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Edward SMITH (1822 - 1888)

pipe and drainage contractor, farmer, horse breader

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Shelton SMITH (1842 - 1922) Louisa SMITH (1844 - 1926) Ann Annie SMITH (1846 - 1917) Maria SMITH (1849 - 1852) George SMITH (1853 - 1939) Ellis SMITH (1856 - 1928) Amelia SMITH (1859 - 1927)	Edward SMITH (1822 - 1888) + Mary KILBY (1818 - 1907)

b. 1822 at Wistowe, Huntingdonshire, England

m. abt 1841 Mary KILBY (1818 - 1907) at Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England

d. 29 Jan 1888 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia aged 66

Near Relatives of Edward SMITH (1822 - 1888)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	John KILBY
Mother in Law	Jane SHELTON
Self	Edward SMITH	1822	Wistowe, Huntingdonshire, England	29 Jan 1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	66
Wife	Mary KILBY	1818	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	07 Aug 1907	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	89
Son	Shelton SMITH	1842	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	1922	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia	80
Daughter	Louisa SMITH	1844	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	1926	Junee, New South Wales, Australia	82
Daughter	Ann Annie SMITH	1846	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	05 Jan 1917	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	71
Daughter	Maria SMITH	1849	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	1852		3
Son	George SMITH	1853	Pialligo, ACT, Australia	1939	Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia	86
Son	Ellis SMITH	1856	Pialligo, ACT, Australia	03 Nov 1928	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	72
Daughter	Amelia SMITH	1859	Pialligo, ACT, Australia	31 Mar 1927	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	68
Daughter in Law	Ann MARSHALL	1846	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland	24 Jun 1873	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	27
Daughter in Law	Mary YOUNG	1848	Cuppacumbalong, New South Wales, Australia	14 Apr 1943	Lismore, New South Wales, Australia	95
Son in Law	John SOUTHWELL	1845	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	21 Oct 1912	Hall, New South Wales, Australia	67
Son in Law	Ewan CAMERON	1840	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1896	Murrumburrah, New South Wales, Australia	56
Daughter in Law	Jane WILLIAMS			24 Oct 1945	Hornsby, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter in Law	Jane SOUTHWELL	1859	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	23 Jul 1928	Hall, New South Wales, Australia	69
Son in Law	Richard SOUTHWELL	1855	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	27 Apr 1933	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	78
Grandson	Elvin SMITH	1866	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary SMITH	1868	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Louisa SMITH	1870	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson	Edward SMITH	1871	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Margaret SMITH	1876	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Sidney Walter SMITH	1877	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Minnie Alice SMITH	1880	Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Granddaughter	Annie Elisabeth SMITH	1882	Yarralumla, ACT Australia
Grandson	James Frederick SMITH	1886	Yarralumla, ACT Australia	1976	Queensland, Australia	90
Granddaughter	Willian Shelton SMITH	abt 1887	Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Stanley Herbert SMITH	1889	Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Ettie Alma SMITH	1893	Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Albert SOUTHWELL	1868	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Eva Annie SOUTHWELL	1869	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Amelia Alma SOUTHWELL	1871	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson	William Shelton SOUTHWELL	1873	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Grandson	Raymond SOUTHWELL	1875	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	16 May 1942	Hall, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandson	Sidney Rowland SOUTHWELL	1880	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	16 Jan 1933	Illabo, New South Wales, Australia	53
Grandson	Edward John Thomas SOUTHWELL	1882	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Granddaughter	Mary CAMERON	1867	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Evan CAMERON	1868	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Catherine Alice CAMERON	1870	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Ernest CAMERON	1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia	86
Grandson	John Stuart CAMERON	1873	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Annie Mabel CAMERON	1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1917	Bowral, New South Wales, Australia	42
Grandson	Cecil Herbert CAMERON	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Bertie Allan CAMERON	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1955	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	74
Grandson	Hubert Clement CAMERON	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1968	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	85
Granddaughter	Celia Constance SMITH	1878	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Norton Edward SMITH	1879	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	William SMITH	1881	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Allen SMITH	1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1883	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1
Grandson	Rupert Douglas SMITH	1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Elsie Lavinia SMITH	1889	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Annie Louisa Priscilla SMITH	1891	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Ida Winnifred SMITH	1894	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Ellis Victor SMITH	1897	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Hilda Cornelia SMITH	1899	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Valencia Pretoria SMITH	1900	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Rebecca Jane SMITH	1879	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	14 May 1950	Hall, New South Wales, Australia	71
Granddaughter	Lavinia Mary SMITH	1881	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Ernest Clement SMITH	1883	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Beatrice Louisa SMITH	1885	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Leslie Edward SMITH	1887	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Elvira Clare SMITH	1888	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Leon Russell SMITH	1891	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	21 Jun 1974	Canberra, ACT, Australia	83
Granddaughter	Eunice Alma Victoria SMITH	1897	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Vida Patience SOUTHWELL	1883	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1883	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	0
Grandson	Harold Ellis SOUTHWELL	1884	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	30 Dec 1951	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	67
Grandson	Cecil James SOUTHWELL	1886	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1886	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Mary Adelaide SOUTHWELL	1888	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Clarence Elvin SOUTHWELL	1889	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	1889	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Muriel Irene SOUTHWELL	1891	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Hubert Lindley SOUTHWELL	1893	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter	Louisa Marion SOUTHWELL	1895	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Grandson	Cedric Richard Ewan SOUTHWELL	1899	Wallaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew	Robert KILBY	1839	Huntingdonshire, England	19 Nov 1915	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	76
Brother in Law	William KILBY	abt 1811	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	02 Mar 1903	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	92

Events in Edward SMITH (1822 - 1888)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
1822		Edward SMITH was born	Wistowe, Huntingdonshire, England		6
abt 1841	19	Married Mary KILBY (aged 23)	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England		6
1842	20	Birth of son Shelton SMITH	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England		6
1844	22	Birth of daughter Louisa SMITH	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England		6
1846	24	Birth of daughter Ann Annie SMITH	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England		6
1849	27	Birth of daughter Maria SMITH	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England		6
1852	30	Death of daughter Maria SMITH (aged 3)			6
14 Oct 1852	30	Immigration	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	per 'Irene'	6
1853	31	Birth of son George SMITH	Pialligo, ACT, Australia		6
1856	34	Birth of son Ellis SMITH	Pialligo, ACT, Australia		6
1859	37	Birth of daughter Amelia SMITH	Pialligo, ACT, Australia		6
29 Jan 1888	66	Edward SMITH died	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		6

Personal Notes:

Canberra and Ginninderra Ploughing Match Association

Source References:

6. Type: Book, Abbr: Queanbeyan Register, Title: Biographical register of Canberra and Queanbeyan: from the district to the Australian Capital Territory 1820-1930, Auth: Peter Proctor, Publ: The Heraldry & Genealogical Society of Canberra, Date: 2001

- Reference = 294 (Birth)

- Reference = 294 (Marriage)

- Reference = 294 (Death)

- Reference = 294 (Name, Notes)

80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/2318/edward-smith.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Edward Smith Born: 1822; Died: 1888; Married: Mary Kilby Related Places Weetengera Church and Cemetery The Weetangerra church and cemetery served the largely methodist community of the Weetangerra... Edward Smith was born at Huntingdon, England, to John and Rebecca Smith, on 4 June 1822. On 6 November 1840 he married Mary Kilby at nearby Ramsey. In 1852 Edward and Mary Smith sailed for Australia as assisted migrants on the Irene with their three young children Shelton, Louisa and Anne. One daughter, Maria, died by drowning before they departed. Their fourteen week journey on the Irene - a ship of a very modest 823 tons - was a torrid one. From 441 passengers and crew there was thirty four deaths before arriving in Sydney - mostly from measles. This was followed directly by a three week journey by bullock cart from Sydney to Duntroon! Edward was identified on immigration as a 'shepherd', and found ready employment at Robert Campbell's Duntroon station on a salary of ₤25 a year plus rations for he and Mary. He and Mary are both recorded as being 'unable to read and write'. Edward worked at Duntroon for just over eight years. While at Duntroon he was assigned by his employer Charles Campbell to assist Thomas Southwell to erect a headstone for his deceased wife Eliza at her grave at St John's church. This was the beginning of a lifelong friendship between the Southwell and Smith families. (Campbell, 1955) Around 1860 he was offered work as a ploughman for William Davis at the Ginninderra estate, where he was eventually to become superintendent. He was an astute and innovative agriculturalist. He introduced ploughing with draught horses rather then bullocks, was the first to bring the combined reaper / binder into the district, and offered a mechanical threshing service. He imported and trialled some English wheat varieties and later exhibited his wheat at the Yass Show on many occasions with great success. After introducing horse drawn ploughing he was an initiator of ploughing matches in the 1870's. His son George was to become a champion ploughman. While an employee on the Ginninderra estate he also operated as a tenant farmer, before eventually selecting land in Weetangera (around 1870) on his own account and establishing a home there - 'Old Weetangera', often shortened by the family to 'Weetar', their wool bale brand mark. Edward gradually earned a reputation as a breeder of top class 'Shire' draught horses (Clydesdales came later); his champion animal 'Honest Tom' was a blue ribbon winner at the Sydney Show. As well as breeding he was a successful horse dealer (doing all his business on the strength of a handshake), horse breaker, and occasional horse racer. Their childrens' marriages interconnected them with other district pioneer families, particularly the Southwells. Daughter Louisa married John Southwell, while Ann married Ewan Cameron. The three children who journeyed with their parent to Australia were joined later by three more - George, Ellis and Amelia. Amelia married Richard Southwell. Son Ellis Smith also married into the Southwell family - marrying Jane Southwell - and settled at Woodgrove, Wallaroo. Edward died after a long and painful illness in 1888; his wife Mary lived until 1907. They were both put to rest at the old Weetangera cemetery, not far from their home.

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