Confused by Alice SMITH/SNAPE

[Dundee]

1861
1 Clarendon Street,Hyde
Thomas Smith Head 71 born Lancashire Padiham Card Room Hand
Ann Smith       Wife 66 born Manchester Card Room Hand
Martha Smith   Daughter 26 born Lancashire Bedford Cotton weaver

Alice Smith   Head married 35 born Astley Cotton Weaver
Jane Smith   Daughter 14 born Hyde Cotton Weaver
Richard Smith   Son 10 born Hyde Scholar
Robert Smith   Son 7 born Hyde Scholar
Mary Ann Smith   Daughter 5 born Hyde Scholar

RG9/2557/85/21

The family in 1851

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGK1-D1X

Class: HO107; Piece: 2154; Folio: 384; Page: 53

It is difficult to read Alice's condition.  The ages for the children are actually Jane, 4, Richard, 1, and Jas/Jno Wm is 8 months.  He may be Mary's son.

Debra 

[Dundee]

Could this be the 1st marriage.lancsbmd.
1845
SMITH James SMITH Alice Manchester Collegiate Church Cath/45/484

Marj

That looks good,  I can't see the full marriage, but I can see that her father is named as Thomas.  I was beginning to think that a husband was a figment of her imagination. 

Debra 

[NicolaasMars]

Thank you all for your help! I believe I now understand the story.

(But marriages between Smith and Smith should be outlawed.)

Nicolaas