Yes Hannah was her mother she remarried John William GEARY.
.... Charles william Clark Smiths birth was found on Ancestry. On his obit I think things are a little bit wrong in some places. Thanks lnr
Hi lnr
You don't say "where" on ancestry you found birth ??
Earlier I'd come across a
"Charles William CLARK - [that is, surname "CLARK"] - born at Hobart, TAS on 12 August 1843 - baptised 27 August 1843" - Son of William CLARK and Sarah CLARK :If you have taken information for "Charles William Clark SMITH - s/o Thomas and Hannah (nee WILLIS) SMITH" from a certain tree or trees @ ancestry site, then you'll find that their child Charles William Clark SMITH >
has been given the same birth date and baptism date as the C.W. CLARK, s/o William and Sarah CLARK). AND it looks also as if Hobart (birthplace of this CLARK child) has been replaced on tree to show "Hamilton, TAS" (where Thomas and Hannah had wed in 1841).
[Source of Birth / baptism for
Charles William CLARK, 1843 - ^ above - is Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981 at ancestry.com ]
As I'd said earlier, there were other NZ "records" which indicated different ages (birthyears) for Charles William Clark SMITH. You'll note also from the PapersPast article mentioned in this thread, that this man was apparently celebrating his 95th birth in
April 1931.
Have not found any record in AUS for this person's birth.
And it's always wise to remember that "someone else" has written-up an Obituary (not the deceased person - although they may have provided information, they are no longer around to correct any errors it may contain).
~ Lu
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