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{{Notice |heading=In Revision|center=y |'''Note: Smith family document is being revised and reformatted to match other families for consistency, clarity, and completeness.'''}}
 
=The Smith Family of Random Island{{efn|name=fn1}}=
=The Smith Family of Random Island{{efn|name=fn1}}=
The '''Smith''' family of Random Island were some of the original settlers of the upper western half of Random Island. The Smiths were pioneers in the [[w:Hant's Harbour|Hant's Harbour]], [[Elliott's Cove]], [[Snook's Harbour]] and [[Apsey Brook]] areas of [[w:Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].  The family itself moved originally to Elliott's Cove from Hant's Harbour. While the impetus for this is unknown, family researchers, Gloria Smith Corbett, and Arthur T. Dalton Jr.<ref name="smith-corbett" />, noted that the book [https://www.abebooks.com/signed/cod-crab-stories-history-Hants-Harbour/13552495790/bd From Cod to Crab: Stories and History of Hant's Harbor] mention that in 1868,  
The '''Smith''' family of Random Island were some of the original settlers of the upper western half of Random Island. The Smiths were pioneers in the [[w:Hant's Harbour|Hant's Harbour]], [[Elliott's Cove]], [[Snook's Harbour]] and [[Apsey Brook]] areas of [[w:Newfoundland|Newfoundland]].  The family itself moved originally to Elliott's Cove from Hant's Harbour. While the impetus for this is unknown, family researchers, Gloria Smith Corbett, and Arthur T. Dalton Jr.<ref name="smith-corbett" />, noted that the book [https://www.abebooks.com/signed/cod-crab-stories-history-Hants-Harbour/13552495790/bd From Cod to Crab: Stories and History of Hant's Harbor] mention that in 1868,  
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|source=''From Cod to Crab: Stories and History of Hant's Harbor''  
|source=''From Cod to Crab: Stories and History of Hant's Harbor''  
}}
}}
Of note also is the fact that "Scholar" John Tiley, father in law of Thomas, also resettled around this time, and went on to become the founder of nearby [[w:Shoal Harbour|Shoal Harbour]].


==Pre Random Island==
==Pre Random Island==
William Smith-Bramleigh (Broomley) emigrated from England in the Mid 1700's, and landed in Trinity, NL.  There his wife Sarah gave birth to sons John (baptized 1757) and William (baptized September 13, 1761)<ref>{{citation | title = St. Paul's Anglican Church Records | publication-place = Trinity, Trinity Bay }}</ref>
William Smith-Bramleigh (Broomley) emigrated from England in the Mid 1700's, and landed in Trinity, NL.  There his wife Sarah gave birth to sons John (baptized 1757) and William (baptized September 13, 1761)<ref>{{citation | title = St. Paul's Anglican Church Records | publication-place = Trinity, Trinity Bay }}</ref>
{{Blockquote
{{Blockquote
| text = From Trinity, the family moved across The Bay to Scilly Cove (now Winterton), Newfoundland. William, born in 1761, grew up there, married, and had at least one son, named Thomas. Thomas was born at Scilly Cove in 1804. The family moved from Scilly Cove to Hant's Harbour in the early 1800's. There, Thomas became the father of six sons and three daughters, all of whom were born and grew up in Hant's Harbour.
| text = From Trinity, the family moved across The Bay to Scilly Cove (now Winterton), Newfoundland. William, born in 1761, grew up there, married, and had at least one son, named Thomas (Sr). Thomas (Sr) was born at Scilly Cove in 1804. The family moved from Scilly Cove to Hant's Harbour in the early 1800's. There, Thomas (Sr) became the father of six sons and three daughters, all of whom were born and grew up in Hant's Harbour.
|author=Gloria Smith Corbett,Arthur T. Dalton Jr.
|author=Gloria Smith Corbett,Arthur T. Dalton Jr.
|source=''The Smith-Bramleigh(Broomley) Family From Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Beyond'' - Private Publication
|source=''The Smith-Bramleigh(Broomley) Family From Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Beyond'' - Private Publication
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}}
}}


==Thomas Smith and Family==
==Thomas Smith Sr. and Family==
Thomas married Martha Tilley, daughter of "Scholar" John Tilley, founder of Shoal Harbour, on December 4, 1828. Their son, Thomas Jr., and wife, Deborah, settled in [[Elliott's Cove]] in the 1860's.  Thomas' brothers, sisters and parents followed shortly thereafter.
Thomas Sr. married Martha Tilley, daughter of "Scholar" John Tilley, founder of [[w:Shoal Harbour|Shoal Harbour]], on December 4, 1828. Their son, Thomas Jr., and wife, Deborah, settled in [[Elliott's Cove]] in the 1860's.  Thomas' brothers, sisters and parents followed shortly thereafter.  


Thomas' children were:
Thomas' children were:
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Both Thomas and Martha are buried at Elliott's Cove.
Both Thomas and Martha are buried at Elliott's Cove.
==First Generation==
===Thomas===
Thomas Jr. was born May 2, 1839 in Hant's Harbour. He married Deborah Hopkins (December 1847), also of Hant's Harbour. They died in 1906 and 1931 respectively, both in Elliott's Cove.
Thomas was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1864/65 - Hant's Harbour<ref name="hutchinson"/>
*Fisherman 1871 - Random Sound<ref name="lovell"/>
*Fisherman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-04"/>
One report suggests that Thomas Jr. and Deborah Smith of Hant's Harbour were the first of the Smiths to settle in Elliott's Cove, arriving there in the 1860's, with the rest of their family soon following.
Thomas Smith was the founder of the Methodist Sunday School in Elliott's Cove. When he passed away in 1906, he was described as a highly respected class-leader of the church in Elliott's Cove.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=75
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=Tending The Vineyard
}}</ref>
Thomas had a ferryboat and operated a ferry service to all places in the Northwest Arm from Hickman's Harbour to Clarenville. He died on his boat while making a run in 1906. His son, Allan, continued the service.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1990
|title=Random Island Pioneers
|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Random-Island-Pioneers/dp/0920021727
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=238
|isbn=0-920021-72-7
|chapter=Transportation
}}</ref>
Thomas and Deborah's lineage includes marriage into the Goobie family of Hant's Harbour, the Hodder family of [[Thoroughfare]], the [[Leawood]] family of Hant's Harbour (then Foster's Point and Britannia), and the Guildford family of Hant'S Harbour.  The Smith family name under Thomas was much smaller in future generations, with a small branch remaining in Elliott's Cove.
===Gideon===
Gideon was born December 7, 1841 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on January 1, 1920 at Elliott's Cove.
Gideon was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1864/65 - Hant's Harbour<ref name="hutchinson"/>
*Sawmill Operator 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Snook's Harbour<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Snook's Harbour<ref name="mcalpine-04-a"/>
He married Hannah Ivany (December 24, 1846) of Champneys. She died at 43 on December 30, 1889 at Elliott's Cove. Gideon remarried to Emily Louisa Pynn (1857, St. John's) in 1891 at Elliott's Cove.
Not a whole lot is documented about Gideon's lineage, though one son was killed young in a hunting accident, and another emigrated to New York.  Daughter also married into families in Maine and Massachusetts.
===Charles===
Charles was born February 3, 1854 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on May 28, 1904 at Elliott's Cove.
Charles was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-04"/>
He married Mahalah Adey (1852) of [[Foster's Point]]. She died on August 10, 1914 at Elliott's Cove.
Charles' house was used as the worship center at Elliott's Cove before the church was built.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=17
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=Random Island Churches
}}</ref>
Charles and brother Aaron, along with Aaron's sons Attwood and Norman, also opened a brickyard at Snook's Harbour.
{{Blockquote
| text = When fire leveled the brickyard (of The Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company in Elliott's Cove) in the fall of 1903, (the company) decided to move elsewhere. The company reorganized into the Newfoundland Brick and Manufacturing Company Limited in 1904 to make sand and lime bricks in St. John's, but closed in 1908. Living in Elliott's Cove when The Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company first arrived in 1890, were three Smith brothers; Thomas, Aaron and Charles. Lumbermen Aaron and Charles became intrigued by the company's brickworks. They observed it closely and in 1895 opened up their own small brickyard in Snook's Harbour on the opposite side of Random Island.
|author=Gloria Smith Corbett,Arthur T. Dalton Jr.
|source=''The Smith-Bramleigh(Broomley) Family From Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Beyond'' - Private Publication
}}
Like some other members of the family, much of Charles' lineage seems to have emigrated to the New England area, especially Lynn, Massachusetts.
===Aaron===
Aaron was born in 1855 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on November 6, 1943 at Elliott's Cove.
Aaron was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Lumberman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Lumberman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
He married Emily Barnes (1861) of English Harbour. She died on September 16, 1887 at Elliott's Cove. Norman re-married to Jane Anne Reid (1864) of [[Foster's Point]]. She died in 1952 at [[Elliott's Cove]].
In 1909, Aaron was appointed lay reader for Apsey Brook due to absence of a minister.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=67
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=Tending the Vineyard
}}</ref>
Aaron, with sons Norman and Attwood operated a brickyard at [[Snook's Harbour]]. This operation continued until 1952, employing many men.
Most, if not all, of the current Smith families of Elliott's Cove can trace direct ancestry to Aaron.


==First, Second and Third Generations==
==First, Second and Third Generations==
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}}
}}
Moses married Deborah Jane Pelley (born 1838) of Hant's Harbour in 1858 and lived in Hant's Harbour. They had 4 children:
Moses married Deborah Jane Pelley (born 1838) of Hant's Harbour in 1858 and lived in Hant's Harbour. They had 4 children:
* Emily (1860-1946) married William [[Cooper]] Jr. of [[Ireland's Eye]] (1856-1947) in 1881 in Snook's Harbour. Both are buried in Snook's Harbour. They had children:
* Emily (1860-1946) married William [[Cooper]]{{efn|name=fn3}} Jr. of [[Ireland's Eye]] (1856-1947) in 1881 in Snook's Harbour. Both are buried in Snook's Harbour. They had children:
** Deborah Louise (1884-1978) married John Mills (1884-1907) of [[Thoroughfare]]. Subsequently she married Norman Smith (see Aaron Smith and Family)
** Deborah Louise (1884-1978) married John Mills (1884-1907) of [[Thoroughfare]]. Subsequently she married Norman Smith (see Aaron Smith and Family)
** Jessie (1887-1983) married Peter Hefford (1886-1960) of Snook's Harbour.
** Jessie (1887-1983) married Peter Hefford (1886-1960) of Snook's Harbour.
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** William
** William
* Lucy was born in Hant's Harbour and married Albert Cooper of [[Bluff Head Cove]] in 1897.
* Lucy was born in Hant's Harbour and married Albert Cooper of [[Bluff Head Cove]] in 1897.
* Mary-Anne was born in Hant's Harbour and married John Peddle Smith (ca1855-?) of Bishop's Cove. They settled in [[Wake's Brook]] where he had a small brick making operation, unrelated to the later Smith brickworks. They later moved to Snook's Harbour proper. He is unrelated to this Smith family. They had childrend:
* Mary-Anne was born in Hant's Harbour and married John Peddle Smith (ca1855-?) of Bishop's Cove. They settled in [[Wake's Brook]] where he had a small brick making operation, unrelated to the later Smith brickworks. They later moved to Snook's Harbour proper. He is unrelated to this Smith family. They had children:
** Allen was born in Apsey Brook.  He married a woman named Anne. They had one child.
** Allen was born in Apsey Brook.  He married a woman named Anne. They had one child.
** Edward, born in Apsey Brook, married Amy Ann Ivany (1897-1995) of Hodder's Cove.
** Edward, born in Apsey Brook, married Amy Ann Ivany (1897-1995) of Hodder's Cove.
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** Amy was born in 1901 in Snook's Harbour. She married Hubert Peddle Sr. They had 6 children.
** Amy was born in 1901 in Snook's Harbour. She married Hubert Peddle Sr. They had 6 children.
* Tobias was born in Hant's Harbour. He was listed as a Fisherman from Snook's Harbour in 1889 MacAlpines Directory.
* Tobias was born in Hant's Harbour. He was listed as a Fisherman from Snook's Harbour in 1889 MacAlpines Directory.
* John (1863-1928) was born in Hant's Harbour. He married Eliazbeth (Lizzie) Mary Fifield (1864-1946) of English Harbour. They had children:
* John (1863-1928) was born in Hant's Harbour. He married Elizabeth (Lizzie) Mary Fifield (1864-1946) of English Harbour. They had children:
** Lydia (1890-1913) was born in Apsey Brook. She married Martin Bowring (1887-1916). They had one child.
** Lydia (1890-1913) was born in Apsey Brook. She married Martin Bowring (1887-1916). They had one child.
** George (1892-1929) was born in Apsey Brook. He married Alfreda Cooper (1891-1924). They had 6 children.
** George (1892-1929) was born in Apsey Brook. He married Alfreda Cooper (1891-1924). They had 6 children.
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** Roland (1885-1962) married Emma [[Blundell]] (1895-1988). Roland moved his entire family to Boston in his early 20s, but accompanied his parents back after several years.  Most of his siblings remained in the United States however. He died suddenly after being hit by a motor vehicle in St. John's. They had 8 children.
** Roland (1885-1962) married Emma [[Blundell]] (1895-1988). Roland moved his entire family to Boston in his early 20s, but accompanied his parents back after several years.  Most of his siblings remained in the United States however. He died suddenly after being hit by a motor vehicle in St. John's. They had 8 children.
** Martha (1890-1906) suffered severe burns in a fire that likely led to her death.
** Martha (1890-1906) suffered severe burns in a fire that likely led to her death.
** Jairus (1893-1988) married Evelyn Gosse of Long Beach, Random Island. They both resided in the Untied States for much of their lives and died there. They had 2 children.
** Jairus (1893-1988) married Evelyn Gosse of Long Beach{{efn|name=fn2}}, Random Island. They both resided in the Untied States for much of their lives and died there. They had 2 children.
** Lucy
** Lucy Jane (1896-?) married James Pomeroy of St, John's, and moved to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life. James died at an early age. They had one child. She subsequently married Herbert Partridge, and had one child.
** Harrison
** Harrison (ca1898-1900)
** Albert
** Albert Pittman (1899-1906)
** Clarence
** Clarence (1901-1974) married Anna ? of Germantown,PA. They had no children.
** Emma Juliet Belle
** Emma born 1901.  No further info is available.
** Lydia
** Juliet Belle born 1902.  No further info is available.
** Lydia (1906-1977) married William Vokey (1891-1974). They died in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They had 6 children.
: Barzillai lived on a land grant given to his father by Queen Victoria on May 23, 1872. He was also listed as a lay reader in Apsey Brook.<ref>{{cite book
: Barzillai lived on a land grant given to his father by Queen Victoria on May 23, 1872. He was also listed as a lay reader in Apsey Brook.<ref>{{cite book
  |last=Martin
  |last=Martin
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* Jairus was born in 1867 in Hant's Harbour. No further information is available.
* Jairus was born in 1867 in Hant's Harbour. No further information is available.
* George was born in 1869 in Northwest Arm. No further information is available.
* George was born in 1869 in Northwest Arm. No further information is available.
* Stephen (1871-1921) was born in 1871 in Elliott's Cove. He married Sarah Blundell of [[Hickman's Harbour]]. They had children:
* Stephen (1871-1921) was born in 1871 in Elliott's Cove. He married Sarah [[Blundell]] of [[Hickman's Harbour]]. They had children:
** Albert
** Albert married Louise "Louie" [[Ivany]] of Lower Lance Cove.
** Edward
** Edward married Elfreda May [[Duffett]] of Britannia Cove. They had one child.
** William
** William married Susie Button of Old Perlican. They had one child.
** Ingham
** Ingham (1899-1972) married Sybil Diamond (1900-1986) of Glovertown. They had two children.
** Effie
** Effie (1917-1948) married Manual [[Currie]] of Britannia Cove. They had two children.
: After Stephen died, Sarah remarried James Bugden of Petley, and she and her sons moved there. While Ingham eventually moved back to Apsey Brook, Edward and William settled in Petley, starting the Smith family in that community.
: After Stephen died, Sarah remarried James [[Bugden]] of Petley, and she and her sons moved there. While Ingham eventually moved back to Apsey Brook, Edward and William settled in Petley, starting the Smith family in that community.
* Silas (1872-1943) was born in Elliott's Cove. He married Caroline Hiscock (1874-1960) of Champney's. They had children:
* Silas (1872-1943) was born in Elliott's Cove. He married Caroline Hiscock (1874-1960) of Champney's. They had children:
** Harold
** Harold was born in 1908. No further information is available.
** Jessie
** Jessie "Leah" (1912-1992) married Colin Baker (1905-1994) and lived in Shoal Harbour. They had two children.
** Ralph
** Ralph (1914-2001) married Inez [[Patey]] (1926-?) of Elliott's Cove. They had two children.
** Rev. Vernon Attwood
** Rev. Vernon Attwood (1920-?) married Elizabeth Coffin (1926-?) of Truro, NS. They had 4 children.
* Luther (1875-1950) was born in Elliott's Cove. He married Miriam Verge (1894-1990) of Old Bonaventure in 1912. They had children:
* Luther (1875-1950) was born in Elliott's Cove. He married Miriam Verge (1894-1990) of Old Bonaventure in 1912. They had children:
** Utley
** Utley (1913-1937) never married.
** Eloise
** Eloise (1915-1982) married Edgar James [[Martin]] of Hickman's Harbour. They lived in Corner Brook, and had 7 children. They continued to summer in Apsey Brook for many years.
** Ross Lloyd
** Ross Lloyd (1920-1986) married Alice Milford Reid (1916-?), of Weybridge. They had no children.
** Lucy Alma
** Lucy Alma (1923-?) married Albert Wesley Penney of Western Bay. They had 4 children.
** Eva
** Eva (1926-1926).
** Daisey Violet Blanche
** Daisey Violet Blanche (1929-?) married George Cull (1918-1966) in Indian Islands. They had one child. She subsequently married Arthur Hoddinott (1911-1989) also of Indian Islands.


William was listed in various directories over the years as:
William was listed in various directories over the years as:
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===Thomas Smith Jr. and Family===
===Thomas Smith Jr. and Family===
Thomas Jr. was born May 2, 1839 in Hant's Harbour. He married Deborah Hopkins (December 1847), also of Hant's Harbour. They died in 1906 and 1931 respectively, both in Elliott's Cove. They had 9 children:
* Lucy Ann (1864-?). No further information is available.
* Martha "Marnie" (1866-?) was born in Hant's Harbour. She married John Goobie (1867) of Hant's Harbour. They had children:
** Clarence (1895-?). Clarence was wounded twice in World War I and was discharged in 1919.
** Annie (1898-?) No further information is available.
** Amy (1902-?) No further information is available.
** Thomas (1903-?) No further information is available.
** Alonzo (1906-?). No further information is available.
* Lillian (1868-) married John Hodder (1863-?) of Thoroughfare. They had chidren:
** Lucy (1889-?). No further information is available.
** Charles E (1891-?).. No further information is available.
** Bessie (1893-?). No further information is available.
** Marion (1906-?). No further information is available.
** Frederick (1911-?). No further information is available.
* Julia (1869-?). No further information is available.
* Edwin (1870-1954) married Charity Elizabeth Strong (1871-1951) of Russell's Cove. They had children:
** Alavena (1891-1967) married Ishmael Locke (1890-1964) of Lockston, NL. Both are buried on Long Island, NY. They had one child.
** Bertha Elizabeth married Wesley Janes (1893-1981). They lived in Revere, Massachusetts, and had no children.
** Minnie Pearl (1895-?) died at a young age.
** Rose Blanche (1897-1975) married Harold Maxwell Pennell (1894-1966). They lived and died in the United States. They had no children.
** Thomas Wilfred (1898-1977) married Mary Julia Pelley (1902-1986). They lived in the United States and had 7 children.
** Ephriam was born in 1900 and died young.
** Florence Belle (1904-1984) married Ernest Guy (1903-?). They lived in the United States and had two children.
** Annie Gertrude (1905-1997) married George Harold Smith, also of Elliott's Cove. They lived in the United States and retired to Novs Scotia. She had one child previous to her marriage. They had three children together.
** Gladys (1908-1992) married Eugene Young (1910-1993) of St. John's. They had 4 children.
** Alexander Maxwell (1910-1969) was a member of the Royal Navy in World War II. He returned to Elliott's Cove after the war.
** Clyde (1913-1974) married Beatrice Reid (1919-) of Old Shop. They had two children.
* Mary (1874-1914) married George Goobie (1870-?) of Hant's Harbour. They had children:
** Ken (1898-?). No further information is available.
** Hazel (1901-?). No further information is available.
** Henry (1905-?). No further information is available.
** Albert (1906-?). No further information is available.
** Lucy (1907-?). No further information is available.
** Lloyd (1911-?). No further information is available.
** Annie (1912-?). No further information is available.
* Laura Belle (1875-1959) married John [[Leawood]] (1861-1926) of Hant's Harbour. They had children:
** Lawrence (1900-1988) married Mary Amelia Smith. See William Smith and Family section for more.
** Thomas Lee (1905-1973) joined the United States Army in World War II. He married a woman there named Virginia.
** Maimie Florence (1907-ca1949) married Ronald Ivany. They had 5 children.
** Lloyd MacKinley (1911-ca1970) never married.
: John was a school teacher at Foster's Point and was previously married to Janet Reid of that community. He also had one of the first cameras on Random Island, and was the island's first professional photographer.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=170
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=
}}</ref> John and Janet had several children prior to his marriage to Laure Belle.
* Allan (1877-1950) married Annie Louisa "Looie" Taylor (1885-?) of Harbour Grace. They had children:
** Millicent May (1911-1996) married Rev. Albert Walter Osborne (1904-1976), born in England, and died in Lethbridge. They had 3 children.
** Ronald Sr. (1913-1997) married Susie Johnson (1910-2000) of St. Anthony. They had 4 children.
** Boyce (1918-2003) married Lavenia Fifield (1921-2003). They lived in Clarenville and had 4 children.
* Anna (1879-?) married George Gulliford of Hant's Harbour. They moved to Foster's Point after their marriage and had children:
** Georgina moved to the USA. No further information is available.
** Karl (1903-1973) moved from Foster's Point to the United States and died in New Hampshire. No further information is available.
** Alonzo (1905-?). No further information is available.
** Susie (1907-?). No further information is available.
** Inez (1907-?). No further information is available.
** Archibald (1910-1985) died in Tampa, Florida. No further information is available.
** William (1915-1977) died in Miami, Florida. No further information is available.
** Everett (1917-?). No further information is available.
Thomas was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1864/65 - Hant's Harbour<ref name="hutchinson"/>
*Fisherman 1871 - Random Sound<ref name="lovell"/>
*Fisherman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-04"/>
One report suggests that Thomas Jr. and Deborah Smith of Hant's Harbour were the first of the Smiths to settle in Elliott's Cove, arriving there in the 1860's, with the rest of their family soon following.
Thomas Smith was the founder of the Methodist Sunday School in Elliott's Cove. When he passed away in 1906, he was described as a highly respected class-leader of the church in Elliott's Cove.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=75
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=Tending The Vineyard
}}</ref>
Thomas had a ferryboat and operated a ferry service to all places in the Northwest Arm from Hickman's Harbour to Clarenville. He died on his boat while making a run in 1906. His son, Allan, continued the service.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1990
|title=Random Island Pioneers
|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Random-Island-Pioneers/dp/0920021727
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=238
|isbn=0-920021-72-7
|chapter=Transportation
}}</ref>
===Gideon Smith and Family===
===Gideon Smith and Family===
Gideon was born December 7, 1841 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on January 1, 1920 at Elliott's Cove.
He married Hannah Ivany (December 24, 1846) of Champneys. She died at 43 on December 30, 1889 at Elliott's Cove. They had children:
* Olivia married a Alan Reader, NL. They had one child:
** Clarice
* Tobias (1872-?). No further information is available.
* Emily Jane (1877-?) married Boris Tilton (ca1875-?) of Maine.
* Amelia (1878-?). No further information is available.
* John Thomas (1881-1942) married Emma Elizabeth Blandford (1889-1965) and emigrated to New York. They had 2 children:
** Olive Patricia (1918-2000).
** John Warren Blandford (1924-1981) married Lois Patricia Johnson of Anderson, Indiana.  They lived in New York. They had 3 children.
* William Ivany (1884-1902) was killed in a hunting accident.
* Lewis Davie (1887-?) was raised by her stepmother.
Gideon remarried to Emily Louisa Pynn (1857, St. John's) in 1891 at Elliott's Cove. They had children:
* Florence Elizabeth (ca1890s) died at age 10.
* Nellie Diadem (1892-?) married a Mr. Balfour. They had one child:
** Evelyn. No further information is available.
* Margaret (1894-1976) married a Mr. Thomas and lived in Massachusetts.
* Hannah Beatrice Story (1897-?). No further information is available.
Gideon was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1864/65 - Hant's Harbour<ref name="hutchinson"/>
*Sawmill Operator 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Snook's Harbour<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Snook's Harbour<ref name="mcalpine-04-a"/>
Not a whole lot is documented about Gideon's lineage, though one son was killed young in a hunting accident, and another emigrated to New York.  Daughters also married into families in Maine and Massachusetts.
===Elizabeth Smith===
===Elizabeth Smith===
Elizabeth was born on September 3, 1844. She died sometime before 1920 and is buried at the United Church Cemetery, [[Elliott's Cove]].  
Elizabeth was born on September 3, 1844. She died sometime before 1920 and is buried at the United Church Cemetery, [[Elliott's Cove]].  
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===Charles Smith and Family===
===Charles Smith and Family===
Charles was born February 3, 1854 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on May 28, 1904 at Elliott's Cove.
He married Mahalah Adey (1852) of [[Foster's Point]]. She died on August 10, 1914 at Elliott's Cove. They had 8 children.
* Alice (1879-1908) married William John Reid (1877-1961) of Foster's Point. She died in childbirth, and he died in Massachusetts. They had 5 children. William John re-married Lucy Ellen Smith - See Moses Smith and Family section for more.
** Watson was born in 1902. He died young at Foster's Point.
** Hearty (1902-1903) died of cholera.
** Charles Eric (1903?) accompanied his father and step-mother to the United States. He married Gladys Mae Hussey (1906-1986) of Lynn, Massachusetts. They had 2 children.
** Gladys (1908-1909). No further information is available.
* Archibald (1880-1951) married Rachel Sanson (1881-1968) of Battle Harbour. They emigrated to Massachusetts and had 10 children:
** Charles Clayton (1903-1978) married Elizabeth Ingram Phin (1904-1998) of Scotland, residing in Lynn, Massachusetts. They had two children
** William Gordon (1905-2000) married Katherine MacTavish (1906-1985) of Massachusetts.
** Mona Pearl (1907-1988) married Patrick Charles MacCaffray (1898-1991) of Scotland. They resided in Lynn and moved to Florida upon retirement.
** Aaron Huntley (1909-2002) married Gertrude Elaine Crossman (1911-2000) of Randolph, Maine. They lived in Lynn and had 5 children.
** an un-named son died at birth.
** Ethel Harty (1913-2004) married Raymond Stephen Engheben Sr. (1913-1996) of Florida. They had 4 children.
** Maurice was born in 1915 in Elliott's Cove. He died after 11 months of pneumonia.
** Elmore Galpyne (1918-1995) married a woman named Isabelle. They had no children.  Elimore served in the US Marines in World War II and was given a battlefield commission. He retired as a Major.
** Otto Cleveland (1920-?) married Virginia Cornuet (1929-?). They had 6 children.
** Archibald Donald (1922-?) married Betty Jane MacWilliams (1926-?) and lived in Massachusetts. They had two children.
* Adela (1883-1884) died of diphtheria and scarlet fever.
* Sadie (1884-?) married William Cleveland (1891-1983). They lived in Lynn, Massachusetts and had one child.
** Edna Christy (1915-1986) married James K. Chester (1914-1990) of Florida.
* Mary (1886-1888). No further information is available.
* Aaron (1889-ca1894) died of diphtheria and scarlet fever.
* Ethel (Ett) (1893-1981) married William Ripley and lived in Massachusetts.
* Adelia Lillian (1896-1907) died after falling on a pitchfork, and is buried in Elliott's Cove.
Charles was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Fisherman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Fisherman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
*Fisherman 1904 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-04"/>
Charles' house was used as the worship center at Elliott's Cove before the church was built.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=17
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=Random Island Churches
}}</ref>
Charles and brother Aaron, along with Aaron's sons Attwood and Norman, also opened a brickyard at Snook's Harbour.
{{Blockquote
| text = When fire leveled the brickyard (of The Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company in Elliott's Cove) in the fall of 1903, (the company) decided to move elsewhere. The company reorganized into the Newfoundland Brick and Manufacturing Company Limited in 1904 to make sand and lime bricks in St. John's, but closed in 1908. Living in Elliott's Cove when The Brick and Tile Manufacturing Company first arrived in 1890, were three Smith brothers; Thomas, Aaron and Charles. Lumbermen Aaron and Charles became intrigued by the company's brickworks. They observed it closely and in 1895 opened up their own small brickyard in Snook's Harbour on the opposite side of Random Island.
|author=Gloria Smith Corbett,Arthur T. Dalton Jr.
|source=''The Smith-Bramleigh(Broomley) Family From Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Beyond'' - Private Publication
}}
Like some other members of the family, much of Charles' lineage seems to have emigrated to the New England area, especially Lynn, Massachusetts.
===Aaron Smith and Family===
===Aaron Smith and Family===
{{Notice |heading=Some information excluded|center=y |'''Note: Some of Aaron's grandchildren or their spouses may be still living. This section is left less complete to respect the privacy of living members of the family.'''}}
Aaron was born in 1855 in Hant's Harbour.  He died on November 6, 1943 at Elliott's Cove.
He married Emily Barnes (1861) of English Harbour. She died on September 16, 1887 at Elliott's Cove. They had one child:
* Norman (1883-?) married Emma Craven (1885-1908) of Portsmouth, England. She died giving birth in Elliott's Cove. They had 3 children:
** Hazel (1902-?) married Hubert Brown of Bonavista. They had no children.
** Clyde (1906-1914) died young by drowning.
** Frances Emily (1908-1981) was raised by a relative, and with them moved to Massachusetts. She married Dawson Sawlor of Massachusetts. They had no children.
: Norman remarried Deborah Louise Cooper (Mills) (1884-1978) of Snook's Harbour. They had 6 children:
:* Adonzel
:* Alice Milford
:* Mabel
:* Dulcie
:* Vera
:* Bina
: Norman and Attwood had the first car on Random Island. They had their cousin, George, bought it in Boston and had it shipped. They used it for many years to drive back and forth to their home in Elliott's Cove to their brickyard business in Snook's Harbour.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1990
|title=Random Island Pioneers
|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Random-Island-Pioneers/dp/0920021727
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=239-240
|isbn=0-920021-72-7
|chapter=
}}</ref>
Aaron re-married to Jane Anne Reid (1864) of [[Foster's Point]]. She died in 1952 at [[Elliott's Cove]]. They had 5 children:
* Martha (Marnie) (1891-1969) married Ernest Noseworthy (1898-1972) of Bell Island, NL. They had 3 children:
** Ernest Jr.
** Albert
** Charles
* Charles Attwood (1893-1954) married Alice Maude Cooper (1896-2003) of Foster's Point. They had 7 children:
** Doris Sophie
** Jean
** Kevin Allister
** Emily Jane
** Aaron Howard Burton
** William Anderson
** Charles Gordon
: Attwood ran the brickyard at Snook's Harbour, and also had a small sawmill. Alice lived to be 106, the longest lived known member of the Smith family.
* Annie Milford (Nance) (1897-1939) did not marry.
* Alice Milford (Reid) (1916-) was the niece of Jane, not her daughter, but was raised by them from a young age. She married Ross Lloyd Smith (1920-1986) of Apsey Brook. They had no children.
Aaron was listed in various directories over the years as:
*Lumberman 1894/97 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-94"/>
*Lumberman 1898 - Elliott's Cove<ref name="mcalpine-98"/>
In 1909, Aaron was appointed lay reader for Apsey Brook due to absence of a minister.<ref>{{cite book
|last=Martin
|first=Wilfred B.W.
|author-link=
|year=1991
|title=Random Island and Beyond
|url=https://www.abebooks.com/9781895387049/Random-Island-beyond-Martin-Wilfred-1895387043/plp
|location=
|publisher=Creative Publishers
|pages=67
|isbn=1-895387-04-3
|chapter=Tending the Vineyard
}}</ref>
Aaron, with sons Norman and Attwood operated a brickyard at [[Snook's Harbour]]. This operation continued until 1952, employing many men.
Most, if not all, of the current Smith families of Elliott's Cove can trace direct ancestry to Aaron.


==Notes==
==Notes==
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{{efn|name=fn1|Prepared by [[User:PSmith|Peter Smith]] ([mailto:peter@petersmith.one peter@petersmith.one]). Much material gathered from research of Gloria Smith Corbett & Arthur T. Dalton Jr and self-published. Peter is a great-great grandson of William & Lydia Smith Hant's Harbour, Elliott's Cove and Apsey Brook. }}
{{efn|name=fn1|Prepared by [[User:PSmith|Peter Smith]] ([mailto:peter@petersmith.one peter@petersmith.one]). Much material gathered from research of Gloria Smith Corbett & Arthur T. Dalton Jr and self-published. Peter is a great-great grandson of William & Lydia Smith Hant's Harbour, Elliott's Cove and Apsey Brook. }}
{{efn|name=fn2|This may be a mis-quote or erroneous. The preparer has not heard of a settlement called Long Beach on Random Island.  If you have further information, please contact us. }}
{{efn|name=fn3|It is intended, when referencing other families of Random Island, to link only the first occurrence of their name to their family article. }}
}}
}}
==References==
==References==
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