Hi Carole
Thanks for information.
I am aware of Charles and other brothers but I'm afraid I haven't pursued the Smith line back beyond Thomas although I think there is another Thomas born in Stanwick about 1750.
Our Thomas married Ann Taylor of Welford in Rushden and I have often wondered how they came to meet each other.
The Smiths seem to be very healthy. My gggrandfather Edward reached 81, my grandmother Ada was 94 and her sister Ellen was 101.
I was born in Wellingborough and Ann Youle is the original Wellingburian in my tree - the Smiths, Richardsons and
Dickens all arrived there in the mid-1850s..
Best Wishes
David