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Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith 1895–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25th October 1895

Birth Location: Wentworth, New South Wales

Death Date: 26th December 1987

Death Location: Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia

Father: William Smith

Mother: Elizabeth McKenzie

Spouse(s): Nora Rutherford

Children(s): Joan Smith, Elizabeth Smith, Barbara Smith, Ray Smith

Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith was born in 1895 in Wentworth, New South Wales, the child of William Thomas Warrakoo Smith And Elizabeth Stobie Mckenzie. In 1919, Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith resided in Hull, Humberside, England. Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith married Nora Rutherford, and had children including Barbara Stapleton Smith, Elizabeth Rutherford Beth Smith, Joan Mckenzie Smith, Ray Rutherford Smith. Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith passed away in 1987 in Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia.

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Biography

  • Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith was born in 1895 in Wentworth, New South Wales, the child of William Thomas Warrakoo Smith And Elizabeth Stobie Mckenzie.
  • In 1919, Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith resided in Hull, Humberside, England.
  • Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith married Nora Rutherford, and had children including Barbara Stapleton Smith, Elizabeth Rutherford Beth Smith, Joan Mckenzie Smith, Ray Rutherford Smith.
  • Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith passed away in 1987 in Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Maurice Smith's Ancestors

Self
Maurice Smith
1895–1987
Birth Place: Wentworth, New South Wales
Parents
William Thomas "Warrakoo" Smith
1857–1940
"Tantunga" Hd NorthRhine SA AUS
Elizabeth (Stobie) McKenzie
1859–1908
Neighbourhood, Angaston, South Australia, Australie
Grandparents
William (Thomas 'Tom') Smith
1829–1921
Wareham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Caroline Smith
1834–1916
Truro, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Crabb
1800–1873
Sarah Stapleton
1798–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Crabb
1770–1843
Elizabeth Sargent
1769–1825
John Stapleton
1762–1844
Ann 🧬
1768–1805

Maurice Smith's Descendants

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Maurice ((Moss) Stapleton) Smith (25th October 1895–26th December 1987) m. Nora Rutherford (26 Mar 1895–2 March 1970)
  1. 1. Joan (McKenzie) Smith 1921–1927
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Rutherford 'Beth') Smith 1921–2021
  3. 3. Barbara (Stapleton) Smith 1925–1925
  4. 4. Ray (Rutherford) Smith 1923– m. Ronald (Keith) Broad 1923–1997

Maurice Smith's Timeline

3 Records

1895
25th October 1895
Birth of Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith in Wentworth, New South Wales
Wentworth, New South Wales
1919
4 Jan 1919
Age 24
Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith resided here in Hull, Humberside, England
Hull, Humberside, England
1987
26th December 1987
Age 92
Death of Maurice (Moss) Stapleton Smith in Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia
Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25th October 1895
    Event Place: Wentworth, New South Wales
    Record Source:
    [1] The New South Wales Pioneers Index: Federation Series 1889-1918
    [2] Australia, World War i Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
    [3] Australia, World War II Military Service Records, National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australia; Citizen Military Forces Personnel Dossiers, 1939-1947; Series: B884
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1919
    Event Place: Hull, Humberside, England
    Record Source: England, Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, 1800's to Current, Daily Mail; Publication Date: 4 Jan 1919; Publication Place: Hull, Humberside, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26th December 1987
    Event Place: Mt Gambier, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Birdwood, Adelaide Hills Council, South Australia, Australia

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