A family history, tracing the varied fortunes of the Smiths of West Yorkshire and their relationship to other families, i.e. The Absaloms of Hampshire and London ; The Cardens of Brighton ; The Cloughs of Sutton and Crosshills ; The Fareys of Skipton ; The Fosters of Birmingham and Waterford in Ireland ; The Gillinsons of Leeeds ; The Hastings of Holderness ; The Myersons of London and Europe ; The Stamfords of East Yorkshire and The Wilsons of Colne, Sutton and Crosshills.