Captain
Hibernicus
Scott
(Hibernia)
Smyth
Born in County Cork, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Smyth
and [mother unknown]
Brother of
Robert Travers Smyth
Husband of
Sarah (Baker) Smyth
— married
7 Jul 1836 in Inishannon, County Cork, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Jonas Travers Smyth and John Frake Smyth
Died
at about age 82
in Auckland, New Zealand
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Biography
Birth and Origins
Captain Hibernicus Scott “Hibernia” Smyth was born 1803 & christened 16 Mar 1801, Cork, Ireland, son of Richard Smyth and (probably Mary Smith).
Christening Contined 1801 "march 17th Hibernicus Smyth son of Richard Smyth Esq. of Barley Hill" p 49 [1]
First Marriage
He married Sarah Baker on 7 July 1836 at Inishannon, County Cork, Ireland
"Baker, Sarah married Hiberinia Smyth 1836"[2]
Their children:
- Hibernia Richard Smyth b. 1836 & christened 13 May 1836, St Mathias, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, son of Hibernia Smyth and Sarah[3] d. 1920
- Esther Baker Smyth b. 1839 & baptised 5 Jul 1839, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, parents Hibernia Scott Smyth and Sarah[4] d. 1919
- Jonas Travers Smyth b. 1841 d. 1919 [5] m. Mary Elizabeth Terry
- Maria Smyth b. 1847 d. 1918
- Sarah Smyth b. 1849 New Zealand[6]
- John Freke Smyth b. 1852 New Zealand[7] d. 1932
Second Marriage
He married Mary Drought (daughter of Thomas Drought) on 9 December 1869 at Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand[8]
Migration
He migrated from Ireland to South Australia and then to New Zealand
Australia
"Captain Hibernicus Scott Smyth with his wife Sarah and son Hibernicus Richard aged 3 months left Gravesend, London on the 'Navarina' arriving in Adelaide, Australia on 6 Dec 1837. He was listed on the shipping log as a mariner and seaman giving his address as 44 Waterloo Rd, Liverpool (probably a waiting place for shipping)." [9]
New Zealand
He was one early settlers in the Green Bay in the Auckland area. He bought 550 acres on the slopes beneath Mt Atkinson between 1854-57[10]
Death and Burial
He died 1883 Auckland, New Zealand (aged 79) and was buried at Symonds Street Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand[11]
Sources
- ↑ Royal Caithness Legion -- West Cork History ~ History of Durrus/Muintervara, ROYAL IRISH CAITHNESS LEGION, Records of Ross (Ros Ailithir, Wood of the Pilgrims), Cathedral (Church of Ireland), Co. Cork, from 168516th Regiment of Foot, 27 Mar 2013, https://durrushistory.com/tag/royal-irish-caithness-legion/
- ↑ First Marriage -- Irish Public Records, Diocesan and Prerogative Marriage Licence Bonds, Diocese of Cork and Ross, http://census.nationalarchives.ie/reels/dm/IRE_DIOC_007246532_00047.pdf
- ↑ Christening of Son Hibernia/Hibernicus -- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J3NR-F4W : 20 March 2020), Hibernia Richard Smith, 1836.
- ↑ Baptism of Esther -- "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT6W-M7N : 28 January 2020), Esther Baker Smyth, 1839.
- ↑ Coroner's Report for Jonas -- Identified as "the second son of the late Mr. Hibernia Smyth, who came to New Zealand about 1832", Auckland Star, 15 September 1919, Page 8https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19190915.2.81
- ↑ Birth of Sarah -- Registry of BDM, Births , 1849/2177, parents Hibernia Smyth and Sarah
- ↑ Birth of John -- Registry of BDM, Births , 1852/1468, parents Hibernia Smyth and Sarah
- ↑ Second Marriage -- New Zealand Registry of BDM, Marriages, 1869/4329
- ↑ Smyth Family Tree -- Smyth Family Tree, compiled by Daphne Smythe Hamilton, with much of the research in NZ and Ireland by Jonas E. Smyth, Te Awamutu 1980-85, with thanks to Mrs Mary Sprague for her initial information from Ireland. Copy held by West Auckland Historical Society, Mill Cottage, Sel Peacock Drive, Henderson., reproduced in Captain Hibernia Scott Smyth 1803–1883 9VX5-QWC, https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/9VX5-QWC
- ↑ Auckland Settlers -- Green Bay to Gondwanaland, 19th century, http://chimaera.nz/greenbay/004_19thCentury3.html
- ↑ FAG Burial -- Find A Grave: Memorial #220759987
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