Irene Annie Baxter

1882 - 1935  (53 years)

• Name	Irene Annie Baxter
  Birth	1882	Penshurst, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Female
  Death	4 Apr 1935	Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Person ID	I1202	SmithTree
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Patrick Duncan Baxter,   b. 3 Mar 1827, Aberdeen, Scotland d. 30 Apr 1897, Penshurst, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Jane Barnes
  Marriage	14 Feb 1861	Presbyterian Church, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F338	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Henry George Spedding-Smith
  Marriage	17 Aug 1910	Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
  Children	1. Burton Spedding-Smith   d. 5 Dec 1970, Roleystone, Perth, Western Australia   2. Henry Glasgow Spedding-Smith   d. 19 Jun 1981, Maylands, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Family ID	F390	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1882 - Penshurst, Victoria, Australia Marriage - 17 Aug 1910 - Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Death - 4 Apr 1935 - Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Irene Annie Spedding-Smith (nee Baxter) Irene Annie (ka'Rene') was the ninth child and fourth daughter of Patrick Duncan and Jane Barnes. She was born at Penshurst in the Shire of Mount Rouse, in the County of Villiers in the State of Victoria Vic, in 1882. She spent her childhood and early teen years, in the Penshurst area. In 1902, at the age of 19 years she left Penshurst and travelled to West Australia, where she joined her older brothers, Duncan (ka Don) and Charles Farquharson at Boulder where Charles owned a bicycle sales and repair business. After a short stay in Boulder she moved to the gold mining town of Lawlers (Near Meekathara WA) and joined another of her brothers, Andrew Edward, who had opened Bakery in the town. He later extended the business to include a general store. After spending some time in Lawlers, she moved to Perth to live and obtained work at the Economic Stores, which use to be located on the northeast comer of Hay and William Streets. She eventually became a manager of one of the Departments. Her good looks and deportment were capitalized on by the store they used her as a model. Often her photograph appeared in the Store windows advertising dresses for sale. Rene used to make regular trips back to Penshurst. While she was on one of these trips she apparently made a visit Ballarat and there she met Henry George Spedding Smith (ka Hal). Hal was member of the Western Australian Police and had returned to Ballarat, on leave, to visit his family. It is quite possible that Rene first met at Lawlers as they both in the town at about the same time. Rene and Hal-were married at Ballarat on 17 August 1910. At that time Hal was stationed at Ravensthorpe WA. Rene had a very charitable disposition and took an active part in church affairs. Her bright and lovable nature won the affection of all with whom she came in contact. She was particularly revoted to her home and family. It was a great loss to her husband and two sons when she died at Fremantle in April 1934.