The son of William Smith of Bristol, staymaker (A).
| 1751 | 11 Mar. He was apprenticed to Thomas II and Bathsheba Cantle. Friends to find apparel and washing; paid with the apprentice £10 the gift of Edward Colston, Esq., deceased (A, Ao, Ar). |
| 1756 | 26 Jun. His apprenticeship was transferred to William Taylor (A). |