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Alexander Turner Smith 1851 – 1890 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1851

Birth Location: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: 2 FEB 1890

Death Location: Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Father: Alexander Smith

Mother: Helen Turner

Spouse(s): Ada Wright

Children(s): James Smith, Emma Smith, Sidney Smith, Frederick Smith

Alexander Turner Smith was born in 1851 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Dunn Smith and Helen Turner. Alexander Turner Smith married Ada Wright, and had children including James Alexander Dun Smith, Emma Dora Smith, Sidney Walter Smith, Frederick William Smith. Alexander Turner Smith passed away in 1890 in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Alexander Turner Smith was born in 1851 in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland, the child of Alexander Dunn Smith and Helen Turner.
  • Alexander Turner Smith married Ada Wright, and had children including James Alexander Dun Smith, Emma Dora Smith, Sidney Walter Smith, Frederick William Smith.
  • Alexander Turner Smith passed away in 1890 in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia.

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Alexander Smith's Ancestors

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Alexander Smith
1851 – 1890
Birth Place: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Dunn Smith
1823 – 1877
Barrachan, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Helen Turner
1816 – 1903
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Smith
1788 – 1824
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Agnes Young
1788 – 1853
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Richard Turner
1790 – 1841
(Scotland)
Helen Curry
1790 – 1841
(Scotland)
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alexander Smith's Descendants

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Alexander (Turner) Smith (1851 – 2 FEB 1890) m. Ada Wright (1857 – 18 MAY 1946)
  1. 1. James (Alexander Dun) Smith (26 DEC 1875 – 13 JAN 1947) m. Eliza French (23 NOV 1872 – 1 FEB 1941)
    1. 1. Ada (May) Smith (1 MAY 1901 – 25 SEP 1986) m. Arthur (Leigh) Wales (16 DEC 1896 – 6 JUL 1964)
      1. 1. Darryl Wales (AFT 1928 – )
    2. 2. Stella (Ross) Smith (2 JAN 1909 – BEF 2002) m. Virgil (Vernon) Jones (14 MAY 1904 – 16 MAY 1977)
      1. 1. Trevor Jones (AFT 1934 – )
      2. 2. Lester Jones (AFT 1934 – )
      3. 3. Errol Jones (AFT 1934 – )
    3. 3. Edward (Alexander) Smith (11 JAN 1912 – 19 NOV 1994) m. Theta (Beeby) Watson (13 MAR 1913 – BEF 2013)
      1. 1. Carol (Desley) Smith (2 NOV 1941 – ) m. Neville (James) Hais (25 DEC 1936 – 10 SEP 1996)
        1. 1. Stefanie (Gay) Hais (14 AUG 1970 – ) m. Peter (Charles Harley) Black (9 JAN 1966 – )
        2. 2. Marnie (Louise) Hais (29 JUL 1972 – ) m. Kerryn (Raymond) Watts (6 APR 1968 – )
  2. 2. Emma (Dora) Smith (14 MAY 1880 – 15 MAR 1949) m. Niels (Peter) Pearson (11 JUL 1886 – 24 AUG 1964)
  3. 3. Sidney (Walter) Smith (1 JUN 1882 – 7 JUL 1957) m. Mary (Alice) Rooney (17 APR 1883 – 27 JAN 1971) m. Marion (Alice) Wheeler (ABT 1900 – BEF 2000) m. Mary (Jean) Foley (ABT 1883 – BEF 1983)
    1. 1. William (Walter Kevin) Smith (23 FEB 1904 – 20 JUL 1982) m. Mary (Bridget) Aspinall (26 JAN 1909 – 30 APR 1984) m. Janet (Kate) Arthy (ABT 1904 – BEF 2004)
    2. 2. David (Arthur) Smith (24 SEP 1905 – 31 JAN 1970)
    3. 3. Sydney (Alexander) Smith (9 JUN 1908 – 23 NOV 1978)
    4. 4. Wilfred (John) Smith (15 AUG 1910 – 6 AUG 1984)
    5. 5. Dorothy (May) Smith (4 DEC 1912 – 4 MAY 1981)
      1. 1. [________] [________] (AFT 1932 – ) m. Henry (Albert) Francis (1934 – 2004)
        1. 1. Terence Francis (AFT 1962 – ) m. [________] Smith (AFT 1962 – )
    6. 6. Mary (Ada Florence) Smith (19 FEB 1915 – 27 AUG 1995) m. Arthur (Newbery) Swann (14 APR 1908 – 23 OCT 1972)
      1. 1. Robert (William Newbery) Swann (AFT 1936 – 5 APR 1973)
    7. 7. Frederick Smith (AFT 1936 – )
    8. 8. Barbara Smith (AFT 1937 – BEF 2012)
  4. 4. Frederick (William) Smith (29 FEB 1884 – BEF 1984)

Alexander Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1851
1851
Birth of Alexander Turner Smith in Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland
1890
2 FEB 1890
Age 39
Death of Alexander Turner Smith in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia
Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Riccarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 FEB 1890
    Event Place: Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

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