Pocklington History - Pocklington Smithson Family

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Smithson family

These CDV photographs were from a local auction lot and were together, probably from a local house clearance around 2011. The wording on the Nurses photograph tells a sad story about this family. The doorway has been identified as St. John's Lodge on Barmby Road, Pocklington. The Nurses photograph with baby has hand written " Mary Ann Smithson born 8th February 1874 at St. John's Lodge Pocklington. Her mother Mary Ann Smithson died the same day alas!"


Francis Smithson sat in front of St. John's Lodge Pocklington with his family. L-R Emily, Frances, Mary Ann, and William Herbert Smithson. Sadly his wife Mary Ann died in 1874 in Childbirth to Mary Anne. (We can fairly accurately date this photograph to about 1876)

Nurse Emily Hobson, the photograph taken in 1874	The photographer Michael Tayleure arrived in Pocklington in 1870 after previously having a photography shop in Driffield, and set up a photographic studio in Pocklington.


The 1871 Census return for Barmby Moor (Part of the town of Pocklington was in Barmby Moor Parish at this time)
The 1861 Census shows Francis was a farmer of 130 acres at Primrose Hill Buttercrambe, near Stamford Bridge. The Pocklington 1871 Census tells us more about the people in the photographs. Francis Smithson is staying at the house of his father-in-law George Bilton in St. John's Lodge in Barmby Road, Pocklington. His wife Mary Ann (née Bilton) and it states they are landowners. Their children are Mary Jane, William Herbert and Mary Ann. Mary Ann was born in 1874 with her mother having died in childbirth. In 1881 Francis Smithson was still living at St. John's Lodge with occupation given as 'Retired Farmer' with three servants living in his household and three children Emily (10), Francis (9), Mary Ann (7). In Sept. 1882 Francis married Catherine Tasker Emmott in Pocklington. By 1889 Francis Smithson was living at Dolman House next to Pocklington School. He was there in 1891 & 1892 with his new wife Catherine, daughter Emily (20) from previous marriage, Martha E. (7), Thomas H. (4), Ada Chapman (School Governess) and one servant George Wright. In 1901 he was still living in Dolman House (a retired farmer) with wife Catherine, Emily (unmarried daughter age 30), Mary Ann (unmarried daughter age 27), Thomas H. (14), and Servant Charlotte Hagyard (17 b. Nunburnholme). The photograph on the right was with the Smithson set of photos so may be connected to the Smithson family.