Trimley birth request for Smith PARISH

[thomasinahayes]

Smith PARISH was born in Trimley in either 1791 or 1793 (not sure about 1792!)

Father may have been Stephen and mother Elizabeth.

Grateful for look up in parish register please

[CaroleW]

Hi

There is a submitted entry on the IGI showing a christening on 2.4.1797 at Trimley St Martin

Have you seen it?

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=igi/search_IGI.asp&clear_form=true

[thomasinahayes]

Hadn't seen it - thank you. Still puzzled as have death certificate which if the age given is right leads to 1791 as birth though 1797 is otherwise plausible

[CaroleW]

The entry is a christening - not a birth entry so it's difficult to say when he was born.

There are 2 1841 entries - one for a Smith Parish b 1796 and living in Felixstowe and the other married to Ann and living in Caldecot Cambridge

If the death cert you have is 1848 Woodbridge Suffolk - it appears to be the other Smith Parish b 1796

In 1841 he is shown as not born in county (ie) Suffolk) and was 45 - occ Navy.  However - ages were rounded down to the nearest 5yrs in 1841 so he could have been between 45-49yrs old

So you are not looking for a birth in Suffolk as all his children are also shown as not b Suffolk

[CaroleW]

Only one of the children's births is shown on the IGI

JAMES SMITH PARISH   Birth:  08 MAR 1835   Christening:  24 MAY 1835   Saint Nicholas-Wesleyan, Harwich, Essex   Father:  SMITH PARISH    Mother:  SOPHIA ELLWOOD 


1841 entry for Languard Port Suffolk.  Sophia may be his wife or possibly his daughter - no relationships are shown on the 1841

Smith Parish 45
Sophia 25
Sarah 12
Stephen 10
James 6
HO107 Piece 1021/3 Folio 23 Page 2

[CaroleW]

Sophia was his wife

1851 for Felixstowe

Sophia Parish 39 widow b Bradfield Hampshire
Sarah 21 b Harwich Essex
John  7 b Felixstowe
HO107 Piece 1801 Folio 363 Page 19
 
I have found son Stephen on the 1871 census - occ fisherman - and he was also b Harwich

[Suffolk Mawther]

Just to say, Felixstowe, Trimley St Mary, Walton, Landguard Fort all together on a piece of land that juts out at the mouth of the river Orwell.  So no distance from each other at all.  Trimley St Martin close by.

You might be interested to see the web site for the Fort
www.landguard.com/

Pat ...

[thomasinahayes]

Grateful to everyone for their contributions - thank you very much and most helpful.

[dc44]

Hi

Have just checked the Trimley St Martin Parish transcript and it states

Parish Smith s.o.Stephen and Elizabeth ( Late Smith)   Chr 2 April 1797.

Also found

Parish Sarah d.o. Stephen and Elizabeth ( Late Smith) Chr 15 July 1798