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Alexander Carmichael Smith 1837–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1837

Birth Location: Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 3 May 1869

Death Location: Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Smith

Mother: Catherine Mill

Spouse(s): Jane Cameron

Children(s): Barbara Brown, William Smith, Alex Smith, Catherine Smith

Alexander Carmichael Smith was born in 1837 in Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Smith And Catherine Mill. In 1841, Alexander Carmichael Smith resided in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland. Alexander Carmichael Smith married Jane Cameron, and had children including Alex Smith, Barbara Clarke Brown, Catherine Jane Smith, William John Cameron Smith. Alexander Carmichael Smith passed away in 1869 in Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Alexander Carmichael Smith was born in 1837 in Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland, the child of William Smith And Catherine Mill.
  • In 1841, Alexander Carmichael Smith resided in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland.
  • Alexander Carmichael Smith married Jane Cameron, and had children including Alex Smith, Barbara Clarke Brown, Catherine Jane Smith, William John Cameron Smith.
  • Alexander Carmichael Smith passed away in 1869 in Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Smith
1800–1867
Birth Location: Forgan, Fife, Scotland
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Catherine Mill
1796–1857
Birth Location: Longforgan, perthshire
CM

Spouses(s)

Jane Cameron
1826–1869
Birth Location: Balfron, Stirlingshire, Scotland
JC

Children(s)

Barbara Brown
1866–1952
Birth Location: Emerald Hill, Victoria
BB
William Smith
1860–1865
Birth Location: Castlemaine, Victoria
WS
Alex Smith
1863–1939
Birth Location: Emerald Hill (Sth Melbourne), Victoria
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Catherine Smith
1861–1861
Birth Location: Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia
CS

Alexander Smith's Ancestors

Self
Alexander Smith
1837–1869
Birth Place: Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland
Parents
William Smith
1800–1867
Forgan, Fife, Scotland
Catherine Mill
1796–1857
Longforgan, perthshire
Grandparents
David Smith
1767–1844
Auchtermuchty, Fife, Scotland
Katharine Hendersone
1767–1816
Forgan, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
David Smith
1742–1815
Catharine Symson
1747–
William Hendersone
1733–1805
Katharine Just
1738–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Smith's Descendants

1.
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Alexander (Carmichael) Smith (23 Jan 1837–3 May 1869) m. Jane Cameron (2 OCT 1826–22 FEB 1869)
  1. 1. Barbara (Clarke) Brown 1866–1952 m. Alex Higgie 1855–1910 m. Arthur (George) Brown 1864–1933
    1. 1. William (Carmichael) Higgie 1895–1982 m. Martha Litchfield 1892–1982
      1. 1. William (Alexander) Higgie 1923–2015
    2. 2. Alexander (James) Higgie 1888–1933
  2. 2. William (John Cameron) Smith 1860–1865
  3. 3. Alex Smith 1863–1939 m. Elizabeth Noble 1866–1936
    1. 1. Elsie (Adelaide) Smith 1891–1960 m. William (Charles Frederick) McLaughlan 1892–1954
      1. 1. Violet (Elsie Irene) McLaughlan 1916–1982
  4. 4. Catherine (Jane) Smith 1861–1861

Alexander Smith's Timeline

5 Records

1837
23 Jan 1837
Birth of Alexander Carmichael Smith in Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland
Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland
1837
07 Feb 1837
Alexander Carmichael Smith was baptized in Ferry Port On Craig,Fife,Scotland
Ferry Port On Craig,Fife,Scotland
1841
1841
Age 4
Alexander Carmichael Smith resided here in Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
1869
3 May 1869
Age 32
Death of Alexander Carmichael Smith in Emerald Hill (Sth Melbourne), Victoria
Emerald Hill (Sth Melbourne), Victoria
1870
10 Mar 1870
Age 33
Alexander Carmichael Smith - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1837
    Event Place: Ferryport-on-Craig, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [3] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Ferry Port on Craig; ED: 2; Page: 3; Line: 1397; Year: 1841
    [6] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 07 Feb 1837
    Event Place: Ferry Port On Craig,Fife,Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Ferry Port on Craig, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: 1841 Scotland Census, Parish: Ferry Port on Craig; ED: 2; Page: 3; Line: 1397; Year: 1841

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1869
    Event Place: Emerald Hill (Sth Melbourne), Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Victoria, Australia, Death Index, The Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths, and Marriages; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Victoria, Australia, Death Records
    [3] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [6] Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Carlton North, Melbourne City, Victoria, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1870
    Record Source: Victoria, Australia, Wills and Probate Records, 1841-2009, Public Record Office Victoria; North Melbourne, Victoria; Victorian Wills, Probate and Administration Records 1841-1925; Series: VPRS 7591
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