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Rachel Catherine (Clifton) Smith (1833 - 1852)

Rachel Catherine Smith formerly Clifton
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Wife of — married 21 Oct 1851 in Australind, Western Australia, Australiamap
Died at age 19 in Perth, Western Australia, Australiamap
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Biography

Rachel came to Western Australia with her parents on the Parkfield, arriving on 19 March 1841.[1]

Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News (WA : 1848 - 1864), Friday 31 October 1851, page 2
Married. At Australind, on the 21st Inst., by the Rev. Mathew Fletcher, A.M., GEORGE SMITH, ESQ., second son of Charles Henry Smith, Esq., late Storekeeper of Malta Dockyard, to RACHEL CATHARINE, fifth daughter of M. Waller Clifton, Esq., F.R.S., M.C.[2]

Her brother Charles was married on the same day at the same place.

Inquirer (Perth, WA : 1840 - 1855), Wednesday 7 July 1852, page 2
Died. At Perth, on the 2nd instant, Rachel Catherine the beloved wife of George Smith, Esq., aged 19 years.[3]

Sources

  1. The Bicentennial dictionary of Western Australians, pre-1829-1888. [compiled by Rica Erickson], https://www.friendsofbattyelibrary.org.au/bicentennial-dictionary
  2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/3172824
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65484011
  • West Australia BDM records. Marriage reg 383/1851.
  • Death Notice. Inquirer 7/7/1852.




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Categories: Parkfield, Arrived 19 Mar 1841