The Smith Project's first interests connected with the Isle of Man were submitted by, Janice, ID ref 55-JAN(IoM-1)
Jan includes in her summary, her transcript of a lovely piece of script from the family bible, written by her ancestor John Evander Smith (b.Isle of Man c1798-1800), which begins.....
"The Isle of Man is the place of my nativity - The town of Douglas the principal city, location in the Irish Sea ........" |