Born in New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of Thomas Newport
and Bertha Harriet (Starnes) Newport
Sister of
Charles James Starnes [half], Walter Stephen Newport, Frederick Newport, Herbert Newport, Frances Jane (Newport) Phipps, George Newport, Edith Amy (Newport) Jessop, Ralph Newport, Stanley Newport and Elizabeth Emily (Newport) Miller
Wife of
John Smith
— married
1913 in New Zealand
Died
at about age 66
in Nelson, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Nov 2017
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Biography
Edith was born in 1894, the daughter of Thomas Newport and Bertha Starnes.[1]
She married John Smith in 1913.[2]
She passed away in late 1960[3] and was buried in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Wakapuaka, Nelson, New Zealand.[4][5] Note that Edith is named as Ethel on her marriage certificate. Some information is from Newport History.[6]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Birth 1894/18207 Newport Edith May / Bertha Harriet&Thomas
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Marriage 1913/5142 Ethel May Newport / John Smith
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Death 1961/22853 Smith Edith May 67Y
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #198649662
- ↑ http://nelson.govt.nz/services/facilities/cemeteries/cemeteries-search/
- ↑ Descendants of Samuel Newport and Catherine Bradley edited by Daniel Connell (unpublished family tree)
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edith by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edith:
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~12.50%
~25.00%
Phillip Hart 
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Stacey (Hart) McQueen :
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Scott Dobson :
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~1.56%
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