Jane (Johnston) Smith (1848 - 1913)

Born 1848 in Emerald Hill, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Wife of Thomas Smith — married 10 Oct 1870 in Eastern Hill, Victoria, Australia

Died 17 Feb 1913 at about age 65 in Port Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Jane Johnston was born in 1848 in Emerald Hill (South Melbourne). Her parents were Peter Johnston and Mary Bolster. ^[1]

1870 She married Thomas Smith in 1870. ^[2]

Marriage notice published in The Age, Melbourne: SMITH—JOHNSTON.—On the 10th October, at Lansdowne-terrace, Easternhill, by Mr. G. L. Surber, Thomas Smith, of Carlton, to Jane, youngest daughter of Mr. Peter Johnston, Emerald-hill. ^[3]

Together they had 2 children:

1. Thomas Smith
2. Benjamin Smith

She died on February 17, 1913 in Port Melbourne. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Victoria BDM Births: 15462 / 1847
2. ↑ BDM- Victoria, https://online.justice.vic.gov.au,Marriage: JOHNSTON Given names Jane Event Marriage Spouse's family name SMITH Spouse's given name Thomas Reg. year1870 Reg. no4581
3. ↑ Family Notices (1870, October 15). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved November 2, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189332194
4. ↑ BDM - Victoria, Death: https://online.justice.vic.gov.au, SMITH Given namesJane EventDeath Father's name - Johnston Peter Mother's maiden name - Mary (Bolster) Reg. year 1913 Reg. no3199

Research notes

• Possible burial at Box Hill: Austcemindex: http://austcemindex.com, Smith Jane 1913 Box Hill VIC B 0128 (year only, no family details)

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