Daniel.

By 1871, William and Hannah were living in Finchley, Greater London. Sometime in the next few years, they were able to immigrate, joining most of their children and grandchildren in Utah (details are unclear). They settled near Daniel and Hannah Harvey in Kaysville.

Descendants

Most of the Smuin family immigrated to Utah, but they traveled separately:

• James and his wife immigrated shortly after their marriage in 1859, settling in Lehi.
• Harriett immigrated with James in 1859; she married in 1861, spent a few years in Salt Lake City, then settled in Kaysville.
• Hannah lived in London, then immigrated with her family in 1863, settling in Kaysville.
• Thomas raised his family in the Radley area until they immigrated in 1868, settling in Davis County (his daughter, Eliza, immigrated alone in 1861; daughters Matilda and Rachel immigrated with Hannah in 1863; and son Thomas H. immigrated with his cousin Martha in 1866).
• Ruth's surviving daughters Ellen and Emma immigrated when they were adults (Ellen with Thomas in 1868; Emma sometime before 1875.)
• John and his family moved frequently, eventually living in London before immigrating in 1869 and settling in Ogden (his daughter, Martha, immigrated with her cousin Thomas in 1866).
• Susannah and her family lived in Bedfordshire for a few years; she and her husband immigrated in 1872 and settled in Ogden. (Her son, George, immigrated alone in 1864.)

Two children remained in England:

• George lived with his family in Radley.
• Thomas Irons and his family lived in Bedfordshire for a few years, then moved to London.

References

• Saints by Sea immigration records:
  • Harriett Smuin and James & Eliza Smuin
  • Eliza Smuin
  • Daniel & Hannah Harvey, Matilda Smuin, Rachel Smuin, Hannah Brandham, and Naomi Brandham
  • George Empey (spelled "Himpey")
  • Thomas H. Smuin and Martha Smuin (possibly an incorrect age)
  • Thomas & Sarah Smuin and Ellen Wooton
  • Thomas & Susannah Empey (spelled "Impey")
• Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 records for Susannah Smuin, Hannah Smuin, Harriett Smuin, Ruth Smuin (alternate), John Smuin (alternate)