Augusta Martha Smart
(1852-1911)

Augusta Martha Smart

Born: 4 Oct 1852, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Christened: 12 Dec 1852, Durban, Natal, South Africa
Marriage (1): Alfred Platt J. P. on 29 Aug 1878 in Durban, Natal, South Africa
Died: 1911, , Natal, South Africa aged 59

Family Links

Spouses/Children:

1. Alfred Platt J. P.

(+ Shows person has known children.)

bullet Birth Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12391-175197-74?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PR7:n264645441
She is recorded as being of full age when she married on 29 Aug 1878.
Bef 29 Aug 1857

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12526-39905-86?cc=1463648

And

Copy of her father, Master Benjamin Smart's, Death Notice # 10 Filed in April 1864 in RAB's possession. It records her birth as 4th Oct 1852.

bullet Christening Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12526-39905-86?cc=1463648

bullet Death Notes:

National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT NAB
SOURCE MSCE
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 40/238
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PLATT, AUGUSTA MARTHA. (BORN SMART) (S/S ALFRED).
STARTING 19110000
ENDING 19110000
REMARKS IO48/1911 SEE ALSO MSCE NO. 26238.

bullet Sources of information or noted events in her life were:

• Web Based Info. National Archives of South Africa

DEPOT NAB
SOURCE MSCE
TYPE LEER
VOLUME_NO 0
SYSTEM 01
REFERENCE 40/238
PART 1
DESCRIPTION PLATT, AUGUSTA MARTHA. (BORN SMART) (S/S ALFRED).
STARTING 19110000
ENDING 19110000
REMARKS IO48/1911 SEE ALSO MSCE NO. 26238.

• Ancestors. Her marriage certifcate is witnessed by Arthur B Smart and M. A. Smart who may be her father and mother.

• General Comment. Copy of her father, Master Benjamin Smart's, Death Notice # 10 Filed in April 1864 in RAB's possession. It records her birth as 4th Oct 1852.

• General Comment. Copy of her mother, Mary Ann S. Jackson's Death Notice Filed in 25th March 1902 in RAB's possession. She is recorded as Augusta Martha Platt.

Augusta married Alfred Platt J. P., son of Laurence Platt and Eliza Buckley, on 29 Aug 1878 in Durban, Natal, South Africa. (Alfred Platt J. P. was born Cal 16 Aug 1853 in , Natal, South Africa, died on 30 Sep 1937 in Durban, Natal, South Africa and was buried in Isipingo, Natal, South Africa.)

bullet Sources of information or noted events in their marriage were:

• General Comment. Copy of the original marriage cert in RAB's possession.
They were married in a private house by licence.
Witnesses were and Arthur B Smart and M A Smart

• Web Based Info. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KDCL-XY9

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-12391-175197-74?cc=2063749&wc=M9WM-PR7:n264645441

And

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-266-11603-11476-7
They were married in a private home not a church.
Witnesses:-
Arthur B. Smart
M.A.Smart

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The data is specifically for non-commercial use and my clear intention is to build family records. The data may, therefore, not be used in any way for the purposes of financial gain.

Caveat:- Throughout the project UK GRO birth, marriage and death index data appears. The GRO data appears in Quarters. Q1 = January, February and March, Q2 = April, May, June , Q3 = July, August and September and Q4 = October, November and December. Similarly, Mar Q = January, February and March, Jun Q = April, May, June , Sep Q = July, August and September and Dec Q = October, November and December. Where these dates occur, they represent the date of Registration of the event rather than the date of the actual event. Logically, registration occurs AFTER the event. In some cases this may be days or months or even years after the event. The important thing is that the event was recorded and a copy of the document of registration could be obtained if necessary. This also applies to South African NAAIRS records.

Similarly, the UK system is confusing to the uninitiated because registration districts can span several counties. Accordingly GRO locations may not record the true location of the event. They do record where the record is actually kept or recorded.

Caveat #2:- I have used URL's throughout the website as sources. The URLs are often from paid subscription sites so you may not be able to access them without an account. Inevitably there are broken URL's. I have been to every URL recorded here and at the time they were operational. In this regard, the Ancestry24 records are a problem. There are numerous references in the South African data citing Ancestry24 records. Unfortunately Ancestry24 has closed down and these records are no longer available on line.

The early South African records on this site would not have been as good as they are without the work done by Delia Robertson. Where there are website addresses containing http://www.e-family.co.za... I record the citation should read Robertson, Delia. The First Fifty Years Project. This website can be found at First Fifty Years