The context
Mary Ellen Smith was mother to Stanley Appleyard. This post attempts to link her and her children with the family tree entitled “THE SMITHS OF MANOR HOUSE AND HAIGH SIDE FARM, ROTHWELL”.
Mary Ellen first marriage
Mary Ellen Smith was born in Rothwell in 1846, On 15th July 1869 Mary Ellen married Frank Carr. Alice Maud Mary Carr was born the following year. Frank Carr dies in October 1871.
Mary Ellen second marriage
Mary Ellen Carr is residing at High Hoyland according to the 1881 census. Her entry shows her name as Mary Ellen Carr and Arthur Appleyard is head of the household. Interestingly the relationship is shown as “Cousin”. Then on 8th February 1884 Arthur and Mary Ellen married.
The 1881 census shows ‘cousin’ Alice Maud Mary Carr also living at High Hoyland; she is shown as age 10.
The 1891 census shows Mary Ellen as wife to Arthur Appleyard along with their three children Frank, Stanley and Marion aged 5, 3 and 1. Step daughter Alice Maud Mary Carr is also still living at High Hoyland aged 20.
Mary Ellen died 16th June 1930. The probate entry is as follows:
“APPLEYARD Mary Ellen of 74 Ringinglow-road Sheffield widow died 16th June 1930 at Leeds Administration Wakefield 27 August to Frank Appleyard engineer. Effects £381 9s 1d.”
Mary Ellen’s daughters
Little thought was given to Alice Carr until it appeared that Alice appears in a photograph of the wedding between Marion Appleyard and Albert E Ordish on July 19th 1947. The photo has names annotated on the back, the one puzzle was who was “Auntie Alice” standing to the right of Stanley Appleyard.
It is now clear who Auntie Alice is in the wedding photograph:
Alice died some 16 months later. The probate entry for Alice is as follows:
“Moorhouse Alice Maud Mary of 4 Carlton-terrace Scarborough widow died 22 November 1948 at St. Nicholas Hotel, St Nicholas Cliff, Scarborough. Probate Wakefield 12 January to Marion Ordish (wife of Albert Ernest Ordish). Effects £1533 15s”
Marion and Alice were both daughters of Mary Ellen Smith born some 19 years apart.
The family tree
In the family archive there is a hand written family tree. The tree appears to have been written in 1952 as there are no dates, in the original hand, after that date on the tree. The tree has the rather grand title of “THE SMITHS OF MANOR HOUSE AND HAIGH SIDE FARM, ROTHWELL” on line one and “WITH THEIR FEMALE BRANCHES” on line 2. The conjecture is that Alice and Marion, daughters of Mary Ellen Smith were instrumental in constructing the family tree.
The line to Manor House
- Stanley Appleyard etc son of
- Arthur and Mary Ellen Carr (1847-1931) daughter of
- Thomas Smith of Haigh Side Farm Rothwell (1820-1859) and Jane Wright of Rothwell son of
- Joseph Smith of Manor House and Haigh Side Farm Rothwell (1777-1859) and son of
- Joseph Smith of Manor House and Haigh Side Farm Rothwell (1745-1810) son of
- William Smith of Wakefield and Haigh Side Farm Rothwell (d1770) and Ann Wigglesworth (1693-1760) daughter of
- William Wigglesworth of Sissons House Middleton (1662-1719)
Interestingly the “base” of the tree is shown as follows:
Sources for Mary Ellen Smith
- Appleyard family tree – origin unknown
- Wedding photo by The Sheffield Telegraph & Star Limited