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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Many thanks to all of you who helped me fill in a huge gap in my family history…when I started I had no idea that Birmingham played such an important part in it!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    E that’s an amazing find! great detective work! Thanks so much!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    I think that William met Esther Oliver, who he married in 1858, in Hatton where his family still lived. On the 1851 census in Hatton Hill, living next door to the man I assume to be William’s brother, Thomas Smith (Jr.) was an 11 year-old Esther Oliver, who is recorded as being ‘daughter-in-law’...
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Thank you for all that….something else for me to look into! All these possible connections are intriguing!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Thank you so much….I will look into that straight away!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    I wish there was a way to find out if indeed he had been a lock keeper at one of the 21 Hatton locks before moving to Adderley Street lock….it seems to me to be too much of a coincidence. It seems, though, that there are no records remaining of canal employees.
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    I did wonder if that could be the story!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    I had no idea that there were locks in Hatton (I lived out of the country for 35 years)….not only locks but famous locks! That is so interesting considering my great-grandmother Hannah Smith was born in the lock keepers house in Aston!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Oh wow! That’s interesting! I’ll investigate!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    I’ve found them in Hatton, 1851! ….but haven’t found Esther ….only an 11 year old who would only be 18 by the time of the marriage, not 24 as stated
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Thank you for that….I had missed that Esther was born in Warwick! I assume that was Hatton near Warwick?….about 3 miles from Haseley! This is all making more sense!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    When William Smith married for the third time to 24 year old Esther Oliver on 25th December 1858 in St. Andrew’s, Bordesley, the two witnesses were Edward Smith and Harriet Smith. I presume Edward was William’s son…but I cannot find a baptism in Kenilworth or Birmingham for a Harriet Smith. I’m...
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Thank you again for everything you’ve done for me. I have had to rewrite 2 pages of my family history and I still haven’t finished using all the information I’ve gained!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    Thank you for that! I’ll try again!
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    Smith William, sawyer, Upper Marshall Street 1851 census

    I searched for the death reg. of Sarah Smith dying in Aston in 1848…found her on free BMD March 1848 but when I tried to order the online cert. It said record not found. Then tried September 1848 on free BMD….no luck.
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