The son of Hugh Smith of Bristol, maltster (A).
| 1739 | 24 Dec. He was apprenticed to Frances Ward, £10 paid with the apprentice. Friends to find apparel (A, Ar). |
| 1747 | 27 Jun. He became a free gallypotmaker (F, G). |
| 1754 | Gallypotmaker, St Michael’s parish (P). |
| 1774 | Gallypotmaker, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1780 | 4 Sep. The freedom of William Scott, tobacconist, who had married ‘Ann, daughter of Robert Smith, gallypotmaker’ (F, G). |
| 1781 | Gallypotmaker, St Mary Redcliffe parish (P). |
| 1784 | Gallypotmaker, Temple parish (P). |