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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.

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'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 13 October 2024.

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Alternative Names
  • Poultney, Janette
Birth

c. 1844
Hamilton, Tasmania, Australia

Death

28 July, 1915 (aged ~ 71)
New Norfolk, Tasmania, Australia

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