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Elsie Maud Mary Smith 1896 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 04 Sep 1896

Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 13 Dec 1942

Death Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Robert Smith

Mother: Ellen Russell

Spouse(s): John Church

Children(s): Doris Church, Ellen Church, Alexander Church, John Church, Elsie Church, Gordon Church, Gwen Church, William Church

In 1896, Elsie Maud Mary Smith entered the world in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, born to Robert John Smith and Ellen Elizabeth Russell. Elsie Maud Mary Smith married John George William Church, and had children including Doris May (Dorrie) Church, Ellen Dulcie Church, Alexander Edwin William Church, John Fredrick Church, Elsie Valerie Church, Gordon Arthur Church, Gwen Church, William Frederick Church. Elsie Maud Mary Smith passed away in 1942 in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Elsie Maud Mary Smith entered the world in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia, born to Robert John Smith and Ellen Elizabeth Russell.
  • Elsie Maud Mary Smith married John George William Church, and had children including Doris May (Dorrie) Church, Ellen Dulcie Church, Alexander Edwin William Church, John Fredrick Church, Elsie Valerie Church, Gordon Arthur Church, Gwen Church, William Frederick Church.
  • Elsie Maud Mary Smith passed away in 1942 in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Smith
1863 – 1939
Birth Location: Nimmitabel, NSW, Australia
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Ellen Russell
1870 – 1956
Birth Location: Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

John Church
1891 – 1949
Birth Location: Glebe Sydney
JC

Children(s)

Doris Church
1916 – 1999
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
DC
Ellen Church
1917 – 2017
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
EC
Alexander Church
1921 – 1943
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
AC
John Church
1923 – 2003
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
JC
Elsie Church
1924 – 2018
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
EC
Gordon Church
1926 – 2002
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
GC
Gwen Church
1927 – 1928
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
GC
William Church
1930 – 2014
Birth Location: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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Elsie Smith's Ancestors

Self
Elsie Smith
1896 – 1942
Birth Place: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Robert John Smith
1863 – 1939
Nimmitabel, NSW, Australia
Ellen (Elizabeth) Russell
1870 – 1956
Adaminaby, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
JOHN SMITH
1817 – 1886
Airds, Campbelltown City, New South Wales, Australia
MARY (ANN) WHOLOHAN
1825 – 1881
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Edwin Russell
1837 – 1920
Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Sarah Brown
1839 – 1875
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
Michael WHOLOHAN
1781 – 1836
Ann Rowley
1791 – 1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Wholohan
1760 –
John Rowley
1765 – 1828
Mary Princes
1765 – 1823

Elsie Smith's Descendants

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Elsie (Maud Mary) Smith (04 Sep 1896 – 13 Dec 1942) m. John (George William) Church (08 May 1891 – 14 Apr 1949)
  1. 1. Doris (May (Dorrie)) Church (06 Jan 1916 – 10 Apr 1999) m. Allan (Raymond) Miners (10 Jul 1912 – 26 Dec 1978)
    1. 1. Judy (Ann) Miners (25 May 1941 – 24/5/2018)
    2. 2. Diana Miners m. Clive (Alfred George) Brooker (30 May 1944 – 27 Sep 2014) m. Howard ((Gus) Edward) Gestro (5 Jun 1947 – )
      1. 1. Brooker
      2. 2. Tina (Marie) Gestro (5 Feb 1972 – 9 Jun 2005) m. Unknown
        1. 1. Unknown
  2. 2. Ellen (Dulcie) Church (04 Nov 1917 – 6 Jul 2017)
  3. 3. Alexander (Edwin William) Church (29 Jan 1921 – 23 Aug 1943)
  4. 4. John (Fredrick) Church (06 Mar 1923 – 03/12/2003)
  5. 5. Elsie (Valerie) Church (26 Sep 1924 – 14/7/2018)
  6. 6. Gordon (Arthur) Church (15 Mar 1926 – 09 Jun 2002)
  7. 7. Gwen Church (29 May 1927 – 04 Mar 1928)
  8. 8. William (Frederick) Church (23 Oct 1930 – 19 Oct 2014)

Elsie Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1896
04 Sep 1896
Birth of Elsie Maud Mary Smith in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
1942
13 Dec 1942
Age 46
Death of Elsie Maud Mary Smith in Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Cooma, New South Wales, Australia
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