Person:Louisa Baumgarten (1)

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Louisa Baumgarten
b.Abt 1849
d.Abt 1923 Ilfracombe, Devon, England
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m. 12 Jun 1866
  1. Caroline Louisa Smith1867 - 1925
  2. Annie Fairfull Smith1868 - 1933
  3. Emily SmithAbt 1871 -
  4. Jessie SmithAbt 1874 - 1961
  5. Alice Charlotte SmithAbt 1874 -
  6. Margaret Eleanor SmithAbt 1876 -
  7. William Christian Baumgarten SmithAbt 1877 - 1940
  8. Buchanan Smith1880 - 1957
  9. George SmithAbt 1886 -
  10. Hilda Mary Smith1887 - 1977
  11. Winifred Turner SmithAbt 1892 - 1968
  12. Florence SmithAbt 1895 -
  13. Hamilton SmithAbt 1896 -
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Name Louisa Baumgarten
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1849
Marriage 12 Jun 1866 Singaporeto William Buchanan Smith
Death? Abt 1923 Ilfracombe, Devon, England

William Buchanan Smith married, 12jun1866 at Singapore, Louisa BAUMGARTEN, 4th daughter of Christian Baumgarten, Registrar of H. M. Court of Judicature, Singapore (Glasgow Herald). William Buchanan Smith (1837, son of John Fairfull S., asst to Middleton Harrison and Co.) marr Louisa Baumgarten (1849, dau of Christian) 1866 at Singapore (findmypast). Louisa Mary Baumgarten (2nov1848 Singapore-1923 Ilfracombe, Devon) was daughter of Christian Baumgarten (of Dutch origin) and Caroline (information, M. Jones). Christian Baumgarten became Registrar of Supreme Court of Singapore 1857, (Straits Times, 1930), resigned 1874 and d. 1887; Christian was succeeded by C.E. Velge ("100 years of Singapore").

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William B. Smith d. 1st qtr 1913 aged 75 at Barnstaple (includes Ilfracombe); Louisa B. Smith d. 1st qtr 1924 aged 75 at Barnstaple (bmd). W. Buchanan Smith, late of Singapore, d. 4feb1913 at Ilfracombe, age 76 (Straits Times); Mrs. W. Buchanan Smith nee Louisa Baumgarten d. at Ilfracombe (Straits Times, jan1924).

The births of some children of Mrs. W. Buchanan Smith of “Dalvey” in Tanglin were reported in Straits Times or Singapore Free Press (web). According to the obituary of William, he was in Singapore abt 1862-abt 1907, was survived by 2 sons and 8 daughters; he was one of the best known men in Malaya and earlier reputed to be the richest European there (Straits Times).

In 1911 William Buchanan Smith (1837 Edinburgh, retd accountant), wife Louisa (1849 Singapore, marr since 1867, 14 children, 10 alive), and children (b. Singapore), Annie Fairfull (1868), Emily (1871), Alice Charlotte (1874), Margaret Eleanor (1876), Hilda Mary (1887) and Winifred Turner (1893) were at Torrs Cottage, Torrs Park, Ilfracombe (census); Torrs Cottage is now Hotel Epchris (M. Jones).

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