Riby
William
Smith
Born about in Dalton, Natal, South Africa
Ancestors 
Son of Robert Smith
and Margaret (Blenkin) Smith
Brother of
Frances Annie (Smith) Holley, Mary Elizabeth Smith, John Henry Smith, Ida (Smith) Banham, Agnes Eleanor Smith, Mervyn Medd Smith, Selina Ethel (Smith) Culverwell and Mabel Adelaide Smith
Husband of
Catherine Mary (Boast) Smith
— married
30 Apr 1901 in Wesleyan Church in York, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa
Father of
Prudence Bird (Smith) Shearer, Joyce Bird Riby (Smith) Groom and Basil Bird Riby (Smith) Riby-Smith
Died
at about age 82
in Bransby, Dalton, New Hanover, Natal, South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Oct 2018
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Biography
Riby was born in 1868. He was the son of Robert Smith and Margaret Blenkin.
At the age of 32 he married 28 year old Catherine Boast on 30 April 1901 at the Wesleyan Church in York, Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa. His occupation was recorded as Farmer.[1]
They had the following children:
- Prudence Bird Riby
- Joyce Bird Riby
- Basil Bird Riby
He passed away in 1950 at the age of 82.
Occupation: Farmer
Probate:
- Event Date: 1950
- Event Place: Natal, South Africa
- Age at Death: 82y 4m on 18 Nov 1950 at Dalton
- Parents: Robert and Margaret Smith
- Spouse: Catherine Mary Boast
- Children: Prudence Bird Riby
- Joyce Bird Riby m. Groom
- Basil Bird Riby [2]
Sources
- ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Marriages, 1845-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KDCL-RXH : 10 March 2018), Riley William Smith and Catherine Mary Boast, 30 Apr 1901; citing Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa; 00470; National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Pretoria; 1,795,036.
- ↑ "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC3-3LLJ : 8 August 2018), Riby William Smith, 1950; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.
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