Smith in Hilton/Toft

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[/s]   Liz has answered my question 

How? Thought I was still asking it Rosie! ! 

True - you were but it made it a bit clearer to me as I could see Lucy later on        

She is here in 1881 - RG11/ 816 f30 p53  (11 Tate Road, Croydon)  Lucy bn Granchester  (No 't')
William was 37 bn Worthe (sic) Sussex

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Ah, good find. That makes it all tie together more. She must be somewhere 1861/71 mustnt she!

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I wonder if she was mis recorded as Sarah Smith?
Age 20, bn Grantchester
Servant in Mitcham in 1871
RG 10  854  25  11

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Here is Ann's christening.
It all points to them being in Thornton Heath

1st March 1857
ChristChurch , West Croydon
Ann Smith  daughter of William and Elizabeth,
Something Lane, Thornton Heath, labourer

Address unclear - Welchs? Watchet? Lane .  Only guesses

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And Williams

14 Jan 1855
Also Christchurch West Croydon
William son of William and Elizabeth of Thornton Heath, labourer


So, although they seem to have avoided 1861 census, we have a discovered a bit of an idea of where they were and when. Hope that helps.

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Burial
ChristChurch West Croydon
9 Aug 1866
William Smith of Thornton Heath age 49

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I think they may have had other children

Christening
Christchurch West Croydon
21 Aug 1859
Elizabeth Smith dtr of William and Elizabeth of Thornton Heath, labourer

Sorry, Ancestry just crashed on me - will come back with the other one if I can get it back!

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OK, back in operation!

Here is her burial

24 Mar 1862
Elizabeth Smith of Thornton Heath age 2 yrs 6 mths

And here is the burial for the other one, who I havent given you the christening for
22July 1865
Phillip Smith of Thornton Heath infant

Not that long before his Dad died, poor Elizabeth had a sad few years

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Chr
Christchurch West Croydon

18 July 1865
Philip Smith son of William and Elizabeth of Thornton Heath labourer

Marked PB in the margin, I would imagine a private baptism oif a newborn not expected to survive.
We see he is buried a few days later