Smith family who emigrated to California

Gwenda,

This might be the family you are looking for. I found records for a Laurence Smith family living in Termonfeckin, Louth on RootsIreand (paid subscription). 

All of their children, which I found, had the last name Smith and were born in Termonfeckin, Louth- Margaret 1833, Mary Ann 1835, Mary 1837, Catherine Eliza 1839 (could be your Eliza), Laurence 1847, and Patrick 1852.

I will look on Ancestry for emigration records.

Regards- Mary

Christening in Termonfeckin   Mary 6/9/1833 daughter of Laurence Smith and Jane Cain, sponsers are Art Cain and Cat (Catherine) Carolan.   https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632628#page/28/mode/1up

Termonfeckin | Microfilm 05600 / 01

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Christening of Mary Anne 19/9/1835, sponsers are Lar Hanlon and Catherine Maguire

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Christening of Mary 29/6/1837  Sponsers are John (     )   and Catherine  (   )

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Christening of Catherine Eliza  29/11/1839  Sponsers Charlis Corry and May Hammill 

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Christening of Laurence  2/3/1847  sponsers John (     ) and May Cain

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Christening of Patrick    7/3/1852   son of Laurence Smith and Jane Cain   sponsers are Patrick Cain and Catherine Carolan

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Wow. Thank you Eileen. That area of Ireland was indicated by Ancestry as a part where my Uncle had ancestors so I was half expecting it to be somewhere between Belfast and Dublin. I have looked for emigration records but not had any luck yet. 

I have ancestors in various places in Ireland, Tipperary, Sligo, Cavan, Derry and Antrim and I visited all these places last Summer but had no idea where my Smiths came from. At present my Ancestry subs only covers the UK. I really do appreciated your findings.

Thank you so much.

Gwenda

Thank you very much Mary TV. 

Regards

Gwenda

Gwenda,

My computer is acting up and I have not found records of when the Smith family came to America. I hope I found the right family. Was Eliza in in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake before going to Berkeley?

Regards- Mary

Yes she was. 

After building the trees I came across this obituary.

Gwenda, 

I still have not found when the family came over and don't know if we identified the right family from Louth. Eliza had an interesting life- coming from Ireland, living in Providence, before taking a wagon with her family to California.

NameElizabeth Spillman

Age38

Birth DateAbt 1842

BirthplaceIreland

Home in 1880San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USAStreetBial PlaceHouse Number4Dwelling Number8

RaceWhite

GenderFemale

Relation to Head of HouseWife

Marital StatusMarried

Spouse's NameHenry J. Spillman

Father's BirthplaceIreland

Mother's BirthplaceIreland

OccupationKeep houseNeighborsView others on page

Thank you for your searches. The names in your Louth family are reflected in Eliza Spilman's children. Of course we don't know how many of the children survived. If Eliza was born in 1839 (and emigrated at the age of 13) and a brother was born in Ireland in 1852 this narrows down the emigration year to 1852-1853, possibly 1854.As Mary was born in 1837 it probably means that Mary Ann (1835) did not survive.

Regards

Gwenda