Born in Highworth, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Clifford James Smith
— married
1904 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Mother of
Frederick Clifford Edward Smith, Eleanor Beatrice May (Smith) Dawson, Ernest Arthur Victor Smith, Reginald Norman Smith, Wilfred Norman James Smith and Violet Lorraine Elizabeth (Smith) Mallett
Died
at about age 65
in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 11 May 2021
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Biography
CLARA BOWERING (Bowering-465)
PARENTS. Frederick Bowering & Sarah (Kent) Bowering
BIRTH. 1880, Highworth, Wiltshire, England
- BIRTH. 1880
- Name: Clara Bowering
- Event Date: 1880
- Event Place: Highworth, Wiltshire, England
- Registration District: Highworth
- Volume: 5A, Affiliate Line Number: 267
- Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
- Registration Year: 1880
- England and Wales Census, 1881:
- Name: William Kent
- Sex: Male
- Age: 47
- Event Date: 1881
- Event Place: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Registration District: Highworth
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1834
- Birthplace: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Marital Status: Married
- Occupation: Market Gardner
- Relationship to Head of Household: Head
- Page Number: 26
- Piece/Folio: 2017/109
- Registration Number: RG11
- HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE
- William Kent Head Male 47 Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Emma Kent Wife Female 48 Stratton, Wiltshire, England
- William J Kent Son Male 11 Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Sarah Bowering Daughter Female 21 Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Beatrice Bowering Grand Daughter Female 1 Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Clara Bowering Grand Daughter Female 0 Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- England and Wales Census, 1891:
- Event Place Note: King William Street
- Name: Fred Bowering
- Sex: Male
- Age: 34
- Event Date: 1891
- Event Place: Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
- Event Place (Original): Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Enumeration District: 16
- Registration District: Highworth
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1857
- Birthplace: Wiltshire, England
- Marital Status: Married
- Occupation: Steam Engine Maker
- Relationship to Head of Household: Head
- Page Number: 17
- Piece/Folio: 1582/ 76
- Registration Number: RG12
- HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE
- Fred Bowering Head Male 34 Wiltshire, England
- Sarah Bowering Wife Female 32 Wiltshire, England
- Beatrice Bowering Daughter Female 11 Wiltshire, England
- Clara Bowering Daughter Female 10 Wiltshire, England
- Fred Jno Bowering Son Male 7 Wiltshire, England
- Ellen Bowering Daughter Female 6 Wiltshire, England
- Arthur E Bowering Son Male 0 Wiltshire, England
MARRIAGE. 1904, Swindon, Wiltshire, England
MARRIAGE. 1904, Clifford James Smith. son of William Edward Smith & Sarah Mills (Newman) Smith
- MARRIAGE. 1904
- Event Type: Marriage
- Registration District: Swindon
- Name: Clifford James Smith
- Marriage Date: 1904
- Marriage Place: Swindon, Wiltshire, England
- Volume: 5A, Affiliate Line Number: 167
- Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
- Registration Year: 1904
- Possible Spouse: Clara Bowering
Children (born before Census 1911):
- (1) Frederick Clifford Edward Smith, b. 1905, d. 16 Apr 1984, m. 1934, Violet Mary Ellis, daughter of ??
- (2) Eleanor Beatrice May Smith, b. 1907, d. 30 Jun 1972, m. 1929, Harry Dawson, son of John William Dawson & Sarah Ellen (Baldwin) Dawson
- (3) Ernest Arthur Victor Smith, b. 1909, d. 7 Jul 1939, m. 1932, Alice Elizabeth Jane Simmonds, daughter of Norman Simmonds & Alice (Fitzpatrick) Simmonds
- England and Wales Census, 1911:
- Name: Clifford James Smith
- Sex: Male
- Age: 30
- Event Date: 1911
- Event Place: Llanfabon, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
- Event Place (Original): Llanfabon, Nelson Glam, Glamorganshire, Wales
- Sub-District: Eglwysilan
- Sub-District Number: 1
- Enumeration District: 14
- Registration District: Pontypridd
- District Number: 589
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
- Birthplace: Pewsey, Wiltshire
- Marital Status: Married
- Occupation: SAWYER COAL PIT
- Nationality: BRITISH
- Number in Family: 8
- Industry: ABOVE GROUND
- Relationship to Head of Household: Head
- Document Type: 6
- Page Number: 1
- Source Page Type: 6
- Piece/Folio: 35
- Registration Number: RG14
- Schedule Type: 18
- HOUSEHOLD ROLE SEX AGE BIRTHPLACE
- Clifford James Smith Head Male 30 Pewsey, Wiltshire
- Clara Smith Wife Female 30 Swindon, Wiltshire
- Frederick Clifford Edward Smith Son Male 5 Swindon, Wiltshire
- Eleanor Beatrice May Smith Daughter Female 3 Swindon, Wiltshire
- Earnest Arthur Victor Smith Son Male 1 Abercynon, Glamorganshire
- Ernest Victor Davis Boarder Male 31 Richmond, Surrey
- Frederick Watkins Boarder Male 32 Kay, Brecknockshire
- William Hougham Boarder Male 26 Debbford, Essex
Children (born after Census 1911):
- (4) Reginald Norman Smith, b. 1911, d. 1911
- (5) Wilfred Norman James Smith, b. 11 Oct 1913, d. 18 Jun 1973, m. 1960, Elsie (Rogers) (Scott) Chamberlain, daughter of Thomas Hugh Rogers & Edith (Davies) Rogers
- (5) Violet Lorraine Elizabeth Smith, b. 1915, d. 15 Jan 1978, m (1). 1935, Donald Jack Buckingham, son of John Buckingham & Alice (Thomas) Buckingham, m (2). 1949, George Hilary Mallett, son of Thomas Mallett & Catherine (Costello) Mallett
IMMIGRATION. Abt. 1927
DEATH. Oct 1945, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
- DEATH. WA BDM Death Reg: #198/1945
- Family name Smith
- Given names Clara
- Father --
- Mother --
- Place of death E Coolgardie
FUNERAL NOTICE. SMITH.—The friends of the late Clara Smith, late of 5A Carrington street, Kalgoorlie, beloved wife of Clifford James Smith, loving mother of Frederick, Elenah, Violet and Wilfred, mother-in-law of Violet, Harry, Jack and Alice, grandmother of Shirley, Dawn, Clive, Pom, Norman, June, Patricia and Precilla, are respectfully informed that her remains will be interred in the Anglican portion of the Kalgoorlie Cemetery. The cortege will move from A. and J. Kyle's Private Mortuary Chapel at 3.45 o'clock THIS DAY (Friday).
- BURIAL. Kalgoorlie Cemetery
- SURNAME SMITH
- FIRST NAMES Clara
- AGE 65
- DENOM ANG
- BURIAL DATE 5/10/1945
Death of Spouse: May 1953, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Sources
- England and Wales Census, 1881: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q278-JQDT
- England and Wales Census, 1891: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4VFP-6MM
- England and Wales Census, 1911: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW6P-Q2M
- Death: WA BDM Death Reg: #198/1945
- Funeral Notice: Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1954) Fri 5 Oct 1945, Page 4: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95608896
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