Christena Johnston?–?
- Name
- Christena Johnston
- Given names
- Christena
- Surname
- Johnston
- Married Name
- Christena Smeaton
| Birth | yes |
| Marriage | John Smeaton - View family 19 November 1731 |
| Birth of a son #1 | 16 March 1739 Dunning, Perth, Scotland
son -
James Smeaton
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| Death of a husband | 28 May 1745 Forteviot, Perth, Scotland
husband -
John Smeaton
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| Marriage of a son | James Smeaton - View family 27 May 1763
son -
James Smeaton
daughter-in-law -
Jean Marshall
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| Australian History | 1770 Note: English Lieutenant James Cook's expedition in HM Bark Endeavour charts the eastern coast, and claims it for the British Crown. Australia dubbed 'terra nullius' i.e., according to the European legal precepts of the era, it was 'owned' by no-one. |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | 8 March 1776 Forteriot, Perth, Scotland
grandson -
William Smeaton
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| Australian History | 1788 Note: The British First Fleet, led by Governor Arthur Phillip arrives in New South Wales to found first European settlement and penal colony at Sydney. Colony includes 'all the islands adjacent in the Pacific Ocean' and running westward to the 135th meridian east. This claim included the islands of New Zealand, which were administered as part of New South Wales. Note: British settlement founded at Norfolk Island. |
| Australian History | 1790 Note: Beleaguered Second Fleet arrives. Colony gripped by food crisis. |
| Australian History | 1792 Note: Two French ships, La Recherche and L'Esp�rance, anchor at Recherche Bay, near the southernmost point of Tasmania at a time when England and France were racing around the globe to be the first to discover and colonise Australia. Note: Governor Philip returns to England, accompanied by his friend Bennelong and a companion who become the first Australian born person to sail to Europe. |
| Australian History | 1797 Note: Sydney Cove wrecked and some survivors travelled from Bass Strait to Port Jackson allowing for the rescue of others but also furthering knowledge of the geography of Australia. |
| Australian History | 1798 Note: 1798-9 - George Bass and Matthew Flinders sail from Sydney and circumnavigate Tasmania, thus proving it to be an island. |
| Marriage of a grandson | William Smeaton - View family 25 August 1799
grandson -
William Smeaton
grandson's wife -
Margaret Helen Honeyman
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| Australian History | 1803 Note: Matthew Flinders completes the first circumnavigation of the continent (still known as 'New Holland') |
| Australian History | 1804 Note: A settlement is founded at Risdon on the Derwent River in Van Diemen's Land by Lieutenant Bowen. Note: Castle Hill convict rebellion also known as the second Battle of Vinegar Hill Note: The Risdon settlement is moved to Sullivan's Cove (now Hobart) by Colonel David Collins. |
| Australian History | 1808 Note: The Rum Rebellion |
| Death | yes |
| Family with John Smeaton - View family |
| husband |
John Smeaton
Death 28 May 1745 Forteviot, Perth, Scotland Loading...
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| herself |
Christena Johnston
Death yes Loading...
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Marriage: 19 November 1731 |
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7 years #1 son |
James Smeaton
Birth 16 March 1739 Dunning, Perth, Scotland Death yes Loading...
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Extra information
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Last change 31 October 2010 - 17:57:58by: Narelle Potts
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