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Sorry, I misread the ages on the 1841 census.  I misread aged 4 for aged 2.  There were two births registered on freebmd for Sarah Smiths in the Reading district in 1837-8 (one aged 3 and one aged 2 at the time of the census) but it seems the one aged 2 either wasn't on the census or was misspelt.  Thanks anyway, Alison.  If Thatcham was where the nearest Sarah aged 2 resided then I think maybe that may not have been the one I am looking for, as Thatcham is 14 miles from Whitley, where the Sarah I am looking for was from.  I knew a name like Sarah Smith would be hard to trace.  Thanks for all your help on here.  I am marking this completed and that will be that with my Smith research.

With a name like Smith it doesn't pay to look too far afield!  Thanks for your help Wendy.  I'll mark this strand completed now.

thanks wendy and also nell.  Could someone please lookup Dennis Smith on 1851 census.  He was aged around 41 then (born Berkshire).

Does anyone know if the indexes to the 2005 England and Wales births marriages and deaths are going to be available online soon?  Currently there are a couple of sites that go up to 2004.  I would have thought 2005 would be available by now.

I think the last entry (William and Mary parents) is the correct one.  It's Sarah's family I am researching.  I've seen the IGI.  That's where I got my information from.  Israel may have died young or have been of a different family.  As you say, he was baptised in a different church.  The others are all correct.  I'm not sure about what William and Mary's ages are though.  1871 census lists Mary Ann Lapish as aged a bit older, but on 1841 the ages are notoriously inaccurate.  Her death in 1874 matches with the 1871 census.  I wonder where the Lapishes were in 1851.