George Smith was born in August 1849 in Southwark Christchurch, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. He was the second child born to Benjamin Fletcher Smith, a hatter, and Mary Ann Knight. [1]
In 1851, according to the England census, George was 19 months old and living with his parents and older brother at their home on John Street in Christchurch, Surrey, England. His father was employed as hat finisher. [2]
In 1856, when he was 6 years old, his family immigrated to Australia. After a 3 months journey on the Moorsefort they arrived in Melbourne, Australia on July 2, 1856. [3]
George married Jane Nash in the Free Church Manse, Hobart, Tasmania on October 17, 1870, in Hobart, despite both George and Jane being from Melbourne. [4][5]
His brother Thomas was married a week earlier.
Marriage notice
SMITH—NASH.—On the 17th October, at the Manse, Hobart Town, by the Rev. Nicholson, D.D., Mr. George Smith to Miss Jane Nash, both of Melbourne. ("The Illustrated Australian news for home readers", p. 199) [6]
Like his father and brother, George was also a hat maker. [14]
Research notes
George was said to have 4 siblings, Will (married to Harriet), Tom, Annie and Nellie although these names correspond to three of his own children. I question the accuracy of this data.
Update 16 Aug 2021 - there are at least 6 children in the family supported by birth and in most cases by death records.
Sources
↑ "England & Wales General Register Office", GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed16 Aug 2021), database entry for SMITH, GEORGE (Mother's maiden surname: KNIGHT), GRO Reference: 1849 D Quarter in LAMBETH Volume 04 Page 295
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKH-QSX : 9 November 2019), George Smith in household of Benjn Smith, Christchurch, Surrey, England; citing Christchurch, Surrey, England, p. 63, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-72X6 : 26 August 2016), George Smith and Jane Nash, 17 Oct 1870; citing Marriage 17 Oct 1870, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #58334, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,166.
↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q279-72XN : 3 October 2018), George Smith and Jane Nash, 17 Oct 1870; citing Marriage 17 Oct 1870, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #58334, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,166.
↑ Family Notices (1870, November 7). Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne, Vic. : 1867 - 1875), p. 199. Retrieved November 2, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article60450487
↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-ZL7T : 13 March 2020), George Smith in entry for Nellie Maria Smith, 28 Jun 1881; citing Birth 28 Jun 1881, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #51026, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,109.
↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-ZB4F : 13 March 2020), George Smith in entry for Clara Jane Smith, 20 Jul 1884; citing Birth 20 Jul 1884, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #53990, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,110.
↑ "Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27M-ZBDB : 13 March 2020), George Smith in entry for Thomas William Smith, 20 Jul 1884; citing Birth 20 Jul 1884, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, line #53989, Archives Office of Tasmania, Hobart; FHL microfilm 7,368,110.
↑ His daughter Nellie's death certificate, see image in her profile
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