1841 Census James & Betsey SMITH (General)

by annewilletts, Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 18:20 (5061 days ago) @ m p griffiths

Thank you very much, this has been most helpful.

It looks like timber sawing was very much a family occupation, and so James was most likely Thomas's son. They seem to have moved around a bit, possibly to set up sawpits in different parts of the Forest. There is a baptism of James SMITH on 27 Mar 1812 at Staunton to Thomas and Elizabeth. This is the date expected from the death and census data so I think that must be him.

Again, many thanks for your help.