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Mark Saunders Smith 1853 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30/9/1853

Birth Location: Ashington, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 Jul 1946

Death Location: Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Father: Matthew Smith

Mother: Marina Saunders

Spouse(s): Margaret Laurenson

Children(s): Anna Smith

The story of Mark Saunders Smith began in 1853 in Ashington, Somerset, England. Mark Saunders Smith married Margaret Laurenson, and had children including Anna Mary Smith. Mark Saunders Smith passed away in 1946 in Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Mark Saunders Smith began in 1853 in Ashington, Somerset, England.
  • Mark Saunders Smith married Margaret Laurenson, and had children including Anna Mary Smith.
  • Mark Saunders Smith passed away in 1946 in Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Matthew Smith
1832 – 1904
Birth Location: Limington, Somerset, England
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Marina Saunders
1834 – 1915
Birth Location: Ashington, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Laurenson
1868 – 1918
Birth Location: Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
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Children(s)

Anna Smith
1898 – 1987
Birth Location: Pleasant Point, Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
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Mark Smith's Ancestors

Self
Mark Smith
1853 – 1946
Birth Place: Ashington, Somerset, England
Parents
Matthew Smith
1832 – 1904
Limington, Somerset, England
Marina Saunders
1834 – 1915
Ashington, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Thomas Smith
1803 –
Corscombe, Dorset, England
Catherine Balch
1797 – 1865
Thorncombe, Dorset, England
Mary Cupper
1788 – 1864
Yeovil, Somerset, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mark Smith's Descendants

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Mark (Saunders) Smith (30/9/1853 – 21 Jul 1946) m. Margaret Laurenson (30/07/1868 – 9 Jul 1918)
  1. 1. Anna (Mary) Smith (28 Nov 1898 – 11 July 1987) m. Robert (Samuel) Stock (23 Jul 1885 – 26 Jun 1946) m. William (Richard) Webster, (Dec 1897 – 7 May 1969) m. Edward (Roy Bernard) Hawkey
    1. 1. Ngaire (June) Stock (21 Jun 1925 – 18 Nov 2017) m. walter (thomas) brooks (6 Jun 1923 – 17 Jul 1991)
      1. 1. Denise (June) brooks (26 November 1948 – 18 May 2004) m. George Arnold (9 Oct 1939 – 14 May 1995) m. James (Patrick) Moyst (25 May 1940 – 30 May 2020)
        1. 1. Mark (Shane) Arnold (22/2/1969 – 4/4/2008)
      2. 2. mcalver14 brooks m. D Calver
    2. 2. Jean Harrison (13 Nov 1920 – )

Mark Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1853
30/9/1853
Birth of Mark Saunders Smith in Ashington, Somerset, England
Ashington, Somerset, England
1946
21 Jul 1946
Age 93
Death of Mark Saunders Smith in Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30/9/1853
    Event Place: Ashington, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jul 1946
    Event Place: Winchester, South Canterbury, New Zealand
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