Richmond Hunter Small (1890 - 1952)

Born 21 Jan 1890 in Maclean, New South Wales (Australia)

Ancestors

Husband of Esme Marcia (Owen-Idriess) Macquarie — married 1917 (to before 1943) in Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

Died 2 Jul 1952 at age 62 in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Richmond Hunter Small was born on 21st January 1890 in Tyndale near Maclean, on New South Wales' Clarence River (Australia). He was the fifth son and youngest child of Henry Small and Sarah Hough. ^[1] He appears to have been named for two of New South Wales' primary rivers, on which his Small family forebears had worked as timber cutters and farmers. He was a great grandson of First Fleet convicts, John Small (1761-1850) and Mary Parker (c1758-1824), Second Fleeter George Patfield (1763-1809), and 1793 convict arrival, Mary O'Brien (c1772-1853).

Richmond and Esme Small

Richmond married eighteen year-old, Esme Idriess, in 1917 in Grafton, New South Wales. ^[2] Esme was a younger sister of noted Australian author, Ion Idriess. The marriage ended in divorce before 1943. Richmond and Esme had two children:

• Marcia Lorraine Small (1919-)
• unknown Small

Richmond owned land with his brother Henry, in Cangai via Grafton. ^[3]

Aged 62 years, he passed away on 2nd July 1952 in Chatswood, New South Wales. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Birth Index #19885/1890; accessed 30 Sep 2017
2. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Index #9344/1917; accessed 30 Sep 2017
3. ↑ NSW State Archives & Records
4. ↑ New South Wales Death Index #20216/1952; accessed 30 Sep 2017