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Susannah (Susan) SMITH
Born: 29 May, 1801 (Bristol, England) Died: 18 July, 1902 (Clyde, Otago, New Zealand) Mother: Mercy ESKINE Father: Robert SMITH Married: Christian ASQUITH Date: 8 September, 1828 (Hobart, Tasmania) Children: John Henry SMITH-ASQUITH Caroline ASQUITH MaryAnn ASQUITH Margaret ASQUITH Ann ASQUITH William ASQUITH Susannah ASQUITH Christian ASQUITH George ASQUITH Sarah Jane ASQUITH Jonathon ASQUITH Robert Henry ASQUITH Elizabeth ASQUITH Harriet ASQUITH (1931) |  Susannah Smith, aged 101, circa 1902 |
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Susan's extraordinary journey from Bristol, England to Clyde, New Zealand via Hobart and Melbourne was marked by a great deal of hardship and is testament to her resilience. She had 14 children that we know of and of these she buried seven. Described by one grandchild as a "severe and autocratic little lady", she gives lie to the Victorian myth of women as pure and obedient. Susannah Smith's conviction  Susannah Smith's marriage certificate  Susannah Smith's death certificate  | |
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