John Smith (1873 - 1944)

Born 28 Dec 1873 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Laura Jane Collict — married 14 Mar 1900 in Oamaru, , Otago, New Zealand

Died 12 Sep 1944 at age 70 in Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Lorna Henderson [send private message]

Biography

John Smith ^[1]

Born 28 Dec 1873 Carnwath, , Lanarkshire, Scotland ^[2][3]

Died 12 Sep 1944 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Dth cert. entry #828: Died 12 Sep 1944 at Public Hosp. Dunedin from 5 Porteous St, Dunedin, John SMITH, tailor, aged 70, of congestive heart failure of 2 mths duration myocaridal infarction 2 mths coronary atheroma, mths, hypertension, years, cert. by G N Brownlee last seen 12 Sept 1944. Parents Robert SMITH, labourer, and Margaret m.s. HENDERSON. Buried 14 Sep 1944, cremated Andersons Bay, Minister C M SULLIVAN, Presby. Born Scotland, in NZ 64 yrs, married Oamaru aged 26 to Laura COLLICT, then Dunedin aged 56 (should be 46) to Eliza Jane STRONG. Widow aged 72. Living issue: 3males, 42, 40, 32. Informant E L Hope, undertaker, Dunedin, registered Dun 13 Sep 1944.^[4]

Buried:

Date: 14 SEP 1944

Place: Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand

Note: cremated 14th d. 12th; index shows John SMITH as a tailor, aged 70 last resid. 5 Porteous St, Dunedin, b. Scotland, in NZ 64 yrs^[5][6]

Married 1:

Husband: John Smith

Wife: Laura Jane Collict

Marriage:

Date: 14 MAR 1900

Place: Oamaru, , Otago, New Zealand

Note: date & place from ref 474. BDM folio 2634, confirmed from cem. fiche. Year and place confirmed by John's dth cert. and son Albert's birth cert. (but not in St Paul's Par. lists, Oamaru)^{[7][8][9][10]}

Married 2:

Husband: John Smith

Marriage: Eliza Jane Strong

Date: 1920

Place: Dunedin, , Otago, New Zealand

Note: Folio #7568: John SMITH tailor, Eliza Jane STRONG, d/o W. STRONG, watchmaker, Naseby, member of Naseby Brass Band. Place from John's dth cert. Bruce has 1929.^[11][12]

Parents

Husband: Robert Smith

Wife: Margaret Henderson

Child: Amelia Smith

Child: Marion Smith

Child: Mary Smith

Child: Robert Smith

Child: James Smith

Child: David Smith

Child: John Smith

Child: Margaret Henderson Smith

Child: Williamina Smith

Marriage:

Date: 20 JUN 1862

Place: Libberton, , Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: dd/mm from igi which says Carnwath Par. Year confirmed by death cert. igi has 3 unnamed children. Bruce S has 23 Jun, Robert's occupation ploughman, Margaret's, spinster, and witnessed by James SMITH.^[13][14]

Census:

Date: 1871

Place: Stabwood, Par. of Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Note: SMITH: Robert 30 Collary Pitheadman b Biggar, LKS; wife Margaret 32 b St Ninians, STI; Children: Ernestin 8 (surely this is Amelia) scholar, Robert 6, Marion 6, James 2 all b Carnwath^[15]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S93
2. ↑ Source: #S93
3. ↑ Source: #S833 Page: 3 Jul 1999 ex IGI
4. ↑ Source: #S1695 Certified copy, dated Nov 1946, of 1944 dth cert John SMITH, rcvd Mar 2003
5. ↑ Source: #S1691 Rcvd via Clive CALLOW, Mar 2003
6. ↑ Source: #S3029 Dth 12 Sep Cremtn 14 Sep 1944 John SMITH, tailor, aged 70 last resid. 5 Porteous St, Dunedin, b. Scotland, in NZ 64 yrs, extracted Jul 2013
7. ↑ Source: #S93
8. ↑ Source: #S833 Apr 2001 ex Ranfurly-Maniatoto death Reg from cem. fiche #483
9. ↑ Source: #S1695 Certified copy, dated Nov 1946, of 1944 dth cert John SMITH, rcvd Mar 2003
10. ↑ Source: #S1695 Certified copy, dated Apr 1925, of 1904 bth cert Albert James SMITH, rcvd Mar 2003
11. ↑ Source: #S833 Jan 2003
12. ↑ Source: #S2445 Marr. 1920 Eliza Jane STRONG 7 John SMITH, folio 7568, extracted Nov 2007
13. ↑ Source: #S471
14. ↑ Source: #S1691 Rcvd via Clive CALLOW, Mar 2003
15. ↑ Source: #S207 Stabwood, Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Reg. 632 ED 6 Sched 12, hsehld of Robert & Margaret SMITH, extracted Jul 2013

• Source: S1691 FamTtree SMITH, Robert ex Bruce S (Timaru)
• Source: S1695 I'VIEW Elaine SANDRI/SMITH (Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand) Feb 2003+ ; LornHen (NZ)
• Source: S2445 NZ Marriages 1836-1956, CD Compiled by NZ Society Genealogists
• Source: S3029 Dunedin: Cemeteries Search, Url: http://www.dunedin.govt.nz/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries_search?recordid=92035&type=Burial Author: Dunedin City Council
• Source: S833 Corres. between Lorna Henderson & Clive CALLOW re SMITHs and HENDERSONs
• Source: S93 FamilyHistory: HENDERSON, James (1814-1892) and his family Author: Isabella Chittock nee Howden Private Publication: Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, aft 1915

• WikiTree profile Smith-52758 created by Lorna Henderson through the import of SMITHMarionYOUNGSONPlusSibs4WikiTreeOct2013.ged on Oct 13, 2013.

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