Joseph SMITHAM

1841 - 1916  (74 years)

• Name	Joseph SMITHAM  [1]
  Born	5 Sep 1841	Phillack, Cornwall, England   [1, 2]
  Christened	21 Nov 1841	Phillack, Cornwall, England   [3]
  	Joseph SMITHAM, son of Joseph, a Porter, and Mary, baptised 21 November 1841; abode Ventonlege.
  Gender	Male
  Address	14 Apr 1862  [4]
  	13 Marlborough St., Devonport, Devon
  	Address at the time of his marriage.
  Address	1870  [5]
  	East Ward, Hazelton, Pennsylvania
  Died	5 Mar 1916	Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.   [1, 6]
  	"Joseph SMITHAM, 76 years old, a resident of Denver for more than thirty-five years, died in Santa Fe, N. M., of a complication of diseases following an attack of grip. He was born in Cornwall, England, in 1840."
  Buried	Riverside Cemetery, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
  	Address: 5201 Brighton Blvd Denver, Colorado 80216 U.S.A.
  Person ID	I6141	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	3 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Joseph SMITHAM,   b. Abt 1812, Camborne, Cornwall, England ,   d. Jul 1891, Cornwall, England  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann POLLARD,   b. 31 Jul 1814, Kenwyn, Cornwall, England ,   d. Abt 1892, Cornwall, England  (Age 77 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1840	Phillack, Cornwall, England   [1, 3]
  	Joseph SMITHAM, age 26, Single, Porter of Bodriggy, son of Joseph, married Mary Ann POLLARD, age 25, Single, of Bodriggy, daughter of William POLLARD, Miner. [1]
  Address	1841  [7]
  	Ventonleague, Phillack, Cornwall
  Address	1841  [3]
  	Ventonlege, Phillack, Cornwall
  	Address at the baptism of their son, Joseph, on 21 November 1841.
  Address	1851  [8]
  	Bodriggy, Phillack, Cornwall
  Address	1861  [9]
  	Venton League, Phillack, Cornwall
  Address	1871  [10]
  	Caroline Row, Phillack, Cornwall
  Address	1881  [11]
  	Market St., Phillack, Cornwall
  Address	1891  [12]
  	C.C. Co's Ap. House, Redruth, Cornwall
  Address	1891  [3]
  	Copperhouse, Phillack, Cornwall
  	Address at the time of his burial on 27 July 1891.
  Family ID	F1582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma Jane YELLAND,   b. 7 Sep 1843, Pembroke St. Mary, Pembrokeshire, Wales ,   d. 7 Sep 1910, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years)
  Married	14 Apr 1862	Devonport, Devon, England   [1]
  	Joseph SMITHAM, age 22, Bachelor, Boiler Maker, residing at 13 Marlborough St., son of Joseph SMITHAM, Labourer; and Emma Jane YELLAND, age 18, Spinster, residing at same address, daughter of William Henry YELLAND, Sawyer in the Dockyard, married on 14 April 1862. They were married at the Parish Church in the Parish of St. Paul, Devonport, Devon after Banns by Franklin A. Bellamy, Curate. Witnesses: William Henery YELLAND and [ ]avinia ANDREW. [4]
  Address	1871	Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [1]
  	This was their address after immigrating.
  Address	1880	Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.   [13]
  	They were living beside James and Mary SMITHAM.
  Address	1885-1900	Arapahoe County, Colorado, U.S.A.   [14]
  Address	1910  [15]
  	Humboldt St., Denver City, Colorado
  Address	7 Sep 1910  [16]
  	3326 Humboldt St., Denver, Colorado
  	Address at the time of Emma's death.
  Children	1. Nicholas Luke SMITHAM,   b. 10 Dec 1862, Phillack, Cornwall, England ,   d. 26 May 1938, Eastland, Eastland, Texas, U.S.A.  (Age 75 years)   2. Emma Jane SMITHAM,   b. 1865, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. John William SMITHAM,   b. 3 Jun 1868, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. 26 Aug 1941, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age 73 years)   4. Joseph Henry SMITHAM,   b. Abt 1869, Devonport, Devon, England ,   d. Bef 1930  (Age ~ 60 years)   5. Minnie SMITHAM,   b. Nov 1873, Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ,   d. 3 Dec 1901, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 28 years)   6. Annie SMITHAM,   b. 1875, Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ,   d. Bef 1885  (Age 9 years)   7. Lucille L. SMITHAM,   b. Apr 1877, Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ,   d. 7 Jul 1917, Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 40 years)   8. James Albert SMITHAM,   b. 25 May 1879, Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ,   d. 21 May 1933, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, U.S.A.  (Age 53 years)   9. Florence SMITHAM,   b. Abt 1881, Hazelton, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. ,   d. 12 Aug 1893, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 12 years)   10. William George SMITHAM,   b. Abt 1884, Denver City, Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Documents		Passenger list: Smitham Emma, and four children, travelled on the S. S. City of Paris, arrived in New York on 15 May 1871.
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2017
  Family ID	F1577	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  SMITHAM SMITHAM JOSEPH 1842-1915 EMMA 1843-1912 Dates not entirely accurate.

  
  

• Sources

  [S676] Personal communication. [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S757] Parish Register, Phillack, Cornwall. [S74] Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office. [S399] Census of U.S.A., 1870. [S217] Newspaper. [S137] Census of England, 1841 (6 June 1841). [S696] Census of England, 1851 (30 March 1851). [S36] Census of England, 1861. [S144] Census of England, 1871. [S71] Census of England, 1881 (3 April 1881). [S193] Census of England, 1891 (5 April 1891). [S226] Census of U.S.A., 1880. [S374] Census of U.S.A., 1885. [S204] Census of U.S.A., 1910, (National Archives & Records Administration; Series T624). [S378] Vital Statistics - Colorado, U.S.A.