SMEDDLES, Benjamin

1877 - 1957  (79 years)

• Name	SMEDDLES, Benjamin  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23]
  Birth	13 Jun 1877	Barrow, Lancashire, England   [1, 2, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 22]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	13 Jun 1877	England
  Baptism	15 Feb 1880	Everton St George, Lancashire   [1]
  Residence	1881	Everton, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Residence	1891	Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England   [1, 12]
  	Age: 13; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1891	Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England   [1, 12]
  	Age: 13; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1901	Barrow in Furness, Lancashire, England   [1, 9]
  	Age: 23; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1917	New Zealand   [1, 6]
  _MILT	1 Sep 1918  [11]
  Residence	1919	Gisborne, East Cape, New Zealand   [1, 13]
  Residence	1935	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 16]
  Residence	1936	Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [21]
  Residence	1938	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 7]
  Arrival	14 Apr 1938	London, England   [1, 10]
  Departure	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1, 10]
  Departure	2 Sep 1938	London, England   [2]
  Residence	1946	Oamaru, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [1, 3, 20]
  Residence	1947	Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand   [19]
  Residence	1949	Avon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 8]
  Residence	1954	Avon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 5]
  Occupation	1957	Poutry Farmer
  	From Will
  Death	14 May 1957	Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [1, 4, 22, 23]
  Burial	Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand   [23]
  Person ID	I2677	Stark Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	SMEDDLES, Benjamin,   b. 20 Feb 1838, Ulverston, Lancashire, , England d. 13 Sep 1879, 9 Kieth Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire, England (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	HUNTER, Mary Ann,   b. Abt 1842, Kirkby-in-Furness, Ireleth, Lancashire, England d. 26 Jan 1908, 42 Cheltenham Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England (Age ~ 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F2740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	ROSS, Leah,   b. 19 May 1886, Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand d. 3 May 1971, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1932	Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand   [1, 14]
  Family ID	F929	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 Jun 1877 - Barrow, Lancashire, England Birth - 13 Jun 1877 - England Residence - 1881 - Everton, Lancashire, England Marriage - 23 Apr 1932 - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Residence - 1936 - Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Arrival - 14 Apr 1938 - London, England Departure - - Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Departure - 2 Sep 1938 - London, England Residence - 1947 - Waianakarua, Waitaki, Otago, New Zealand Death - 14 May 1957 - Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Burial - - Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Benjamin Smeddles
  		BEN SMEDDLES_0002 Benjamin far right
  		BEN SMEDDLES_0005 Benjamin Smeddles
  		Benjamin and Leah Smeddles
  		The Smeddles Family Benjamin rear centre
  		Ross and Smeddles_
  		Leah (May ) Ross_0001

  
  

• Notes

  Emigrated to NZ in 1875 Sister "M.E. Smeddles"

  
  

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