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Emma Matilda Stafford 1857–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jun 1857

Birth Location: Hoo, Kent, England

Death Date: 17 Sep 1942

Death Location: Kedron, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Father: Thomas Stafford

Mother: mercy Packer

Spouse(s): Peter Smith

Children(s): Alfred Smith, Edith Lamb, Arthur Smith, Peter Smith, Justina Watterson

Emma Matilda Stafford was born in 1857 in Hoo, Kent, England, the child of Thomas Stafford And Mercy Packer. In 1861, Emma Matilda Stafford resided in Hoo, Kent, England. Emma Matilda Stafford married Peter Smith, and had children including Alfred John Smith, Arthur James Smith, Edith May Lamb, Justina Watterson, Peter Smith. Emma Matilda Stafford passed away in 1942 in Kedron, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • Emma Matilda Stafford was born in 1857 in Hoo, Kent, England, the child of Thomas Stafford And Mercy Packer.
  • In 1861, Emma Matilda Stafford resided in Hoo, Kent, England.
  • Emma Matilda Stafford married Peter Smith, and had children including Alfred John Smith, Arthur James Smith, Edith May Lamb, Justina Watterson, Peter Smith.
  • Emma Matilda Stafford passed away in 1942 in Kedron, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emma Stafford's Ancestors

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Emma Stafford
1857–1942
Birth Place: Hoo, Kent, England
Parents
Thomas Stafford
1830–1897
High Halstow, Kent, England
mercy Packer
1830–1918
Rainham, Kent, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Swiffenton) Packer
1791–1861
Milton-next-Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Hannah Ross
1792–1874
Milton-next-Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Packer
1747–1818
Sarah Horton
1749–1808
William Ross
1760–1809
Elizabeth Watters
1764–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Packer
1721–1767
Mary Steed
1717–1781
Edward Horton
1725–1782
Sarah Swiffenton
1722–1795
Edward Ross
–1769
Sarah skinner
1745–1781

Emma Stafford's Descendants

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Emma (Matilda) Stafford (18 Jun 1857–17 Sep 1942) m. Peter Smith (15 January 1860–15 January 1944)
  1. 1. Alfred (John) Smith 1884–1947
    1. 1. Myra (May) Smith 1915–
  2. 2. Edith (May) Lamb 1891–1926
  3. 3. Arthur (James) Smith 1898–1980
  4. 4. Peter Smith 1883–1957
  5. 5. Justina Watterson 1880–1967

Emma Stafford's Timeline

4 Records

1857
18 Jun 1857
Birth of Emma Matilda Stafford in Hoo, Kent, England
Hoo, Kent, England
1857
12 Jul 1857
Emma Matilda Stafford was baptized in Saint Werburgh Hoo,Kent,England
Saint Werburgh Hoo,Kent,England
1861
1861
Age 4
Emma Matilda Stafford resided here in Hoo, Kent, England
Hoo, Kent, England
1942
17 Sep 1942
Age 85
Death of Emma Matilda Stafford in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Hoo, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 475; Folio: 30; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542645
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Kent, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, Kent Archives Office; Maidstone, Kent, England; England, Kent, Parish Registers, 1538-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1857
    Event Place: Saint Werburgh Hoo,Kent,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Hoo, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 475; Folio: 30; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542645

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Sep 1942
    Event Place: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kedron, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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