Born c1822 in Bristol (51C).
| 1839 | 15 May. He was apprenticed to William and Constance Powell, aged 16 years (A, Ao). |
| 1841 | Apprentice potter, Temple Gate, Temple parish (19) (41C). |
| 1843 | 4 Jul. Mary-le-Port Street, St Mary-le-Port parish, the son of William Smith, a glass cutter, he married Elizabeth Williams, the daughter of John Williams, a cooper (MLPPR). |
| 1851 | 4 Brick Yard, St Mary Redcliffe parish (29), living with his wife Elizabeth (28) born in Bristol and his niece Sarah Wilcox (6) born in Bristol (51C). |
| 1852 | Brick Yard, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1861 | Potter’s journeyman, 12 Brewers Place, Bedminster (40), living with his wife Elizabeth (39) (61C). |