Person:Eliza Smyth (2)

Name and Relationships

Name: ELIZA Jane Smyth. Source is her 1935 death registration. She was called Eliza. Source is her grave marker in Dungannon Cemetery, Ashfield Township.

Parents: William John Smyth and Eliza Merrit. Source is her 1935 death registration.

Personal History

1858 - Birth: Eliza Jane Smyth was born on March 19, 1859. Source is her 1935 death registration.

1882 - Marriage: On May 24, 1882, Eliza Jane Smyth (incorrectly spelled Smith) 23, spinster, resident of West Wawanosh, married Charles Durnin 25, Farmer, bachelor, resident of West Wawanosh, in Huron County, Ontario. The marriage registration listed his parents as William Durnin and Maria Durnin. Her parents were listed as William John Smith and Eliza Smith. Witnesses were Edward Durnin, West Wawanosh and Catherine Young, Colborne, Ontario. Source is their marriage registration, Huron County, Ontario.

1935 - Death and Burial: Eliza Durnin 76, died on August 24, 1935 in Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario. Her death registration listed her as residing in Goderich Township for 8 years. Her father was listed as William John Smyth and mother as Eliza Merrit (incorrectly spelled Marritt). The informant was her daughter, Mrs E. H. Somerall, Goderich. Cause of death was lobar pneumonia. She had chronic bronchitis for 30 years. She was buried in Dungannon Cemetery, Ashflield Township on August 26, 1935. Source is her 1935 death registration, Goderich Township, Huron County, Ontario.

Grave Marker: CHARLES DURNIN 1856-1924 ELIZA SMYTH 1859-1935. Dungannon Cemetery, Ashfield Township, Huron County, Ontario.