SMITH - Cliffe Pypard

[bearkat]

I have, at last, broken down my SMITH brick wall in London.

Thomas SMITH born approx 1827 gives his place of birth as Cliffe Pypard, Bushton & Woooton Bassett.

In 1841 he is living with his parents in Cliffe Pypard

HO107/1179/4 folio 17 page 1
James SMITH age 48, an Ag Lab
Sophia 48
Jane 21
Thomas 14
Edmund 6
Martha 4

all born in county.

There are several SMITH families in the village.

I'm hoping that now I have traced my SMITHS to a small village I might have some success in tracing them back further.

I can't see a marriage for James & Sophia on the IGI  (Hugh Wallis' batch numbers saying marriages 1576-1840  are included).  Perhaps Sohia's home parish was not Cliffe Pypard.  She died before the 1851 census so I don't know where she was born.

I'm new to research in Wiltshire so I'm not sure what resources are available.

Can anyone help ?

[krisesjoint]

Hi Bearkat,

We seem to have 2 wives here

Baptisms Cliffe Pypard to James and Ann

Jane 22 Aug 1819,
Joseph 24 Feb 1822
Mary 10 May 1824
Mary 4 Jul 1824
Thomas 29 Oct 1826
Jasper 22 Apr 1829

Baptism Cliffe Pypard to James and Sophia

Edmund 22 Mar 1835

James SMITH = Ann FERRIS 30 Oct 1817 Cliffe Pypard

Ann SMITH Buried 8 Aug 1830 Cliffe Pypard aged 39 years

Cheers Kris 

[bearkat]

WOW, that's great Kris.

By 1851 James was on his third wife, Rebecka - 31 years his junior.