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| Maria Elizabeth LARGE (1837 - 1899) |
| b. abt 1837 at Ireland |
| m. 03 Sep 1861 Charles Frederick SMITH (1834 - 1915) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia |
| d. 27 Jul 1899 at Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia aged 62 |
| Parents: |
| William James LARGE (1806 - 1881) |
| Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (1819 - 1888) |
| Grandchildren (6): |
| James BROUGHTON (1891 - ), Sarah BROUGHTON (1892 - ), Rhoda BROUGHTON (1894 - ), Norman B SMITH (1891 - ), Dorothy SMITH (1893 - ), Elizabeth E NICOLLE (1899 - ) |
| Events in Maria Elizabeth LARGE (1837 - 1899)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| abt 1837 | Maria Elizabeth LARGE was born | Ireland | |||
| 03 Sep 1861 | 24 | Married Charles Frederick SMITH (aged 26) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 2939/1861 | |
| 1862 | 25 | Birth of daughter Mary Ann SMITH | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 14079/1862 | |
| 1863 | 26 | Birth of son Charles Frederick SMITH | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 14119/1863 | |
| 1865 | 28 | Birth of son Godfrey William SMITH | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 15793/1865 | |
| 1866 | 29 | Birth of son Philip Thomas SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 16683/1866 | |
| 1868 | 31 | Birth of son Archer Broughton SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 18205/1868 | |
| 31 May 1870 | 33 | Birth of son Ernest SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 18981/1870 | |
| 1873 | 36 | Birth of son Arthur Wrixon SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 20744/1873 | |
| 1874 | 37 | Birth of daughter Mabel Edith SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 21521/1874 | |
| 25 Oct 1874 | 37 | Death of son Charles Frederick SMITH (aged 11) | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | Note 1 | |
| 1876 | 39 | Birth of daughter Clarence Hamilton SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 22518/1876 | |
| 1878 | 41 | Birth of daughter Fanny Clayton SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 24692/1878 | |
| 1879 | 42 | Birth of son Frederick SMITH | Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | 26166/1879 | |
| 21 Oct 1881 | 44 | Death of father William James LARGE (aged 75) | Tumut, New South Wales, Australia | 10924/1881 | 2 |
| 03 May 1888 | 51 | Death of mother Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (aged 69) | Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia | 9664/1888 | 2 |
| 27 Jul 1899 | 62 | Maria Elizabeth LARGE died | Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia | Note 2 | |
| Personal Notes: |
|
At Tumut on 03 Sep 1861, William and Mary Ann's eldest daughter Maria Elizabeth married Charles Frederick SMITH born 10 Nov 1834 at Wollongong, eldest son of Charles Throsby Smith and Sarah nee BROUGHTON. As a free settler C.T Smith first came to Australia in 1816 and about 1823 took up land in Wollongong which he called Bustle Farm. This is now the central business district of Wollongong. He donated land for an Anglican Cathedral and the site where the
Technical College now stands. The marriage announcement in the Yass 'Courier' mentioned that Maria was niece of Arthur Nicholas Wrixon, Esq, Judge of County Courts, Melbourne. Over the next 18 years they had three daughters and eight sons: Mary Ann (Minnie) 1862 m 16 ApI 1890 James Broughton of Gadara; Charles Frederick 1863, born at Tumut but killed by lightning on 25 Oct 1874 and buried at Wollongong; Godfrey William probably called by his second name 1865 m Mary CAROLAN 1886; Philip Thomas 1866 m Martha DITTON and died in 1956; Archer Broughton 1868 m Augusta ROBERTS 1890; Ernest 31 May 1870; Arthur Wrixon 1873; Mabel Edith 1874 m Sidney McCAULEY 1897; Clarence Hamilton 1876; Fanny Clayton 1878 m Rowland NICHOLLS 1898; Frederick 1879. These names and dates were obtained from N.5.W Registrar-General's records but there are several discrepancies compared to the pre-1900 Illawarra Pioneers Register. Offsprings' ages given on the mother's death certificate also differ slightly. The Smiths stayed at Tumut for some time as the eldest sons were born there. Later they lived at 'Bustle Cottage' on Smith's Hill at Wollongong. Charles was an auctioneer and ran the Savings Bank of NSW agency for 35 years; was also District Returning Officer and Coroner. The Pioneer's Register says "He was an adventurer until the age of 22 when he took up a grant of 300 acres in Wollongong and became Crown Land Agent. He was member of the Illawarra District Council when a municipality." On 27 July 1899, in her early 60s, Maria died at Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown from carcinoma of the pylorus and peritonitis. Apart from Charles, all her children were living. She may have been staying with one of her sons who lived nearby at 67 Albany Road in Petersham. Aged 81, Charles died on 21 Oct 1915 at Keira St, Wollongong and is buried there in the old C of E Cemetery where Maria also rests. |
| Source References: |
| 2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Downunder, Title: Devon to Downunder, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997 |
| - Reference = 71 (Name, Notes) |