Flora Australis (Fenton) Smith (1852 - 1932)

Born 16 Dec 1852 in River Forth, VDL (Tasmania), Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Magnus Medwin Smith — married 8 Sep 1875 in Hamilton-on-Forth, Tasmania, Australia

Died 7 Apr 1932 at age 79 in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

Biography

FLORA AUSTRALIS FENTON (Fenton-1624)

PARENTS. James Fenton (II) & Helena Mary Ann (Monds) Fenton

BIRTH. 16 Dec 1852, River Forth, VDL (Tasmania), Australia

BIRTH. 16 Dec 1852

Name: Fenton, Given Name Not Recorded

Record Type: Births

Gender: Female

Father: Fenton, James

Mother: Monds, Helen Mary Anne

Date of birth: 16 Dec 1852

Registered: Port Sorell

Registration year: 1852

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:994388

Resource RGD33/1/30 no 503

Occupation (of father): Farmer

Informant: George Hall, by authority, Hermitage, Port Sorrell

MARRIAGE. 8 Sep 1875, Hamilton-on-Forth, Tasmania, Australia

MARRIAGE. 8 Sep 1875, Magnus Medwin Smith, son of George Jackson Smith & Fanny Louisa (Burgess) Smith

SMITH-FENTON.-On the 8th September, at the residence of the bride's father, by the Rev. T. H. O. Mell, Magnus Medwin, eldest son of George Smith, Esq.. Circular Head, to Flora Australis, second daughter of James Fenton, Esq., J.P, Hamilton-on-Forth.

MARRIAGE. 8 Sep 1875

Name: Fenton, Flora Australis

Record Type: Marriages

Gender: Female

Age: Adult

Spouse: Smith, Magnus Medwin

Gender: Male

Age: Adult

Date of marriage: 08 Sep 1875

Registered: Port Sorell

Registration year: 1875

Record ID: NAME_INDEXES:882377

Resource RGD37/1/34 no 602

Location: House of James Fenton, Esq., J.P., Hamilton-on-Forth

Witness: R.H. Hopkins

Witness: Angelina Monds

Children:

(1) Ella Frances Smith, b. 22 July 1876, Ulverstone

(2) Leila Florence Smith, b. 6 Apr 1878, Ulverstone

(3) Magnus Fenton Smith, b. 12 May 1879, d. 12 Jul 1879, Port Sorrell

(4) Fenton Magnus Smith, b. 27 Apr 1880, Port Sorrell

(4) Lilly Flora Smith, b. 19 Jun 1882, Port Sorrell

(6) Gordon Rupert Smith, b. 22 Jan 1884, Launceston

(7) Adeline Ruby Smith, b. 6 Ap 1887, Launceston, m. 1914, Tasmania, Roland David Newitt, son of Ephraim Newitt & Susan Birchall (Moore) Newitt

(8) Heber Henry Smith, b. 2 May 1888, Launceston

(9) Kathleen Ida Smith, b. 21 Dec 1889, Launceston

(10) Daisy Smith, b. 21 Mar 1892, d. 21 Sep 1893, Launceston

(11) Horace John Smith, b. 3 May 1894, d. 1953 Launceston

DEATH. 7 Apr 1932, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

DEATH. SMITH.-On 7th April, 1932, at her late residence, Devonport, Flora Australis Smith, beloved wife of Magnus M. Smith, in her 81st year. At rest.

Death of Spouse: March 25, 1934, "Meercroft" Hospital, Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

• Birth: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-30p082j2k

• Marriage Notice: The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Saturday 11 September 1875. p1 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/8939764

• Marriage: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-34p325j2k

• Death Notice: Examiner (Launceston, Tas. : 1900 - 1954) Friday 8 April 1932, p1 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/51731988