Thomas Smith Elizabeth Blair

[Jessrose]

Hi,
This is my first time posting!
I have been working on my family tree and have come to an instant halt!

My 3rd Great grandfather was Thomas Smith and his wife was Elizabeth Blair. Her father was Moses Blair.

I have found alot on Moses Blair. However. With my grandfather Thonas Smith, all I have been able to see is that his father was William Smith. Found on his and Elizabeth's marriage certificate.

Thomas Smith was born in Wiltshire, spent a lot of his year in Derbyshire and then passed away in Yorkshire. I believe he may have been Romani Gypsy?
Has anyone else been looking for the same family who may be able to help me out? I'd really appreciate it <3

[rosie17]

Hi and welcome to rootschat no connection with this family but  is this their marriage
Thomas Smith ( labourer ) full age father William Smith ( labourer )
Elizabeth Blare ( miner ) father Moses Blare ( joiner)
Married 21 February 1848
North Wingfield Derbyshire

Rosie

[Jessrose]

Hi
Yes, I believe that's them. They have many different occupations that appear on many different records
Jess

[QueenoftheWest]

Welcome to RootsChat!

It really helps if you can add more information, like an estimated birth year and birth place.

From what I can see on the 1851 census, I believe Thomas Smith was born c.1824 in Malmesbury, Wiltshire? Although, in other censuses, he is consistent with Ashley, Wiltshire as his birth place. Genuki says that Ashley is in the hundred of Malmesbury.

Queenie 

[rosie17]

Found the same as you Queenie going by the 1851 census place of birth a baptism for him 1823 Marborough Wiltshire
Father William
Mother Martha

Several trees have his mother as Martha Church .Have not found him on the 1841 census in Wiltshire with any of these parents ,perhaps he had moved by then

Rosie

[HistoricalGenealogy]

Found the same as you Queenie going by the 1851 census place of birth a baptism for him 1823 Marborough Wiltshire
Father William
Mother Martha

Several trees have his mother as Martha Church .Have not found him on the 1841 census in Wiltshire with any of these parents ,perhaps he had moved by then

Rosie

This is his Baptism (Birth):

Thomas SMITH - Marlborough - Baptized January 5th 1823
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01se5/

The 1851 Census confirms this:

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01se6/

This is William & Martha’s Marriage:

William SMITH & Martha CHURCH - Marlborough - Married March 27, 1816
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01se7/

[QueenoftheWest]

Apologies if I am missing something, but I don't think that the 1823 baptism is Thomas'. A line of my family come from Marlborough, and it is quite a distance from Malmesbury.

Also, the Thomas who was the son of William and Martha seems to still be living with his mother in Marlborough in 1851, so he cannot be the man married with children in Derbyshire...

I don't know what 1851 census HistoricalGenealogy has linked above, as it is a non-UK link so I cannot manage to open it.

Queenie 

[rosie17]

The baptism was a possibility should have added that apologies 

Rosie

[rosie99]

Found the same as you Queenie going by the 1851 census place of birth a baptism for him 1823 Marborough Wiltshire
Father William
Mother Martha

Several trees have his mother as Martha Church .Have not found him on the 1841 census in Wiltshire with any of these parents ,perhaps he had moved by then

Rosie

This is his Baptism (Birth):

Thomas SMITH - Marlborough - Baptized January 5th 1823
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01se5/

The 1851 Census confirms this:

https://www.rootschat.com/links/01se6/

This is William & Martha’s Marriage:

William SMITH & Martha CHURCH - Marlborough - Married March 27, 1816
https://www.rootschat.com/links/01se7/

These links take me to Ancestry's 'subscription page'.  Could you please transcribe full details, thank you