Born in County Cork, Ireland
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Pedro (Herrera) Smith
— married
16 Dec 1852 (to 1887) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Catherine (Smith) Bracher, Maria (Smith) Wood, Matilda Herrera (Smith) Kirkby, Christiana (Smith) Barr, Ferdinand Smith, William Smith, Joseph Edward Smith, Albert Ignatius Smith, Louisa (Smith) Skeggs, Helena Isabella (Smith) Lewis and George Henry Smith
Died
at about age 77
in White Hills, Victoria, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jun 2022
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Biography
Catherine was born in 1833.
Catherine married Peter Smith (Pedro Herrera) on 16 December 1852 in St Peter's Eastern Hill. Victoria, Australia
Transcript for their marriage: Marriage solemnized in the Parish of St Peters Melbourne in the County of Bourke in the year 1852. Number 789, Peter Smith of the parish, Bachelor and Catherine Barry of the Parish of Richmond, Spinster were married in this Church by license this sixteenth day of December in the year 1852. Signed by Peter Smith and Catherine Barry made her mark (x)
She passed away in 1910 aged 77 years[1]
Obituary ( Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918) Mon 12 Sep 1910 / Page 7 / OBITUARY) The remains of the late Mrs. Catherine Smith were interred in the White Hills Cemetery yesterday, the cortege, which moved from the residence of her son, Mr. William Smith, White Hills-road, being well attended. Messrs. J. Bourke, A. Monti, F. Gerber, and T. Beckett acted as coffin-bearers. The Rev. Father Ellis read the burial service. Messrs. Fizelle and Mulqueen were the undertakers. The deceased lady was a native of County Cork, Ireland, and leaves four sons and six daughters to mourn their loss.[2]
Sources
- ↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 07 Jun 2022). Index entry for Cath SMITH, Year: 1910; Parents: Unknown and Unknown UNKNOWN; Spouse: -; Death Place: W Hills; Birth Place: ; Age: 77; Reg. Number: 11109/1910
- ↑ 1910 'OBITUARY.', Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918), 12 September, p. 7. , viewed 07 Jun 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article90678318
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