Born c1822 (Ao) or 1823 in Temple parish, the son of Hester Smith, a potter (51C).
| 1836 | 1 Jun. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 14 years (Ao). |
| 1841 | Potter’s apprentice, Crown Court, Temple parish, living with his parents Robert and Hester Smith (41C). |
| 1845 | 23 Nov. 7 Pipe Lane, Temple parish, the son of Robert Smith, a coachman, he married Sarah Porter (20) of 7 Pipe Lane, the daughter of James Porter, a cordwainer (TPR). |
| 1846-52 | Temple parish (TPR). |
| 1851 | Potter (handler), 7 Avon Street, Temple parish (28), living with his wife Sarah (25) born in St Mary Redcliffe parish and children Henry William (3) and Sarah Ann (9 mths) and his mother Hester (50), supported by son, born in St Augustine’s parish (51C). |
| 1852 | 19 Jun. ‘Charles Smith, potter, late apprentice of John Decimus Pountney, potter, a free burgess and indenture dated 1 June 1836 produced and certified by master’ (FM). |
| 1852 | Avon Street, Temple parish (P). |
| 1854 | 12 Feb. Dings, St Philip’s parish (PPR). |
| Children: Mary Ann Baynham, bapt 20 Sep 1846 (TPR), Henry William, bapt 20 Feb 1848 (TPR), Sarah Ann, bapt 11 Aug 1850 (TPR), Frederick Walter, bapt 22 Aug 1852 (TPR), Eliza Ellen (aged 5 wks), bapt 12 Feb 1854 (PPR) |