The life and correspondence of Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith
By: by John Barrow.
Contributors: Barrow, John, 1808-1898, ed.
Publisher: R. Bentley
Published: 1848
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Subjects: Smith, W. Sidney Sir, 1764-1840; Admirals -- Great Britain -- Biography; Great Britain -- History, Naval
Genres: Biography.
First sentence: THIS FAMILY WERE DESCENDED FROM THE SYDNEY FAMILY AND THE PERCY FAMILY OF DIRECT DESCENT FROM AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA AND FIRST GOVERNOR OF THE EAST INDIA COMPANY, THOMAS SMITH, 2ND SON OF 'FARMER' SMITH TO ELIZABETH 1.
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INSET SHOWS THE PATERNAL GRANDFATHER OF ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH WAS CAPTAIN EDWARD SMITH R.N. OF 'ELTHAM' WHO LIVED IN DOVER.  HIS WIFE WAS ELIZABETH.  HIS WIFE'S COUSIN ABEL SMITH ONE OF HIS OFFICERS BECAME A CAPTAIN, MARRIED AND DIED dsp.
Notes: ADMIRAL SIR WILLIAM SIDNEY SMITH WAS A FIRST COUSIN TO THE WITTY CANON OF ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL, THE REV. SYDNEY SMITH.