Name/TitlePioneer register: SMITH, John,
About this objectFamily name: SMITH
Given name: John
Birth year: 1832
Birth place: Limerick County, Ireland
Parents:
Arrival: 1853 to Sydney, then to Victoria to the diggings.
Victorian residence: IN 1863 he took up land at Navarre and began dairy farming.
Family name: BLAKE
Given name: Ellen
From: Nenegh, Tipperary, Ireland
Marriage year:
Marriage place:
Victorian residence: Naverre, northern Grampians.
John and Ellen SMITH had six children: John Thomas, Catherine Frances, Mary Jane, Elizabeth, Robert James, William Henry.
Note by Granddaughter Ella Lawrence on back - re John's life, went to the diggings in Maryborough, Ballarat, Stawell;, etc., dairy farmed at Ararat then bought land at Naverre.
Note: Pioneer Register records are submitted by individuals to the RHSV and information should always be verified in primary sources such as civil indexes, shipping records and directories.
Publication PlaceVictoria, Australia
Subject and Association KeywordsFamily history
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneers
Named CollectionManuscripts Collection - Pioneer Register
Object TypeForm
Object numberPR S-0057
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