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Dorothy Kathleen Smith 1934 – 1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 December 1934

Birth Location: Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Death Date: 26 May 1993

Death Location: Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Father: Lester Smith

Mother: Hauri Pakai

Spouse(s): Winston Lowe, Noel Matson

Children(s): Elizabeth Lowe, Dorothy Lowe

Dorothy Kathleen Smith was born in 1934 in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of Lester Edward Hoera 'Buster' Smith and Hauri Ratima Pakai. In 1934, Dorothy Kathleen Smith resided in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. In 1954, Dorothy Kathleen Smith resided in New Zealand. Dorothy Kathleen Smith married Winston Thomas Lowe, Noel Alexander Matson, and had children including Elizabeth Cathrine Lowe, Dorothy Lowe. Dorothy Kathleen Smith passed away in 1993 in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Dorothy Kathleen Smith was born in 1934 in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, the child of Lester Edward Hoera 'Buster' Smith and Hauri Ratima Pakai.
  • In 1934, Dorothy Kathleen Smith resided in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
  • In 1954, Dorothy Kathleen Smith resided in New Zealand.
  • Dorothy Kathleen Smith married Winston Thomas Lowe, Noel Alexander Matson, and had children including Elizabeth Cathrine Lowe, Dorothy Lowe.
  • Dorothy Kathleen Smith passed away in 1993 in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Smith's Ancestors

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Dorothy Smith
1934 – 1993
Birth Place: Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Parents
Lester Edward Hoera 'Buster' Smith
1908 – 1982
Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Hauri (Ratima) Pakai
1911 – 1957
Te Hauke, Hastings District, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Smith's Descendants

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Dorothy (Kathleen) Smith (20 December 1934 – 26 May 1993) m. Winston (Thomas) Lowe (8 Aug 1926 – 28 Feb 1985) m. Noel (Alexander) Matson (12 Dec 1926 – 4 September 1991)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Cathrine) Lowe (2 June 1953 – )
  2. 2. Dorothy Lowe m. Greg Berry

Dorothy Smith's Timeline

4 Records

1934
20 December 1934
Birth of Dorothy Kathleen Smith in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
1934
1934
Dorothy Kathleen Smith resided here in Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
1954
1954
Age 20
Dorothy Kathleen Smith resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1993
26 May 1993
Age 59
Death of Dorothy Kathleen Smith in Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 December 1934
    Event Place: Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Subiaco, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 May 1993
    Event Place: Hastings District, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Palmerston North, Palmerston North City, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave® Index, 1800s-Current

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