[Index]
Maria Elizabeth LARGE (1837 - 1899)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Mary Ann SMITH (1862 - 1948)
Charles Frederick SMITH (1863 - 1874)
Godfrey William SMITH (1865 - 1942)
Philip Thomas SMITH (1866 - 1956)
Archer Broughton SMITH (1868 - )
Ernest SMITH (1870 - 1940)
Arthur Wrixon SMITH (1873 - )
Mabel Edith SMITH (1874 - )
Clarence Hamilton SMITH (1876 - 1962)
Fanny Clayton SMITH (1878 - 1902)
Frederick SMITH (1879 - 1961)
 Maria Elizabeth LARGE (1837 - 1899)

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Charles Frederick SMITH (1834 - 1915)
 William James LARGE (1806 - 1881) William LARGE



Martha (LARGE)



Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (1819 - 1888) Arthur J Beecher WRIXON



Elizabeth BENSON or BENTLEY



b. abt 1837 at Ireland
m. 03 Sep 1861 Charles Frederick SMITH (1834 - 1915) at Tumut, New South Wales, Australia
d. 27 Jul 1899 at Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia aged 62
Near Relatives of Maria Elizabeth LARGE (1837 - 1899)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William LARGE
Grandmother Martha (LARGE)
Grandfather Arthur J Beecher WRIXON
Grandmother Elizabeth BENSON or BENTLEY

Father in Law Charles Throsby SMITH 01 Mar 1798 Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England 25 Sep 1876 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 78
Mother in Law Sarah BROUGHTON 14 Sep 1799 26 Dec 1838 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 39

Father William James LARGE abt 1806 Ireland 21 Oct 1881 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 75
Mother Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON bef 1819 03 May 1888 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 69

Self Maria Elizabeth LARGE abt 1837 Ireland 27 Jul 1899 Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia 62

Husband Charles Frederick SMITH 10 Nov 1834 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 21 Oct 1915 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 80

Daughter Mary Ann SMITH 1862 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 25 Jul 1948 Gadara, New South Wales, Australia 86
Son Charles Frederick SMITH 1863 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 25 Oct 1874 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 11
Son Godfrey William SMITH 1865 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1942 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia 77
Son Philip Thomas SMITH 1866 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 90
Son Archer Broughton SMITH 1868 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Son Ernest SMITH 31 May 1870 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Bulli, New South Wales, Australia 70
Son Arthur Wrixon SMITH 1873 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Mabel Edith SMITH 1874 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Clarence Hamilton SMITH 1876 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1962 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 86
Daughter Fanny Clayton SMITH 1878 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1902 Penrith, New South Wales, Australia 24
Son Frederick SMITH 1879 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1961 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 82

Brother William LARGE 1839 Ireland 06 Apr 1856 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 17
Brother John Seward LARGE 13 Mar 1842 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1923 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 81
Sister Marion LARGE 15 Jun 1842 Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland 05 Aug 1919 Molong, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother Godfrey Bace LARGE 1843 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14 Nov 1862 19
Brother Richard William LARGE abt 1844 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jul 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 38
Sister Henrietta Sophia Jane LARGE 21 Dec 1846 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jul 1915 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 68
Sister Cecilia LARGE 02 Oct 1848 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14 Jun 1932 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia 83
Brother Thomas George LARGE 1850 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1927 Granville, New South Wales, Australia 77
Sister Maria Leonard LARGE 18 Jun 1852 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 25 Apr 1914 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 61
Sister Matilda Wrixon LARGE 1854 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1933 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia 79
Sister Alice LARGE 21 Mar 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Griffith, New South Wales, Australia 66

Son in Law James Henry Edward BROUGHTON 08 Apr 1861 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jan 1935 Gadara, New South Wales, Australia 73
Daughter in Law Mary CAROLAN
Daughter in Law Isabella Jane MELVILLE 23 Apr 1871 Ulladulla, New South Wales, Australia 1960 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 89
Daughter in Law Augusta ROBERTS
Son in Law Sidney E MCCAULEY
Son in Law Rowland Isadore S NICOLLE 1860 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 1956 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia 96

Grandson James BROUGHTON 1891 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 04 Sep 1946 Gadara, New South Wales, Australia 55
Granddaughter Sarah BROUGHTON 1892 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Rhoda BROUGHTON 1894 Adelong, New South Wales, Australia 23 Jun 1981 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 87
Grandson Norman B SMITH 1891 Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Dorothy SMITH 1893 Narrabri, New South Wales, Australia
Granddaughter Elizabeth E NICOLLE 1899 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

Nephew William Seward LARGE 1887 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 1967 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 80
Niece Myra LARGE 1889 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Stephen Oscar LARGE 1891 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 1961 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 70
Niece Emmeline LARGE 1893 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Jack (Juggler) LARGE 11 Jul 1895 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 20 Jul 1966 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Lillian (Lillie) LARGE 1900 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 1953 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Nephew Reginald LARGE 1904 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 1982 78
Niece Alice Vale LEATHEM 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 18 Apr 1947 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 80
Niece Grace LEATHEM 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia abt 1867 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 0
Nephew Charles James Vale LEATHEM 1869 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1936 Molong, New South Wales, Australia 67
Nephew William Herbert LEATHEM 1870 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 27 Jun 1953 Blaney, New South Wales, Australia 83
Nephew John (Jack) Henry Vale LEATHEM 1873 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 17 May 1924 Molong, New South Wales, Australia 51
Niece Helen Isabel (Nellie) LEATHEM 1875 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 1944 Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia 69
Nephew Frederick Percy LEATHEM 11 Jan 1878 Molong, New South Wales, Australia 24 Mar 1953 Molong, New South Wales, Australia 75
Nephew Richard William LARGE May 1882 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10 Jan 1967 Taree, New South Wales, Australia 84
Nephew Arthur Ernest ELWORTHY 18 Jan 1866 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 19 May 1935 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia 69
Nephew Ernest George ELWORTHY 27 May 1868 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 11 Apr 1931 Mosman, New South Wales, Australia 62
Nephew Harold Lewington ELWORTHY 20 Aug 1872 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 16 May 1928 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 55
Niece Edith Asenath ELWORTHY 17 Sep 1876 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 18 Mar 1904 Grafton, New South Wales, Australia 27
Niece Frances Lillian JENKINS 1873 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 30 Nov 1890 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 17
Niece Ethel Mary WILLIAMSON 1879 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Gertrude Alice WILLIAMSON 1880 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia 77
Niece Lillian Annie WILLIAMSON 1882 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Stanley WILLIAMSON 1883 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Arthur Osmond WILLIAMSON 1885 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Percy William WILLIAMSON 1888 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 71
Nephew Cecil Wrixon WILLIAMSON 1890 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Norman Barre WILLIAMSON 1894 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Godfrey LARGE 1886 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 1958 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 72
Nephew Frederick C Plunkett LARGE 1888 Junee, New South Wales, Australia 1959 Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia 71
Nephew Cyril John LARGE 20 Dec 1893
Niece Edith Murial GLOVER 25 Mar 1894 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Charles Throsby SMITH 26 Jun 1952
Nephew Douglas SMITH
Nephew Errol SMITH
Niece Galdys Grace SMITH

Sister in Law Eliza Clarissa SMITH 1826 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 1910 Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia 84
Sister in Law Maria Rebecca SMITH 1828 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 1921 93
Sister in Law Emma Broughton SMITH 1830 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1913 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 83
Sister in Law Sarah Ann SMITH 17 Jun 1832 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1898 Cowra, New South Wales, Australia 66
Sister in Law Elizabeth Martha SMITH 1836 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 18 Oct 1921 85
Brother in Law Phillip Life SMITH 1836 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Carcoar, New South Wales, Australia 59
Sister in Law Annie Wardle SMITH 1839 Manilla, Phillipines 12 Sep 1933 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 94
Sister in Law Sophia Reynolds SMITH 05 Feb 1842 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 1904 Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 62
Brother in Law Walter Stewart SMITH 14 Oct 1843 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 01 Sep 1853 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 9
Brother in Law Thomas Whyte SMITH 26 Dec 1846 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 23 Feb 1880 Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia 33
Sister in Law Emily Vine WHITE 1858 Bethungra, New South Wales, Australia 14 Mar 1935 Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother in Law Henry Vale LEATHEM 05 May 1843 New South Wales, Australia 09 Jul 1879 Molong, New South Wales, Australia 36
Sister in Law Isabella Rhoda RATLIFF 26 Jan 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 1924 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 66
Brother in Law James Baker ELWORTHY 09 Dec 1833 Exeter, Devon, England 03 Mar 1889 Gundagai, New South Wales, Australia 55
Brother in Law John JENKINS 1847 New South Wales, Australia 19 Sep 1872 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 25
Brother in Law John Thomas WILLIAMSON 1850 Auckland, New Zealand 27 Nov 1905 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 55
Sister in Law Georgina Alice PLUNKETT 1862 Richmond, New South Wales, Australia 1936 74
Brother in Law John Stanley LOWE 1854
Brother in Law Thomas Ascott BASSETT 04 Dec 1916 Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Brother in Law William Henry GLOVER 1853 Co Cork, Ireland
Events in Maria Elizabeth LARGE (1837 - 1899)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
abt 1837 Maria Elizabeth LARGE was born Ireland
03 Sep 1861 24 Married Charles Frederick SMITH (aged 26) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 2939/1861
1862 25 Birth of daughter Mary Ann SMITH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14079/1862
1863 26 Birth of son Charles Frederick SMITH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 14119/1863
1865 28 Birth of son Godfrey William SMITH Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 15793/1865
1866 29 Birth of son Philip Thomas SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 16683/1866
1868 31 Birth of son Archer Broughton SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 18205/1868
31 May 1870 33 Birth of son Ernest SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 18981/1870
1873 36 Birth of son Arthur Wrixon SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 20744/1873
1874 37 Birth of daughter Mabel Edith SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 21521/1874
25 Oct 1874 37 Death of son Charles Frederick SMITH (aged 11) Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia Note 1
1876 39 Birth of daughter Clarence Hamilton SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 22518/1876
1878 41 Birth of daughter Fanny Clayton SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 24692/1878
1879 42 Birth of son Frederick SMITH Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia 26166/1879
21 Oct 1881 44 Death of father William James LARGE (aged 75) Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 10924/1881 2
03 May 1888 51 Death of mother Mary Ann (Marianne) Caroline WRIXON (aged 69) Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia 9664/1888 2
27 Jul 1899 62 Maria Elizabeth LARGE died Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia Note 2
Note 1: Lightning

cemetery record Smith, Charles Frederick, b. 1863, d. 25 Oct 1874, age: 11yr, eldest son of Carles F & Maria E Smith
Note 2: cemetery record: Smith, Maria Elizabeth, b. 1837, d. 27 Jul 1899, age: 62yr, wife of CF Smith
Personal Notes:
At Tumut on 03 Sep 1861, William and Mary Ann's eldest daughter Maria Elizabeth married Charles Frederick SMITH born 10 Nov 1834 at Wollongong, eldest son of Charles Throsby Smith and Sarah nee BROUGHTON. As a free settler C.T Smith first came to Australia in 1816 and about 1823 took up land in Wollongong which he called Bustle Farm. This is now the central business district of Wollongong. He donated land for an Anglican Cathedral and the site where the
Technical College now stands.
The marriage announcement in the Yass 'Courier' mentioned that Maria was niece of Arthur Nicholas Wrixon, Esq, Judge of County Courts, Melbourne.
Over the next 18 years they had three daughters and eight sons: Mary Ann (Minnie) 1862 m 16 ApI 1890 James Broughton of Gadara; Charles Frederick 1863, born at Tumut but killed by
lightning on 25 Oct 1874 and buried at Wollongong; Godfrey William probably called by his second name 1865 m Mary CAROLAN 1886; Philip Thomas 1866 m Martha DITTON and died in 1956; Archer Broughton 1868 m Augusta ROBERTS 1890; Ernest 31 May 1870; Arthur Wrixon 1873; Mabel Edith 1874 m Sidney McCAULEY 1897; Clarence Hamilton 1876; Fanny Clayton 1878 m Rowland NICHOLLS 1898; Frederick 1879. These names and dates were obtained from
N.5.W Registrar-General's records but there are several discrepancies compared to the pre-1900 Illawarra Pioneers Register. Offsprings' ages given on the mother's death certificate also differ slightly.
The Smiths stayed at Tumut for some time as the eldest sons were born there. Later they lived at 'Bustle Cottage' on Smith's Hill at Wollongong. Charles was an auctioneer and ran the Savings Bank of NSW agency for 35 years; was also District Returning Officer and Coroner. The Pioneer's Register says "He was an adventurer until the age of 22 when he took up a grant of 300 acres in Wollongong and became Crown Land Agent. He was member of the Illawarra District Council when a municipality."
On 27 July 1899, in her early 60s, Maria died at Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown from carcinoma of the pylorus and peritonitis. Apart from Charles, all her children were living. She may have been staying with one of her sons who lived nearby at 67 Albany Road in Petersham. Aged 81, Charles died on 21 Oct 1915 at Keira St, Wollongong and is buried there in the old C of E Cemetery where Maria also rests.
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 71 (Name, Notes)
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