Bradley-Hingston Project
Hingston-Smythe Line
By Don Taylor

Annie Smythe is an immigrant ancestor. She was born in England to Irish parents. She immigrated to the United States, located to Peabody (near Boston), Massachusetts, and married an Irish immigrant. They had six children, including one stillborn. She was widowed at 40 and never remarried. She died at age 50.

Anna (Annie) Smythe is found in 25 Ancestry Public Trees. However, several trees appear to have the wrong husband for her. Family Search has profile KF5Z-LPD for Annie/Anna.

Roberts/Brown – Ancestor #13

List of Grandparents

• Grandfather: William Robert Hingston (1889-1954)
• 1^st Great-grandmother: Annie Smythe (1859-1912)
• 2^nd Great-grandfather: Robert Smythe (___-___)

Anna/Annie Smythe (1859-1912)

Birth

Annie was born on 2 June 1869 to Robert and Mary (Lyons) Smythe. It is unclear where Annie was born. Some records indicate she was born in England; others indicate Ireland. Because Ireland was part of the “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” in 1869 and because both of her parents were born in Ireland, I suspect Annie was born in Ireland. Additionally, I can’t find a record for Annie’s birth in England, and (sadly) Irish birth records through their General Records Office aren’t available until 1864.

Immigration – 1881

Annie came to the United States aboard the S.S. Wyoming, out of Liverpool. The Gulon Line ship’s fare was $80 for a cabin and $30 for steerage. The trip took nine days, seven hours. The SS Wyoming was primarily used for the emigrant trade from Liverpool to New York. Emigrants from Ireland and the continent would come to England through various ports and take emigrant trains to Liverpool. The trains consisted of only third-class carriages and wooden seats. It had to have been a difficult trip, particularly alone. Among the more than 900 passengers on the ship, there were 645 Mormons on board that were heading for Salt Lake City. The ship arrived in New York on 13 September 1881[i]; Castle Garden processed the immigrants.

Marriage

Annie Smythe married Freke Hingston on 2 September 1884 in Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts. Rev. George Walker of Peabody performed the ceremony. It was the first marriage for both bride and groom.

 The six children of Freke W. and Annie (Smyth) Hingston.

All children were born and died in Peabody, MA.

Adulthood

On 2 January 1899, Annie’s husband Freke died of pneumonia, leaving her a widow with five children.

1900 Census

The 1900 Census finds Annie and her five children living in Peabody. She owns her home at 250 Washington Street, although it is mortgaged. She keeps house, but her fifteen-year-old daughter, Mary, is a suspender maker. William, James, and Joseph are all attending school. They have two boarders, Richard Daley and Patrick Driscoll.

1910 Census

The 1910 Census finds Annie and her five children still at 250 Washington Street. Annie is listed as a nurse who has been out of work for 24 weeks. Twenty-four-year-old Mary works in a Bleachery, and William is a machinist at a machine shop. James was a carpenter and had been out of work for 20 weeks. Fifteen-year-old Joseph worked as a bleacher at a bleachery and attended school; little Florence only attended school.

Death/Burial, etc.

Annie (Smythe) Hingston Died on 23 May 1912 at the age of 50 from “fatty degeneration of the heart.” She was buried on 25 May 1912 at Cedar Grove Cemetery In Peabody. She was preceded in death by her husband and one stillborn child. Her other five children survived her.

Events by Location

• England (probably Ireland) – Birth (1859).
• Massachusetts, Peabody – Marriage (1884), 1900, 1910, Death (1912).
• New York, New York, Castle Garden – Immigration (1881).
  

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Sources

• 1900 Census, 1900 Census – Annie Hingston. “United States Census, 1900”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:66JQ-H6ZY : 26 January 2022), Annie Hingston, 1900.
• 1910 Census (FS), Family Search, 1910 Census – Annie Hingston, Peabody, Esses, MA (FS). “United States Census, 1910,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2JN­FF1: accessed 12 March 2018), William R Hingston in household of Annie Hingston, Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 443, sheet 30A, family 479, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 587; FHL microfilm 1,374,600.
• Find a Grave Memorial, Find a Grave, Annie Smyth Hingston (1859-1912). Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222462384/annie-hingston : accessed 25 December 2021), memorial page for Annie Smyth Hingston (2 June 1859–23 May 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222462384, citing Cedar Grove Cemetery, Peabody, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Thomas F. Scully (contributor 46818179).
• Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, Family Search, Florence Louise Hingston – 5 August 1896. “Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXXZ-4JJ : 20 February 2021), Florence Louise Hingston, 5 August 1896, Peabody, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #Vol. 457, Page 539, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,692.
• Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915, Family Search, Joseph Freke Hingston. Joseph Freke
• Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924, Death Certificate: Annie Hingston. “Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N474-RYB : 2 March 2021), Annie Hingston, 23 May 1912; citing Peabody,,Massachusetts, 100, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,399,102.
• “Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWYV-2HT : 10 March 2021), Freke Hingston and Annie Smith, 2 September 1884; citing Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,432,997.
• “Massachusetts Marriages, 1841­-1915,” Family Search, Martin Joseph Quinlan – Mary Ellen Hingston – 21 April 1915. “Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4XC-SYV : 10 March 2021), Martin Joseph Quinlan and Mary Ellen Hingston, 21 April 1915; citing Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,411,235.
• “Massachusetts Marriages, 1841­1915,” database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N46B­91L: 18 January 2018), William R Hingston and Florence Reid, 24 February 1914; citing Peabody, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,947.
• Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920, Family Search, Joseph F Hingston – Death 6 May 1920. “Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23TL-YHZ : 1 September 2021), Joseph F Hingston, 1920.
• Massachusetts: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Records, 1789-1920 (NEHGS, 2019), American Ancestors, Baptism – Mary Ellen (Hingston) Quinlan. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2726/i/61210/40/10001937420.
• New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891, Family Search, Annie Smith – 1881 – Line 684. – Wyoming. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPN-JX11.
• S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.Com, Salem, MA (Peabody) – 1906 – Page 1042 – Hingston. Salem, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1906.
• S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.Com, Salem, MA (Peabody) – 1908 – Page 1088 – Hingston.
• S. City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.Com, Salem, MA (Peabody) – 1912 – Pages 40 & 1099 – Annie Hingston. Ancestry.com. U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995 [database online]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Endnotes

[i] New-York Tribune (New York, New York) · Wed, Sep 14, 1881 · Page 8 – “ARRIVAL OF MORMONS”