Philip Joseph Smyth (1833 - 1922)

Born 1833 in Drumragh, County Tyrone, Ireland

Husband of Margaret Joanna (Gooley) Smith — married 1873 (to 1875) in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Margaret Ann (Mills) Smith — married 5 May 1893 (to 23 Nov 1922) in Dungog, New South Wales, Australia

Died 13 Nov 1922 at about age 89 in Dungog, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Phillip was born 1838 , the son of Solomon Smyth Bridget Nugent

The witnesses to Philip and Margaret's marriage - was Robert and Isabella A. Reeves. Robert died: 8th August 1941 - age 79 Isabella (Elizabeth) died: 27th July 1941 - age 73

They were living on the Williams River, Dungog - and that's how they came to know Philip and Margaret. They moved from the area in 1895 to live in Kempsey.

Robert John Middleton - who officiated Philip and Margaret's marriage - died 18th September 1929 age 79. He arrived in Australia in 1887 - became the first Minister at Marrickville and pioneer of his church at Dungog. He was the Senior Baptist Minister in NSW.

Philip and Margaret (Gooley) child died 21 September 1893 aged 19 years

Philip was buried at Hanley’s Creek Cemetery Dungog ,New South Wales , Australia

Sources

• BIRTH Ireland

• NSW BDM RECORDS
• MARRIAGE 1: 3737/1873 SMITH PHILIP JOSEPH GOOLEY MARGARET JOANNA RAYMOND TERRACE

• MARRIAGE 2: 3257/1893 SMITH PHILLIP LEONARD MARGARET DUNGOG

• DEATH SMYTH PHILLIP J 17137/1922 SOLOMON BRIDGET DUNGOG
• 13 Nov 1922

• The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931)
• Sat 25 Nov 1922 Page 1
• DEATH.
• SMYTH. — Died at 'Clonmore,' Brookfleld Road, near Dungog, Phillip Joseph Smyth, aged 84 yrs. IN MEMORIAM.

• The Maitland Weekly Mercury (NSW : 1894 - 1931)
• Sat 25 Nov 1922 Page 5
• OBITUARY.
• Mr Philip Joseph Smyth, one of the oldest and most respected residents of the Williams River district, died recently. Deceased was a native of Druraghra in the County Tyrone, Ireland, where he was born in the year 1833. He came to Australia with his parents, when two years of age, the family settling down at Melbee Dungog. Later they removed to Clonmore on the Brookfield-road, five miles from Dungog. Here the late Mr Smyth lived the most of his life, his parents dying in the old home, In those early days the lot of the settlers was hard, but he battled on, with indomitable courage and won in life's race. He was 84 years and was twice married He leaves a widow and three step-daughters and one step-son, viz., Mrs. Albert Ward (Wiragulla); Mrs. George Hicks (Dungog); Mrs. A. Pike (Waratah), and Mr. James Leonard (Wiragulla). During the past 30 years the health of deceased had been bad , and he was almost a cripple. He died as the result of a paralytic stroke. His remains were laid to rest in the Roman Catholic cemetery at Dungog, the Rev. Father Bourke officiating.

• Subject: RE: Dungog Cemetery Records
• Date: Mon, 9 Mar 2015 04:28:35 +0000
• Dear Mrs

• I apologise for the delay in responding to your enquiry, my Cemeteries Registrar has had the enquiry for some time and has been waiting for someone to go to the cemetery to have a look at the unmarked grave in question.

• Unfortunately we have found that whilst the grave is shown on our cemetery plan, there is no name entered to it. This is not uncommon in many of our cemeteries. The Dungog Cemetery as you advised was previously called the Hanley’s Creek Cemetery and was operated by the Anglican church until Council took it over in the 1970s. Records either relied on local church parish records which were incomplete and also the existence of markers, headstones to verify the actual locations of the graves.

• In respect to the above, the records that we hold confirm that Phillip Joseph and Margaret Ann Smith are buried in the Cemetery but there is no reference to the location.
• We cannot find a record for Ellen Ward or Gertrude Ward.

• Apologies that I cannot assist further.

• Paul Minett
• Manager Environmental Services
• Dungog Shire Council.

• DEATH 23 Nov 1922 (aged 88–89)
• Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia

• BURIAL Dungog General Cemetery
• Dungog, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia

• MEMORIAL ID 191671624 .

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191671624/phillip-joseph-smyth: accessed 19 December 2023), memorial page for Phillip Joseph Smyth (1833–23 Nov 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191671624, citing Dungog General Cemetery, Dungog, Dungog Shire, New South Wales, Australia; Maintained by Rita Kidd nee HORE (contributor 47791228).