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SMITH—HARRISON
Christopher SMITH, b. 1843 Moffat, Dumfries-shire; 8th of ten children of Wilhelmina & Peter SMITH, sheep-farm manager, of Eskdalemuir, Dumfries-shire; 1852 to Falkland Islands where father and older brothers had obtained employment with FIC; 1861 living at Darwin Harbour; 1895 following death of son Peter, helped develop his farm at Coy Inlet, Prov. Santa Cruz; 1911 living in Keenagh, Co. Longford; d. 1927 East Preston, Sussex
m. 1867 Falklands [Malvinas]
Elizabeth HARRISON, b. 1842? Co. Longford, Ireland; d. 1918 Stanley, Falklands [Malvinas]
Children (all born Darwin, Falkland Islands [Malvinas]):
1. Peter, b. 1868; 1887 working with Thomas GREENSHIELDS at
Monte Dinero, Straits of Magellan; later with RUDDs at
Cape Fairweather; 1892 drove horses and sheep 2,000km from Bahía Blanca
and Chubut to Coy Inlet; 1893 obtained land at Coy Inlet (see SMITH—CAREY,
below)
2. John, b. 1869; (see SMITH—SMITH #1, below)
3. William Christopher, b. 1874; (see SMITH—SMITH #2, below)
SMITH—CAREY
Peter SMITH (see SMITH—HARRISON, above) d. 1895 Punta Arenas of pneumonia, just six months after marriage; buried Punta Arenas
m. 1895 Stanley?, Falklands [Malvinas]
Ann Elizabeth CAREY, b. c1875; 1895 widowed; remarried to WHITE in Río Gallegos
No descent
SMITH—SMITH #1
John SMITH (see SMITH—HARRISON, above) 1895 following death of brother Peter, helped develop his farm at Coy Inlet, Prov. Santa Cruz; 1911 living at Pembroke West, Dublin; 1914-1924 at Rathfarnham, Dublin; d. 1940 Buenos Aires; buried British Cemetery, Chacarita
m. Argentina
Effie Aline SMITH, b. 1882 Amesbury, Wiltshire; sister of Linda Louise SMITH; (not a relative of John); d. 1963; buried Ea. Coyle
Children:
1. Honoria, b. 1907, Coyle, Prov. Santa Cruz; d. 1988 Coyle (see HEWLETT--SMITH)
2. Eileen, b. 1911; unmarried; d. 1986 Coyle
3. Moira, b. 1913 at sea; unmarried; d. 2002 Río Gallegos
SMITH—SMITH #2
William Christopher SMITH (see SMITH—HARRISON, above) 1895 following death of brother Peter, helped develop his farm at Coy Inlet, Prov. Santa Cruz; 1914-1924 living at Rathfarnham, Dublin
m. Argentina
Linda Louise SMITH; b. 1881 Amesbury, Wiltshire; sister of Effie Aline SMITH; (not a relative of William)
Children: 2 girls + 2 boys