| Rosanna
M. Crane & George Smith
1. Rosanna
Maude3 Crane
(John2, Richard1) was born 05 January 1874 in Big
Ben Creek,
Gundagai,
New South Wales, and died 22 October 1946 in
Gundagai, New South Wales.
She married (1) George
Smith 17 September 1889 in Gundagai, New South
Wales,
son of John
Smith
and Alice Jukes. He was born 1820
in Semley, Wiltshire, England, and died 11 October 1906
in
Adelong, New South
Wales.
Notes for Rosanna
Maude Crane:
Rose was christined Rosanna
but appears to have used the name Rose Anne throughout her
life.
More About Rosanna
Maude Crane:
 
Birth
Certificate Death
Certificate
(Certificates with thanks from Deborah Phillips - Oct.
2006)
Birth Ref.: No.
11814/1874
(Photo
with thanks from Deborah Phillips - Great Granddaughter - Oct.
2006)
Burial: Anglican 2,
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South Wales
More About George
Smith:
  
Passanger list of the "Lord Stanley" George's Death
Cert
(Passanger list and death certificat with thanks from
Deborah Phillips - Great Granddaughter
- September
2008)
More About George Smith
and Rosanna Crane:
 Marriage
Certificate
(Photo
with thanks from Deborah Phillips - Oct.
2006)
Marriage: 17 September
1889, Gundagai, New South Wales
Children of Rosanna Crane
and George Smith are:
+ 2
i. Elizabeth
(Lizzie) Jane4 Smith, born 1890 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 02
August 1970 in Gundagai, New South Wales.
+ 3
ii. James (John)
Smith, born 26 April 1893 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 27 June
1968 in Holbrook, Sydney, New South Wales.
4
iii. Henry E
Smith, born 1896 in Gundagai, New South
Wales.
More About Henry E
Smith:
Birth Ref.: No.
12849/1896
+ 5
iv. Mary Smith,
born 1898 in Tumblong, New South Wales; died 16 October 1985 in
Gundagai Hospital, New South Wales.
+ 6
v. Eva Mercy
Smith, born 1901 in Gundagai,
New South Wales; died 26 May 1978 in
Gundagai, New South
Wales.
Children of Rose Crane
are:
7
i. David
George4 Smith, born 1904 in Tumut, New South Wales; died 05 June 1983
in
Gundagai, New South Wales.
He married Doris May Polsen 1931 in Gundagai, New South Wales;
born 1910 in
Gundagai, New South Wales; died 11
August 1957 in Gundagai,
New South
Wales.
Notes for David George
Smith:
There is no father listed on
David's birth registration.
More About David George
Smith:
Birth Ref.: No.
37480/1904
Burial: North Gundagai, New
South Wales
More About Doris May Polsen:
Birth Ref.: No.
15339/1910
Burial: North Gundagai, New
South Wales
More About David Smith and
Doris Polsen:
Marriage: 1931, Gundagai, New
South Wales
8
ii. Rosetta V N
Crane (Source: Deborah Phillips - 2006.), born 1904 in Gundagai, New
South Wales; died 1904 in Gundagai, New South
Wales.
Notes for Rosetta V N
Crane:
There is no father listed on
Rosetta's birth registeration and her death is recorded at age 3
months.
Her initial birth
registration was as Crane and then re-registered as
Smith
More About Rosetta V N
Crane:
Birth Ref.: No.
3451/1904
Death Ref.: No.
1540/1904
9
iii. Frederick J
Crane, born 1908 in Adelong,
New South
Wales.
Notes for Frederick J
Crane:
His initial birth
registration was as Crane and then re-registered as
Smith
More About Frederick J
Crane:
Birth Ref.: No.
728/1908
+ 10
iv. Dorothy
Smith, born 1910 in Gundagai, New South
Wales.
Generation
No. 2
2. Elizabeth
(Lizzie) Jane4 Smith (Rose Anne Maude3 Crane,
John2, Richard1) was born
1890 in Gundagai, New South Wales,
and died 02 August 1970 in Gundagai, New South
Wales.
She married John Edward
Veitch 1912 in Gundagai,
New South Wales, son of Thomas
Veitch
and Mary Veitch. He was born 1882, and died 16 January
1929 in Gundagai, New South Wales.
More About Elizabeth
(Lizzie) Jane Smith:
Birth Ref.: No.
15586/1890
Burial: Anglican 2
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South
Wales
Death Ref.: No.
37394/1970
More About John Veitch
and Elizabeth Smith:
Marriage: 1912, Gundagai, New
South Wales
Marriage Reference: No.
14226/1912
Children of Elizabeth Smith
and John Veitch are:
11
i. George
Ernest5 Veitch, born 1910 in Adelong, New South Wales; died 06
September
1984 in Gundagai, New South Wales.
Notes for George Ernest
Veitch:
George's birth was initially
registered as Smith under his mother's name in 1910 and then in 1926 with John E
Veitch as the father.
More About George Ernest
Veitch:
Birth Ref.: No.
R6655/1929
Burial: Anglican 2
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South
Wales
14
iv. Edna Doreen
Veitch, born 1917 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 19 May 1986 in
Nangus, New South Wales.
She
married Gordon Henry Rose 1935 in Gundagai,
New South Wales; born 1910; died
21
February 1987 in Nangus,
New South
Wales.
More About Edna Doreen
Veitch:
Birth Ref.: No.
36010/1917
Burial: Nangus Cemetery, New South Wales
More About Gordon Henry
Rose:
Burial: Nangus Cemetery, New South Wales
More About Gordon Rose and
Edna Veitch:
Marriage: 1935, Gundagai, New
South Wales
Marriage Reference: No.
10261/1935
Other children presumed
living
3. James
(John)4 Smith (Rose Anne Maude3 Crane,
John2, Richard1) was born 26 April
1893 in Gundagai, New South Wales,
and died 27 June 1968 in Holbrook, Sydney, New South
Wales.
He married Lucy May Williams 30 March 1917 in
Cootamundra, New South Wales, daughter of
James Williams and Sarah
Biffin. She was born 01 February
1875 in Native Dog Creek, New
South Wales, and died
13 December 1932 in Gundagai, New South
Wales.
5.
Mary4 Smith (Rose Anne Maude3 Crane,
John2, Richard1) was born 1898 in Gundagai,
New
South Wales, and died 16 October 1985 in Gundagai, New
South Wales.
She married William R Clarkson 1916 in
Cootamundra, New South Wales, son of John
Kingsley
Clarkson and Mary Ann Vaughan (Source: Deborah
Phillips). He was born 1889 in
Boorowa,
New South Wales, and died 31 July
1947 in
Gundagai, New South Wales.
Notes for Mary
Smith:
The Gundagai
Independent
MRS. MARY CLARKSON
PASSES
Mrs. Mary Clarkson, on of
Gundagai's oldest citizens, died yesterday in the Gundagai Hospital.
She was 87 years of
age.
Born at Tumblong on
September 27th, 1898, she was the daughter of George and Rose
Smith.
She is survived by children
Bill (Gundagai), Joan (Mrs. Porter, Gundagai), Leslie (Wagga),
Melva (Mrs. McAlister, Gundagai),
Jean (Mrs. Collingridge), Betty (Mrs. Makeham, Wagga),
Enid (Mrs.
Cacaua,
Sydney) and Doris (Mrs. Coleman, Sydney). She was
predeceased by sons
Ken and Edwin.
Reared in the Tumblong
area, Mary Clarkson was educated at Adelong School.
In 1914 at St. John's Church, Gundagai she was married to
William Robert Clarkson, who
predeceased
her.
She came to live in
Gundagai following her marriage, where her husband Bill worked for the
Northern Riverina County
Council, the DMR and the Gundagai Shire Council.
A sister Dot (Mrs.
Eggleston, Cootamundra) survives. She was predeceased by brothers Ned,
Jack, George and Fred, and
sisters Doll (Mrs. Veitch) and Eva (Mrs. Clarkson).
A quite lady, Mary
Clarkson's life revolved around her family and her
home.
She worked for several
years as a member of the catering staff of the Gundagai Hospital and
was a valued and highly regarded
employee.
She had a great love of
crocheting and was adept at this art.
Her gentle nature endeared
her to many throughout this community.
Some fifty grandchildren
and many great grandchildren also mourn her
passing.
The funeral takes place
this afternoon following a service in St James Church, South Gundagai at 4 p.m.
Interment
will take place in South Gundagai
cemetery.
More About Mary
Smith:
Birth Ref.: No.
31004/1898
Burial: Anglican 2,
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South
Wales
More About William R
Clarkson:
Birth Ref.: No.
16057/1889
(Photo
with thanks from Deborah Phillips, Oct. 2006)
Burial: Anglican 2,
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South
Wales
More About William
Clarkson and Mary Smith:
Marriage: 1916, Cootamundra, New
South Wales
Children of Mary Smith and
William Clarkson are:
16
v. William George
Clarkson, born 05 August 1918 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died
24
November
2004 in Pat McAlister Wing Gundagai Hospital, New South Wales.
He married Maisie Ann Castles 1941 in Gundagai, New South Wales;
born 1919; died
March 1998 in Gundagai,
New South
Wales.
Notes for William George
Clarkson:
The Gundagai
Independent November 29th 2004
BILL CLARKSON'S
DEATH
William George Clarkson, one
of Gundagai's best known citizens died in the Pat
McAlister Wing of Gundagai Hospital on
Friday.
Bill was 86 years of
age.
He was an immensely likeable
man.
Bill was born in Gundagai on
5-8-1918, the son of the late William and Mary
Clarkson.
He is survived by one son
Darrel (Goulburn).
Bill was predeceased by his
wife Maisie, son Brian and daughter Eileen Lindley.
Bill was the brother of
Doris Clarkson (Sydney), Enid Cavana (Sydney), Melva
McAlister (Gundagai), Betty
Makeham (Gundagai), Jean Collingridge (Gundagai),
Joan Porter (deceased), Les
(deceased), Ken (Deceased) and Edward (deceased).
There are four grandchildren
and five great grandchildren also left to mourn Bill's
passing.
As a young man, Bill
followed rural pursuits.
A member of the 21st Light
Horse, Bill served during World War II, seeing active
service in the Pacific
campaigns.
He sailed for
New
Guinea with the 21st Reconnaissance
Battalion.
He served as a motor cycle
despatch rider early in his Army career, and on his
discharge
in
December 1945 was serving as a Craftsman with 5th Australian Division
Carrier Company.
After the war he worked in
the bush, including a stint at Merrybindinyah Station,
before joining the DMR (now
the RTA).
He rose to the rank of
foreman and stayed with the road authority until his
retirement.
Bill was a great family man,
deeply attached to all his family members.
He suffered a huge blow in
March 1998 when his wife, Maisie to whom he was
devoted,
died.
Bill suffered a stroke
several weeks later.
He then went to live with
his daughter Eileen, and her husband, Geoff
Lindley.
But late in 1998 he became
resident of the Pat McAlister Wing at Gundagai Hospital.
At first he was still
active, pottering about in the hospital garden and being close
enough to his old Tor Street home
to be able to keep an eye on the garden there too.
He suffered another huge
grief in 2000 when Eileen died and then again in 2002 when
his son-in-law Geoff also passed
away suddenly.
In February of this year he
suffered another stroke and his health rapidly
deteriorated.
Bill was a great favourite
with the staff at Gundagai Hospital.
He had a winning
nature.
Bill was a man with a great
love of the outdoor life.
He was never happier than
when walking the hills fox hunting or on the river bank
fishing.
A stalwart member of the RSL
he was a familiar figure each Anzac Day as one of the
flag bearers in Gundagai's
march.
His funeral will take place
tomorrow (Tuesday).
A service in St John's Anglican Church
at 10 a.m. will be followed by interment in
Gundagai law
Cemetery.
An RSL graveside service
will be conducted.
More About William George
Clarkson:
Burial: Gundagai Lawn Cemetery, New South Wales
Military service: 5 AUST DIV
CARR COY
Military service-1: Aug 24
1942 - 04.12.1945
Military service-2: WW2 -
Craftsman NX112502 (N200499) Aust. Army
More About Maisie Ann
Castles:
Burial: North Gundagai Cemetery, New South Wales
Education: 11 June 1930,
Enrolled South
Gundagai School
More About William Clarkson
and Maisie
Castles:
Marriage: 1941, Gundagai, New
South Wales
17
vi. Joan
Clarkson, born 1920 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 1987 in New South
Wales.
She married Frederick William Porter 1939 in Gundagai, New South Wales;
born
1912; died 1997 in New South Wales.
More About Joan
Clarkson:
Burial: Lawn 4 w, North Gundagai Cemetery, New South Wales
More About Frederick William
Porter:
Burial: Lawn 4 w, North Gundagai Cemetery, New South Wales
More About Frederick Porter
and Joan Clarkson:
Marriage: 1939, Gundagai, New
South Wales
19
viii. Leslie
James Clarkson, born 01 October 1929 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 22
February 1994 in New South Wales.
More About Leslie James
Clarkson:
 Edwin
(Photo with thanks from Deborah Phillips, Oct.
2006)
Burial: Nangus Cemetery, New South Wales
20
ix. Edwin J
Clarkson, born 1930 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 27 August 1934
in Gundagai, New South Wales.
More About Edwin J
Clarkson:
Burial: Anglican 2,
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South
Wales
Death Ref.: No.
17241/1934
21
x. Enid Isabel
Clarkson, born 02 September 1933 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died
14 August 2005 in Calvary Hospital, Kogarah, Sydney, New
South Wales.
She married (1) Alfred Caruana.
She
married (2) Albert Victor Percy Furey (Source: Deborah Phillips - 2006.); born
04 April
1935; died 20 February 1998 in Kingsford, Sydney, New South
Wales.
Notes for Enid Isabel
Clarkson:
The Gundagai Independent
25th August 2005
DEATH OF ENID CARUANA AT
71
The death has occurred of
Enid Caruana (nee Clarkson) of Sutherland.
She died in hospital in
Sydney on 14th
August at the age of 71 years.
Enid was the daughter of the late Bill and Mary Clarkson of
Gundagai.
She was the beloved wife of
Albert, and much loved mother of Vicki, Debbie, Peter, Jodie and Donna and loving
grandmother of their children.
Enid was the sister of Melva McAlister, Jean Collingridge,
Betty Makeham and
Doris Coleman.
In her younger days she was
a staff member of Gundagai Hospital.
She worked at a nursing home
in Sydney until
she retired.
She will be sadly missed by
her family and a wide circle of friends.
More About Enid Isabel
Clarkson:
Burial: Woronora Cemetery, Sydney, New South
Wales
Cause of Death (Facts Pg):
Breast Cancer (Source: Deborah Phillips - 2006.)
Notes for Albert Victor
Percy Furey:
Death Notice in the Sydney
Daily Telegraph 24 February 1998
late of
Kingsford
Other children presumed living
6. Eva
Mercy4 Smith (Rose Anne Maude3 Crane,
John2, Richard1) was born 1901 in Gundagai,
New
South Wales, and died 26 May 1978 in Gundagai, New South
Wales.
She married George Clarkson 1917 in
Gundagai, New South Wales, son of John Clarkson and
Mary Vaughan. He was born 1894 in Murrumburrah, New South
Wales, and died 29 May 1968
in Gundagai, New South Wales.
More About Eva Mercy
Smith:
Birth Ref.: No.
3737/1901
Burial: Anglican 2
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South Wales
Notes for George
Clarkson:
George enlisted with the A.I.F. on the 18th
August 1915 at Cootamundra, New South Wales. He is
described as 5ft 6in. 146lbs with a Dark
complexion, Dark eyes and Dark hair
 WW1
Enlistment
More About George
Clarkson:
Birth Ref.: No.
22503/1894
Occupation: 1915,
Labourer
Religion: Church of
England
Burial: Anglican 2
South Gundagai Cemetery,
New South
Wales
Military service: WW1 -
SERN DEPOT 3711
More About George
Clarkson and Eva Smith:
Marriage: 1917, Gundagai, New
South Wales
Marriage Reference: No.
2978/1917
Children of Eva Smith and
George Clarkson are:
26
i. Edward
George5 Clarkson, born 1918 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died 1937
in
Gundagai, New South Wales.
More About Edward George
Clarkson:
Birth Ref.: No.
37134/1918
Death Ref.: No.
5431/1937
27
ii. Ronald Edward
Clarkson, died 1975 in New South
Wales.
More About Ronald Edward
Clarkson:
Death Ref.: No.
7696/1975
28
iii. Arthur
Kingsley Clarkson, born 03 July 1924 in Gundagai, New South Wales; died
1957 in
Penrith, New South Wales.
He
married Dorothy Mary Ward 1946 in Bankstown,
Sydney, New South Wales.
More About Arthur Kingsley
Clarkson:
Death Ref.: No.
12743/1957
Military service: 2/13
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