Edward Smith

  General Notes:

Married Clara Bonser on 15th August 1900. Reg. at Bangalow. N.S.W.

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. & Frank Rae from the book by Stan Thomas called "Three Score Years and Ten" where it is written that he went to wrok on his first job away from home, when he was 21 years old, on the Wolgan Station, near Wallerawang, NSW. He farmed at Cooper's Shoot, near Byon Bay and proved to be an expert agriculturalist.

• connection. The connection between Matthew Pollich & and me is as follows:

Matthew Pollich (1986)
His father is Michael Pollich (c1950) who married Carolyne Smith (1952)
Her father is Edward Smith (1926)
His father was Edward Smith (1873)
His father was James Smith (1833) & he also had Ellen Smith (1829) who married Herbert Auliff (1882)
His father was * Thomas Auliff (1843) who married Mary Priddle (1862)
Her father was George Priddle (1837) & he also had Harriett Priddle (1867) who married Alexander McPhee (1865)
They had Myra McPhee (1893) who married Robert Martin (1892)
They had Elizabeth Martin (1924) who married Arthur Davies (1921)
His father was G. A. Davies (1894) & he also had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)


Another connection between Matthew Pollich & Robert is as follows:

Matthew Pollich (1986)
His father is Michael Pollich (c1950) who married Carolyne Smith (1952)
Her father is Edward Smith (1926)
His father was Edward Smith (1873)
His father was James Smith (1833) & he also had Elizabeth Smith (1871) who married Godfrey Pearson (1866)
His father was William Pearson (1830) who married Susannah Dawes (1841)
Her father was Edward Bannister Dawes (1813) & he also had James Dawes (1843)
He had Annie Florence Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
They had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

• connection. ⁸³⁹ The connection between John Armstead & and myself is as follows:

William John Armstead (1949) (known as John)
His father was Ernest Armstead (1925) who married Una Smith (1913)
Her father was Edward Smith (1873)
His father was James Smith (1833) & he also had Ellen Smith (1829) who married Herbert Auliff (1882)
His father was * Thomas Auliff (1843) who married Mary Priddle (1862)
Her father was George Priddle (1837) & he also had Harriett Priddle (1867) who married Alexander McPhee (1865)
They had Myra McPhee (1893) who married Robert Martin (1892)
They had Elizabeth Martin (1924) who married Arthur Davies (1921)
His father was G. A. Davies (1894) & he also had Colin Davies (1925)
He had me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Another connection between John Armstead & Robert is as follows:

William John Armstead (1949) (known as John)
His father was Ernest Armstead (1925) who married Una Smith (1913)
Her father was Edward Smith (1873)
His father was James Smith (1833) & he also had Elizabeth Smith (1871) who married Godfrey Pearson (1866)
His father was William Pearson (1830) who married Susannah Dawes (1841)
Her father was Edward Bannister Dawes (1813) & he also had James Dawes (1843)
He had Annie Florence Dawes (1873) who married Arthur Augustus Bray (1869)
They had Albert Alan Bray (1896)
He had Robert Alfred Bray (1920)
He had Robert Arthur Bray (1947) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

Edward married Clara Bonser, daughter of George Bonser and Kezia Beaton Gillard, on 15 Aug 1900 in Albion Park, NSW Australia. (Clara Bonser was born on 24 Jan 1875 in Croome, Shellharbour, NSW Australia and died on 15 Nov 1951 in Lismore, NSW Australia.)