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Archerstown, Australia, Catholic, Clonmellon, County, Culhane, Ellen May McMahon, Ipswich, Ireland, Lorna Smith, Margaret Black, Meath, Patrick Smith, Pine Mountain, Queensland, Redbank, Smith, Westmeath
The blog is to help descendants of Patrick Smith and Margaret Black connect and add to their own family histories. This family lived in the border area of Westmeath and Meath, Ireland.
Who am I?
I’m a descendant of Patrick Smith and Margaret Black via their son Philip Smith who married Catherine Maria McGuire. Their son Thomas Joseph Smith married Catherine Mary Culhane. Their son Thomas Philip Smith married Ellen May McMahon. They had 5 children one of whom was my grandmother Lorna Smith who married Howard Maxwell Day.
If you have anything you would like added (old stories, photos, baptisms, birth, marriage, death and burial records), anything corrected or would just like to say Hi! please use the Contact form at the bottom of this blog.
Acknowledgements
My father Philip Maxwell Day who DNA tested for me on Ancestry.com.au.
My cousin Gaylene Smith who has DNA tested on Ancestry.com.au and shared her DNA results with me to help us find more cousins.
My cousin Tom Spillane who has DNA tested on Ancestry.com.au and shared his DNA results with me to help us find more cousins . Toms mother had an impressive collection of family photos.
Our cousins Peter Smith and his father Daniel Patrick Smith who have both tested on Ancestry.com.au. Daniel has also YDNA tested to trace our direct paternal line back 165,000 years. The YDNA test looks at Daniels father, his father, his father, his father etc
All our cousins who have DNA tested on Ancestry, Family Tree DNA, My Heritage and those who have also uploaded their DNA to Gedmatch.
The Smith surname
Smith is a very common surname and not all Smiths are related! There are literally thousands of genealogically unrelated lines. We are fortunate that our Smith family liked having children and lots of them.
Irish naming traditions. This is helpful in finding family but cannot always be relied on.
First son usually named for the father’s father
Second son usually named for the mother’s father
Third son usually named for the father
Fourth son usually named for the father’s eldest brother
Fifth son usually named for the mother’s eldest brother
First daughter usually named for the mother’s mother
Second daughter usually named for the father’s mother
Third daughter usually named for the mother
Fourth daughter usually named for the mother’s eldest sister
Fifth daughter usually named for the father’s eldest sister
The progenitors of our family
Patrick Smiths parents may have been Thomas Smith who married Catherine Smith on 20 Aug 1793 in Clonmellon, Westmeath, Ireland. We need more proof to confirm this.
They had 5 children
- Patrick Smith b 1794 (this may indicate its not the right Patrick)
- Philip Smith b 1797
- James Smith b 1798
- Bridget Smith b 1803
- Owen Smith b 1804
Generation 1
PATRICK SMITH was born about 1799 in Clonmellon, County Meath, Northern Ireland. He married Margaret (Madge/Maggy) Black, daughter of Owen Black and Mary Welsh, on 23 Nov 1826 in Clonmellon, County Westmeath, Ireland (Witness 1: Laurence Travers, Witness 2: Michael Mulryan Marital status: Bachelor (Previously unmarried), Spinster (Previously unmarried). Denomination: Roman Catholic ). She was born in 1787 in Archerstown, Clonmellon, County Westmeath, Ireland.
Patrick Smith and Margaret (Madge/Maggy) Black had the following children:
i. THOMAS SMITH was born in 1827 in County Westmeath, Ireland.
ii. WILLIAM SMITH was born in 1830 in County Westmeath, Ireland.
iii. JAMES SMITH was born in 1832 in County Westmeath, Ireland. He died on 04 Jan 1916 in Goodna, Queensland, Australia. He married Eliza Mahon, daughter of Patrick Mahon and Marcella Blake, in 1858 in Tongleman County, Westmeath, Ireland. She was born in 1838 in County Westmeath, Ireland. She died on 24 Feb 1871 in Queensland, Australia.
iv. PHILIP SMITH was born in 1834 in County Westmeath, Ireland. He died on 05 Jun 1922 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He married Catherine Maria McGuire, daughter of Thomas McGuire and Judith (JudyJulia) Doyle, on 10 Jan 1863 in St Stephens Church, North Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was born in 1835 in County Westmeath, Ireland. She died on 12 Nov 1920 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia.
v. MARY SMITH was born in 1836 in County Westmeath, Ireland.
Generation 2
JAMES SMITH was born in 1832 in County Westmeath, Ireland. He died on 04 Jan 1916 in Goodna, Queensland, Australia. He married Eliza Mahon, daughter of Patrick Mahon and Marcella Blake, in 1858 in Tongleman County, Westmeath, Ireland. She was born in 1838 in County Westmeath, Ireland. She died on 24 Feb 1871 in Queensland, Australia.
James Smith and Eliza Mahon had the following children:
i. PATRICK EDWARD3 SMITH was born in 1860 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He died on 11 Apr 1866 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia.
ii. THOMAS JOSEPH SMITH was born in 1862.
iii. ANN SMITH was born in 1863 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He died on 20 Jun 1932 in Goodna, Queensland, Australia.
iv. MARCELLA SMITH was born in 1864 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia.
v. MARY SMITH was born in 1865.
vi. JOHN WILLIAM SMITH was born in 1867.
vii. PATRICK SMITH was born in 1869.
viii. UNNAMED (BABY) SMITH was born in 1871. He died on 24 Feb 1871 in Queensland, Australia.
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PHILIP SMITH (Patrick1) was born in 1834 in County Westmeath, Ireland. He died on 05 Jun 1922 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He married Catherine Maria McGuire, daughter of Thomas McGuire and Judith (JudyJulia) Doyle, on 10 Jan 1863 in St Stephens Church, North Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was born in 1835 in County Westmeath, Ireland. She died on 12 Nov 1920 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia.
Philip Smith and Catherine Maria McGuire had the following children:
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i. PATRICK THOMAS SMITH was born on 26 Apr 1865 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He died on 01 Oct 1946 in Ernest Street, Manly, Queensland, Australia. He married Isabella Ritchie Cocks, daughter of George Easson COCKS and Helen RITCHIE, on 07 May
1887 in St Stephens Catholic Cathedral, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 03 Jun 1872 in Highfields Railway Station, Aubigny, Queensland, Australia. She died on 15 Dec 1954 in Manly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
ii. JOSEPH SMITH was born in 1867 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1868 in Queensland, Australia.
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iii. THOMAS JOSEPH SMITH was born on 01 Nov 1867 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He died on 07 Oct 1952 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He married Catherine Mary Culhane, daughter of John Joseph Robert Culhane and Margaret Smith, on 11 Nov 1891 in St Marys Church, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 27 Aug 1871 in Pine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. She died on 06 Jul 1958 in 19 Russell St, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
iv. JOHN JOSEPH (VALE) SMITH was born on 18 May 1869 in Queensland, Australia. He died on 04 Apr 1953 in Queensland, Australia.
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v. BRIDGET MARIA SMITH was born on 13 Feb 1871 in Queensland, Australia. She died in 1955 in Queensland. She married (1) GREGORY FRANK HOEFLING. He was born about 1868 in Australia. He died in 1901 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She married an unknown spouse on 25 Oct 1888 in Queensland. She married (3) WILLIAM JOHN PARK.
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vi. JOSEPH THOMAS SMITH was born on 15 Aug 1872 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He died in 1945 in Queensland, Australia. He married Elizabeth Agnes Culhane, daughter of John Joseph Robert Culhane and Margaret Smith, on 30 Apr 1902 in Queensland. She was born on 06 Apr 1884 in Pine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. She died on 24 Jul 1962 in 50 Smith Rd, Redbank, Queensland, Australia.
Generation 3
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PATRICK THOMAS SMITH (Philip2, Patrick1) was born on 26 Apr 1865 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He died on 01 Oct 1946 in Ernest Street, Manly, Queensland, Australia. He married Isabella Ritchie Cocks, daughter of George Easson COCKS and Helen RITCHIE, on 07 May 1887 in St Stephens Catholic Cathedral, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 03 Jun 1872 in Highfields Railway Station, Aubigny, Queensland, Australia. She died on 15 Dec 1954 in Manly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He married an unknown spouse on 07 May 1887 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Patrick Thomas Smith and Isabella Ritchie Cocks had the following children:
i. THOMAS JOSEPH SMITH was born on 27 Sep 1887 in Queensland, Australia. He died on 09 Aug 1924 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
ii. GREGORY JOSEPH SMITH was born on 06 Apr 1889 in Loganlea, Queensland, Australia. He died on 21 Jun 1959 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He married Therese Agnes Weir on 07 Jul 1913 in Residence of John & Annie Weir, Edward Street, Roma, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 20 Jul 1893 in Roma, Queensland, Australia. She died on 19 Jul 1958 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
iii. PERCIVAL GEORGE SMITH was born on 06 Mar 1891 in Queensland, Australia. He died on 19 Jan 1956 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
iv. VINCENT PHILLIP JOSEPH SMITH was born on 17 Jun 1892 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1975 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He married MARY (MAY) HERNON.
v. ISABELLA FLORENCE SMITH was born on 09 Mar 1894 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 26 Feb 1925 in Queensland, Australia.
vi. CECIL SMITH was born on 16 Sep 1901 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1971 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
vii. SILVESTER SMITH was born on 15 Jan 1905 in Queensland, Australia. He died on 03 Mar 1975 in Southport, Queensland, Australia.
viii. VERA SMITH was born on 03 Apr 1906 in Queensland, Australia.
ix. LESLIE JOSEPH SMITH was born on 03 Apr 1908 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1972 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
x. VERNAN FRANCIS SMITH was born on 03 Apr 1908 in Queensland, Australia. He died in 1981 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
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THOMAS JOSEPH SMITH (Philip2, Patrick1) was born on 01 Nov 1867 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He died on 07 Oct 1952 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He married Catherine Mary Culhane, daughter of John Joseph Robert Culhane and Margaret Smith, on 11 Nov 1891 in St Marys Church, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 27 Aug 1871 in Pine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. She died on 06 Jul 1958 in 19 Russell St, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Thomas Joseph Smith and Catherine Mary Culhane had the following children:
i. CATHERINE MARGARET SMITH was born on 15 Sep 1892 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 31 Jan 1961 in Queensland, Australia. She married (1) MICHAEL (TWIN) BOWDEN. He was born on 22 Nov 1889 in Mumbilla,. He died on 22 Dec 1926. She married an unknown spouse on 02 Oct 1920 in Queensland.
ii. JOHN WILLIAM SMITH was born on 23 Apr 1894 in Queensland, Australia. He married Ada Catherine Casey in 1927. She was born in 1904 in Queensland. He married Mary Ann Brown on 08 Nov 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She died in 1924 in Queensland, Australia. He married an unknown spouse in 1927 in Queensland.
iii. THOMAS PHILIP SMITH was born on 03 May 1896 in Pine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. He died on 20 May 1973 in St Helen’s, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He married Ellen May (May) McMahon, daughter of August Wilhelm Gottlieb Stumer and Maria Agnes (Agnes Maria) McMahon, on 26 Nov 1919 in St Mary’s Church, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 05 May 1901 in Pine Street, North Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. She died on 27 Jun 1947 in Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. He married (2) ISABEL FLORENCE RANKIN.
iv. JOSEPH SMITH was born on 18 Jul 1898 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He died in 1989. He married Elizabeth Gardiner on 05 Aug 1922 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She was born on 01 Nov 1894 in Queensland, Australia. He married an unknown spouse in 1922 in Queensland.
v. GREGORY JAMES SMITH was born on 14 Jun 1900 in Queensland, Australia. He died on 16 May 1975.
vi. JAMES PATRICK SMITH was born on 02 Sep 1903 in Queensland Australia.
vii. MARGARET MARY SMITH was born on 10 Nov 1905 in Queensland, Australia.
viii. ELLEN MARY SMITH was born on 26 Dec 1907 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 13 Mar 1992. She married (1) VICTOR SUCHTING. She married (2) ERIC FRAMPTON.
ix. IRENE VERONICA SMITH was born on 13 Sep 1909 in Queensland Australia.
x. GORDON PATRICK SMITH was born in 1912.
xi. CECILIA MARY SMITH was born in 1914.
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BRIDGET MARIA SMITH (Philip2, Patrick1) was born on 13 Feb 1871 in Queensland, Australia. She died in 1955 in Queensland. She married (1) GREGORY FRANK HOEFLING. He was born about 1868 in Australia. He died in 1901 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She married an unknown spouse on 25 Oct 1888 in Queensland. She married (3) WILLIAM JOHN PARK.
Gregory Frank Hoefling and Bridget Maria Smith had the following children:
i. GERTRUDE CATHERINE HOEFLING was born on 08 Aug 1889 in Queensland, Australia.
ii. FLORA MIMOSA HOEFLING was born on 25 Sep 1890 in Queensland, Australia.
iii. ALICE MAUD HOEFLING was born on 16 Sep 1891 in Queensland, Australia. She died on 07 Jul 1892 in Queensland, Australia.
iv. FREDERICK GREGSON HOEFLING was born on 18 Jul 1893 in Balmain West, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 16 Sep 1978 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia.
v. DOROTHY HOEFLING was born in 1896 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.
vi. ALBERT JAMES HOEFLING was born in 1897 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia. He died in 1967 in Queensland, Australia.
vii. KATHERINE HOEFLING was born in 1899 in Balmain, New South Wales, Australia.
viii. PHILLIP HOEFLING was born in 1901 in Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 16 Feb 1902 in Queensland, Australia.
William John Park and Bridget Maria Smith had the following children:
i. JOSEPHINA PARK was born on 30 Oct 1914. She died on 29 Dec 2004 in Queensland, Australia. She married JOHN RICHARD JOHNSON. He was born on 16 Aug 1907 in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia. He died on 24 Mar 1964 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
ii. WILLIAM JOHN PARK.
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JOSEPH THOMAS SMITH (Philip2, Patrick1) was born on 15 Aug 1872 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. He died in 1945 in Queensland, Australia. He married Elizabeth Agnes Culhane, daughter of John Joseph Robert Culhane and Margaret Smith, on 30 Apr 1902 in Queensland. She was born on 06 Apr 1884 in Pine Mountain, Queensland, Australia. She died on 24 Jul 1962 in 50 Smith Rd, Redbank, Queensland, Australia.
Joseph Thomas Smith and Elizabeth Agnes Culhane had the following children:
i. JOHN JOSEPH SMITH was born on 05 May 1903 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He married (1) HAZEL GRIFFITHS JOHNSON. She was born in 1909. He married an unknown spouse in 1931 in Queensland.
ii. VIOLET MAY SMITH was born on 29 Aug 1904 in Redbank, Queensland, Australia. She died on 04 Dec 1994 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
iii. GREGORY JAMES SMITH was born on 08 Mar 1906 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He died in 1956 in Qld, Australia.
iv. JOSEPH THOMAS SMITH was born on 28 Mar 1908 in Queensland, Australia. He married (1) LORRAINE NANCY DAVEY. She was born on 18 Sep 1943 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She died on 27 May 1969 in Redback Plains, Queensland, Australia. He married an unknown spouse in 1931 in Queensland.
v. MARY JOSEPHINE SMITH was born in 1912 in Queensland, Australia. She married JOHN STANISLAUS SHERMAN.
vi. MARGARET CECELIA SMITH was born in 1914.
vii. ANTHONY MICHAEL SMITH was born in 1922 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. He died on 07 Mar 1992 in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.
viii. MARGARET SMITH.