Person:Eliza Smuin (1)

Personal History

Eliza Smuin was born January 6, 1840 ^[3] at Abingdon, Berkshire, England, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Hook Smuin. Having become a member of the [LDS] church, she sailed from Liverpool, England, April 16, 1861 with 380 saints on the ship, "Manchester," in charge of Captain Clauduis V. Spencer. The ship arrived in New York May 18, 1861. The LDS passengers on this ship then traveled by rail to Florence, Nebraska, and crossed the plains in Captain David H. Cannon's ox train, which left Florence May 29, and arrived in Salt Lake City, August 16, 1861. Captain Claudius V. Spence who had charge of these saints while crossing the ocean also crossed the plains in this company.

Two months after her arrival in Utah, Eliza Smuin was married to Michael Clark of Kaysville, the ceremony being performed October 28, 1861. She was a plural wife, Michael Clark's wife, who he married September 24, 1859, being Harriet Smuin, a daughter of Joseph Smuin and Esther Hannah Pearce, who also came from England. Eliza was a Neice of Harriet's.

Eliza Smuin became the mother of thirteen children, seven sons and six daughters, and she died September 9, 1904.^[3]

Death Year

It is interesting to note that Eliza's death certificate shows her death date as September 9, 1904^[11] yet the photo of her gravestone on findagrave shows the death year as 1905.^[10]

Interesting to note that obituary states 16 children, therefore more research is needed to find the 3 missing children

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Birth Index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Birth Index. (London, United Kingdom: General Register Office, 1837-Present)
   V.6 P.133.

   Name: Eliza Smuin
   Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1840
   Registration district: Abingdon
   Inferred County: Berkshire, Oxfordshire

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Death Index, in State of Utah. Death Index, 1905-1951
   1904002116.

   Name: Eliza Clark
   Death Date: 9 Sep 1904
   State File Number: 1904002116
   Gender: Female
   Age: 64
   County of Death: Davis

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Utah Cememtery Inventory, in Utah State Historical Society, comp. Utah Cemetery Inventory . (Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 2000)
   Sexton Records / Grant.

   Name: Eliza Clark
   Birth Date: 6 Jan 1840
   Birth Place: London, England
   Death Date: 9 Sep 1904
   Burial Date: 10 September 1904
   Cemetery: Kaysville City Cemetery
   Source: Sexton Records / Grant
   Grave Location: 1-1-B-1
   Relatives: Father Smuin, Thomas

4. ↑ ^4.0 4.1 Pioneer Details, in Various. The Mormon Overland Travel, 1847-1868.

   
   Eliza Smuin Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868

5. ↑ ^5.0 5.1 1851 Household Census, in England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1688; Folio: 158; Page: 11; GSU roll: 193596.

   Name: Eliza Smuin
   [Eliza Smewing]
   Age: 11
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
   Relation: Daughter
   Father's name: Thos Smuin
   Mother's name: Sarah Smuin
   Gender: F (Female)
   Where born: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
   Civil parish: Abingdon St Helen
   Town: Abingdon
   County/Island: Berkshire
   Country: England

6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Davis, Utah, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Farmington, Davis, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 294A; Enumeration District: 15; .

   Name: Eliza Clark
   Home in 1880: Farmington, Davis, Utah
   Age: 39
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1841
   Birthplace: England
   Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
   Father's birthplace: England
   Mother's birthplace: England
   Neighbors: View others on page
   Occupation: Keeping House
   Marital Status: Married
   Race: White
   Gender: Female

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Davis, Utah, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Kaysville, Davis, Utah; Roll: T623_1683; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 92.

   Name: Eliza Clark
   [Eliga Clark]
   Home in 1900: Kaysville, Davis, Utah
   Age: 60
   Birth Date: Jan 1840
   Birthplace: England
   Race: White
   Gender: Female
   Immigration Year: 1862
   Relationship to head-of-house: Head
   Father's Birthplace: England
   Mother's Birthplace: England
   Mother: number of living children: 6
   Mother: How many children: 16
   Marital Status: Widowed

8. ↑ ^8.0 8.1 1841 Census, in England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class: HO107; Piece 20; Book: 18; Civil Parish: Radley; County: Berkshire; Enumeration District: 8a; Folio:  ; Page: 1; Line: 13; GSU roll: 241201.

   Name: Eliza Smewing
   Age: 1
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
   Gender: Female
   Where born: Berkshire, England
   Civil parish: Radley
   Hundred: Hormer
   County/Island: Berkshire
   Country: England

9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} 1861 Census, in England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class: RG9; Piece: 732; Folio: 86; Page: 21; GSU roll: 542692.

   Name: Eliza Smewing
   Age: 21
   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
   Relation: Daughter
   Father's name: Thomas Smewing
   Mother's name: Sarah Smewing
   Gender: Female
   Where born: Abingdon, Berkshire, England
   Civil parish: Radley
   County/Island: Berkshire
   Country: England

10. ↑ ^10.0 10.1 Photo of Eliza's headstone, in Find A Grave
    [1].
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4} Death Certificate of Eliza Smuin Clark.