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