Alfred James Smitham

Brief Life History of Alfred James

When Alfred James Smitham was born on 7 March 1891, in Sandhurst, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, his father, Paul Smitham, was 46 and his mother, Sera Clifford, was 39. His occupation is listed as miner in Golden Square, Victoria, Australia. He died on 10 February 1960, in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, at the age of 68, and was buried in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia.

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Family Time Line

Paul Smitham
1844–1902
Sera Clifford
1851–1922
Margaret Ann Smitham
1872–1954
Charles Smitham
1874–1953
Louisa Smitham
1876–1960
Elizabeth Smitham
1879–1947
William Paul Smitham
1881–1948
Rachael Smitham
1883–1962
Alexander Paul Smitham
1886–1950
Ethel (Agnus) Smitham
1889–1939
Alfred James Smitham
1891–1960

Sources (1)

  • Alfred J Smitham, "Australia, Victoria, Index to Probate Registers, 1841-1989"

World Events (8)

1892

Coolgardie gold-field is discovered.

1901

At the beginning of 1901, following a proclamation by Queen Victoria, Victoria ceased to be an independent colony and became a state in the Commonwealth of Australia.

1911

Canberra is founded and designated as the capital. The Federal Capital Territory is established as an area of two 360 square kilometers in the Yass-Canberra district.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Smytham in Little Torrington (Devon), which means ‘homestead of the smiths’, from Old English smitha, genitive plural form of smith ‘smith’, + hām ‘homestead’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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