Thomas Whistance Smith^[1]

1848 - 1883  (35 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	Thomas Whistance Smith
  Born	1848	Shoreditch, London, England
  Gender	Male
  Registration	Between 1 Jul 1848 and 30 Sep 1848	Shoreditch, London, England   [2]
  	Birth Registration
  	Volume 2, Page 405
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	England
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	Engine Fitter
  Residence	2 Apr 1871	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  	5 Bridge Street
  Occupation	2 Mar 1873	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	Engine Fitter
  Residence	2 Mar 1873	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [4]
  	5 Bridge Street
  Occupation	11 Oct 1874	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	Commission Agent
  Residence	11 Oct 1874	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [5]
  	5 Bridge Street
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	England
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	Commission Agent
  Residence	3 Apr 1881	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [6]
  	5 Bridge Street (Red Cow)
  Died	23 Jan 1883	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [7]
  Buried	3 Feb 1883	Bilston, Staffordshire, England   [7]
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  Person ID	I97189	The Williams Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 May 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas Whistance Smith           b. 19 Apr 1826, Staffordshire, England           d. 6 Sep 1907, Bilston, Staffordshire, England  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Duff           b. 1824, Dudley, Worcestershire, England           d. 25 Apr 1882, Bilston, Staffordshire, England  (Age 58 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1843	Saint Thomas, Dudley, Worcester, England   [8]
  Family ID	F28288	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Proffitt           b. Abt 1852, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. Yes, date unknown
  Registration	Between 1 Oct 1869 and 31 Dec 1869	Dudley, Worcestershire, England   [9]
  	Marriage Registration
  	Volume 6c, Page 248
  Married	25 Dec 1869	Tipton, Staffordshire, England   [10]
  Children	1. George Whistance Smith           b. 1870, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. 1903, Sewree, Bombay, India  (Age 33 years)   2. Emma Louisa Whistance Smith           b. 1873, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Whistance Smith           b. 1874, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. 1882, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England  (Age 8 years)   4. Thomas Whistance Smith           b. 1876, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. Jun 1879, Bilston, Staffordshire, England  (Age 3 years)   5. Harriet Whistance Smith           b. 1882, Bilston, Staffordshire, England           d. Sep 1885, Bilston, Staffordshire, England  (Age 3 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2016
  Family ID	F28287	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1848 - Shoreditch, London, England Registration - Birth Registration - Between 1 Jul 1848 and 30 Sep 1848 - Shoreditch, London, England Registration - Marriage Registration - Between 1 Oct 1869 and 31 Dec 1869 - Dudley, Worcestershire, England Married - 25 Dec 1869 - Tipton, Staffordshire, England Census - England - 2 Apr 1871 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Occupation - Engine Fitter - 2 Apr 1871 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Residence - 5 Bridge Street - 2 Apr 1871 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Occupation - Engine Fitter - 2 Mar 1873 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Residence - 5 Bridge Street - 2 Mar 1873 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Occupation - Commission Agent - 11 Oct 1874 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Residence - 5 Bridge Street - 11 Oct 1874 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Census - England - 3 Apr 1881 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Occupation - Commission Agent - 3 Apr 1881 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Residence - 5 Bridge Street (Red Cow) - 3 Apr 1881 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Died - 23 Jan 1883 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England Buried - 3 Feb 1883 - Bilston, Staffordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  From the 1871 England Census for Bilston, Staffordshire (RG10 Piece 2952 Folio 18 Page 5) Thomas W., 23, Engine Fitter born London, was with his parents-in-law John Proffitt, 60, Inn Keeper Master 2 Assistants from Willenhall, Staffordshire, and Mary Proffitt, 60, from Bilston, Staffordshire, at 5 Bridge Street, Bilston, Staffordshire, England. With him were his wife Mary W. (sic), 19, born Bilston, Staffordshire, and son George W., 8 months, born Bilston, Staffordshire. Also present was servant Ann Owen, 21, General Domestic Servant from Bilston, Staffordshire. From the 1881 England Census for Bilston, Staffordshire (RG11 Piece 2815 Folio 37 Page 5) Thomas W., 31, Commission Agent from London, Middlesex, was with his wife Mary, 29, from Bilston, Staffordshire, at 5 Bridge Street (Red Cow), Bilston, Staffordshire, England. With them were their children George W., 10, Emma W., 8, and Mary W., 6. All the children were recorded as Scholars born Bilston, Staffordshire. Lodging with the family was Thomas Bull, 23, Moulder in Iron Factory from Wolverhampton, Staffordshire.

  
  

• Reference

  The Williams Family Tree. "Thomas Whistance Smith". The Williams Family Tree. https://williamsfamilytree.co.uk/tree/getperson.php?personID=I97189&tree=wft (accessed April 18, 2021).