[an error occurred while processing this directive] THE BLOOD-SMYTH FAMILY
of Ireland

Descended from Matthew BLOOD-SMYTH and Dorothea Julia INGRAM.

Matthew was a 4th-great-grandson of Edmund Blood of Makeney; for his ancesry, see The Bloods of Ballykilty.

For Dorothea's ancestors, see The Ingram Family and The Smyth Family.

Dorothea's parents were Jacques Ingram and Mary Smyth; Mary was niece to Dr. Smyth, Archbishop of Dublin. The Archbishop left money to the family, but Dorothea Julia's inheritance was contingent on her keeping the name "Smyth". In Ireland, this branch of the family became the Blood-Smyths.

The name became Blood-Smyth by Royal License: "The King has been graciously pleased to grant unto Matthew Blood of Castle Fergus etc. his Royal license and authority that he and his issue may take and use the surname and bear the arms of Smyth instead of those of Blood in compliance with the Will of William Smyth, late of the City of Dublin."


  1. Matthew BLOOD-SMYTH,
    b. Abt 1750, Co. Clare, Ireland;
    d. 20 Aug 1820, Ireland.
    m. Dorothea Julia INGRAM,
    b. 1755-1766;
    d. 27 Dec 1849, Egmont Villa, Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland
    Married 6 Feb 1784
    And had issue:

    1. John BLOOD-SMYTH,
      b. 1785, Ireland;
      d. 19 Dec 1815, Ireland.
      Further information unknown.

    2. Dorothea BLOOD-SMYTH,
      b. est. 1795-1800, Ireland
      m. (Capt.) Thomas FOULERTON
      son of John Foulerton
      b. abt. 1790, Thornton Castle, Kincardinshire, Scotland
      Further information unknown.

    3. William BLOOD-SMYTH
      b. 26 Mar 1797, Ireland
      m. Anne Mary MASSY
      daughter of John Massy
      b. abt. 1790, Water Park, Co. Clare, Ireland
      on 10 Jun 1820
      and had issue:

      1. Matthew BLOOD-SMYTH
        b. 1821;
        d. 22 Aug 1885
        m. (1) Mary VINCENT
        daughter of George Vincent and Henrietta Massy,
        b. est. 1825-1835
        Married in 1852,
        and had issue:

        1. William Augustus BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 24 Apr 1853;
          d. 12 Sep 1940.
          m. Amy Margarette WILLS
          b. est. 1860-1870
          on 2 Jun 1887, and had issue:

          1. Mary Margaret Gertrude BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 10 Apr 1888
            Further information unknown.

          2. Matthew Richard Liddon BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 29 Mar 1891, Co. Clare, Ireland;
            d. 24 Nov 1939, Sheridan, Wyoming, USA
            m. Gertrude Barse HAFF
            daughter of Delbert James Haff and Grace Isabel Barse
            b. 8 May 1895, Kansas City, Missouri, USA;
            d. Mar 1980, Denver, Colorado, USA
            Married 28 Dec 1922, Kilkee, Co. Clare, Ireland,
            For their descendants, see The Blood-Smyth Family of the USA.

          3. Helen Faith Josephine BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 3 Apr 1893;
            d. 16 Feb 1928
            Further information unknown.

          4. Norah Gwendoline BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 29 May 1896;
            d. 20 Jul 1925
            Further information unknown.

        2. George Frederick Vincent BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 27 May 1855;
          d. 1889
          Further information unknown.

        3. Arthur Berkeley Vincent BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. est. 1853-1870;
          d. Cootehill, Co. Cavan, Ireland
          m. Nellie Teresa MOLONEY b. est. 1865-1880;
          d. 1929.
          Married 5 Apr 1894, and had issue:

          1. Vincent BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1895-1915
            Further information unknown.

          2. Grace BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1895-1915
            Further information unknown.

          3. Mabel BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1895-1915
            Further information unknown.

        4. John Love BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 1858, Castle Fergus, Co. Clare, Ireland;
          d. in Australia
          m. Mary Margaret RIGNEY
          Married 24 Apr 1887, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
          and had issue:

          1. Fergus BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1887-1915
            Further information unknown.

          2. Clare BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1887-1915
            Further information unknown.

          3. Meta BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1887-1915;
            d. 1972
            Further information unknown.

          4. Bindon BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. est. 1887-1915
            Further information unknown.

        5. Henry Cecil de Clare BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. est. 1853-1875;
          d. Missouri, USA
          Further information unknown.

        6. Henrietta Aileen Mary BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. est. 1853-1875;
          d. Canada
          m. David Graham CONYERS
          son of Charles Conyers and Agnes.
          b. 3 Mar 1861, Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick, Ireland
          Further information unknown.



        Matthew m. (2) Alice GABBETT
        daughter of Richard Gabbett and Deborah Fitzgerald
        b. est. 1820-1870
        For Alice's ancestry, see The Gabbett Family

      2. (Maj.) John BLOOD-SMYTH
        b. 1829;
        d. 21 Jan 1884
        m. Amelia Caroline "Minnie" SPAIGHT
        For Minnie's ancestry, see The Spaight Family.
        Married Sep 1850, and had issue:

        1. Arthur Julian BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 31 Aug 1865;
          d. 21 Jul 1960
          m. Alice Beatrice BROCK
          daughter of John Brock
          b. est. 1865-1880, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland
          Married 10 Sep 1894, and had issue:

          1. Dorothy Frances BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 11 Jun 1895;
            d. 22 Jan 1939
            Further information unknown.

          2. Eileen Minnie Madeleine BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 22 Mar 1898;
            d. 20 Jun 1963
            m. (Maj) Henry James BYRNE
            son of Frederick Byrne
            b. abt. 1900
            Further information unknown.

          3. Hilda Marjorie BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 26 Oct 1901
            m. (Capt.) Patrick John LINDEN
            son of John Affleck Linden.
            b. abt. 1900
            Married 22 Oct 1922.
            Further information unknown.

          4. Meta Violet BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 26 Apr 1905;
            d. 16 Jun 1945
            m. David Richard PIGOT
            son of John H. Pigot
            b. abt. 1900
            Married 5 Jan 1928
            Further information unknown.

        2. Annie Elizabeth BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 11 Nov 1869;
          d. 1894
          m. Henry ALLBUTT
          b. abt. 1860
          Further information unknown.

        3. Dorothea Spaight BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 11 Nov 1869;
          d. 25 May 1948
          m. (1) (Col.) Charles CONYERS
          son of Charles Conyers.
          b. abt. 1860;
          d. 15 May 1915, in France.
          Married on 2 Feb 1892
          Dorothea m. (2) (Capt.) John Joseph WHITE
          son of John White.
          b. abt. 1860;
          d. 18 Apr 1940
          Married in 1917
          Further information unknown.

      3. Dorothea Juliana BLOOD-SMYTH
        b. 2 Mar 1825;
        d. 28 Mar 1889
        m. Arthur William VINCENT
        son of George Vincent
        b. 11 Mar 1819, Erinagh, Co, Clare, Ireland;
        d. 18 Jun 1889
        Further information unknown.

      4. William BLOOD-SMYTH
        b. est. 1822-1845;
        d. 3 Apr 1905
        m. Mary Alicia WHITTON
        daughter of William Whitton
        b. abt. 1845, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland;
        d. 1 Sep 1922
        and had issue:

        1. Alice Mary BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 15 Oct 1866;
          d. 7 Jun 1935
          Further information unknown.

        2. Annie Emily BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 23 May 1837;
          d. 19 Aug 1935
          Further information unknown.

        3. Florence BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 24 Jun 1871;
          d. 10 Feb 1946
          m. Edward Hartrick BAILEY
          son of George Hartrick Bailey
          b. abt. 1870, Roscrae, Co. Tipperary, Ireland
          Married on 8 Jul 1909.
          Further information unknown.

        4. Dora BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 20 Sep 1875
          m. Joseph Watson CONNELL
          son of John Connell
          b. abt. 1870;
          d. 5 Sep 1920
          Married 3 Feb 1910
          Further information unknown.

        5. William BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 23 Aug 1877;
          d. 26 Aug 1940.
          Further information unknown.

        6. Eleanor Susannah BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 15 May 1879
          m. Matthew TOBIAS
          son of Matthew Tobias, and brother of Emily who married Eleanor's brother John.
          b. abt. 1880, Sutton, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          Married on 22 Apr 1909
          Further information unknown.

        7. John BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 14 Oct 1880
          m. Elizabeth Emily TOBIAS
          daughter of Matthew Tobias, and sister of Matthew who married John's sister Eleanor.
          b. abt. 1890, Sutton, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          on 19 Apr 1918.
          and had issue:

          1. Norah Beatrice BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 12 Jan 1919
            m. John Napier DRAPER
            son of Edward Henderson Draper and Emilie MacDougall
            b. 15 Dec 1908, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland
            Married 17 Mar 1951
            Further information unknown.

          2. John Neptune BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 31 Jan 1921, Dublin, Ireland
            Further information unknown.

          3. William Whitton BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 30 Aug 1924
            Further information unknown.

        8. Charles Whitton BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 19 Jul 1882;
          d. 24 Oct 1955.
          m. May HARRIS
          daughter of Henry John Harris
          b. abt. 1900
          on 20 Sep 1921
          and had issue:

          1. Joan Desiree BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 21 Jul 1922
            m. John Robert Cope MALONE
            b. abt. 1920
            Further information unknown.

          2. Charles Henry BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 31 Jul 1927
            m. KELLY (Given names unknown)
            Further information unknown.

        9. (Gen.) Fitzgerald BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 21 May 1884;
          d. 5 Jun 1950
          m. Josephine FLORAC
          daughter of John King Florac
          b. abt. 1890, Dublin, Co. Dublin, Ireland
          on 20 Jul 1910
          and had issue:

          1. Mary Waring BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 1 Sep 1914
            m. William Henry LUKER
            son of William Henry Luker and Annie Reynolds
            b. 7 May 1914, Madras, India;
            d. 14 Aug 1993, Roehampton, Surrey, England.
            Married on 26 Nov 1941
            Further information unknown.

          2. Fitzgerald BLOOD-SMYTH
            b. 20 Jun 1918;
            d. May 1995
            m. Jean BOYD
            b. abt. 1920
            Further information unknown.

        10. Henry Bindon BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 21 May 1884;
          d. 11 Aug 1938
          Further information unknown.

        11. Irene Mary BLOOD-SMYTH
          b. 9 Nov 1888
          m. John Henry PARKER
          son of J. Bruff Parker
          b. abt. 1880, Boston, Lincolnshire, England; d. 14 Apr 1945
          Married on 11 Mar 1918
          Further information unknown.

    4. Juliana BLOOD-SMYTH
      b. abt. 1802
      m. George GILCHRIST
      b. abt. 1800, Park Castle, Co. Cork, Ireland
      Married in 1825
      Further information unknown.

    5. Neptune BLOOD-SMYTH
      b. 10 Apr 1804;
      d. Egmont Villa, Kanturk, Co. Cork, Ireland
      Further information unknown.

    6. (Dr. ) Matthew Henry SMYTH-BLOOD
      b. 26 Nov 1806, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland;
      d. 29 Mar 1883, Kapunda, South Australia
      who married Marianne Charlotte BLOOD
      and emigrated to Australia, and who was my Great Great Grandfather.
      Matthew Henry reversed the order of his surname, saying that "he was born a Blood, and a Blood he would die...".
      Dr. Matthew Henry Blood was also the first Mayor of Kapunda, and he and his wife, along with several of their descendants, are buried in the Kapunda Pioneer Cemetery.
      For Matthew and Marianne's descendants, and some interesting family history, see The Smyth-Bloods of South Australia.

    7. Anne Susan BLOOD-SMYTH
      b. est 1786-1805
      Further information unknown.


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