James SMITH

1855 - 1895  (40 years)

• Name	James SMITH  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	1855	Blackmall Stairs, London, England   [2, 3, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Jan 1895	Ormondville, Tararua, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Burial	Hawkes Bay, New Zealand   [7]
  Person ID	I115	Blyth Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	George SMITH,   b. 26 Mar 1829, Staffordshire, England d. 18 Feb 1905, Thames, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Eliza GREEN,   b. 4 Mar 1836, Manchester, Lancashire, England d. 3 Jan 1914, Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	3 Jul 1854	St Dunstan and All Saints, Stepney, England
  Family ID	F356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Francis Emma SMITH,   b. 13 Nov 1858, Dean's Croft, Greenhill, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England d. 18 Dec 1933, Dannevirke, New Zealand (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	15 May 1879	Ormondville, Tararua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand   [2, 4, 8]
  Children	1. Albert Benjamin SMITH,   b. 20 Jul 1876, Napier, Hawkes's Bay, New Zealand d. 20 Apr 1894, Ormondville, Tararua, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand (Age 17 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. George SMITH,   b. 1880, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Ellen SMITH,   b. 1881, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. James SMITH,   b. 1883, New Zealand d. 1957, Otaki, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Effie SMITH,   b. 1885, New Zealand d. 1940, Waimarino, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Henry SMITH,   b. 1886, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. Clarence SMITH,   b. 1888, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. Vivian SMITH,   b. 18 Dec 1890, New Zealand d. 20 Sep 1966, New Zealand (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. Hattie SMITH,   b. 1891, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. Mary SMITH,   b. 28 Aug 1893, Makotuku, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand d. 7 Mar 1961, Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. William Albert SMITH,   b. 1894, New Zealand d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F29	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Dec 2025

  
  

• Photos

  Frances Emma Smith & James Smith - Family Photo 1887 From Left: Nellie, James, Jim in front, George, Effie in front, Emma with Henry on her knee.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S27] Unkn own, Descandants of Henry and Mary-Ann Smith , Hawkes Bay, New Zea land (Name: Document Compiled by unknown Ancestor;), Descandants of Henry and Mary-Ann Smith , Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (Written out in hand on sheets of papar). [S15] Ancestry Family Trees (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ances try.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry membe rs.;), Database online. Citation Information Transcription of text Detail Ref 1895/1604 Date Other information Web Address https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Source Information Source Title (view source details) Births, Deaths & Marriages, Historical Records, New Zealand Source Repository (view repository details) New Zealand Government Associated Facts/Events Name Death Gender [S128] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Marriage Index, 1840-1937, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;). [S80] NZ Cemetery Records, Tararua District Council Cemeterys, James Smith-Ormondville. Interment ID: 17331 Last: Smith First: James Cemetery: Ormondville Last Address: , Ormondville, Dannevirke Section: Main Age: 40 DOB: Block: 1 Person Classification: Adult Section/Plot Number: B Occupation: Grave: Marital Status: Unknown Row Alpha: Religion: Date of Death: 26/01/1895 Number of Burials: 1 Date of Funeral/Burial: 28/01/1895 Time of Funeral/Burial: Burial Warrant Number: Funeral Director: Interment Type: Funeral Officiator: Depth: [S23] David Blyth, Cemetery Headstone Photos - Personal Taken (Name: David Bl yth;), Headstone of James Smith 1895. Inscription: In Loving Memory of our Dear Father James Smith Died 26th J an 1895 Aged 40 Years and our little brother William Albert [S119] Ancestry.com, New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records. [S94] Registrar of Birth, Deaths and Mariages, New Zealand - Marriage Records, Marriage Cert for James SMith and Francis Emma Smith.