Ruth Florence (Smith) Maxfield (1874 - 1941)

Born 13 Oct 1874 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Alfred Thomas Maxfield — married 23 Aug 1898 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1941 at age 66 in Queenstown, Tasmania, Australia

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Biography

Ruth Florence Smith was born on the 13th of October 1874 in Hobart, Tasmania. She was the first child born to her mother's second marriage. Her father, John Smith registered her birth on the 21st November 1874. He stated that his residence was Liverpool Street ( a street in central Hobart, Tasmania) and that his occupation was a seaman. At the time of Ruth's birth her mother had eight children from her first marriage to James Hammond, five sons and three daughters.

Ruth Florence Smith was baptised into the Catholic faith on the 6th of January 1875 in St Joseph's Church, Hobart, Tasmania. Her godparent was Margaret King and she was baptised by Chas. Woods the Chaplain of St Joseph's Church. Although her mother was a devout Catholic, Ruth Florence Smith did not remain in the Catholic faith.

Ruth Florence Smith and Alfred Thomas Maxfield were married in St David's Cathedral (Church of England), in Hobart, Tasmania on the 23rd of August 1898. At the time of her marriage she was living in Hobart, Tasmania and she stated that her occupation was a Housekeeper. She described her father's occupation as a Ships Mate and also stated that her place of birth was Hobart. She signed her name on the marriage record and the witnesses to her marriage were her sister Ada May Smith of Hobart and George Mays also of Hobart.

Research Notes

Children Not Yet Added - The last two children of Alfred Thomas Maxfield and Ruth Florence Smith have not been added as yet because currently their births are un-sourced. The two children not yet added are an un-named daughter born in Queenstown, Tasmania in 1914 and their last child Gordon Charles Maxfield born in Queenstown, Tasmania in 1916, When sources are located for their births they will then be added as the children of Alfred Thomas Maxfield and Ruth Florence Smith.

Sources

• Birth - FamilySearch, Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803 - 1933, Hobart, Births, RGD 33/11, Births, 28 Oct 1873 - 20 Apr 1877 (to no 2643), Image 93 of 305, No. 815, [1]

• Birth - Linc Tasmania, 1874 Births in the District of Hobart, No 815, e-resource.

• Baptism - Libraries Tasmania (formerly Linc Tasmania), Launceston Reference Library, Catholic Church Registers Tasmania, SLTX/AO/EP/227, NS 1052/9-11, Reel 2/7. Page 322, microfilm.

• Marriage - Family Search, Australia, Tasmania, Civil Registration, 1803 - 1933, All localities (combined), Marriages, RGD 37/59, Marriages, 1898 (001 - 550), Image 199 of 571, No. 197, [2]

• Marriage Announcement - Trove, The Mercury, (Hobart, Tas: 1860 - 1954), Mon 5 Sep 1898, Page 1, Family Notices, Marriages, [3]

• Death Notice - Trove, The Mercury (Hobart, Tas: 1860 - 1954), Thur 20 Feb 1941, Page 7, Family Notices, Deaths, [4]

• Funeral Notice - Trove, The Mercury, (Hobart, Tas: 1860 - 1954), Thur 20 Feb 1941, Page 7, Familiy Notices, Funeral Notices, [5]

• Will of Ruth Florence Smith - Libraries Tasmania, Year 1941, File No. 24491, Page 146, Record ID: Names_Indexes: 657099, Resource: AD960/1/66, [6]

Footnotes

Acknowledgments

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