Ephraim Smith (1820 - 1885)

Ephraim migrated to Australia with his mother Mary and stepfather William Vidler, his younger brother John, a step-sister Sarah Ann Vidler, and four of William's son's and families, arriving in Sydney on 6 November 1838, It was a 'horror' trip with a number of the Vidler grandchildren deaths at sea and upon arrival, the family was placed in quarantine ^{[3] [4]}.

The family settled at Jamberoo, in the Illawarra, on the New South Wales South Coast.

Ephraim married Eliza Ann Fletcher in about 1846 ^[5] and their daughter Frances Elizabeth (Smith) Hughan was born on 29 July 1847.

Ephraim died on 26 August 1885, aged 65 years, at Bourke, New South Wales, Australia ^[6] and was buried in the Church of England section of the Bourke General Cemetery, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia ^[7][8].

Notes

Note: as per document 18 he was a farmer aged 42 and as per document 19 he was a farmer

A letter from the Sandhurst Rectory confirming the baptism detail. Confirmed by email January 2016.

Emigration: Sydney Maritime Welcome Wall. 5 Nov 1838. Sydney, NSW, Australia. Note: Panel 3, column 2, line 114.

New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896.". Citing: 1838 November Maitland. Notes: Mary Vidler estimated birth at 1798 native of Rolverden, (Rolverden) Kent, England. Arrival on 6 Nov 1838 onboard the ship Maitland brought out by the Government at the age of 40 years on embarkation. Ephraim Smith and John Smith her two sons from her first marriage are listed as 18 yrs and 17 yrs respectively. Her parents are listed as James Maynard a labourer, and Martha his wife.'.

[http:/www.fairhall.id.au/resources/maitlandpassengers.htm Ephraim Smith and John Smith] are recorded on the Passenger List of HMS Maitland, as the "Sons of Mary Vidler (Passenger No 225) by her first marriage.

Ephraim Smith in the New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896. Name: Ephraim Smith. Birth Year: 1820. Age: 18. Arrival Date: 6 Nov 1838. Vessel Name: Maitland. Origin Location: Northiam, Sussex, England. Source Citation: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1292. Source Information: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

Death 1885 Bourke, NSW, Australia. Note: NSW BDM 7742/1885 SMITH EPHRAIM AGE 65 YEARS DIED BOURKE BOURKE Readily Available.

Immigrated in 1838 - ship Maitland with mother Mary and brother John [16].

Death registration 7742/1403. occupation labourer12 months paraplegia. Certified by Stanley Darbishire son-in-law.

Christening: 20 Aug 1820. Sandhurst, Kent, England.

Birth: ^[9][10]

Migration: ^[11]

Christening: 20 Aug 1820. St. Nicholas church, Sandhurst, Cranbrook District, Kent, England.

Buried Abt Aug 1885. Bourke, Old Cemetery, Plot: UNKNOWN Section: Church of England.

PPEXCLUDE Tcm.

Document 2 7 Jul 1820. St Nicholas church, Sandhurst, Kent, England. Note: Document 2: letter from St Nicholas Rectory. Sandhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England.

Baptism: 20 Aug 1820. St. Nicholas church, Sandhurst, Cranbrook District, Kent, England. Note: Name: «tab»                        Ephraim Smith. Gender: «tab»            Male. Baptism Date: «tab»            20 Aug 1820. Baptism Place: «tab»            Kent, England. Father: «tab»                        John Smith. Mother: «tab»             Mary Smith. FHL Film Number: «tab»1835667. Source Information:   Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:  Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data:             England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.

Document 2 - A letter from the Sandhurst Rectory confirming the baptism detail. Confirmed by email January 2016.

Note: birth only 4 months after parents marriage. ^[12]

Emigration: ship 'Maitland'. 5 Nov 1838. Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Note: Ephraim Smith in the New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896. Name: «tab»            Ephraim Smith. Birth Year: «tab»abt 1820. Age: «tab»«tab»18. Arrival Date: «tab»6 Nov 1838. Vessel Name: «tab»Maitland. Origin Location: Northiam, Sussex, England. Source Citation: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1292. Source Information: Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.

The Northiam is 100% wrong as it clearly shows Sandhurst on the actual register !!!.

Arrival on 6 Nov 1838 on board the ship Maitland brought out by the Government at the age of 40 years. On embarkation. Mary Vidler and Ephraim Smith and John Smith, her two sons from her first marriage, who are listed as 18 yrs and 17 yrs respectively. Mary's parents are listed as James Maynard a labourer, and Martha his wife.'.

[http:/www.fairhall.id.au/resources/maitlandpassengers.htm Ephraim Smith and John Smith] are recorded on the Passenger List of HMS Maitland, as the "Sons of Mary Vidler (Passenger No 225) by her first marriage.

Sydney maritime Wall commemoration. Panel 3, column 2, line 114.

^[13]

Document 4 1852 Goulburn, Gunning, Yass (County of Argyle), New South Wales. Note: Document 4 - baptism registration of daughter Ann.

Document 5 1863/1865 Myrtleville, Goulburn Circuit, New South Wales, Australia. Note: Document 5 - copy of daughter Caroline birth registration 1863. Document 8 - Bourke death registration 1885, occupation labourer, 12 months paraplegia [Paralysis of the lower half of the body (most often as a result of trauma). Certified by Stanley Darbishire son-in-law.

In 1863 he is a farmer then in 1885 he has had probably an accident leaving him paralyzed and a labourer.

Occupation: publican. 27 Aug 1878. Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. Note: Ephraim Smith in the New South Wales, Australia, Certificates for Publicans' Licences, 1830-1849, 1853-1899. Name:«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»Ephraim Smith. License or Certificate Date:«tab»27 Aug 1878. Public House Location:«tab»«tab»Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. Name:«tab»«tab»«tab»«tab»Ephraim Smith. Source Citation:«tab»«tab»State Archives NSW; Series: NRS 14411; Item: 7/1514; Reel: 1243. Source Information:«tab»«tab»Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Certificates for Publicans' Licences, 1830-1849, 1853-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. ^[14]

Death 1885 Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. Note: 7742/1885 SMITH EPHRAIM AGE 65 YEARS DIED BOURKE BOURKE Readily Available.

https:/www.findagrave.com/memorial/184956232ephraim-smith Ephraim Smith. Birth «tab»1820 Sandhurst, Tunbridge Wells Borough, Kent, England. Death «tab»26 Aug 1885 (aged 64– 65). Bourke, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Burial «tab»Bourke Cemetery, Bourke, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia. Plot «tab»Old Cemetery, Plot: UNKNOWN Section: Church of England. Memorial ID 184956232.

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Document 8 26 Aug 1885. Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. Note: Document 8: copy of death registration.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NN1W-GRK : 11 February 2018, Ephraim Smith, ); citing, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,835,667. Citing: Name: Ephraim Smith Residence Place: Sandhurst (near Etchingham), Kent, England Gender: Male Christening Date: 20 Aug 1820 Christening Date (Original): 20 Aug 1820 Christening Place: Kent, England Father's Name: John Smith Mother's Name: Mary Smith
2. ↑ A letter from the Sandhurst Rectory confirming the birth date and baptism. Name: Ephraim Smith Gender: Male Baptism Date: 20 Aug 1820 Baptism Place: Kent, England Father: John Smith Mother: Mary Smith FHL Film Number: 1835667 Source Information: Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013
3. ↑ "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896" Mary Vidler estimated birth at 1798 native of Rolverden, (Rolverden) Kent, England Arrival on 6 Nov 1838 onboard the ship Maitland brought out by the Government at the age of 40 years on embarkation. Ephraim Smith and John Smith her two sons from her first marriage are listed as 18 yrs and 17 yrs respectively. Her parents are listed as James Maynard a labourer, and Martha his wife
4. ↑ Immigration: Olive Tree Genealogy: William Vidler Family
5. ↑ Marriage estimated against birth of first child in 1847
6. ↑ Death: New South Wales Australia Deaths: Name: SMITH EPHRAIM Registration number 7742/1885 Father's Given Name(s) AGE 65 YEARS Mother's Given Name(s) DIED BOURKE District BOURKE
7. ↑ Burial: "Australia, New South Wales, Cemetery, Military, and Church Record Transcripts, 1816-1982," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVB6-1YMF : 15 March 2018), Ephriam Smith, ; citing Burial, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia, Bourke General Cemetery: Church of England section, private collection of Clarice M. Cubbins, New South Wales; FHL microfilm 1,559,986. Citing: Name Ephriam Smith Event Type Burial Event Place Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia Age 65 Birth Year (Estimated) 1820 Death Date 26 Aug 1885 Cemetery Bourke General Cemetery: Church of England section Cemetery records: View Image:
8. ↑ Find a Grave: Ephriam Smith: BIRTH unknown DEATH 26 Aug 1885 BURIAL Bourke Cemetery Bourke, Bourke Shire, New South Wales, Australia PLOT Old Cemetery, Plot UNKNOWN Find A Grave: Memorial #184956232
9. ↑ [http://www.fairhall.id.au/resources/maitland/passengers.htm Ephraim Smith and John Smith:] are recorded on the Passenger List of HMS Maitland, as the "Sons of Mary Vidler (Passenger No 225) by her first marriage".
10. ↑ Citation: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Entitlement certificates of persons on bounty ships; Series: 5314; Reel: 1292 Notes Name: Ephraim Smith Birth Year: abt 1820 Age: 18 Arrival Date: 6 Nov 1838 Vessel Name: Maitland Origin Location: Northiam, Sussex, England
11. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896 Citing: 1838 November Maitland Notes: Mary Vidler estimated birth at 1798 native of Rolverden, (Rolverden) Kent, England Arrival on 6 Nov 1838 on board the ship Maitland brought out by the Government at the age of 40 years on embarkation. Ephraim Smith and John Smith her two sons from her first marriage are listed as 18 yrs and 17 yrs respectively. Her parents are listed as James Maynard a labourer, and Martha his wife.
12. ↑ Source: S13 DETAIL NO
13. ↑ Source: S9 emigration with mother, brother and step-father. Certainty: 3 DETAIL NO
14. ↑ Source: S69 publican Certainty: 3 DETAIL NO
15. ↑ Source: S17 death registration. Certainty: 3 DETAIL NO

Links

• Olive Tree Genealogy Ships' Passenger lists: Maitland

• MAITLAND - The Voyage of 1838

• Descendants of William Vidler

• Mid North Coast Pioneers - Newcastle to Lismore and beyond: Descendants of William Vidler
• Source: S13 Database. . TAG Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

• Source: S17 database EXCLUDE Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

• Source: S69 Media: database New South Wales, Australia, Certificates for Publicans' Licences, 1830-1849, 1853-1899 New South Wales, Australia, Certificates for Publicans' Licences, 1830-1849, 1853-1899 TAG QUOTED Y Paranthetical: Y

• Source: S9 database TAG Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y