Alfred Smith

b. 15 Mar 1840, d. 25 Jul 1919
Father*Charles Smith b. 27 Feb 1814, d. 25 Feb 1889
Mother*Sarah Wilkinson b. about 1820, d. about 1850
      Alfred Smith was born on 15 Mar 1840 in Lindsell, Essex.

Alfred Smith married Mary Ann Benson, daughter of John Benson and Margaret Walsh, on 11 Jun 1866 at Registry Office in Kempsey, New South Wales.
Alfred and Mary lived at Skillion Flat in via Kempsey, New South Wales.
Alfred and Mary lived at 434 Bourke Street in Surry Hills, New South Wales, about 1915.

Alfred Smith died on 25 Jul 1919 in Surry Hills, New South Wales, at the age of 79 and the cause of death was shown as Pneumonia (Spanish Flu.)
He was buried on 26 Jul 1919 at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney, New South Wales.

Family

Mary Ann Benson b. 29 Jul 1849, d. 2 May 1921
Children

Mary Ann Benson

b. 29 Jul 1849, d. 2 May 1921
Father*John Benson b. 1811, d. about 1853
Mother*Margaret Walsh b. 1815, d. 30 Jul 1899
      Mary Ann Benson was born on 29 Jul 1849 in Tweed River, New South Wales. She was baptised in 1849 at St James' Roman Catholic Church in Parish of Sydney, New South Wales.

Mary Ann Benson married Alfred Smith, son of Charles Smith and Sarah Wilkinson, on 11 Jun 1866 at Registry Office in Kempsey, New South Wales.
Mary and Alfred lived at Skillion Flat in via Kempsey, New South Wales.
Mary and Alfred lived at 434 Bourke Street in Surry Hills, New South Wales, about 1915.
Mary lived at 48 Salisbury Road in Stanmore, New South Wales, about 1920.

Mary Ann Smith died on 2 May 1921 in Stanmore, New South Wales, at the age of 71.
She was buried on 4 May 1921 at Rookwood Cemetery in Sydney, New South Wales.

Family

Alfred Smith b. 15 Mar 1840, d. 25 Jul 1919
Children

John Benson

b. 1811, d. about 1853
      John Benson was born in 1811 in Nottinghamshire.
John was a framework Knitter. He was transported in 1833 and arrived on board the "Mary III" in 1833. The shipping records showed he could read and write and was a Protestant. On arrival he was assigned to Thomas McCaffray at New Grove Farm as Prisoner No. 33/699.

John Benson married Margaret Walsh on 16 Nov 1836 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Sydney, New South Wales, with the Governor's permission, granted on 19 Oct 1836. Another marriage had been recorded at St Mary's on 16 Oct 1836, but this was not legal due to John's status as a convict.

John Benson died about 1853 in Tweed River, New South Wales.

Family

Margaret Walsh b. 1815, d. 30 Jul 1899
Children

Margaret Walsh

b. 1815, d. 30 Jul 1899
      Margaret Walsh was born in 1815 in Mitchelstown, Co. Cork.
She emigrated in 1835 on board the "James Patterson", arriving in Sydney on 12 Feb 1836.
Margaret was a Servant.

Margaret Walsh married John Benson on 16 Nov 1836 at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Sydney, New South Wales, with the Governor's permission, granted on 19 Oct 1836. Another marriage had been recorded at St Mary's on 16 Oct 1836, but this was not legal due to John's status as a convict.

Margaret Walsh married William Davis on 30 Apr 1855 at the Church of England in Kempsey, New South Wales.

Margaret Walsh died on 30 Jul 1899 in East Kempsey, New South Wales.
She was buried on 1 Aug 1899 at Roman Catholic Cemetery in East Kempsey, New South Wales.

Family 1

John Benson b. 1811, d. about 1853
Children

Family 2

William Davis b. about 1810