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SMITH, Norman Roderick

SMITH, Norman Roderick

Male 1892 - 1924  (32 years)


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  • Name SMITH, Norman Roderick 
    Birth 18 Jun 1892  Ti Point, NZ. BDM Online 1892/9036 Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Trot Smith  [3] 
    Occupation Mar 1920  Auckland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Teacher 
    • New Zealand, Teacher and Civil Service Examinations and Licenses. (Ancestry)
      Passed for Class D. Special mention in Drawing II.
    Residence 1921  33 England St, Ponsonby Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Occupation Aug 1922  Pakiri Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Appointed Teacher at the Pakiri school. See CSClarke's diary Aug 30th 1922 
    Residence Abt 1923  Omapere Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • 990601: Lived there with Alma
    Occupation 12 Sep 1923  [6] 
    School teacher 
    Reference Number 18 
    Residence Oct 1924  Huntly Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Death 06 Oct 1924  From peritonitis after falling ill with appendicitis. Died at Auckland Hospital. For a long time it was incorrectly assumed he had died of influenza. Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • Death notice in the Auckland Star, Oct 6th 1924 reads:

      "Smith - On October 6 at the Auckland Hospital, Norman Roderick fourth son of Mr and Mrs J. Smith of Ponsonby, and dearly loved husband of Alma Smith aged 32 years"
    Burial 08 Oct 1924  Whangateau Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • 960927. There used to be a gravestone, but in 1994 I noticed that it had been removed. The grave keeper has a map of graves.

      WHANGATEAU CEMETERY
      Division PUBLIC BURIAL
      Plot Location Block 1 Row 27 Plot 3H Seq 1

      Funeral Director NOT KNOWN
      Reference Number 3794
    Person ID I18  Main Tree | Descendant of Angus Matheson
    Last Modified 30 Apr 2024 

    Father SMITH, John Benjamin,   b. 1 Oct 1854, Clevedon Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Dec 1936, Auckland Hospital. Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Mother MATHESON, Christina,   b. 23 Aug 1861, Leigh Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Apr 1938 (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1882  St James Presbyterian Church, Auckland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F16  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family TORKINGTON, Alma Winifred Maud,   b. 19 Aug 1900, Warkworth Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Sep 1971, Auckland. BDM Registration Number 1971/37048 Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1923  Methodist Church, Franklin Rd, Auckland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 10] 
    Family ID F8  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1921 - 33 England St, Ponsonby Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Oct 1924 - Huntly Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    Norman Smith    		Norman Smith
    Photo taken probably just after he returned from the First World War
    Norman Smith    		Norman Smith

    Documents
    Norman Smith Death Notice    		Norman Smith Death Notice
    From the Auckland Star

  • Sources 
    1. [S274] Smith, Alvin. Birthday book, Gertie's addition.

    2. [S226] Smith, Gertie, Birthday book.

    3. [S369] Smith, Neil, letters, Passim, esp 9 Sep1917.

    4. [S305] Electoral Roll, 1921.

    5. [S297] Torkington, Pearl, In conversation, 990601.

    6. [S269] Marriage Certificate, 1376, of 1923, for marriage of Norman Roderick Smith and Alma Winifred Maude Torkington.

    7. [S204] Whangateau Cemetery xeroxes, s.v. 000708.

    8. [S204] Whangateau Cemetery xeroxes.

    9. [S196] St James Pres. Ch., (NZ Genealogical Society, 1988), Registration Nr: 359.

    10. [S216] BDM index in fiche form, ref 5858.


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