Janette (Janet) Smith (c. 1844–1915)
Janette Poultney (1844-1915), the third daughter of William Poultney and Margaret Robertson, was born in about 1844 at Hamilton, Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania). Aged 25, she married 25-year-old Thomas Smith, a labourer, on 31 July 1869 at the Congregational Church, Newtown, Hobart.
Janette Smith died on 28 July 1915 at New Norfolk, Tasmania.
Original Publication
Additional Resources
- death notice, Mercury (Hobart), 31 July 1915, p 1
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Smith, Thomas (husband)
- Poultney, Margaret (mother)
- Poultney, William (father)
- Osman, Margaret Matilda (sister)
- Griffiths, Mary Ann (sister)
- Barrett, Sarah (sister)
- Poultney, William (brother)
- Griffiths, Alfred (brother-in-law)
- Collins, John Edward (brother-in-law)
- Osman, Ishmail (brother-in-law)
- Barrett, Edward Alfred (brother-in-law)
- Osman, Alfred Joseph (nephew)
- Osman, Frances Annie (niece by marriage)
Citation details
'Smith, Janette (Janet) (c. 1844–1915)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/smith-janette-janet-31804/text39269, accessed 1 October 2023.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Poultney, Janette
Birth
c.
1844
Hamilton,
Tasmania,
Australia
Death
28 July,
1915
(aged ~ 71)
New Norfolk,
Tasmania,
Australia
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