Joseph Smith (1839 - 1909)

Born Dec 1839 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 20 Dec 1909 at about age 70 in Waterval, Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa

Joseph Smith migrated from England to Natal, South Africa.

Biography

Joseph was born in about 1839. He was the son of Robert Smith and Susannah Medd.

England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975:

Name: Joseph Smith

Gender: Male

Christening Date: 15 January 1840

Christening Place: Gilling Near Helmsley, Yorkshire, England

Father's Name: Robert Smith

Mother's Name: Susanna ^[1]

Joseph emigrated from England to South Africa with his family.

He married Elizabeth Kerslake (nee Lodge) at Kimberly.

They had the following children:

Caleb Xenophon (b. circa 1878, d. 11 May 1929)

Lilian Maud (b. circa 1882, d. 19 June 1948)

Urban Vernon (b. 1883, d. 1955)

Owen Oswald (b. 1886, d. 11 June 1918)

Joseph died in 1909 at the age of 70.^[2] Cause of death was recorded as Cancer of the Stomach, Hemorrhage and Exhaustion.^[3]

Occupation: Farmer and Store keeper

His widow Elizabeth died in 1919.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N59H-Y74 : 11 February 2018, Joseph Smith, 15 Jan 1840); citing , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 894,246.
2. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 1 September 2020. Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHF-MVF3
3. ↑ "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954." Database. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 30 May 2020. Department of the Interior. Registrar of Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Transvaal. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WCHW-S26Z