Lancelot Noel (Lance) Smith (1845–1931)
The death has occurred of Mr. Lancelot Noel Smith, 86, of Boree Cabonne, one of the oldest natives of the district. He was a son of the late Mr. John Smith, a pioneer of the Molong district. Mr. L. N. Smith was educated in England. He was connected with the pastoral industry all his life, and was a notable breeder of high-class stud sheep. He was also a prominent sportsman, and owned race-horses, among them the well-known Lucknow, a champion in his time and winner of over a score of races. Mr. Smith was a member of the Orange Jockey and Picnic Race Clubs and the Molong and Cudal Jockey Clubs. He is survived by one son and four daughters, Mrs. Rule Taylor (Pymble), Mrs. Sidney Finch (England), Mrs. Marshall, and Mrs. Cape (Leadville). He was buried at Boree Cabonne, those present at the funeral including Bishop Crotty and Archdeacon Howell.
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Additional Resources
- marries Louise Brown, Australian Town and Country Journal, 5 December 1891, p 36
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- Smith, Gertrude Jane (wife)
- Smith, Baby (daughter)
- Smith, Cecil Machattie (son)
- Smith, Bertha Chatto (daughter-in-law)
- Smith, Mary (mother)
- Smith, John (father)
- Machattie, Margaret Susan (mother-in-law)
- Machattie, Richard (father-in-law)
- d'Aunet, Emily Janet (sister)
- Smith, Fergus Jago (brother)
- Smith, Wallace Arabian (brother)
- Machattie, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Smith, Emily Grace (sister-in-law)
- Powell, Marion Constance (sister-in-law)
- Innes, Joseph George Long (brother-in-law)
- Machattie, Richard Randolph (brother-in-law)
- Powell, Henry Watson (brother-in-law)
- Barton, Charles Hampden (brother-in-law)
- Machattie, Thomas Alfred (brother-in-law)
- Machattie, James Octavius (brother-in-law)
- Tom, James (uncle)
- Tom, William (uncle)
- Webb, Edmund (uncle by marriage)
- Tom, William (grandfather)
- Innes, Reginald Heath (nephew)
- Smith, Kenneth Wallace (nephew)
- Robertson, Muriel Constance (niece by marriage)
- Machattie, Gordon (nephew by marriage)
Citation details
'Smith, Lancelot Noel (Lance) (1845–1931)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/smith-lancelot-noel-lance-16091/text28028, accessed 9 September 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
22 February,
1845
Leeming,
Yorkshire,
England
Death
1 May,
1931
(aged 86)
Molong,
New South Wales,
Australia
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