Julia Elizabeth (Ward) Smith (1871 - 1943)

Born 8 Sep 1871 in Lewis Ponds, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of John Brown — married 4 May 1890 (to 4 Nov 1930) in Molong, New South Wales, Australia

Wife of James Edward Smith — married 23 Jan 1935 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 29 Jun 1943 at age 71 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Julia (Ward) Smith was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Julia married^[2] John Brown on Sunday, 4th May 1890 (till Tuesday, 4th November 1930) in Molong, New South Wales, Australia. Together they had 9 children.

1. Mary Ann Elizabeth (Ward) Murphy (1889-1972)
2. John Thomas Brown (abt.1891-1962)
3. Albert Crossland Brown (1893-1953)
4. William James Brown (abt.1895-abt.1967)
5. Alfred Henry Brown (abt.1897-abt.1927)
6. Julia A (Brown) McCudden (1899-)
7. Bertie Brown (1901-)
8. Ivy M (Brown) Finnerty (abt.1904-1941)
9. James Roy Brown (abt.1909-)

Julia married^[3] James Edward Smith on Wednesday, 23rd January 1935 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia. No Issue.

Julia passed away^[4] on Tuesday, 29th June 1943 in Orange, New South Wales, Australia, aged 71 years, 9 months, 21 days, and is interred^[5] at Orange Cemetery, Orange, New South Wales, Church of England Portion X, Row 11, Grave 11.

Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), Fri 2 Jul 1943, Page 2, OBITUARY^[6].

OBITUARY.

MRS. J. E. SMITH.

Mrs. Julia Elizabeth Smith passed away on Tuesday night at the age of 71 years. She was a native of Long Swamp^[7] and for the last 22 years had been living at Orange, where the was well-known and highly respects. She was the wife of the well-known and esteemed townsman, Mr. James Smith, and a staunch supporter of the Congregational Church, being a member of the Women's Guild. Mrs. Smith leaves a sorrowing husband, four sons and two daughters, John and Albert (Lithgow), William (Cobar), Roy (Orange), Mrs. Murphy (Kingsford), Mrs. McCridden (Coogee), and eleven grandchildren. Sisters and brothers are Mrs. Kelly (Orange), Mrs. Rice (Sydney), John (Manildra), Thomas (Nashdale), Joseph (Sydney). Her funeral took place on Wednesday, after a service in the Congregational Church, the remains being laid to rest in the Church of England portion of the Orange cemetery. Mr. A. McGrath had charge of the mortuary arrangements.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 18 Oct 2022), Index entry for WARD UNNAMED; Parents: HENRY & MARY A; District: ORANGE; Registration Number: 15174/1871
2. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 12 Jul 2022). Marriage Index, Index entry for John BROWN and Julia Elizabeth WARD; District: Molong; Registration Number: 4933/1890
3. ↑ NSW Government. Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (accessed 12 Jul 2022). Marriage Index, Index entry for JAMES E SMITH and JULIA E BROWN; District: ORANGE; Registration Number: 5303/1935 
4. ↑ Death Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 18 Oct 2022), Index entry for SMITH JULIA ELIZABETH; Parents: HENRY & MARY ANN; District: ORANGE; Registration Number: 21683/1943
5. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial page for Julia Elizabeth Ward Smith (unknown–29 Jun 1943) accessed 18 October 2022. Find A Grave: Memorial #216304847
6. ↑ 1943 'OBITUARY.', Leader (Orange, NSW : 1899 - 1945), 2 July, p. 2. , viewed 18 Oct 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article255213052
7. ↑ NB: Long Swamp is not a recognised location today, but found in Forest Reef, near Orange.

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