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Ethel Bertha Smith 1918 – 1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Taumaranui, New Zealand

Death Date: 13 Aug 1987

Death Location: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Father: Claude Smith

Mother: Bertha Edge

Spouse(s): Thomas Odgers

Children(s): Brian Odgers, Ngairie Odgers, Margaret Odgers, Shirley Odgers

In 1918, Ethel Bertha Smith entered the world in Taumaranui, New Zealand, born to Claude Smith and Bertha Edge. Ethel Bertha Smith married Thomas Alfred Odgers, and had children including Brian Thomas Odgers, Ngairie May Odgers, Margaret Lorraine Odgers, Shirley Ethel Odgers. Ethel Bertha Smith passed away in 1987 in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Ethel Bertha Smith entered the world in Taumaranui, New Zealand, born to Claude Smith and Bertha Edge.
  • Ethel Bertha Smith married Thomas Alfred Odgers, and had children including Brian Thomas Odgers, Ngairie May Odgers, Margaret Lorraine Odgers, Shirley Ethel Odgers.
  • Ethel Bertha Smith passed away in 1987 in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Ethel Smith's Ancestors

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Ethel Smith
1918 – 1987
Birth Place: Taumaranui, New Zealand
Parents
Claude Smith
1886 – 1943
Makotuku, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Bertha Edge
1888 – 1920
Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ethel Smith's Descendants

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Ethel (Bertha) Smith (27 Jun 1918 – 13 Aug 1987) m. Thomas (Alfred) Odgers (26 May 1912 – 17 May 1999)
  1. 1. Brian (Thomas) Odgers (25 Sep 1941 – ) m. Eileen McLaren (02 Jul 1940 – )
    1. 1. Mark (Thomas) Odgers (04 Sep 1966 – ) m. Margaret Bennett m. Sandy (Lee) Mitchell
    2. 2. Clifford (Brian) Odgers (04 Sep 1966 – ) m. Michelle Fitzgerald m. Diana (Jane) Brindley m. Anita Cousins (19 Jan – )
      1. 1. McLaren (James) Odgers (18 Apr 1997 – )
    3. 3. Lee (Donald) Odgers (22 Oct 1967 – ) m. Racheal McNicol
      1. 1. Stephanie (Eileen) Odgers (28 Jun 1999 – )
      2. 2. Sophia (Maria) Odgers (03 Mar 2001 – )
      3. 3. Jacob (William) Odgers (12 Sep 2002 – )
      4. 4. Jackson (Joseph Lee) Odgers (23 Feb 2004 – )
  2. 2. Ngairie (May) Odgers (16 Sep 1943 – ) m. Clarence (Reuben) Smith
    1. 1. Grant (Douglas) Smith (30 Jul 1963 – ) m. Esme (Adele) Roberts
      1. 1. Luke (Jonathan) Smith (10 Nov 1988 – )
      2. 2. Maddison (Jane) Smith (13 Jan 1996 – )
    2. 2. Dayne (James) Smith (08 May 1965 – ) m. Linda Irvine
      1. 1. Hayley (Anita) Smith (16 Jan 1998 – )
  3. 3. Margaret (Lorraine) Odgers (26 May 1947 – ) m. Anthony (George) McKenzie (19 Jun 1945 – )
    1. 1. Michelle (Lee) McKenzie (16 Aug 1970 – ) m. Adrian McKenzie
      1. 1. Hamish (Anthony) McKenzie (22 Jul 2006 – )
      2. 2. Jock (James) McKenzie (26 Jan 2009 – )
    2. 2. Tracey (Ann) McKenzie (10 Nov 1971 – ) m. Steven (Ernest) Fields (01 May 1971 – )
      1. 1. Jake (Anthony) Fields (20 May 2001 – )
      2. 2. Amber (Charlotte) Fields (01 Apr 2003 – )
  4. 4. Shirley (Ethel) Odgers (20 Oct 1950 – ) m. William (John) Carruthers (02 Oct 1946 – )
    1. 1. Racheal (Margaret) Carruthers (24 Sep 1975 – ) m. Stephen Gibbs
      1. 1. John (William Angus) Carruthers (02 Apr 2006 – )
    2. 2. Louise (Ellen) Carruthers (24 Sep 1975 – 24 Sep 1975)
    3. 3. Bronwyn (Shirley) Carruthers (20 Oct 1976 – )

Ethel Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1918
27 Jun 1918
Birth of Ethel Bertha Smith in Taumaranui, New Zealand
Taumaranui, New Zealand
1987
13 Aug 1987
Age 69
Death of Ethel Bertha Smith in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Taumaranui, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug 1987
    Event Place: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

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