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David Roy Thomas SMITH 1891 – 1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1891

Birth Location: New Zealand

Death Date: 12 December 1966

Death Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Edwin SMITH

Mother: Elizabeth BALL

Spouse(s): Margaret Catherine

Children(s): Joan Smith

David Roy Thomas SMITH was born in 1891 in New Zealand, the child of Edwin Taylor SMITH and Elizabeth BALL. David Roy Thomas SMITH married Margaret Catherine, and had children including Joan Smith. David Roy Thomas SMITH passed away in 1966 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • David Roy Thomas SMITH was born in 1891 in New Zealand, the child of Edwin Taylor SMITH and Elizabeth BALL.
  • David Roy Thomas SMITH married Margaret Catherine, and had children including Joan Smith.
  • David Roy Thomas SMITH passed away in 1966 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin SMITH
1862 –
Birth Location: Croydon, Surrey, England
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Elizabeth BALL
1864 –
Birth Location: New Zealand
EB

Spouses(s)

Margaret Catherine
– 1970
Birth Location: –
MC

Children(s)

Joan Smith
1923 – 1965
Birth Location: –
JS

David SMITH's Ancestors

Self
David SMITH
1891 – 1966
Birth Place: New Zealand
Parents
Edwin Taylor SMITH
1862 –
Croydon, Surrey, England
Elizabeth BALL
1864 –
New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David SMITH's Descendants

1.
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David (Roy Thomas) SMITH (18 Oct 1891 – 12 December 1966) m. Margaret Catherine ( – 9 Feb 1970)
  1. 1. Joan Smith (abt 1923 – 2 Mar 1965) m. Ian (George) Luxmoore (15 Sep 1923 – 28 Dec 1990)
    1. 1. NR Luxmore (8 Dec 1948 – )
    2. 2. David Luxmore m. Jenny Pitt
      1. 1. Luxmore (20 Jun 1979 – )
    3. 3. Paul Luxmore
    4. 4. Margaret Luxmore
    5. 5. Catherine (Anne) Luxmore m. Adrian (Gerald) Walker

David SMITH's Timeline

2 Records

1891
18 Oct 1891
Birth of David Roy Thomas SMITH in New Zealand
New Zealand
1966
12 December 1966
Age 75
Death of David Roy Thomas SMITH in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1891
    Event Place: New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 December 1966
    Event Place: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
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