John Smith (1853 - 1897)

Born 5 Aug 1853 in Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Husband of Margaret (Adam) Smith — married 11 Jun 1880 in Blackfriars, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Died 30 Apr 1897 at age 43 in Burwood, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John Smith was born in Scotland.

John was born in 1853, Nenthorn, Berwickshire , Scotland. Parents being Thomas Smith and Jane Rutherford. ^[1]

John Smith married Margaret Adam in June 1880 in Glasgow Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, Scotland at 23 George Street. ^[2]

Apr 1881 John, his wife Margaret and daughter Margaret aged 7 years, were living at 3 Slatefield Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland . ^[3]

John , Margaret, and their 2 children Margaret and Thomas left Scotland for Australia on the Ship "Oban Bay". The ship left Glasgow on March 1883 and arrived, Townsville, Queensland, Australian shores on July 1883. ^[4] Whilst on the voyage Margaret gave birth to their 3 child John Ross. ^[5]

Margaret and John have 6 children 2 born in Scotland, Margaret & Thomas, 1 born at sea John Ross and 3 born in New South Wales, Australia, Jane Rutherford, William Adam & Joseph Adam.

John died Apr 1897 in New South Wales, Australia. ^[6] Buried on 01 May 1897 in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia , Presbyterian Cemetery Rookwood. Occupation was recorded as that of a Landscape Gardener. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ Statutory Birth Registrations : C 753/0020 0064 . / https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ > Scotlands People
2. ↑ Statutory Marriage Registrations : C 644/05 0094 / https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ > scotlandsd People
3. ↑ 1881 LDS Census Scotland : 644/03 026/03 011/ Source : FHL Film 0203638, GRO Ref Volume 644-3, Enum Dist 26, Page 11, Reference Number : 558191, Census Place : Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland. / https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/ > Scotlands People
4. ↑ Immigration - Ship "Oban Bay , Year 1883, Glasgow, Scotland to Townsville, QLD, Australia - Citation - Queensland State Archives Item ID18480, Passenger lists. Description Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland - No. 5, Digital Image ID : 38971 - Assisted immigration 1848–1912—Passenger lists of immigrant ships with departure and arrival dates / chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/ http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/DigitalImageDisplay.aspx?ImageId=38971#page=10&view=Fit&ispdf=true /
5. ↑ John Ross Smith. birth. 12 June 1883 at sea - Oban Bay ref; QLD Bdm - 1883/M1271 / https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
6. ↑ Death Registration No: 4323/1897 - Name: SMITH John, Parents : Thomas & Jane < Place: Burwood, New South Wales, Australia / https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au /
7. ↑ Cemetery - Rockwood General NSW Australia Name: John Smith, Date of Death: 30/04/1897, Date of Interment: 1/05/1897, Age: 44 years, Area: Zone A, Section: Presbyterian 06D, Row: Data not recorded, Grave Number: 3662/ http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/deceased-search-engine/406148/SMITH > Rockwood General Cemetery Trust N.S.W. Australia.

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• Statutory Birth Registration:

Surname: Smith
Forename: John
Parents: Thomas Smith /Jane Rutherford FR208 (FR208)
Sex: M
Registration Date: 01/09/1853
Parish No: 753/
Ref: 20 64
Parish: Nenthorn

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk > Scotlands People

• Statutory Marriage Registration:

Surname: Smith
Name: John
Surname: Adam
Name: Maggie
Year: 1880
Ref: 644/5 94
District: Blackfriars

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk > Scotlands People

• Census 1881 LDS Scotland

Dwelling: 153 Slatefield St

Name: John SMITH, Head, Sex: M, Age: 28, Status: M, Occupation: Aerated Water Manufacturer Employing 2 Men & 1 Boy, Birth Place: Newthorne, Berwick, Scotland
Name: Margaret SMITH, Wife, Status: M, Age: 23, Sex: F, Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
Name: Margaret SMITH, Daur, Age: 7 M, Sex: F, Birth Place: Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland

Source : FHL Film 0203638, GRO Ref Volume 644-3, Enum Dist 26, Page 11, Reference Number : 558191, Census Place : Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.

'Census 1881 Ref: 644/03 026/03 011

https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk > Scotlands People

• Immigration -

Ship "Oban Bay,
Year 1883,
Glasgow, Scotland to Townsville, QLD, Australia

Queensland State Archives Item ID18480, Passenger lists. Description Register of passengers on immigrant ships arriving in Queensland - No. 5, Digital Image ID : 38971 - Assisted immigration 1848–1912—Passenger lists of immigrant ships with departure and arrival dates and ports, surgeons and masters on board and types of passage; includes links to scans of the registers [ chrome-extension://oemmndcbldboiebfnladdacbdfmadadm/ http://www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/Image/DigitalImageDisplay.aspx?ImageId=38971#page=10&view=Fit&ispdf=true]

• Death Registration No: 4323/1897

Name: SMITH John,
Parents name: Thomas & Jane
Place: Burwood, New South Wales, Australia

https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au > NSW Bdm, Family History

• Cemetery - Rockwood General NSW Australia

Name: John Smith
Date of Death: 30/04/1897
Date of Interment: 1/05/1897
Age: 44 years
Area: Zone A
Section: Presbyterian 06D
Row: Data not recorded
Grave Number: 3662

http://www.rookwoodcemetery.com.au/deceased-search-engine/406148/SMITH > Rockwood General Cemetery Trust N.S.W. Australia