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Roland Stratford Priestly Smith 1897 – 1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1897

Birth Location: Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Death Date: 29 Nov 1962

Death Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Father: George Smith

Mother: Charlotte Hill

Spouse(s): Ann LOFTUS

Children(s): Brian Smith, Colin Smith

In 1897, Roland Stratford Priestly Smith entered the world in Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, born to George William Richard Priestly Smith and Charlotte Anne Hill. Roland Stratford Priestly Smith married Ann Cavanagh LOFTUS, and had children including Brian Leslie Henry Smith, Colin Smith. Roland Stratford Priestly Smith passed away in 1962 in Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Roland Stratford Priestly Smith entered the world in Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, born to George William Richard Priestly Smith and Charlotte Anne Hill.
  • Roland Stratford Priestly Smith married Ann Cavanagh LOFTUS, and had children including Brian Leslie Henry Smith, Colin Smith.
  • Roland Stratford Priestly Smith passed away in 1962 in Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Smith
1851 – 1911
Birth Location: Hammersmith, Middlesex
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Charlotte Hill
1861 – 1922
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Ann LOFTUS
1898 – 1969
Birth Location: Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand
AL

Children(s)

Brian Smith
1934 – 1997
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
BS
Colin Smith
Birth Location: –
CS

Roland Smith's Ancestors

Self
Roland Smith
1897 – 1962
Birth Place: Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
George William Richard Priestly Smith
1851 – 1911
Hammersmith, Middlesex
Charlotte (Anne) Hill
1861 – 1922
Nelson, New Zealand
Grandparents
George (Priestly) Smith
1829 – 1888
Fulham, Middlesex, England
Mary (Matilda) Ford
1831 – 1913
Hammersmith
Francis (John) Hill
1834 – 1895
Anmer, Norfolk, England
Kathrina (Magdalena (Madeline) Elisabeth) Pahl
1836 – 1933
Bardowick, Niedersachsen, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Richard Ford
1802 – 1861
Sarah Pendred
1799 – 1875
wilhelm Pahl
1803 – 1888
Anna Siebrecht
1808 – 1899
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Ford
1758 – 1827
Sarah Dodymead
1762 – 1824
James Pendred
1770 – 1820
Mary Sears
1771 – 1849
Johann Siebrecht
1775 – 1847
Dorothee Pahnschatz
1779 – 1858

Roland Smith's Descendants

1.
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Roland (Stratford Priestly) Smith (2 Mar 1897 – 29 Nov 1962) m. Ann (Cavanagh) LOFTUS (27 October 1898 – 1969)
  1. 1. Brian (Leslie Henry) Smith (Mar 17 1934 – Aug 13 1997) m. Elaine (Marie) Steele (14 May 1932 – 2023) m. Gloria (Lorraine) Phillips
    1. 1. Keith (P) Smith m. Anita Robyn
      1. 1. Smith m. unknown
  2. 2. Colin Smith

Roland Smith's Timeline

2 Records

1897
2 Mar 1897
Birth of Roland Stratford Priestly Smith in Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
1962
29 Nov 1962
Age 65
Death of Roland Stratford Priestly Smith in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1897
    Event Place: Auckland, Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1962
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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