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From: "Dennis Schinkel" <>
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Smith
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:33:33 -0800
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Amanda

Thanks for that, I am not sure of any connection to Catherine, maybe I will
ask someone on the list to check her death and her parents.

The two children are definitely connected.

Thanks again.

Dennis
----- Original Message -----
From: "Amanda" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2010 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Smith


> Dennis,
>
> I haven't followed all of your posts on your Smith family and Steiglitz,
> but
> noticed that there are two surviving headstones in the Steiglitz Cemetery:
>
> SMITH Catherine - without dates would have no idea if there even was a
> connection
>
> And
>
> SMITH Sarah Ann, William Stephen - I'm presuming the children of John
> Edward
> SMITH and Ann FRIDAY who died 1862 and 1864 respectively
>
> If you send an email to Carol to the email address given on this page, she
> will very kindly send you the photos of the headstones if you are
> interested. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ausvsac/Steiglitz.htm)
> Unfortunately it appears that neither John Edward's or Sarah's still
> survive, that is, if they were buried there.
>
> Interesting to note, that there are also a couple of Friday's, so this may
> give you another lead.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Amanda
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Dale
> Watts
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2010 10:27 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Smith
>
> Hi Dennis,
>
> There are 482 deaths of John Smiths registered in Victoria from 1836 to
> 1888 - with some work we could eliminate many. However it would be nigh on
> impossible to determine which - if any - of the John Smith's is yours.
>
> As for Sarah Smith nee Tonks - that is a little more easy to work out if
> her
>
> parents names are given - that is her father is Tonk Tunks or Tonks.
> No such death record in Victoria exists to 1888
>
> You are unfortunately researching a very common name and without further
> information it would be almost impossible to find them.
>
> Dale
>
>
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