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William Joshua Henry Smyth 1875 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUN 1875

Birth Location: Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia

Death Date: 26 SEP 1945

Death Location: Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Father: Joshua Smyth

Mother: Elizabeth Cann

Spouse(s): Amelia Saunders

Children(s): George Smyth, William Smyth, Janet Smyth, Frank Smyth

William Joshua Henry Smyth was born in 1875 in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, the child of Joshua Smyth and Elizabeth Jane Cann. William Joshua Henry Smyth married Amelia Saunders, and had children including George Horace Smyth, William Ambrose Smyth, Janet Amelia Smyth, Frank Stewart Smyth. William Joshua Henry Smyth passed away in 1945 in Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Joshua Henry Smyth was born in 1875 in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia, the child of Joshua Smyth and Elizabeth Jane Cann.
  • William Joshua Henry Smyth married Amelia Saunders, and had children including George Horace Smyth, William Ambrose Smyth, Janet Amelia Smyth, Frank Stewart Smyth.
  • William Joshua Henry Smyth passed away in 1945 in Parkville, Victoria, Australia.

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William Smyth's Ancestors

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William Smyth
1875 – 1945
Birth Place: Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
Parents
Joshua Smyth
1852 – 1918
at Sea
Elizabeth (Jane) Cann
1859 – 1932
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Grandparents
George Smyth
1816 – 1894
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Harriet (Immi) Levi
1824 – 1858
St Austell, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
George Smyth
1786 – 1866
Mary Crowle
1791 – 1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Crowle
1766 – 1832
Ann Cundy
1770 – 1831

William Smyth's Descendants

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William (Joshua Henry) Smyth (15 JUN 1875 – 26 SEP 1945) m. Amelia Saunders (1872 – 7 JUL 1954)
  1. 1. George (Horace) Smyth (30 JAN 1897 – 10 MAY 1920)
  2. 2. William (Ambrose) Smyth (25 MAY 1899 – 20 OCT 1984) m. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Slade (5 MAR 1900 – 23 JUN 1995)
    1. 1. William (Harold) Smyth (23 DEC 1929 – 9 APR 2002)
  3. 3. Janet (Amelia) Smyth (17 SEP 1901 – 9 JUN 1979) m. William (Henry) Johnson (1896 – 1975)
  4. 4. Frank (Stewart) Smyth (27 MAY 1909 – 30 MAY 1967)

William Smyth's Timeline

2 Records

1875
15 JUN 1875
Birth of William Joshua Henry Smyth in Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia
1945
26 SEP 1945
Age 70
Death of William Joshua Henry Smyth in Parkville, Victoria, Australia
Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1875
    Event Place: Port Lincoln, South Australia, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 SEP 1945
    Event Place: Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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