William Lebbis Smith

1856 - 1928  (72 years)

• Name	William Lebbis Smith  [1, 2]
  Born	11 Feb 1856	Scone, New South Wales, Australia   [3]
  Christened	25 Oct 1856
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Baker, caterer, and publican
  Died	24 Mar 1928	Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia   [4]
  Buried	Prahan, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I2349	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Nathaniel Simon "Nat" Smith,   b. Bef 7 Apr 1815, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England ,   d. 2 Jun 1891, Watsons Bay, New South Wales, Australia  (Age > 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Grace "Maria" English,   b. 27 Jul 1819, Emly, Tipperary, Ireland ,   d. 26 Aug 1861, Rocky River, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 42 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	6 Apr 1840	St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline Harriett Witherden,   b. 3 Jul 1861, Uralla, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 16 Nov 1928, Koo-Wee-Rup, Victoria, Australia  (Age 67 years)
  Married	14 Nov 1881	Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia
  Children	1. Mary Jane Smith,   b. 18 Sep 1882, Vegetable Creek, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 24 Dec 1947, Leichhardt, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   2. Nathaniel Simon Smith,   b. 13 Jun 1885, Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 14 Aug 1885, Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 0 years)  [natural]   3. Margretta Ann "Gretta" Smith,   b. 19 Jun 1886, Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1952, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 65 years)  [natural]   4. Harriet May "May" Smith,   b. 4 Nov 1889, Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1958, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 68 years)  [natural]   5. Caroline Harriett Smith,   b. 24 Dec 1890, Cabramatta, , New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1978, Koo-Wee-Rup, Victoria, Australia  (Age 87 years)  [natural]   6. Emma Frances Smith,   b. 24 Oct 1893, Mortlake, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 25 Jan 1968, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 74 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  SMITH William b1856 Portrait c1900

  
  

• Notes

  William went to sea at 14, then sold tea as a traveller. He was aminer at Emmaville and a barber and caterer at Hillgrove. He spentsome time with a hotel at Concord in the early 1890s, then returned toHillgrove where the girls "did" weddings and parties. William hada drinking problem by then and after all were married he came toSydney with Caroline and moved in with Mary Delaney and her family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1220] Citation Text: Marriage date: 1881Marriage place: Vegetable Creek,New South Wales. [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;). Marriage date: 1881Marriage place: Vegetable Creek, New South Wales [S1221] Details: V72-E3517. [S1222] Details: #1756 of 1928. [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Marriage date: 1840 Marriage place: Sydney, New South Wales [S1] Australia, New South Wales, Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages, Index of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Marriage date: 1840 Marriage place: Sydney, New South Wales [S1024] Details: Marriage Index #V1840554 90/1840; also #V1840192 130/1840Citation Text: First entry shows Nathaniel Smythe and Maria. Secondentry shows Nathaniel S Smythe and Maria. [S1025] Details: St Mary's RC Sydney Citation Text: Parish Records 554-90 192- 130. [S5] Index of NSW Marriages 1788-1950, NSW Registrar General, (Name: Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages of NSW; Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;). [S9] Source, (Name: http://search.ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1030&h=18031271249&indiv=try;). Marriage date: 1840Marriage place: Sydney, New South Wales