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Arthur Douglas Smith 1909 – 1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 DEC 1909

Birth Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Death Date: 16 JUL 1974

Death Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: Arthur Smith

Mother: Clara Melchert

Spouse(s): Myrtle Fenton, Jean Larkin

Children(s): Robyn Smith, James Smith, Terence Smith

The story of Arthur Douglas Smith began in 1909 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Arthur Douglas Smith married Myrtle Olive May Fenton, Jean Mary Larkin, and had children including Robyn Louise Smith, James Douglas Smith, Terence Joseph Smith. Arthur Douglas Smith passed away in 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • The story of Arthur Douglas Smith began in 1909 in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.
  • Arthur Douglas Smith married Myrtle Olive May Fenton, Jean Mary Larkin, and had children including Robyn Louise Smith, James Douglas Smith, Terence Joseph Smith.
  • Arthur Douglas Smith passed away in 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Smith
1885 – 1959
Birth Location: Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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Clara Melchert
1888 – 1954
Birth Location: Arthur Terrace, Ithaca Creek, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Fenton
1907 – 1977
Birth Location: Narromine, New South Wales, Australia
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Jean Larkin
1924 – 1968
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Children(s)

Robyn Smith
1945 –
Birth Location: (Queensland), (Australia)
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James Smith
1947 – 1983
Birth Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Terence Smith
1949 –
Birth Location: (Queensland), (Australia)
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Arthur Smith's Ancestors

Self
Arthur Smith
1909 – 1974
Birth Place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Parents
Arthur Douglas Smith
1885 – 1959
Mundingburra, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Clara (Elizabeth) Melchert
1888 – 1954
Arthur Terrace, Ithaca Creek, Ithaca, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandparents
John (Turner) Smith
1853 – 1929
Ipswich, New South Wales, Australia
Margaret (Agnes) Coutts
1857 – 1893
Rosalie Plains, Dalby, New South Wales, Australia
William (Frederick Martin) Melchert
1852 – 1919
Stolp, Kries Stolp, Pommerania, Prussia
Elizabeth Weinheimer
1860 – 1910
Maryborough, Queensland, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Smith
1823 – 1877
Helen Turner
1816 – 1903
Alexander Coutts
1819 – 1884
Janet MacTaggart
1822 – 1911
Martin Melchert
1811 – 1875
Lizette Steinke
1817 – 1891
Philip Weinheimer
1827 – 1895
Clara Weibler
1840 – 1879
2nd-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
Johann Melchert
1781 – 1881
Dorothee Perrin
1781 – 1828
Johann Stein
1781 – 1839
Marie Lange
1798 – 1891
Philipp Weinheimer
1789 – 1836
Maria Sody
1792 – 1892
Christian Weibler
1804 – 1879
Margaretta Becker
1805 – 1865

Arthur Smith's Descendants

1.
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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 – )

Arthur Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1909
4 DEC 1909
Birth of Arthur Douglas Smith in Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
1974
16 JUL 1974
Age 65
Death of Arthur Douglas Smith in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 DEC 1909
    Event Place: Townsville, Queensland, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JUL 1974
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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