Letitia Mary Catherine (Grout) Smith (1866 - 1930)

Born 8 Jul 1866 in Musket Flat, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Boldery — married 23 Dec 1887 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Wife of Charles Joseph Smith — married 20 Dec 1916 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 13 Mar 1930 at age 63 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Letitia (Grout) Smith was born in Australia

Letitia Grout was born during an aboriginal attack on the property "Thistle Hill" where her parents lived at Musket Flat, near Maryborough, Queensland, Australia. ^[1]

Letitia Grout was born on 8 July 1866 at "Thistle Hill" Musket Flat, Queensland. She was the fifth child of six children to be born to Blacksmith and Wheelwright Robert Grout and his wife Catherine Fitzgerald. ^[2]

21 year-old Letitia Mary Catherine Grout wed 36 year-old Lumberer, Thomas Boldery on 3 December 1887 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Maryborough, Queensland. ^[3]

Letitia and Thomas were parents to 11 children.

• James Robert "Wiffie" Boldery (1888-1961
• Thomas Henry Boldery (1890-1969)
• Catherine Agnes Boldery (1892-1893)
• Percy Edward Boldery (1894 - 1952)
• David William "Dave" Boldery (1897-1917)
• Eveline Maud "Maud" Boldery (1899-1979)
• Florence May "Dot" Boldery (1901-2000)
• Nellie "Nell" Boldery (1904-1998)
• Stanley Arthur Boldery (1906-1985)
• Sydney Claude Boldery (1907-1966)
• George Herbert Boldery (1913-1941)

On the 1903 Australian Electoral Roll for the Elliott, Queensland, polling place, Letitia, with her husband Tom Boldery, were both listed as residing at Musket Flat, where he was a Timbergetter. ^[4]

The family were still living at Musket Flat when Letitia's husband of almost 25 years passed away at their home "Thistle Hill" Musket Flat, Queensland in 1912. She was pregnant with their last child at the time. ^[5]

In 1916, Letitia remarried to teamster, Charles Joseph Smith, at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Maryborough, Queensland on 20 December. ^{[6] [7]}

The 1921 Australian Electoral Roll indicated that Letitia was still living at "Thistle Hill" with the area renamed Aramara, Queensland. Husband Charlie Smith was a Teamster. ^[8]

By 1930, Charlie Smith had retired as a Teamster, and with Letitia, had been living at Richmond Lane, Maryborough, Queensland for seven months. ^[9]

On 13 March 1930, Letitia passed away at her home in Richmond Lane, Maryborough at the age of 63 years 8 months. Cause of death was attributed to Chronic Diarrhoea (3 years), Asthma, and Bronchitis (5 days). ^[10][11]

Letitia was laid to rest on 14 March 1930 in the Maryborough Cemetery, Roman Catholic Section, Maryborough, Queensland. ^[12][13]

Sources

1. ↑ Boldery Family Lore
2. ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au Queensland Birth Register Index

   Name:Letitia Grout

   Birth date:08/07/1866

   Mother's name:Catherine Fitzgerald

   Father/parent's name:Robert Grout

   Registration details:1866/C/2474

3. ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au Queensland Marriage Register Index

   Name:Letitia Mary Catherine Grout

   Marriage date:23/12/1887

   Spouse's name:Thomas Boldery

   Registration details:1888/C/1424

4. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com.au Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].
5. ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au Queensland Death Registration Index

   Name:Thomas Boldery

   Death date:20/09/1912

   Mother's name:Priscilla Cook

   Father/parent's name:James Boldery

   Registration details:1912/C/3157

6. ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au Queensland Marriage Register Index

   Name: Charles Joseph Smith

   Event date: 20/12/1916

   Event type: Marriage registration

   Registration details: 1917/C/441

   Spouse: Letitia Boldery

7. ↑ 1916 'Family Notices', Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Tuesday 26 December, p. 4. , viewed 05 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152554336

   MARRIAGE

   SMITH— BOLDERY.— On December 20, 1916 at St. Mary's Church, Maryborough, by the Rev. Father Brady, Charles Joseph Smith, to Lititia Boldery, wife of the late Thomas Boldery, of Musket Flat.

8. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com.au Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].
9. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com.au Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].
10. ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au Queensland Death Registration Index

    Name:Letitia Smith

    Death date:13/03/1930

    Mother's name:Catherine Fitzgerald

    Father/parent's name:Robert Grout

    Registration details:1930/C/709

11. ↑ 1930 'Family Notices', Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), 13 March, p. 6. , viewed 05 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152090190
12. ↑ 1930 'OBITUARY', Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser (Qld. : 1860 - 1947), Friday 14 March, p. 6. , viewed 05 Jan 2024, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article152085775
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193916852/letitia-smith: accessed 04 January 2024), memorial page for Letitia Grout Smith (8 Jul 1866–13 Mar 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 193916852, citing Maryborough Cemetery, Maryborough, Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by BB (contributor 49825097).

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