Charlotte (Blanch) Smith (1836 - 1919)

Born 14 Mar 1836 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Smith — married 7 Aug 1853 in Eldon

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1919 at age 83 in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Charlotte Blanch was born 14 March 1836 in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom. She was the 2nd born child to parents, James and Mary Blanch. On 25 March 1838 Charlotte, her parents James (26). Mary (22) and her older sister Mary Ann (3) migrated to Australia as free settlers aboard the ship, ‘Westminster’. The ship departed from Gravesend, England on the 25 March 1838 and arrived in Sydney, Australia on 26 June 1838. 250 emigrants were on board and 10 people died during the voyage. Charlotte’s younger sister, Harriett was born during the voyage on the 2 April 1838. Charlotte was christened in Eldon, New South Wales on 6 October 1845. Charlotte married Thomas Smith in 1853 and together they had approximately 19 children. Charlotte passed away in 1919

Sources

Name: Charlotte Blanch - Sex: Female - Father's Name: James Blanch - Father's Sex: Male - Mother's Name: Mary - Mother's Sex: Female - Event Type: Christening' - Event Date: 6 Oct 1845 - Event Place: Eldon, New South Wales, Australia

• NSW BDM Marriage Registration: #79/1853 V185379 39C - District: MA
  • GROOM: SMITH, Thomas - BRIDE: BLANCH, Charlotte
• NSW BDM Death Registration: 18821/1919 - District: Lismore
  • SMITH, Charlotte - FATHER: James - MOTHER: Charlotte (Incorrect mother's name recorded)
• Burial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/243265871/charlotte-smith: memorial page for Charlotte Blanch Smith (14 Mar 1836–11 Sep 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 243265871, citing Woodburn Cemetery, Woodburn, Richmond Valley Council, New South Wales, Australia

• NRS5313/4_4780/Westminster_2 Jun 1838/ from the Assisted Immigrants (digital) Shipping Lists on the New South Wales State Archives and Records website at: http://indexes.records.nsw.gov.au/ebook/list.aspx?series=NRS5313&item=4_4780&ship=Westminster
• "Australia, New South Wales, Index to Bounty Immigrants, 1828-1842," database with images, FamilySearch [1] transcribed: 9 March 2018. Charlotte Blanch, 26 Jun 1838; citing Ship Westminster, volume 12, Western Sydney Records Centre, Kingswood; FHL microfilm 416,870.

~~ Smith-Blanch Children ~~ * George ( 1854 -1917) bn Maitland md Fanning * William George (1855 -1941 ) bn Williams River md Husking * Hannah Maria (1856 -1934) bn Williams River md Chapman * Emma/Emily (1858 - 1938) bn Balickerra * Charlotte Gertrude (1859 -1946) bn Swan Bay md Grissell * Eliza August (1861 - 1933) bn Ulmarra md Boyle * Helen / Ellen ( 1862 - 1936) bn Grafton md Hayes * Thomas (1864/65 -1867) bn Grafton * James Smith ( 1866 -1931) bn Ulmarra md Boyle * John (1867 -1867) bn Grafton dy * Alice (1869-1964) bn Grafton md Boyter md2 Wood * Mary ( 1870 - ) bn Clarence River md O'Neill (in Swan Bay) * Thomas Henry (1973-1906) bn Ulmarra * Betsy ( May.1875-1876) bn Ulmarra dy * Elizabeth ( 1877-1958) bn Ulmarra md Trustum (at Swan Bay) * Edwin (1878-1961) bn Southgate/Ulmarra md Bender * David ( Bay 1880-1941) bn Swan Bay * Annie ( 1881- ) bn Swan Bay * Alfred George ( 1885- ) bn Casino QQQ bn = born md = married

Tweed Daily, Wednesday 24 September 1919, page 2 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-article191067811.3.pdf?followup=4222baf8a2a23e6a6b5ae2da64d3c6e0

A very old identity of Swan Bay, Richmond River, in the person of Mrs. Charlotte Smith, passed away last week., Mrs. Smith journeyed to Lismore on Wednesday, en route for the Tweed, where she intended paying a visit to her daughter. She stayed with her son, Mr. Charles Smith, and seemed in her usual good spirits, but on Wednesday night she suddenly took ill, and eventually passed away at 4 o'clock next morning, the cause being heart failure. Mrs. Smith had a family of 19 children, 12 of whom survive her. She also reared the children of two other families — the Boysters and the Chapmans . There are living 90 grandchildren and 123 great-grandchildren. There can be no doubt that this is record for the Richmond. Mrs. Smith came to the Richmond in 1878, over 40 years ago, and had lived at Swan Bay all that time. Her husband passed away some few months ago.