SMITH, Thomas & Caroline
23 October 1819 – 27 March 1912
20 October 1820 – 15 September 1912
Origin Coventry, Warwick, England
Accompanying Family Alfred Thomas Smith (dob 1853) Walter Rashleigh Pugh Smith (dob 11/01/1846)
First settled in Busselton, WA
Original Occupation Ribbon Manufacturer
Occupation in Australia Storeman, Butcher & Farmer
BURLINGTON
Departure Port Southampton
Arrival Year 1863
Fremantle
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Thomas & Caroline had two sons - Walter who became a teacher and Alfred who died aged 11 in an accident with a horse and dray. The family lived for a time at the first cottage in Queen St, Busselton. Caroline planted one of the avenues of peppermint trees down Queen Street.
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