Another 2 marriage records - same groom?

[dobfarm]

Hi Edward

Related F H documentation to your Thomas Smith should refine info, the 1857 marriage, states the father and son ( both first name Thomas) were Plumbers, the groom was aged 23, (son Thomas the groom) born 1834 ish and the  likely be with his father (and mother) on the 1841c and 1851 c. Plumbers on trade directories would be a family small busnesses is likely, both the father and son having the same trade possible apprentice documentation. A Will/probate or administration death related info like a gravestone( with other family in the same grave named as well)/newspaper info of the father Thomas a plumber maybe help or burial records who else is buried in a same grave.

[Edward Scott]

Thanks again, I know more about Thomas Smith senior that many of my other ancestors, no wills or admons, probable wife no 1 died before BMD registration, but he (maybe they) do show in the trade directories over a number of year.

The base problem is that there appears to be 3 different TS's, all being plumbers & glaziers, all living in Sculcoates or very close and all with a wife called Elizabeth !!

The more I look at this lot, the more I am convinced that the baptism records for two of the children are wrong. However one must always be very careful not to make the apparent facts fit the answer one would like.

The probably matching signatures does support the this theory

rgds

Edward