Any details - George Francis Smith 1842? - 1901

[Mira]

Died at 105 Underwood Street, Paddington on 11 January 1901 (I have death cert, morgue records). Married 31 July 1873 in Paddington to Mary Ann Elizabeth Ham (cannot find marriage certificate but this is mentioned on Florence's birth cert). Eldest child of 10, Florence Rose Glencora Smith, born 25 March 1895 at 38 Hargrave Street Paddington. First child Mary Ann Elizabeth born 6 May 1874.

Death certificate says he has been in the colony 27 years ie arrived c. 1874 and that he was born in London. Listed as a labourer on daughter's birth certificate

I can't find immigration records nor any records in London as there are so many George Smiths.

[Neil Todd]

Possibly George F Kerby Smith B1847+/- Middlesex London, Father George, Mother Agneta.


Bit rusty on these, but worth a check with census 1851.


Neil

[judb]

You probably have this short newspaper account of his death, January 1901, aged 58 thus born abt 1842.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/240140482

Judith

[solidrock]

The only birth in the London area around that time as mentioned by Neil Todd...

SMITH, GEORGE  FRANCIS KIRBY     mmn   PARNELL 
GRO Reference: 1847  J Quarter in SAINT GEORGE HANOVER SQUARE

and

SMITH, GEORGE  FRANCIS      mmn   HALL      
GRO Reference: 1849  D Quarter in ROTHERHITHE  Volume 04  Page 435

[Jamjar]

This is a possibility for marriage as same date as you have stated:

767/1873 SMITH George Richard to HANE Mary Ann SYDNEY

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

Link to other thread: https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=802556.msg6604730

Jamjar

[Jamjar]

There is another here in the same time frame:

3897/1875 SMITH George Francis to ALLEN Mary Ann QUEANBEYAN

Jamjar

[solidrock]

I think these are the births of the 2 children mentioned..

SMITH FLORENCE G R
GEORGE F
MARY A
PADDINGTON
15604/1895


SMITH MARY ANN E
GEORGE
MARY ANN
SYDNEY
1255/1874

[Jamjar]

I think these are the births of the 2 children mentioned..

SMITH FLORENCE G R
GEORGE F
MARY A
PADDINGTON
15604/1895


SMITH MARY ANN E
GEORGE
MARY ANN
SYDNEY
1255/1874

I’ve found their 11 children, but it appears the OP knows about 10 of them. Florence is actually the youngest, not the eldest as the OP has said.