Selina (Smith) Campbell (1858 - 1930)

Born 2 Jan 1858 in Nairne, South Australia, Australia

Ancestors

Wife of William Horne Campbell — married 30 Aug 1876 in Laura, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 15 May 1930 at age 72 in Blyth, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Selina Smith was born at Nairne, South Australia^[1] on 2 January 1858. Her parents were Alfred Smith and Harriet Hutchings Langbridge, who had been married in Chelsea (London) on 9 March 1852 and had come to South Australia in the ship Ostrich on 21 July 1854.⁠^[2]⁠^[3]

Alfred and Harriet Smith had one child who was born and died in Chelsea, and nine children born in South Australia.

• Harriet Mary Doe Smith was born on 29 December 1852 and baptized on 10 April 1853 at St Luke's Chelsea,^[4] and buried there on 12 August 1853.^[5]
• John Allen Smith was born on 24 November 1854 and baptized on 11 May 1855^[6] at Trinity Church Adelaide.^[7] He was buried in the West Terrace Cemetery on 19 September 1918.⁠^[8]⁠^[9]
• Alfred James Smith was born on 19 June 1856^[10] at Nairne,^[11] and died of heatstroke on 17 February 1875^[12] at Laura.^[13]
• Selina Smith (1858–1920).
• Mary Louisa Smith was born on 24 February 1860^[10] at Nairne and died on 5 January 1930^[14] at Rhodes, New South Wales.^[15]
• Frederick William Smith was born on 12 July 1862 at Nairne. He married Elizabeth Anderson on 14 April 1884^[16] at Jamestown;^[17] she was buried on 18 October 1900^[18] at Johnburgh.^[19] He married Isabella Phillis on 27 October 1903;^[20] she died on 21 October 1949.^[21] Frederick William Smith died on 27 March 1932 at Adelaide.^[22]
• Agnes Anne Smith was born on 4 January 1865 and died on 29 January 1865 at Bungaree, South Australia;
• Walter Smith was born on 18 March 1867 and died on 7 February 1870 at Bungaree.
• Robert Carlton Smith was born on 19 September 1869 at Bungaree and died on 26 April 1948 in Perth, Western Australia.
• Elsie Maud Smith was born on 23 January 1873 at Bungaree and died on 6 February 1875 at Laura. ​​

Selina died on 15 May 1930,^[23] at Blyth^[24] and was buried in the Laura Cemetery.⁠^[25]⁠^[26]

Sources

1. ↑ Nairne, South Australia: Wikipedia article.
2. ↑ The Ostrich : Images of the original document, State Records of South Australia.
3. ↑ List of passengers in the barque Ostrich, Southampton to Port Adelaide, 1954, compiled by Robert Janmaat.
4. ↑ Parish registers for St Luke's Church, Chelsea: Rough day book of baptisms, 1830-1861.
5. ↑ Harriett Mary Doe Smith, burial 12 August 1853: "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991" database (FamilySearch, 9 March 2018), St Luke, Chelsea, Middlesex, England; index based on data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 592,614.
6. ↑ Birth and baptism of John Allen Smith: image of Trinity Church baptism register page.
7. ↑ Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide: Wikipedia article.
8. ↑ John A Smith funeral notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide SA 1889–1931), 19 September 1918, page 2 advertising, column 4. (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 6 December 2019.)
9. ↑ Record Search provided by the Adelaide Cemeteries Authority.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Information originally obtained from the now defunct web site www.familyhistorysa.org.
11. ↑ Nairne, South Australia: Wikipedia article.
12. ↑ Death notice: Elsie Maud Smith and Alfred James Smith. The South Australian Register (Adelaide SA 1839–1900), 25 February 1875 page 4, Family Notices. (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 6 December 2019.)
13. ↑ Laura, South Australia: Wikipedia article.
14. ↑ Mary Louisa Campbell funeral notice: The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW 1842 1954), 6 January 1930 page 9, Family Notices. (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 6 December 2019.)
15. ↑ Rhodes, New South Wales: Wikipedia article.
16. ↑ Marriage of Frederick William Smith and Elizabeth Anderson: The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide SA 1858–1889), 22 May 1884 page 3, Family Notices. (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 8 December 2019.)
17. ↑ Jamestown, South Australia: Wikipedia article.
18. ↑ Johnburgh burials, from the District Council of Orroroo Carrieton.
19. ↑ Johnburgh, South Australia: Wikipedia article.
20. ↑ GenealogySA: online database search.
21. ↑ Isabella Smith death notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide SA 1931–1954), 24 October 1949 page 14, Family Notices. (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 8 December 2019.)
22. ↑ Frederick William Smith death notice: The Advertiser (Adelaide SA 1931–1954), 28 March 1932 page 6, Family Notices (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 6 December 2019.)
23. ↑ Selina Campbell death notice: The Chronicle (Adelaide SA 1895–1954), 22 May 1930 page 39, Family Notices. (National Library of Australia, Digitised Australian Newspapers, retrieved 6 December 2019.)
24. ↑ Blyth, South Australia: Wikipedia article.
25. ↑ Laura cemetery burial record. (Northern Areas Council, PO Box 120, Jamestown SA 5491).
26. ↑ All Campbells in the Laura Cemetery.

See also:

Selina Smith's profile in FamilyTree on FamilySearch.org