Robert William John Smith

1911 - 1990  (78 years)

• Name	Robert William John Smith
  Nickname	Jack
  Birth	11 Mar 1911	Jeparit, Victoria, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Death	1990
  Person ID	I5645	Tucker Family Tree | The descendants of James Tucker
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	John Duncan Ernest Smith,   b. 21 Jan 1882, Hoyleton, South Australia, Australia d. 24 Jun 1937, 20 Bowen Street,Hawthorn Victoria Australia (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Eliza Jane Semple,   b. 28 Oct 1888, Dimboola, Victoria, Australia d. 29 Jun 1956 (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	31 Jan 1905	Jeparit, Victoria, Australia   [1, 2]
  		Marriage Registration Transcription - John Duncan Ernest Smith and Eliza Jane Semple John Duncan Ernest Smith Married eliza Jane Semple 1905, in Victoria.
  Family ID	F1709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	E.V. Gill
  Children	+ 1. R.J. Smith + 2. J.A. Smith + 3. B.M. Smith + 4. W.J. Smith + 5. K.R. Smith   6. D.W. Smith
  Family ID	F1728	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Jaci was in the air-force during the war, but after many farewells and trips to Sydney he was recalled back to work (he was a panel-beater for City Panels). He left City Panels to set up his own family business at 221 Nepean Highway, Edithvale Victoria... a Neptune Service Station and panel beating works, and also the R.A.C.V. (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria) depot. It was known as R.W.J. Smith's Body Works. His wife "Gille" (she was always called that to distinguish her from his sister Nellie) managed the books. They lived above the garage for many years before buying a home in Fifth Ave, Aspendale. Jack loved a party and with six children there was always a reason for celebrations. He was involved in the local Rotary Club. Nearing 70 years he left his son Raymond with the business at Edithvale and Swanwald, Chelsea. His son Kevin started his own garage at Hastings. His other son Denis travelled to America and lived there for many years, coming back to work in Rosebud. His eldest son Raymond had a son Darren who also became a panel-beater and the family tradition continued. Raymond won the apprenticeship for his year and his son also won it when it was his turn. Darren later left his father's business to become a pilot. In 1990 Raymond still owned the business both at Swanwalk and Edithvale but rents out the Edithvale business and works from the Chelsea business. (The Tucker Family in Australia, 1992)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Cynthis Henley-Smith, The Tucker Family in Australia, (Gillingham Printers Pty Ltd Adelaide, South Australia), Jun 1992, 441 (Reliability: 3). Married 31 Jan 1905, Jeparit, Vic. [S14] Department of Justice, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Victoria, Edwardian Index, Victoria 1902 - 1913, (Macbeth Genealogical Services Pty Ltd), 1905, 438/1905 (Reliability: 3). See attached Marriage registration transcription for John and Eliza Smith.