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Helen Smith 1859 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1859

Birth Location: (New South Wales), (Australia)

Death Date: 17 MAY 1944

Death Location: Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Alexander Smith

Mother: Helen Turner

Spouse(s): Lachlen McPherson

Children(s): Alexander McPherson, Margaret McPherson, Lachlen McPherson, Lennard McPherson, Ethel McPherson, Grace McPherson, David McPherson, Ada McPherson, Alice McPherson

In 1859, Helen Smith entered the world in (New South Wales), (Australia), born to Alexander Dunn Smith and Helen Turner. Helen Smith married Lachlen McPherson, and had children including Alexander Donald McPherson, Margaret Kennedy McPherson, Lachlen John McPherson, Lennard Bruce McPherson, Ethel Ellen McPherson, Grace Evelyn McPherson, David James McPherson, Ada Isabel McPherson, Alice Lillian Gordon McPherson. Helen Smith passed away in 1944 in Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1859, Helen Smith entered the world in (New South Wales), (Australia), born to Alexander Dunn Smith and Helen Turner.
  • Helen Smith married Lachlen McPherson, and had children including Alexander Donald McPherson, Margaret Kennedy McPherson, Lachlen John McPherson, Lennard Bruce McPherson, Ethel Ellen McPherson, Grace Evelyn McPherson, David James McPherson, Ada Isabel McPherson, Alice Lillian Gordon McPherson.
  • Helen Smith passed away in 1944 in Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Smith
1823 – 1877
Birth Location: Barrachan, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Helen Turner
1816 – 1903
Birth Location: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Lachlen McPherson
1847 – 1920
Birth Location: Kingassie, Inverness, Scotland
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Children(s)

Alexander McPherson
1874 – 1956
Birth Location: Caldonian Valley, Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
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Margaret McPherson
1876 – 1966
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Lachlen McPherson
1878 – 1966
Birth Location: Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
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Lennard McPherson
1879 – 1956
Birth Location: Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
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Ethel McPherson
1881 – 1882
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Grace McPherson
1883 – 1975
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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David McPherson
1884 – 1918
Birth Location: Greenmount, Queensland, Australia
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Ada McPherson
1886 – 1975
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Alice McPherson
1888 – 1965
Birth Location: Queensland, Australia
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Helen Smith's Ancestors

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Helen Smith
1859 – 1944
Birth Place: (New South Wales), (Australia)
Parents
Alexander Dunn Smith
1823 – 1877
Barrachan, Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Helen Turner
1816 – 1903
Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Francis Smith
1788 – 1824
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Agnes Young
1788 – 1853
Wigtownshire, Scotland
Richard Turner
1790 – 1841
(Scotland)
Helen Curry
1790 – 1841
(Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Helen Smith's Descendants

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Helen Smith (ABT 1859 – 17 MAY 1944) m. Lachlen McPherson (1847 – 31 MAY 1920)
  1. 1. Alexander (Donald) McPherson (8 NOV 1874 – 17 AUG 1956) m. Olena Gunderson (25 NOV 1874 – 1 SEP 1954)
    1. 1. Thora McPherson (22 FEB 1906 – 2 OCT 1986) m. Alexander (Dunbar Aitken) Mayes (24 JUL 1901 – 8 FEB 1983)
      1. 1. Keith (Dudley) Mayes (1937 – 4 MAR 1986) m. Pam [________] (AFT 1939 – )
        1. 1. Cameron Mayes (AFT 1960 – )
        2. 2. Gavin Mayes (1965 – )
        3. 3. Brendan Mayes (AFT 1965 – )
      2. 2. Beverley Mayes (20 MAR 1939 – BEF 15 SEP 2014)
      3. 3. Ian (Kenneth) Mayes (AFT 1939 – OCT 2008) m. Jayne [________] (AFT 1939 – )
        1. 1. Richard Mayes (AFT 1959 – )
    2. 2. Vada McPherson (7 AUG 1907 – BEF 2007) m. James (Patrick) Carroll (ABT 1907 – BEF 2007)
      1. 1. Jeffrey (Macpherson) Carroll (ABT 1940 – )
        1. 1. Deborah Carroll (11 JUN 1968 – ) m. Tom Elderhorst (ABT 1960 – )
    3. 3. Ola (Mary) McPherson (14 FEB 1916 – 17 DEC 1989) m. Morven Dall (10 OCT 1920 – 20 JUN 1980)
      1. 1. Lachlan (Morven) Dall (11 APR 1955 – BEF 7 AUG 1984)
      2. 2. Margaret (Shena Linden) Dall (19 FEB 1958 – ) m. William Trewartha (ABT 1956 – )
        1. 1. Steven Trewartha (BEF 1989 – )
        2. 2. Daniel Trewartha (BEF 1989 – )
  2. 2. Margaret (Kennedy) McPherson (29 JAN 1876 – 12 SEP 1966) m. Andrew (Septimus) McDougall (2 JAN 1877 – 1955)
    1. 1. Wallace McDougall (18 MAY 1913 – 1 DEC 1920)
    2. 2. John (French) McDougall (1 MAR 1915 – BEF 2015) m. Mary (Sheila Cor) Thompson (2 MAY 1915 – BEF 7 JAN 2008)
      1. 1. Duncan (John) McDougall (17 MAY 1941 – )
    3. 3. Andrew (Scott) McDougall (27 NOV 1916 – 12 JUL 1986) m. June (Hazlett) Lyle (5 JUN 1917 – 4 AUG 1989)
      1. 1. Campbell (Scott) McDougall (AFT 1939 – )
      2. 2. Iain (Roderick) McDougall (20 OCT 1940 – )
        1. 1. [________] McDougall (AFT 1960 – )
        2. 2. [________] McDougall (AFT 1960 – )
        3. 3. [________] McDougall (AFT 1960 – )
        4. 4. [________] McDougall (AFT 1960 – )
      3. 3. Margaret (Leath) McDougall (24 FEB 1942 – )
    4. 4. Dugald (McPherson) McDougall (10 DEC 1918 – 20 JAN 1919)
  3. 3. Lachlen (John) McPherson (8 MAR 1878 – 10 MAY 1966) m. Sarah (Helen) Chapman (31 JUL 1874 – 11 OCT 1958)
    1. 1. Estelle (Nellie) McPherson (18 MAY 1905 – 26 JUN 1988) m. John (Ponsonby) Allan (2 AUG 1887 – 12 MAR 1971) m. Maxwell (Keith) Gibson (9 FEB 1902 – 1969)
      1. 1. Estelle (Mollie Constance) Allan (6 DEC 1926 – 13 FEB 2009) m. Peter McIntyre (25 JUN 1924 – BEF 2021)
      2. 2. Wendy (Ursula) Allan (19 JUL 1932 – 30 AUG 2017) m. Gother (Phillip) Blake (12 AUG 1925 – 11 MAR 1996) m. James McLoughlin (1936 – )
        1. 1. Anne Blake (AFT 1952 – ) m. John Herbert (AFT 1952 – )
      3. 3. Warren (John) Allan (26 SEP 1939 – 10 SEP 1966) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Kennelly (4 NOV 1941 – 11 APR 2000) m. Margaret Able (ABT 1941 – )
        1. 1. Kim Allan (1957 – )
        2. 2. Joanne Allan (1958 – )
        3. 3. Debra Allan (1959 – )
        4. 4. Craig Allan (1960 – )
        5. 5. Steven Allan (1961 – )
        6. 6. Bradley Allan (1962 – )
        7. 7. Juanita (Morris) Allan (1963 – )
        8. 8. Paul Allan (1964 – )
        9. 9. Veronica (Ann) Cotterill (21 JUL 1961 – ) m. Kim (Hayden) Denning (11 JAN 1954 – 18 JAN 2019)
    2. 2. Lachlan McPherson (5 NOV 1906 – 6 NOV 1906)
    3. 3. Gwendoline (Mavis) McPherson (13 SEP 1907 – 10 JUN 1979) m. Henry (Elijah) Smart (1898 – 24 JAN 1958)
    4. 4. Ailsa (Vivienne) McPherson (21 SEP 1909 – 23 MAR 1989)
    5. 5. Jean (Winifred) McPherson (4 MAR 1911 – 1 OCT 1992) m. John Brush (ABT 1911 – BEF 2011) m. Elwa Berean (ABT 1911 – BEF 2011)
    6. 6. Muriel (Lindsay) McPherson (12 MAY 1912 – 22 NOV 1977)
    7. 7. Leonard (Campbell) McPherson (2 DEC 1913 – 14 OCT 2001) m. Bertha (Doretta) Stock (14 OCT 1912 – 1992)
    8. 8. Garth (Henry Drummond) McPherson (2 DEC 1913 – BEF 1914)
    9. 9. Graeme (Cameron) McPherson (2 JAN 1915 – 23 JAN 1991) m. Gwenda (Valmai Adelaide) Frith (1919 – 1996)
  4. 4. Lennard (Bruce) McPherson (12 NOV 1879 – 5 APR 1956) m. Beatrice (Martha) Beattie (14 JUN 1886 – 30 SEP 1978)
    1. 1. Kenneth (David) McPherson (28 DEC 1919 – 25 AUG 1975) m. Hilda Bedenoch (1928 – 1975)
      1. 1. Graham McPherson (AFT 1948 – )
  5. 5. Ethel (Ellen) McPherson (11 DEC 1881 – 24 JUN 1882)
  6. 6. Grace (Evelyn) McPherson (2 APR 1883 – 30 OCT 1975) m. Robert (Galt) Hall (1887 – 24 MAR 1962)
    1. 1. [________] Hall (AFT 1923 – )
    2. 2. [________] Hall (AFT 1924 – )
  7. 7. David (James) McPherson (22 SEP 1884 – 31 MAR 1918)
  8. 8. Ada (Isabel) McPherson (10 AUG 1886 – 21 JUL 1975) m. Ottwell (Hope) Bremner (13 FEB 1883 – 1973)
    1. 1. John (Scott) Bremner (8 OCT 1923 – 8 OCT 1923)
    2. 2. John (Scott) Bremner (EST 1924 – ) m. Dorothy (Mary) Moroney (EST 1924 – )
  9. 9. Alice (Lillian Gordon) McPherson (30 JUL 1888 – 15 AUG 1965) m. George (Thomas) Moxey (1871 – 1951)

Helen Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1859
ABT 1859
Birth of Helen Smith in (New South Wales), (Australia)
(New South Wales), (Australia)
1944
17 MAY 1944
Age 85
Death of Helen Smith in Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia
Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1859
    Event Place: (New South Wales), (Australia)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1944
    Event Place: Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia
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