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Arthur Douglas Smith 1885 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 OCT 1885

Birth Location: Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 7 DEC 1959

Death Location: Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Father: John Smith

Mother: Margaret Coutts

Spouse(s): Clara Melchert, Clara Melchert

Children(s): William Smith, Smith None, Arthur Smith, Thelma Smith, John Smith, Barrie Smith

The story of Arthur Douglas Smith began in 1885 in Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Arthur Douglas Smith married Clara Elizabeth Melchert, Clara Elizabeth Melchert, and had children including William John Alexander Smith, Smith, Arthur Douglas Smith, Thelma Gertrude Elizabeth Smith, John Turner Smith, Barrie Robert Smith. Arthur Douglas Smith passed away in 1959 in Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Douglas Smith began in 1885 in Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
  • Arthur Douglas Smith married Clara Elizabeth Melchert, Clara Elizabeth Melchert, and had children including William John Alexander Smith, Smith, Arthur Douglas Smith, Thelma Gertrude Elizabeth Smith, John Turner Smith, Barrie Robert Smith.
  • Arthur Douglas Smith passed away in 1959 in Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Smith
1853 – 1929
Birth Location: Ipswich, New South Wales, Australia
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Margaret Coutts
1857 – 1893
Birth Location: Rosalie Plains, Dalby, New South Wales, Australia
MC

Spouses(s)

Clara Melchert
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Arthur Terrace, Ithaca Creek, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
CM
Clara Melchert
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Arthur Terrace, Ithaca Creek, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
CM

Children(s)

William Smith
1908 – 1982
Birth Location: Palmer Street, South Townsville, Queensland, Australia
WS
Smith None
1908 – 1984
Birth Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
S
Arthur Smith
1909 – 1974
Birth Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Thelma Smith
1911 – 1974
Birth Location: Hermit Park, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
TS
John Smith
1916 – 1984
Birth Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
JS
Barrie Smith
1934 – 2014
Birth Location: Townsville General Hospital, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
BS

Arthur Smith's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Smith
1885 – 1959
Birth Place: Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Parents
John Turner Smith
1853 – 1929
Ipswich, New South Wales, Australia
Margaret (Agnes) Coutts
1857 – 1893
Rosalie Plains, Dalby, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Alexander (Dunn) Smith
1823 – 1877
Barrachan, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Helen Turner
1816 – 1903
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Alexander Coutts
1819 – 1884
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Janet MacTaggart
1822 – 1911
Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Francis Smith
1788 – 1824
Agnes Young
1788 – 1853
Richard Turner
1790 – 1841
Helen Curry
1790 – 1841
Joseph Coutts
1781 – 1851
Margaret Clarke
1786 – 1851
Hugh MacTaggart
1795 – 1855
Margaret Stirling
1805 – 1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coutts
1731 – 1789
Isabel Henderson
1739 – 1792
Alexander Clark
1766 – 1866
Catherine Chapman
1766 – 1866
Thomas Taggart
1770 – 1870
Janet Cunningham
1775 – 1875
David Stirling
1779 – 1841
Isobel Henderson
1781 – 1841

Arthur Smith's Descendants

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Arthur (Douglas) Smith (20 OCT 1885 – 7 DEC 1959) m. Clara (Elizabeth) Melchert (14 JUN 1888 – 21 JUN 1954) m. Clara (Elizabeth) Melchert (14 JUN 1888 – 21 JUN 1954)
  1. 1. William (John Alexander) Smith (9 APR 1908 – 13 APR 1982) m. Annie Harper (17 FEB 1900 – 27 JUL 1945) m. Joyce (Jean) Abercrombie (22 JAN 1918 – 11 SEP 2007)
    1. 1. Jill (Lillian) Smith (ABT 1950 – )
    2. 2. John (Douglas) Smith (4 SEP 1950 – ) m. Nancy [________] (ABT 1951 – )
      1. 1. Alexander Smith (ABT 1990 – )
  2. 2. Smith (BET 1908 AND 1916 – BEF 1984) m. Doris (Hamilton) Bray (17 JAN 1916 – 28 APR 1969)
  3. 3. Arthur (Douglas) Smith (4 DEC 1909 – 16 JUL 1974) m. Myrtle (Olive May) Fenton (1907 – 20 MAY 1977) m. Jean (Mary) Larkin (6 JAN 1924 – 1 SEP 1968)
    1. 1. Robyn (Louise) Smith (29 DEC 1945 – ) m. Eric Lloyd (AFT 1928 – )
    2. 2. James (Douglas) Smith (12 SEP 1947 – 16 DEC 1983) m. [________] Powell (EST 1947 – )
      1. 1. Paulette Smith (1998 – ) m. [________] Roberts (1998 – ) m. Andrew Cotis (EST 1968 – )
        1. 1. Kealan Roberts (EST 2005 – )
        2. 2. [________] Roberts (EST 2006 – )
        3. 3. Carissa Roberts (EST 2007 – )
      2. 2. Damian Smith (EST 1980 – ) m. Jo Luppino (EST 1980 – )
    3. 3. Terence (Joseph) Smith (11 JUN 1949 – )
  4. 4. Thelma (Gertrude Elizabeth) Smith (1 SEP 1911 – 26 NOV 1974) m. William (Maurice George) Excell (9 DEC 1902 – 10 JUL 1979)
    1. 1. Jean Excell (21 OCT 1934 – ) m. Clive (Thomas) Walsh (21 MAY 1932 – SEP 2012)
      1. 1. Michael (Jeffrey) Walsh (6 SEP 1954 – ) m. Helen (Elsie) Stokes (1955 – )
        1. 1. Christopher (Michael) Walsh (15 MAR 1977 – ) m. Samantha [________] (ABT 1977 – )
        2. 2. Karen (Leeanne) Walsh (1980 – ) m. Wade Lavaring (ABT 1978 – )
        3. 3. Riley (William) Walsh (2 NOV 1987 – ) m. Sarah (Jane) [________] (ABT 1987 – )
      2. 2. Michelle (Anne) Walsh (15 MAY 1955 – ) m. Alfred (Charles) Miller (20 FEB 1954 – )
        1. 1. Luke (Alfred) Miller (20 FEB 1982 – ) m. Hayley Saari (ABT 1982 – )
        2. 2. Meghan (Leigh) Miller (4 APR 1984 – ) m. Christopher Andreata (26 JUL 1979 – )
        3. 3. David (Charles) Miller (8 DEC 1986 – ) m. Melia (Kay) Sherar (ABT 1987 – )
    2. 2. Thelma (Clare) Excell (8 JUL 1947 – 24 DEC 1985) m. Walter (Kristian) Schweikhard (17 JAN 1929 – 15 MAY 2014)
      1. 1. Trevor (Morris) Schweikhard (8 JUN 1964 – )
      2. 2. Haldan (Burkhard) Schweikhard (29 JUN 1967 – )
      3. 3. Kristian (Douglas) Schweikhard (12 JUL 1971 – )
  5. 5. John (Turner) Smith (9 MAY 1916 – 8 JUN 1984) m. Muriel (Frances) Moncreiff (12 AUG 1919 – 28 OCT 1990)
    1. 1. Clare (Elizabeth) Smith (14 NOV 1936 – 28 JUL 2021) m. Bertram (Alexander) Wessel (3 NOV 1933 – 23 APR 2010) m. Douglas (Leslie James) Emerson (30 DEC 1936 – 8 JUN 2000)
      1. 1. Mark (Alexander) Wessel (22 JAN 1959 – ) m. Lydia (Jane) Bell (29 JAN 1963 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (Louise) Emerson (16 SEP 1983 – )
        2. 2. Matthew (James) Emerson (23 JUL 1986 – ) m. Renee (Louise) Bellfield (21 APR 1987 – )
        3. 3. Kathleen (Maree) Emerson (4 DEC 1988 – ) m. Benjamin (John) Reid (27 SEP 1985 – )
      2. 2. Gary (John) Wessel (2 DEC 1960 – ) m. Susan Bolton (AFT 1956 – ) m. Michelle Douglas (23 JAN 1963 – )
        1. 1. Carly Wessel (15 MAY 1988 – ) m. Jared Chiesa (ABT 1988 – )
        2. 2. Megan Wessel (4 JAN 1990 – ) m. James Artis (ABT 1990 – )
      3. 3. Gail (Elisabeth) Wessel (18 AUG 1962 – ) m. Bruce (George) Were (7 SEP 1958 – ) m. Anthony Lamplough (16 DEC 1965 – ) m. Colin David (ABT 1960 – )
        1. 1. Rebekah (Jaine) Were (7 NOV 1981 – )
        2. 2. Aaron (James) Were (7 JUN 1983 – )
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Joy) Were (11 JAN 1985 – ) m. Paulie Coker (ABT 1985 – )
        4. 4. Jessica (Joanne) Were (4 MAR 1987 – ) m. Andrew Briscoe (ABT 1987 – )
        5. 5. Emily (RoseAnne) Were (28 NOV 1991 – ) m. Sean Garimort (ABT 1991 – )
    2. 2. Philip (John) Smith (19 AUG 1938 – ) m. Janet (Ruth) Burke (14 JUN 1940 – )
      1. 1. Phillip Smith (4 FEB 1963 – ) m. Alison Donatto (ABT 1963 – ) m. Claudia Brumme (ABT 1963 – )
        1. 1. Lennox (Maximilliam) Smith (24 NOV 2009 – )
      2. 2. Keri-lee Smith (12 MAY 1965 – ) m. David Vickery (ABT 1958 – ) m. Ian (Selwyn) Smith (ABT 1965 – ) m. Gregory (Peter) Birdsall (6 AUG 1963 – )
        1. 1. Nathan (Anthony Phillip) Smith (17 JAN 1994 – )
        2. 2. Brittany (Patrice) Smith (6 JUL 1996 – )
        3. 3. Jacob (William John) Smith (4 MAR 1998 – )
      3. 3. Selena (Susan) Smith (31 MAY 1969 – ) m. Anthony (William) Muller (4 FEB 1961 – )
    3. 3. Laurence (Geoffrey) Smith (3 APR 1942 – ) m. Glenda Harling (23 JAN 1942 – 21 MAY 2010)
      1. 1. Laurel (June) Smith (7 SEP 1962 – ) m. Paul (D) Hunter (AFT 1962 – )
        1. 1. Alyssa (Maree) Hunter (AFT 1982 – )
        2. 2. Kristy (Leigh) Hunter (9 AUG 1983 – ) m. John Smith (21 JUL 1974 – )
        3. 3. Callen (Thomas) Hunter (24 JAN 1989 – ) m. Courtney Chapman (ABT 1989 – )
        4. 4. Janai (Lauren) Hunter (30 MAY 1990 – )
      2. 2. Karen Smith (19 SEP 1965 – ) m. Geoff Wantling (4 NOV 1963 – )
      3. 3. Linda Smith (15 MAY 1969 – ) m. Russell McKinnon (ABT 1969 – ) m. Shawn Winning (ABT 1969 – )
        1. 1. Kyla (Jay) McKinnon (10 MAR 1994 – )
        2. 2. Bryce (Connor) McKinnon (15 SEP 1997 – )
      4. 4. Kimberley (Maree) Smith (29 APR 1974 – ) m. Wayne Batt (1 NOV 1971 – )
        1. 1. Ethan (Thomas) Batt (18 JUL 2002 – )
        2. 2. Emma (Ila) Batt (13 AUG 2004 – )
    4. 4. Owen Smith (20 AUG 1946 – ) m. Lynette (Kay) Bowtell (ABT 1946 – BEF 1994) m. Sandra (June) Pope (ABT 1946 – )
      1. 1. Belinda Smith (21 APR 1967 – ) m. Eric Krcmar (AFT 1965 – )
        1. 1. Fox Smith-Krcmar (7 AUG 2003 – )
        2. 2. Remy Krcmar (ABT 2007 – )
      2. 2. Julie (Ann) Smith (27 JUN 1970 – ) m. Peter Chalker (ABT 1970 – )
        1. 1. Teagan Chalker (6 APR 1994 – ) m. [________] (van) Niekerk (ABT 1994 – )
        2. 2. Bradley Chalker (OCT 1995 – )
      3. 3. Owen (Antony) Smith (14 JUN 1972 – ) m. Sharon Benton (EST 1972 – )
        1. 1. Clio (Lillian Lizette) Smith (14 DEC 1994 – ) m. Cory Whittick (30 JUN 1995 – )
      4. 4. Jason (Henry John) Smith (9 APR 1976 – ) m. Paula Flanaghan (ABT 1976 – )
        1. 1. Matthew (John) Smith (30 APR 2003 – )
        2. 2. Adam (Jason) Smith (24 APR 2007 – )
  6. 6. Barrie (Robert) Smith (21 AUG 1934 – 19 JUL 2014) m. Valma (Anne) Anderson (20 OCT 1935 – 11 MAY 2012)
    1. 1. Christine (Margaret) Smith (29 MAR 1960 – ) m. Darryl (John Sydney) Wright (11 OCT 1950 – )
      1. 1. Marc (Andrew) Wright (21 JUN 1980 – )
      2. 2. Shane (Jon) Wright (10 OCT 1983 – ) m. Jessica (Crystal) Morales (11 MAR 1984 – )
        1. 1. Skyla (Ruby) Wright (4 JAN 2014 – )
        2. 2. Maxim (Forest) Wright (11 APR 2016 – )
        3. 3. River (Lennox) Wright (10 OCT 2021 – )
    2. 2. Malcolm (Robert) Smith (27 APR 1964 – ) m. Lynette (Lesley) Kammerer (2 OCT 1960 – ) m. Ling (Tze) Lim (ABT 1983 – )
      1. 1. Terri (Louise) Smith (1 JUN 1983 – ) m. David Bell (9 SEP 1983 – )
        1. 1. Blake Bell (26 APR 2005 – )
        2. 2. Cayden Bell (16 NOV 2007 – )
      2. 2. Jeffery (Laurence) Smith (10 DEC 1988 – )
    3. 3. Steven (Bradley) Smith (20 DEC 1968 – ) m. Heather (Michelle) Leanders (17 SEP 1971 – )
      1. 1. Justin (Alexander) Smith (28 JAN 2005 – )

Arthur Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1885
20 OCT 1885
Birth of Arthur Douglas Smith in Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1959
7 DEC 1959
Age 74
Death of Arthur Douglas Smith in Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 OCT 1885
    Event Place: Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1959
    Event Place: Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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