Catherine Agnes (Sexton) Smith (1865 - 1938)

Born 11 Apr 1865 in Mountscott, Miltown Malbay, County Clare, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 23 Mar 1938 at age 72 in Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Catherine was born in 1865 in Ahey Bridge in Knockanalban, County Clare, Ireland, the daughter of Patrick Sexton and Catherine Darcy. Her father died when Bridget was about eight or nine years old. Her mother remarried in 1874. Her older sister Bridget emigrated to South Australia in 1881, and sponsored Catherine to follow her in 1883. Catherine was accompanied by her younger sister, Ellen. Five years later in 1888, Catherine married George Frederick Smith there in Adelaide. They settled initially in Eurelia, well north of Adelaide, where they started a family that would total seven children, one of whom died young. In about 1897, they moved to Moonta Bay, and a couple of years later to the Adelaide Port area in Adelaide. Catherine died there in 1938 at the age of 72.

Children:

1. Rose May, 1889-1973; m. Frederick William Marshfield Paige, 1916
2. George Frederick, 1890-1909 [Plague]
3. Percy David, 1892-1965; m. Helene Bertha Adeline Fischer, 1919
4. Catherine Agnes, 1894-1961; m. Harold Henry Bone, 1934
5. Francis Edward, 1896-1965; never married
6. Ruth Claris, 1898-1964; never married
7. Mary Ann, 1901-1901

Sources

Birth

IrishGenealogy.ie. Births, Civil Records, accessed 13 Sep 2021.

Entry no.: 267

Name: Catherine Sexton

Birth date: 11 Apr 1865

Birthplace: Mountscott

Gender: Female

Father: Patrick Sexton

Father residence: Mountscott

Father occupation: Farmer

Mother: Catherine D'Arcy

Informant: Patk Sexton, Father, Mountscott

Group Registration ID: 7595590

Date registered: 26 Apr 1865

SR District/Reg Area: Miltown Malbay

Union: Ennistymon

County: Clare

"Ireland Births and Baptisms, 1620-1881", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F5XR-97V : 15 February 2020), Patrick Sexton in entry for Catherine Sexton, .

Name: Catherine Sexton

Sex: Female

Christening Place: Miltown Malbay, Clare, Ire

Christening Place (Original): Miltown Malbay, Clare, Ire

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1865

Birthplace: Miltown Malbay, Clare, Ire

Father's Name: Patrick Sexton

Father's Sex: Male

Mother's Name: Catherine d'Arcy

Mother's Sex: Female

Marriage

Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: George Fred Smith

Father's Name: Frederick Smith

Spouse Name: Catherine Agnes Sexton

Spouse's Father's Name: Patrick Sexton

Marriage Date: 22 Oct 1888

Marriage Place: Res Of G F Smith Eurelia

Registration Place: Frome, South Australia

Page Number: 287

Volume Number: 157

Emigration to Australia

"Australia, South Australia, Immigrants Ship Papers, 1849-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLF6-ZSJW : 14 March 2018), Ellen Sexton, ; citing Emigration, Australia, name citing , Attorney General of South Australia, Adelaide.

Name: Kate Sexton

Sex: Female

Age: 19

Arrival Date: 1883

Departure Place: Australia

Occupation: housemaid

Nationality: Irish

Companion: Ellen Sexton, age 16, Domestic servant

Departure Port: Plymouth

Departure date: 17 Aug 1883

Arrival Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia

Arrival date: 31 Oct 1883

Vessel: Aldergrove

Ancestry.com. New South Wales, Australia, Immigration Deposit Journals, 1853-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.

Name: Catherine Soxton [Catherine Sexton]

Age: 20

Birth Year: abt 1862

Place of Origin: Clare, Ireland

Immigration Date: 7 Feb 1883

Ship: Euterpe

Sponsor Name: Bridget Sexton

Deposit Date: 15 Jun 1882

Immigration Group: Name: Catherine Soxton

Source Citation: State Records Authority of New South Wales; Series: 5264; Reel: 2674

Children

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Rosey Mary Smith

Birth Date: 15 May 1889

Birth Place: Eurelia

Registration Place: Frome, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Frederick Smith

Mother: Catherine Agnes Sexton

Page Number: 339

Volume Number: 438

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: George Frederick Smith

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1890

Birth Place: Eurelia

Registration Place: Frome, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Frederick Smith

Mother: Kate Agnes Sexton

Page Number: 151

Volume Number: 467

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Catherine Agnes Sexton

Gender: Female

Spouse: George Frederick Smith

Child: Percy David Smith

Birth Date: 11 Mar 1892

Birth Place: Eurelia

Page Number: 476

Volume Number: 497

Registration Place: Frome, South Australia, Australia

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Catherine Agnes Smith

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1894

Birth Place: Eurelia

Registration Place: Frome, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Frederick Smith

Mother: Catherine Agnes Sexton

Page number: 144

Volume Number: 539

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Francis Edward Smith

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1896

Birth Place: Orroroo

Registration Place: Frome, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Frederick Smith

Mother: Catherine Sexton

Page Number: 200

Volume Number: 593

Ancestry.com. Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

Name: Catherine Agnes Smith

Gender: Female

Address: St. Vincent St., Port Adelaide

Child: Francis Edward Smith

Age: 19y 11m

Estimated birth month: Oct 1898

Birth place: Orroroo, South Australia

Occupation: Machinist

Description: 5'3"; 128 lbs, Fair complexion; blue eyes; fair hair

Religion: RC

Date enrolled: 18 Sep 1918

Unit: 27th Bn, Australian Imperial Force

Rank: Private

Note: wounded in action in Belgium, 4 Oct 1917; returned to service in 1918; returned to Australia, 1919

Note: awarded, Victory medal, British War medal, Star medal

Source Citation: National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Ruth Claris Smith

Birth Date: 5 Feb 1898

Birth Place: Moonta Bay

Registration Place: Daly, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Frederick Smith

Mother: Catherine Agnes Sexton

Page Number: 3

Volume Number: 618

Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Mary Ann Smith

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1901

Birth Place: Port Adelaide

Registration Place: Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Father: George Frederick Smith

Mother: Catherine Agnes Sexton

Page Number: 166

Volume Number: 671

Death

Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

Name: Catherine Agnes Smith

Death Date: 22 Mar 1938

Death Place: South Australia

Registration Year: 1936-1940

Registration Place: South Australia

Page Number: 1157

Volume Number: 600

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154082258/catherine-agnes-smith : accessed 12 September 2021), memorial page for Catherine Agnes Smith (unknown–23 Mar 1938), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154082258, citing Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia ; Maintained by Christina (contributor 46772328) .

Name: Catherine Agnes Smith

Birth: unknown

Death: 23 Mar 1938

Burial: Cheltenham Cemetery, Cheltenham, Charles Sturt City, South Australia, Australia

Plot: F

Memorial #: 154082258

Created by: Christina (46772328)

Added: 22 Oct 2015

Photo?: yes

Inscription: "In loving memory of; George Frederick; beloved husband of; Catherine Agnes Smith; who died Dec. 18, 1932; aged 70 years; Also; George F. Smith; beloved son of above; who died April 23, 1909; aged 18 years; R.I.P.; Also; Catherine Agnes,; beloved wife of above; who died March 22, 1938; Aged 81 years; R.I.P."