The Smyth family of Belchamp Walter

At first the name of Smyth was a bit of a mystery to me. Located in the graveyard of St. Mary Belchamp Walter is a grouping of tomb-stones in commemoration of the Smyth family.

The headstones are dated 1882 to 1890 something (photos to come)

To add to the confusion, well at least on my part, is that there is a Smythies connection to Belchamp Walter but I think that this is unconnected to the Smyth family.

Searching for "Smyth Belchamp Walter" turns up the usual nonsense from various geneological websites that want you sign-up and build your own family tree. There is also another link to a Smyth family on the Friends of Lamarsh Church. It seems to have disappeared, however, Thomas Smyth , Esq . of Blackmore features in Thomas Wright's account of Lamarsh.

From the 1891 Census

New Barns (Barnes above) is a farm South-East of Springates, near the folly. There is no remaining structure in the 2020's. Some residents say that they remember some "hard-standing" in that area in the past.

Background to this page

Having seen some of my history pages being found by those making an Internet search I have decided to add a bit more context on how the pages came about.