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Richard SMITH
Abt 1844 - Yes, date unknown
Has 8 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Richard SMITH Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1844 Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire, England 
- From 1851 census, where shown as aged 5, suggesting he was born 1845 or 1846, but he seems to have been baptised in 1844 (unless he had an older brother Richard).
His birth appears not to have been registered.
Baptised 28 Jan 1844 Preston upon the Weald Moors, Shropshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 28 Jun 2021)
"Jany 28th. No. 275. Richard, parents: James & Anne, surname: Smith, abode: Horton, father's occupation: Labourer, ceremony performed by Geo. L. Yate. Offg. Minr."
Gender Male Occupation 1861 Coal miner Died Yes, date unknown Siblings1 brother and 4 sisters Half-siblings1 half sister (family of "Unknown" and Ann GOTTAM) Patriarch & Matriarch 
James SMITH, b. Abt 1815, Wellington, Shropshire, England (Father) 
Mary DAVIES, b. Abt 1778, d. Dec Q 1856, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 78 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I307106 All Last Modified 28 Jun 2021
Father James SMITH, b. Abt 1815, Wellington, Shropshire, England Mother Ann GOTTAM, bap. 6 Aug 1817, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England Married 4 Feb 1840 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Dec 2016)
"1840 ... High Ercall ... No. 22, February 4th.
James Smith, 22, Bachelor, Labourer, Residence at the Time of Marriage: Ercall, father: John Smith, Labourer
Anne Cottam, 22, Spinster, Servant, Residence at the Time of Marriage: Ercall, father: James Cottam, Labourer
Married ... by R. T. Forester Vicar
James Smith X his mark, Anne Cottam X his mark, witnesses: James Smith, Anne Smith X her mark"
(Archive reference P129/A/3/4, p. 11)
GRO ref: COTTAM, Anne to SMITH, James q1 1840 Wellington RD 18 221
Family ID F301046 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From 1851 census, where shown as aged 5, suggesting he was born 1845 or 1846, but he seems to have been baptised in 1844 (unless he had an older brother Richard).