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Personal data Alfred Charles SMITH 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Alfred Charles SMITH

He is married to Edna Ella DENNIS.

They got married on February 19, 1908 at Perth, Tasmania, Australia, he was 29 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Reginald Felix SMITH  1909-1996 
  2. Raymond Alfred SMITH  1911-2008 
  3. Claude Donald SMITH  1914-1980
  4. Cyril Roderick SMITH  1916-1982 
  5. Rita Marjorie SMITH  1919-1944
  6. Maida Alice SMITH  1920-2009
  7. Rhonda Nancy SMITH  1922-1995


Notes about Alfred Charles SMITH

Mr. Alfred C. Smith
THE death occurred at the
Toosey Hospital, Long-
ford, of Mr. Alfred Charles
Smith, one of the district's
pioneers and a respected
resident of Blackwood
Creek.
His funeral took place in
the Blackwood Creek ceme-
tery and was very largely
attended.
There was not sufficient
seating accommodation in
the church for the crowd.
The services in the church
and at the graveside were
conducted by the Rev. T. E.
Doyle.
Mr. Smith led a simple,
quiet life, his chief re-
creations being with his gun
and his dog.
Hymns were played at the
church service by Mrs. H.
E. Hayes (organist).
The pall bearers were
Messrs. L. Dennis, V. Frank-
combe, L. Preece and P. J.
Hegarty.
The chief mourners were
the widow and sons Regi-
nald (Cressy), Ray (Black-
wood Creek), Cyril
(Lochiel), Claude (Black-
wood Creek), Maida (Mrs
Gelston, Westbury), Rhonda
(Mrs. A. Palford, Lake
Leake); brothers, Messrs. J.
J. Smith and Wilfred
Smith (Blackwood Creek).
Funeral arrangements were
by G. W. Hudson, Longford.

SMITH--On October 8, at the
Toosey Hospital, Longford,
Alfred Charles, loving hus-
band of Edna Ella Smith, of
Blackwood Creek , and lov-
ing father of Reg. (Cressy),
Ray (Blackwood Creek),
Claude (Blackwood Creek),
Cyril (Lochiel), Rita (dec.),
Maida (Mrs. Gelston, West-
bury), Rhonda (Mrs. Pul-
ford, Lake Leake), and
Dawn (Mrs. Vincent Smith,
Creekton), in his 76 year.
A patient suffered at rest.
FUNERALS
GOYNE The funeral of the
late Mrs Charlotte Emily
(Lottie) Goyne is appointed
to leave the Funeral Chapel,
16 Brisbane St, tomorrow
(Friday). at 11 am, for the
Carr Villa Cemetery. Friends
are invited to attend.-C T
PINNEY & SONS, AFDA,
16 Brisbane St.
SMITH.— The funeral of the
late Mr. Alfred Charles
Smith is appointed to leave
the funeral parlour, Welling-
ton St., Longford, at 2 p.m.
Friday (tomorrow) and ar-
rive at Blackwood Creek
cemetery at 3 o'clock for the
interment. Friends are in-
vited to attend. G. W. Hud-
son, funeral director, Long-
ford.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alfred Charles SMITH

Alfred Charles SMITH
1879-1952

1908

Edna Ella DENNIS
1891-1972

Reginald Felix SMITH
1909-1996
Raymond Alfred SMITH
1911-2008
Claude Donald SMITH
1914-1980
Cyril Roderick SMITH
1916-1982
Rita Marjorie SMITH
1919-1944
Maida Alice SMITH
1920-2009
Rhonda Nancy SMITH
1922-1995

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Sources

  1. Robert Cook, Cook, Robert. Supplied by compiler Korrumburra, Victoria, Australia. 2013.
  2. The Examiner, Son's death notice
  3. Tasmanian Federation Index

Historical events

Day of marriage February 19, 1908

  • The temperature on February 19, 1908 was between 1.1 °C and 6.3 °C and averaged 3.6 °C. There was 0.9 mm of rain. There was 6.1 hours of sunshine (60%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • January 30 » Indian pacifist and leader Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi is released from prison by Jan C. Smuts after being tried and sentenced to two months in jail earlier in the month.
    • August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
    • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
    • November 22 » The Congress of Manastir establishes the Albanian alphabet.
    • December 28 » The 7.1 Mw  Messina earthquake shakes Southern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 75,000 and 200,000.

Day of death October 8, 1952

  • The temperature on October 8, 1952 was between 4.4 °C and 13.7 °C and averaged 8.7 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (61%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from March 15, 1951 to September 2, 1952 the cabinet Drees I, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1952: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.3 million citizens.
    • February 21 » The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free".
    • March 10 » Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba.
    • March 15 » In Cilaos, Réunion, 1870mm (73inches) of rain falls in a 24-hour period, setting a new world record (March 15 through March 16).
    • May 3 » The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.
    • June 13 » Catalina affair: A Swedish Douglas DC-3 is shot down by a Soviet MiG-15 fighter.
    • December 1 » The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgensen, the first notable case of sex reassignment surgery.


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Source: Wikipedia


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