Ester Ann SMITH (1881

Ester Ann SMITH (1881 - 1973)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Mary Irene CAVANAGH (1905 - 1976) Annie May CAVANAGH (1908 - 1991) Hannah Margaret CAVANAGH (1910 - 2001) Clarice Esther 'Charl' CAVANAGH (1913 - 2006) Patricia Jane CAVANAGH (1915 - 1969) Patrick 'Jack' CAVANAGH (1917 - 1978)	Ester Ann SMITH (1881 - 1973) + Clarence Bede CAVANAGH (1874 - 1933)	Mathew SMITH (1857 - 1902)



		Eliza Elizabeth PLUMMER (1860 - )	Levi PLUMMER (1822 - 1876)	Thomas PLUMMER
				Ann (PLUMMER)
			Frances Ann GUTTERIDGE (1815 - 1891)

b. Apr 1881

m. Jun 1904 Clarence Bede CAVANAGH (1874 - 1933) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

d. Apr 1973 at Canberra, ACT, Australia aged 92

Near Relatives of Ester Ann SMITH (1881 - 1973)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Grandfather	Levi PLUMMER	abt 1822	Whittesea, Cambridgeshire, England	26 Apr 1876	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	54
Grandmother	Frances Ann GUTTERIDGE	abt 1815	Huntingdonshire, England	12 Apr 1891	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	76

Father in Law	Patrick CAVANAGH	Jan 1830	Tynagh, Co Galway, Ireland	10 May 1914	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	84
Mother in Law	Mary LOGUE	Mar 1841	At sea	11 Sep 1921	Canberra, ACT, Australia	80

Father	Mathew SMITH	1857	Wistow, Huntingdonshire, England	1902		45
Mother	Eliza Elizabeth PLUMMER	abt 1860	Picton, New South Wales, Australia

Self	Ester Ann SMITH	Apr 1881		Apr 1973	Canberra, ACT, Australia	92

Husband	Clarence Bede CAVANAGH	Feb 1874	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	Feb 1933	Canberra, ACT, Australia	59

Daughter	Mary Irene CAVANAGH	1905	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1976		71
Daughter	Annie May CAVANAGH	1908	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1991		83
Daughter	Hannah Margaret CAVANAGH	1910	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	2001		91
Daughter	Clarice Esther 'Charl' CAVANAGH	20 Jul 1913	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	2006		93
Daughter	Patricia Jane CAVANAGH	1915	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1969		54
Son	Patrick 'Jack' CAVANAGH	abt 1917	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia	1978		61

Son in Law	Edward MALONEY	1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1979		75
Son in Law	Arthur Gerrard O'CALLAGHAN			abt 1980

Uncle	William PLUMMER	abt 1853	England	17 May 1886	Weetangera, New South Wales, Australia	33
Aunt	Fanny Francis PLUMMER	1856	Cambridgeshire, England	08 Jul 1889	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	33
Uncle	Donald MURTY	04 Aug 1853	Canberra, ACT, Australia	19 Apr 1928	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	74
Aunt	Mary Ann GUTTERIDGE	1836	Holme, Huntingdonshire, England	10 Aug 1906	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	70
Uncle	David BOON	1836	Ramsay, Huntingdonshire, England	30 Nov 1912	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	76

Cousin	William Garrett MURTY	13 Aug 1878	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1966	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia	88
Cousin	Minnie Frances MURTY	16 Feb 1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	Jun 1961		80
Cousin	John Stanley MURTY	28 Jan 1882	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	18 May 1912	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	30
Cousin	Walter Archer MURTY	29 Jun 1885	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	29 Dec 1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	2
Cousin	Harold Eustace MURTY	23 Apr 1887	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	19 Apr 1904	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	16
Cousin	Cecil Herbert MURTY	13 Dec 1888	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	13 Dec 1888		0
Cousin	David William BOON	1861	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	25 Jan 1925		64
Cousin	Lucy BOON	1863	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia	27 Jun 1960		97
Cousin	Arthur L BOON	1866	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Frances Mary Ann BOON	1868	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Cousin	Eliza May BOON	1871	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Ada Ruth BOON	1873	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia	23 Jul 1951	Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia	78
Cousin	Frederick John BOON	1875	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Ernest Llewellyn BOON	1877	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Isaac Walter BOON	1879	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia
Cousin	Clement Everard BOON	1881	Ginninderra, ACT, Australia

Nephew	Patrick Aaron CAVANAGH	29 Sep 1887		26 Dec 1975	Te Awamutu, New Zealand	88
Nephew	Allen CAVANAGH	1903	Queensland, Australia
Nephew	Ernest CAVANAGH	1905	Queensland, Australia	10 Apr 1976	Canberra, ACT, Australia	71
Niece	Olive CAVANAGH	1906	Queensland, Australia

Brother in Law	Thomas CAVANAGH	1859	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1945	Morrisset, New South Wales, Australia	86
Brother in Law	James Henry CAVANAGH	1862	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Mayfield, New South Wales, Australia	84
Sister in Law	Jane CAVANAGH	1864	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1946	Canberra, ACT, Australia	82
Brother in Law	John CAVANAGH	1866	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1935	Queensland, Australia	69
Brother in Law	Brian Bernard CAVANAGH	1869	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1913	China	44
Brother in Law	Patrick Allen CAVANAGH	abt 1872	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	abt 1965	Queensland, Australia	93
Brother in Law	Michael Joseph CAVANAGH	25 Sep 1875	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1937	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	62
Brother in Law	Owen Owen CAVANAGH	1877	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1958	Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia	81
Brother in Law	Ernest (Aaron) William CAVANAGH	1880	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1969	Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia	89
Sister in Law	Mary Margaret CAVANAGH	1881	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia	1907	Temora, New South Wales, Australia	26

Events in Ester Ann SMITH (1881 - 1973)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
Apr 1881		Ester Ann SMITH was born			80
1902	21	Death of father Mathew SMITH (aged 45)			80
Jun 1904	23	Married Clarence Bede CAVANAGH (aged 30)	Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia		80
1905	24	Birth of daughter Mary Irene CAVANAGH	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		80
1908	27	Birth of daughter Annie May CAVANAGH	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		80
1910	29	Birth of daughter Hannah Margaret CAVANAGH	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		80
20 Jul 1913	32	Birth of daughter Clarice Esther 'Charl' CAVANAGH	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		80
1915	34	Birth of daughter Patricia Jane CAVANAGH	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		80
abt 1917	36	Birth of son Patrick 'Jack' CAVANAGH	Mulligans Flat, New South Wales, Australia		80
Feb 1933	51	Death of husband Clarence Bede CAVANAGH (aged 59)	Canberra, ACT, Australia
1969	88	Death of daughter Patricia Jane CAVANAGH (aged 54)
Apr 1973	92	Ester Ann SMITH died	Canberra, ACT, Australia		80

Source References:

80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3741/esther-ann-cavanagh.html (Name, Notes)

- Notes: Born: 1881; Died: 1973; Married: Smith

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Esther Ann Smith was born in April 1881 at Weetangera to Mathew Smith and Eliza Plummer.

Mathew Smith (1857-1902) was born in Wistow, Huntingdonshire, England to Matthias Smith and Eunice Field, and arrived in Australia in 1862 with his father and brother and settled at Weetangera.

In 1879 Mathew married Elizabeth ('Eliza') Plummer who was born in 1860 near Picton to Levi and Frances Ann (Gutteridge) Plummer, who had arrived in Weetangera around 1865.

Esther attended [museum.hall.act.au/school/2895/weetangera-school.html]Weetangera Public School and at the time of her wedding was a cook.

She was married in June 1904 at St Gregory's catholic church, to Clarence Bede Cavanagh. She had worked in the household for Mrs E Crace, whilst Clarence worked as the stud groom.

'Mrs C Cavanagh' was present at Ginninderra Farmers' and Settlers Ball held in Mr Crace's new woolshed on Friday night. She wore black cashmere. [Queanbeyan Age 10.10.1905]

Esther and Clarence then farmed on the property Strayleaf Gundaroo Road, Mulligans Flat.

Clarence and Esther had six children -

Mary (1905-1976) Beveridge,
Annie May (1908-1991) Maloney
Margaret (1910-2001) Kennett
Clarice (1913-2006) O'Callaghan
Patricia (1915-1969) Ryan
'Jack' - Patrick Clarence (1920-1978)
Margaret Kennett remembered - "The Cavanagh children were born in a weatherboard house {Strayleaf} close to the Gundaroo Road.

The children did their bit on the farm, helping with the shearing, the milking and feeding the animals. Indoors, there were the usual chores of bread to be baked, kerosene lamps to be filled, the copper to be boiled and butter to be churned. Water had to be fetched from the nearest tank.

School was a half-mile walk up the road towards Gundaroo.

Groceries were delivered once a week from Hall and Mail was delivered twice a week from Ginninderra, for many years by the Boreham family. The routine was a leisurely one with the mailman stopping off at Cavanagh's farm for a cup of tea before continuing his deliveries along the Gundaroo Road. Letters were often replied to immediately, so that the mailman could pick them up on his return journey.

Canberra in those days was "somewhere to drive through" by sulky on the way to Queanbeyan.

Clarence died in February 1933, and Esther took over the lease to the property and continued to work it with her brothers-in-law and son Jack for another 30 years. Esther also took over the lease for the old Ginninderra Police Station in which her daughter Annie lived.

Esther reluctantly retired from 'Strayleaf' around 1965 and moved to Duffy Street, Ainslie. She died in April 1973 in Canberra Hospital and is buried at the Catholic Cemetery, Woden.

John and Joyce Cavanagh took over the leases for 'Strayleaf' and extended the house.

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3737/clarence-bede-cavanagh.html (Birth)

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3737/clarence-bede-cavanagh.html (Death)

- Reference = https://museum.hall.act.au/display/1939/person/3737/clarence-bede-cavanagh.html (Marriage)

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