for starters............

FOD records

Burial at Drybrook

10 December 1897

Josiah SMITH

Residence: Nelson

Age at Death: 56

Details of his Inquest is in the FOD Section - which took place 9 December 1897 at The Swan Inn, Brierley - of Josiah SMITH aged 56 years - Pedlar
http://www.http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/inquests

Witnesses:

include.....

Mark SMITH of Nelson Green : Peddler
Thomas HAMPTON of Cinderford, Platelayer

etc