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 - image below is North of the church)

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.

New Barns is discussed in a guide to Bulmer that can be found in Sudbury Library.

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.