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Ethel May SMITH 1890 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 May 1890

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 27 Jun 1938

Death Location: Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: Jeremiah Smith

Mother: Jane Dennis

Spouse(s): James Shearer

Children(s): Phyllis Shearer, Joyce Shearer

In 1890, Ethel May SMITH entered the world in Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, born to Jeremiah Smith and Jane Ann Dennis. Ethel May SMITH married James Shearer, and had children including Phyllis Jean Shearer, Joyce Enid Shearer. Ethel May SMITH passed away in 1938 in Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1890, Ethel May SMITH entered the world in Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand, born to Jeremiah Smith and Jane Ann Dennis.
  • Ethel May SMITH married James Shearer, and had children including Phyllis Jean Shearer, Joyce Enid Shearer.
  • Ethel May SMITH passed away in 1938 in Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Smith
1852 – 1921
Birth Location: Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Dennis
1855 – 1946
Birth Location: 16 Banner Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

James Shearer
1881 – 1958
Birth Location: Lesmahagow, Lanark, Scotland
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Children(s)

Phyllis Shearer
1914 – 2004
Birth Location: Masterton, New Zealand
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Joyce Shearer
1917 – 1983
Birth Location: Masterton New Zealand
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Ethel SMITH's Ancestors

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Ethel SMITH
1890 – 1938
Birth Place: Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
Jeremiah Smith
1852 – 1921
Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Jane (Ann) Dennis
1855 – 1946
16 Banner Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William SMITH
1791 – 1871
Osmotherley, Yorkshire, England
Jane Hart
1812 – 1882
Staithes, Yorkshire, England
John Dennis
1812 – 1855
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Rachel Mennell
1816 – 1863
Feliskirk, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel SMITH's Descendants

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Ethel (May) SMITH (25 May 1890 – 27 Jun 1938) m. James Shearer (13 Jun 1881 – 17 May 1958)
  1. 1. Phyllis (Jean) Shearer (24 February 1914 – 23 February 2004) m. Kenneth (Donald) McCalmont (18 Oct 1907 – 31 July 1954) m. Trevor (Hamilton) Daniell (7 Jul 1912 – 28 Jan 1988)
    1. 1. Leigh McCalmont (1950 – ) m. Ranhir (Yudhister) Varma
    2. 2. McCalmont
    3. 3. Kirsten (Helen 'Kirsty') Daniell (23 Oct 1949 – )
    4. 4. Daniell
  2. 2. Joyce (Enid) Shearer (4 Aug 1917 – 27 May 1983)

Ethel SMITH's Timeline

2 Records

1890
25 May 1890
Birth of Ethel May SMITH in Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
1938
27 Jun 1938
Age 48
Death of Ethel May SMITH in Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 May 1890
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1938
    Event Place: Mental Hospital, Porirua, Wellington, New Zealand
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