Elizabeth was born on 24 Apr, 1806 in New Painshaw in Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England^a1 the daughter of John Cummins (1780–1828)★, a pitman, and Margaret Carter (1784–?)★. She was baptised as an infant on 24 Aug, 1806 at All Saints Church in Penshaw, County Durham, England^a1. She is Ian's 4x great grandmother.

She married James Jennings Smith★ before 1832 . They had seven children:–

• Elizabeth Jennings baptised on 16 Dec, 1832 at St. Nicholas' Church in Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England^b1.
• Susannah baptised on 17 Dec, 1832 at St. Nicholas' Church, Hetton le Hole^b2. Married Ralph Rodgerson on 20 Mar, 1848 at Christ Church in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England^a2. Died in the Oct-Dec quarter of 1912 in the registration district of Durham in County Durham, England^c1 at the age of eighty.
• Rebecca Jennings baptised on 1 Jul, 1836 at Holy Trinity Church in Sunderland, County Durham, England^b3. Married George Norvell on 29 Jul, 1855 at Christ Church, Tynemouth^d1. Died in the Jul-Sep quarter of 1889 in the registration district of Tynemouth in Northumberland, England^c2 at the age of fifty-five.
• James Jennings died age one. Born in Feb 1836 at Burleigh Street in Sunderland, County Durham, England^b4. Buried on 30 Apr, 1837 at Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland^b4.
• James Jennings baptised on Whitsun, 3 Jun 1838 at St. Cuthbert's Church in Darlington, County Durham, England^b5.
• Jemima born in 1841 in the parish of North Shields in Northumberland, England. Married William Barlow in 1858 at Christ Church, Tynemouth^d2 and Patrick Fitzgerald in 1881 in Gillingham in Kent, England. Died on 1 Mar, 1903 in Gillingham^e1 at the age of sixty-two.
• Dinah★ born on 6 Jun, 1842 and baptised on 19 Nov, 1848 at St. Hilda's Church in South Shields, County Durham, England^b6,f1. Married John Peak★ on 19 Jul, 1858 in the parish of South Shields in County Durham, England^g1. Buried in Jan 1900 in Preston Cemetery in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England^e2.

By the time of the 1841 census she was living at Prudhoe Street in Newcastle St. Andrew, Northumberland, England^h1 with her husband James Jennings, an engineer and four children Susannah Smith (1832–1912), Elizabeth Jennings Smith (1832–?), Rebecca Jennings Smith (1834–1889) and Jemima Smith (1841–1903).

In the 1851 census she was living at Union Road in North Shields, Northumberland, England^k1 with her four children Dinah Smith, Elizabeth Jennings Smith, Rebecca Jennings Smith and Jemima Smith.

The time and place of Elizabeth's death is not known.

Timeline

1806

24 Apr

Born in New Painshaw, Houghton-le-Spring, County Durham, England.^a1

24 Aug

Baptised as an infant at All Saints Church, Penshaw, County Durham, England.^a1

1828

12 Aug

Father, John Cummins (1780–1828)★, buried at St. Nicholas' Church, Gosforth, Northumberland, England.^a3

1832

16 Dec

Daughter, Elizabeth Jennings Smith (1832–?), baptised at St. Nicholas' Church, Hetton le Hole, County Durham, England.^b1
Recorded as residing at Hetton Houses, Hetton le Hole, County Durham.^b1,b2

17 Dec

Daughter, Susannah Smith (1832–1912), baptised at St. Nicholas' Church, Hetton le Hole.^b2

1834

2 Oct

Daughter, Rebecca Jennings Smith (1834–1889), born in Sunderland, County Durham, England.^b3

1836

Feb

Son, James Jennings Smith (1836–1837), born at Burleigh Street, Sunderland, County Durham, England.^b4

1 Jul

Recorded as residing at Burleigh Street, Sunderland.^b3

1837

30 Apr

Son, James Jennings Smith (1836–1837), buried at Holy Trinity Church, Sunderland, County Durham, England.^b4

1838

17 May

Son, James Jennings Smith (1838–?), born in Darlington, County Durham, England.^g2
Recorded as living in Bridge End, Darlington, County Durham.^g2

3 Jun

Recorded as residing in Darlington.^b5

1841

Daughter, Jemima Smith (1841–1903), born in North Shields, Northumberland, England.

6 Jun

Recorded in the 1841 census living at Prudhoe Street, Newcastle St. Andrew, Northumberland.^h1

1842

6 Jun

Her daughter, Dinah Smith (1842–1900)★, born in Jarrow, County Durham, England. She was the informant.^g3,f1

12 Jun

Recorded as residing in Jarrow.^g3

1848

9 Nov

Recorded as living in South Shields, County Durham.^b6

19 Nov

Recorded as residing in South Shields.^f1

1851

30 Mar

Recorded in the 1851 census at Union Road, North Shields, Northumberland.^k1
Occupation recorded as seamans wife.^k1

1889

Jul-Sep

Daughter, Rebecca Jennings Smith (1834–1889), died in Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.^c2

1900

30 Jan

Daughter, Dinah, died at 24 Beacon Street, Tynemouth, Northumberland, England.^g4,m1

1903

1 Mar

Daughter, Jemima Smith (1841–1903), died in Gillingham, Kent, England.^e1

1912

Oct-Dec

Daughter, Susannah Smith (1832–1912), died in Durham, County Durham, England.^c1

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