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Jane and Joe Smailes

Jane and Joe Smailes

Janet Vanstrom (View posts)
Posted: 5 Sep 2000 6:16PM GMT
My grandmothers first husband was Joe Smailes
They were married in Alwick county Nothumberland England on 11/24/1900. They came to America about 3-5 years later. They eventually had 5 children an then Joe was killed.Does anyone know either of these people?v Grammas maiden name was Jane Waugh
Oliver. She was from Newbiggen originally After Joe's death she married James Platt my grandfather.
Posted: 3 Jan 2001 4:39PM GMT
Edited: 9 Jan 2003 9:30PM GMT
still looking, haven't forgot you!!!!! (busy) todd

Re: Jane and Joe Smailes

Posted: 26 Aug 2002 9:24PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 26 Aug 2002 9:35PM GMT
From Jane Smailes - there's a whole bunch oif us here. And our great grand uncle was Buffalo Bill.
If you're still researching this, email back for more.

Re: Jane and Joe Smailes

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 9:44AM GMT
Classification: Query
Hello,
my name is Alan Smailes,I live in England and was very interested to see your comments about buffalo Bill and how you are related to him.I would love some info on this if you have any.
Many thanks
Alan Smailes

Re: Jane and Joe Smailes

Posted: 12 Sep 2010 7:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Alan,
The link with Buffalo Bill turns out to be an illusion of my grandmothers'. Her family name was CODE and she came from Cork; there is a branch of the family whose name had mutated to Cody and hence her confusion. I believed it as gospel until only a few years ago, when a cousin who has researched our family extensively, blew the story, rather too late for me, I fear, as I've used the name Cody for years as a result! (its easier to spell than SMAILES)
Anyway I'm always interested in new Smaileses, so if you'd like to pursue that aspect I'd be glad to. My father, the eldest of 9, was born in Chilcompton, somerset, in 1914, and died in 2004 at 89. There were 9 siblings, of whom only 3 still survive, my auntie Mary in Barnstaple is 90, my uncle John in Toronto is 80-something, and my auntie Joan in NZ is 80-something. Her twin Kate died only last Nov.
Are you descended from the somerset branch?
Best wishes, Jane
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