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Laura Smith 1879 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Aug 1879

Birth Location: Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 21 Aug 1951

Death Location: Arthur St., Pahiatua, New Zealand

Father: Jeremiah Smith

Mother: Jane Dennis

Spouse(s): Arthur Futcher

Children(s): Rita Norman

In 1879, Laura Smith entered the world in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, born to Jeremiah Smith and Jane Ann Dennis. Laura Smith married Arthur Futcher, and had children including Rita Winifred Norman. Laura Smith passed away in 1951 in Arthur St., Pahiatua, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Laura Smith entered the world in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England, born to Jeremiah Smith and Jane Ann Dennis.
  • Laura Smith married Arthur Futcher, and had children including Rita Winifred Norman.
  • Laura Smith passed away in 1951 in Arthur St., Pahiatua, 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)

Arthur Futcher
1879 – 1953
Birth Location: Mauriceville, Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand
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Children(s)

Rita Norman
1906 – 1989
Birth Location: Pahiatua, Wellington, New Zealand
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Laura Smith's Ancestors

Self
Laura Smith
1879 – 1951
Birth Place: Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Jeremiah Smith
1852 – 1921
Osmotherly, Yorkshire, England
Jane (Ann) Dennis
1855 – 1946
16 Banner Street, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
John Dennis
1812 – 1855
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Rachel Mennell
1816 – 1863
Feliskirk, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Dennis
1775 – 1812
Mary Catterick
1769 – 1859
James Mennell
1777 – 1853
Esther Bosomworth
1776 – 1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Dennis
1744 – 1820
Mary Danby
1743 – 1817
Martin Catterick
1726 – 1792
SARAH DODDS
1751 – 1801
John Mennell
1745 – 1808
Elizabeth Walls
1744 – 1821
Robert Bosomworth
1737 – 1790
Hester Scurr
1741 – 1826

Laura Smith's Descendants

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Laura Smith (9 Aug 1879 – 21 Aug 1951) m. Arthur Futcher (8 Sep 1879 – 16 Jul 1953)
  1. 1. Rita (Winifred) Norman (15 May 1906 – 14 Feb 1989) m. Basil (Anthony) Norman (30/11/1899 – 29/10/1975)
    1. 1. NR Norman (1927 – 1927)
    2. 2. Desmond (Anthony) Norman (24 Apr 1927 – 6 Apr 2006)
    3. 3. Richard (Brian John (Brian)) Norman (20 Sep 1929 – 9 May 2017) m. Dawn (Frances) Mooney (08 Jan 1932 – 24 Dec 1994)
      1. 1. Cheryl (Anne) Norman (19 Jun 1957 – )
      2. 2. Maxine (Francis) Norman (abt 1956 – ) m. Ewart Schutte
        1. 1. Heidi Schutte (26 Aug 1980 – )
      3. 3. Heather (Margaret) Norman (26 Nov 1959 – ) m. Anthony (Frederick) Cooper (04 Mar 1960 – )
      4. 4. Garry (Brian) Norman (1959 – )
    4. 4. Basil (Francis Terrence) Norman (10 Dec 1930 – 5 Dec 2016)

Laura Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1879
9 Aug 1879
Birth of Laura Smith in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
Northallerton, Yorkshire, England
1951
21 Aug 1951
Age 72
Death of Laura Smith in Arthur St., Pahiatua, New Zealand
Arthur St., Pahiatua, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Aug 1879
    Event Place: Northallerton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1951
    Event Place: Arthur St., Pahiatua, New Zealand
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