[an error occurred while processing this directive] THE SMYTH-BLOOD FAMILY
of Australia

Descended from Dr. Matthew Henry SMYTH-BLOOD and Marianne Charlotte BLOOD.

Matthew was a 5th-great-grandson of Edmund Blood of Makeney; for his ancestry, see The Blood-Smyth Family

Marianne was a 6th-great-granddaughter of Edmund Blood of Makeney; for her ancestry, see Blood of Applevale.


  1. Matthew Henry SMYTH-BLOOD,
    b. 6 Dec 1806, Limerick, Co. Limerick, Ireland;
    d. 29 Mar 1883, Kapunda, South Australia
    m. Marianne Charlotte BLOOD,
    b.14 Mar 1833, Ennis, Co. Clare, Ireland; d. 2 Jan 1900, Kapunda, South Australia
    Married 6 Jul 1784,
    And had issue:

    1. Dorothea Juliana SMYTH-BLOOD, ("Dora")
      b. 18 Sep 1835, Croissard Cottage, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 24 May 1887, Towoomba, Queensland, Australia
      m. John Penrose CHRISTOE,
      b. 29 Apr 1830, Swansea, Wales;
      d. 2 Oct 1918, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
      Youngest son of William Christoe, of Truro, Cornwall.
      Married 30 Sep 1852, at the Dr. Blood Residence, Kapunda, South Australia.
      For Dora and John's descendants, see The Christoe Family

    2. Marianne SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 15 Dec 1836, Springfield, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 18 Aug 1925, North Adelaide, South Australia
      m. William Thomas SALTER,
      b. 22 May 1831, Devonport, England;
      d. 6 Dec 1895, Adelaide, South Australia
      Eldest son of William Salter and Anne Shea, of Mambre Brook (near Angaston, South Australia)
      Married 5 May 1856, at the Dr. Blood Residence, Kapunda, South Australia
      For Marianne and William's descendants, see The Salter Family

    3. (Dr.) Matthew Henry SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 4 Aug 1838, Croissard Cottage, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 13 Jun 1875, at sea aboard the "Hesperides" en route from Ireland to South Australia.
      Matthew returned to Ireland from South Australia to complete his medical training, and died on the return voyage.
      He did not marry

    4. William Frederick SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 1 Dec 1839, Croissard Cottage, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 31 Mar 1885, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
      m. (1) Emily Louise HOLMAN,
      daughter of Josiah Holman and Elizabeth Simmons,
      b. 15 Nov 1849, Morro Velho, Brazil;
      d. 14 Oct 1883, Cadia, New South Wales, Australia.
      Married 20 Apr 1870, Cadia, New South Wales, Australia
      For William and Emily's descendants, see The Smyth-Bloods of New South Wales
      m. (2) Margaret Alicia SHIEL,
      daughter of Murtha Shiel and Mary (last name unknown),
      b. Abt 1862, Queens Co., Ireland;
      d. 1935, Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia.
      Married 14 Jan 1885, Roman Catholic Presbytery, Orange, New South Wales, Australia
      For William and Margaret's descendants, see The Smyth-Bloods of New South Wales

    5. John Henry SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 10 Dec. 1840, Springfield, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 15 May 1890, Brighton, South Australia
      m. Mary ENOCH,
      daughter of Thomas Enoch and Margaret Cochrane,
      b. 21 Dec 1852, Adelaide, South Australia;
      d. 13 Oct 1929, Adelaide, South Australia.
      Married 9 Jul 1873, at the home of the bride's parents - the Enoch Residence, Blinman, South Australia
      And had issue:

      1. Matthew Henry Enoch SMYTH-BLOOD,
        b. 29 May 1876, Kapunda, South Australia;
        d. 11 Aug 1912, Henley Beach, South Australia
        Further information unknown

      2. John SMYTH-BLOOD,
        b. 27 Jan 1881, Telegraph Station, Beltana, South Australia;
        d. 11 Aug 1950, Adelaide, South Australia
        m. Catherine Clarissa Digby HOWIE,
        daughter of Thomas Howie and Annie Baker, of Kilmarnock, Scotland;
        b.20 Oct 1890, Caltowie, South Australia;
        d. 14 Aug 1977, Adelaide, South Australia.
        Married 23 Nov 1915 in the Public Hall, Smoky Bay, South Australia
        and had issue:

        1. Margaret Catherine SMYTH-BLOOD,
          b. 16 Oct 1916, Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 20 Jul 1992, Adelaide, South Australia
          m. (1) Joseph ATKINSON,
          d. 15 Oct 1950, Adelaide, South Australia.
          Married 8 Jan 1948
          m. (2) Michael Richard Varean WILSON,
          son of Bishop Cecil Wilson;
          b. 7 Aug 1919; d. 30 Dec 1986, Adelaide, South Australia
          Margaret did not have children.

        2. Audrey Marianne SMYTH-BLOOD,
          b. 16 Nov 1917, Ceduna, South Australia.
          m. Carew William Conrad JAEGER,
          b. 23 Jun 1909, Sydney, New South Wales;
          d. 12 Sep 1967, Adelaide, South Australia
          Married 27 Jan 1940, And had issue:

          1. Margareta Marianne JAEGER,
            b. 10 Nov 1940;
            d. 24 Oct 2000, near Ceduna, South Australia
            Marianne married in 1961, and had two sons, a granddaughter and two grandsons. Their personal details have not been included here.

          2. Robert Paul JAEGER,
            b. 17 Jan 1945;
            d. 16 Apr 1947
            Died in childhood.

          Audrey had another son and a daughter, and a grandson and granddaughter. Their personal details are not displayed here.

        3. John Frederick SMYTH-BLOOD,
          b. 24 Apr 1920, Gawler, South Australia;
          d. 1 Aug 2003, Adelaide, South Australia.
          m. Coralie DINGLE,
          daughter of Frank Dingle and Jane Brown
          b. 12 Nov 1924, Big Timber, Montana, USA.
          Married 7 Apr 1951, Unley, South Australia
          And had issue:

          1. Andrea Mary SMYTH-BLOOD (that's ME!!!),
            b. 6 Apr 1952, Toorak Gardens, South Australia.
            m. (1) Alwyn Frederick DREW,
            b. 10 Oct 1953, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
            Married 29 Jul 1978, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
            m. (2) Kevin Lawrence BRYANT,
            b. 29 Jan 1948, Adelaide, South Australia.
            Married 15 Feb 1984, Adelaide, South Australia
            (not) m. (3) Darryl Malcolm PAYNE,
            b. 5 Feb 1948, Clare, South Australia;
            d. 24 Aug 1994, Greenfields, South Australia.
            m. (4) Gerold Kent YOUNG,
            b. 17 May 1954, Petersburg, Virginia, USA
            m. 11 Feb 1999, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
            (not) m. (5) Timothy DYAS
            b. 26 Jan 1959, New Jersey, USA
            d. 26 Jun 2002, Tonopah, Nevada, USA
            I don't have any children.

          I have one sister, two nieces and a great-niece, but have not displayed their information here.

      3. William Frederick SMYTH-BLOOD,
        b. 12 Jun, 1884, Auburn, South Australia;
        d. 25 Sep 1913
        Further information unknown.

      4. Kathleen SMYTH-BLOOD,
        b. 25 Jul 1887, Auburn, South Australia;
        d. 31 Dec 1948, Adelaide, South Australia
        m. Louis Thomas MULDOON,
        b. 4 Mar 1884;
        d. 4 Mar 1971, Adelaide, South Australia
        married 29 Sep 1919
        And had issue:

        1. Kevin John Louis MULDOON
          b. 30 Apr 1922, Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 16 May 1998, Adelaide, South Ausralia
          m. Rita Violet PITT
          b. 30 Oct 1919, Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 6 Oct 2004, Adelaide, South Ausralia
          Married on 21 Dec 1944
          Kevin and Rita had two sons, and (at least) three grandchildren; details are not shown here.

        2. Moira Kathleen MULDOON
          b. 12 May 1924, Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 4 Sep 1981, Adelaide, South Ausralia
          m. Andrew John McGILL
          b. 30 Oct 1919, Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 12 Dec 1999, Adelaide, South Ausralia
          Married on 6 Dec 1945
          Further information unknown.

      5. Margaret Marion Howe SMYTH-BLOOD,
        b. 24 Feb 1890, Auburn, South Australia;
        d. 12 Feb 1921, Riverton, South Australia
        m. Harold Maxwell CATE,
        b. 6 Sep 1892;
        d. 26 May 1965, Adelaide, South Australia
        Married in Mar 1920, And had issue:

        1. Margaret P. CATE,
          b. 19 Jan 1921, Riverton, South Australia
          m. Ronald Leslie WELLS,
          b. 7 Nov 1920, Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 12 Apr 1984, Adelaide, South Australia
          Margaret and Ronald had one son, whose information is not included here.

    6. Susannah SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 11 Dec 1842, Springfield, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 8 Jan 1906, Kapunda, South Australia
      Susannah did not marry.

    7. Frederica Frances Maria Anna SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 12 Mar 1847, Springfield, near Corofin, Co. Clare, Ireland;
      d. 19 Apr 1903, Brighton, South Australia
      Frederica did not marry.

    8. Elizabeth Charlotte Catherine SMYTH-BLOOD,
      b. 30 Sep 1848, North Adelaide, South Australia;
      d. 20 Jul 1870, Kapunda, South Australia
      m. John Garlick PITCHER,
      b. 2 Oct 1841, Adelaide, South Australia;
      d. 27 Sep 1900, Adelaide, South Australia.
      Married 7 Nov 1867, St. Peter's College Chapel, Hackney, South Australia
      And had issue:

      1. John Blood PITCHER,
        b. 4 Jul 1870
        m. Clara Mabel WATTS
        on 21 Jan 1905, St. Peter's College Chapel, Hackney, South Australia
        And had issue:

        1. Sarah Mabel Watts PITCHER,
          b. 25 Oct 1905
          Further information unknown

        2. John Watts PITCHER,
          b. 1906;
          d. 5 Jul 1985
          Further information unknown

  2. Neptune SMYTH-BLOOD,
    b. 15 Aug 1850, Kapunda, South Australia;
    d. 4 Feb 1851, Kapunda, South Australia
    Died in childhood

  3. Mary Bagot SMYTH-BLOOD,
    b. 11 Sep 1851, Kapunda, South Australia;
    d. 23 Jun 1933, Hawthorn, South Australia
    m. (1) Henry Edward HARRISON,
    son of Henry Harrison.
    Married 10 Mar 1870, Christ Church, Kapunda, South Australia
    This was in fact a bigamous marriage, as Dr. Harrison was already married.

    m. (2) James GALLOWAY,
    b. 31 Jan 1849, Scotland;
    d. 26 Apr 1880, Kapunda, South Australia.
    Married 21 Oct 1875, at the Dr. Blood Residence, Kapunda, South Australia
    And had issue:

    1. James Faulkner Blood GALLOWAY
      b. 11 Sep 1876, Kapunda, South Australia;
      d. 22 May 1922
      m. Ellen Beatrice THOMPSON
      b. 5 Dec 1879;
      d. 22 May 1922
      Married 10 Apr 1900, Kapunda, South Australia
      and had issue:

      1. Faulkner Allan GALLOWAY
        b. 18 Dec 1901, Boulder, Western Australia;
        d. 2 Jun 1968, South Australia
        m. Erica Florence PLAYFORD
        b. 28 Mar 1900, Norton Summit, South Australia;
        d. 5 Nov 1986, Tusmore, South Australia
        Married 5 Oct 1926, and had issue:

        1. Allan Playford GALLOWAY
          b. 15 Mar 1928
          Further information unknown.

        2. Helen Claire GALLOWAY
          b. 1929, North Adelaide, South Australia;
          d. 13 Dec 1951, Adelaide, South Australia
          Further information unknown.

        3. (Female) GALLOWAY (Given names unknown)
          b. est. 1927-1945;
          d. in Canada
          Further information unknown.

      2. Brian Osborne GALLOWAY
        b. 31 Jan 1904, Fremantle, Western Australia;
        d. 20 Aug 1967, South Australia
        m. Catherine Ann (Last name unknown)
        b. 1897, Fremantle, Western Australia;
        d. 1964, South Australia
        Further information unknown.

      3. Ian Uthwatt GALLOWAY
        b. 10 Dec 1907, Hackney, South Australia;
        d. 9 Feb 1983
        Further information unknown.

    2. Marion Helen Bickers Howe GALLOWAY
      b. 26 Feb 1880, Kapunda, South Australia;
      d. 19 Apr 1944, Adelaide, South Australia
      m. William Harold LANGHAM
      b. 30 Aug 1881, Adelaide, South Australia;
      d. 128 Mar 1942, Adelaide, South Australia
      Married 4 Apr 1908, Clarendon, South Australia
      and had issue:

      1. Margaret Jean LANGHAM
        b. Jan 1909, London, England;
        d 28 Jun 1995, Adelaide, South Australia
        m. Frederick Albert Montague FINLAY
        b. Jun 1902, Adelaide, South Australia;
        d 24 Mar 1977, Adelaide, South Australia
        Married in 1935, London, England
        Margaret and Frederick had four children; their details are not shown here.

      2. Molly LANGHAM
        b. 30 Jun 1911, Adelaide, South Australia;
        d. 30 Dec 1998, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
        m. James Percy WALSH
        b. 26 Feb 1896;
        d. 17 Mar 1969.
        Molly and James had a son and a grandson; their details are not shown here.

      3. Natalie Charlotte LANGHAM
        b. 28 May 1913, Adelaide, South Australia;
        d. 21 Jun 1995, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
        m. Reginald James DALDY
        b. abt. 1905;
        d. 11 Mar 1963
        Married 4 Jun 1941, Adelaide, South Australia.
        Natalie and Reginald had a son and two daughters, a grandson and four grand-daughters, and three great-grand-daughters; their details are not shown here.

      4. Shirley Austen LANGHAM
        b. 19 Jan 1919, Adelaide, South Australia;
        d. 14 Oct 1948, Adelaide, South Australia; Further information unknown.

  4. Frances Jane SMYTH-BLOOD,
    b. 5 Feb 1853, Kapunda, South Australia;
    d. 1 Jan 1854, Kapunda, South Australia
    Died in childhood.


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