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James SMITH
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Name James SMITH Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 1788 (probably), Charleton, Devon, England
Baptised 30 Apr 1788 St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England
[1] Gender Male Died Sep 1832 East Charleton Village, Charleton, Devon, England
- East Charleton was abode given in burial register - I have assumed this was where he died.
Burial register gives age as 44 which could only be this James not one of his cousins or uncle.
A James and Mary had a dau Mary bapt in Charleton on 26 Oct 1809 - this James or his cousin (or even uncle)?
Buried 30 Sep 1832 St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England
[2]
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
John SMITH, b. Est 1484, d. Yes, date unknown (7 x Great Grandfather)
Richord, b. Est 1673, d. Nov 1741, Blackawton, Devon, England
(Age ~ 68 years) (Great Grandmother) 
Person ID I4764 All Last Modified 9 Oct 2019
Father Thomas SMITH, b. 1753, Charleton, Devon, England
, d. 10 Apr 1833 (Age 80 years) Mother Elizabeth TRANT, b. 1755, d. 8 Jun 1829 (Age 74 years) Married 25 Nov 1774 St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England
[3] - by licence, witnesses John Trant junr. & Nicholas Straw
Family ID F633 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Sarah NICHOLSON, d. Yes, date unknown Married - I'm not sure that it was this James who was the father of James Smith NICHOLSON - there were 3 of a similar age
Children 1. James Smith NICHOLSON, bap. 26 Nov 1820, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England
, d. Yes, date unknownLast Modified 29 Nov 2013 Family ID F6155 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Grace ELLIOTT, bur. 28 Nov 1826, St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England
Other Partners: Peter HUTCHINGS m. 8 May 1809Married 26 Sep 1820 St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England
- Daughters' names point to the marriage being this James Smith rather than one of his cousins [4]
Children2 children Last Modified 29 Nov 2013 Family ID F4842 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- East Charleton was abode given in burial register - I have assumed this was where he died.
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Born - 1788 - (probably), Charleton, Devon, England 


Baptised - 30 Apr 1788 - St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England 


Married - 26 Sep 1820 - St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England 


Child - James Smith NICHOLSON - 26 Nov 1820 - St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, Stokenham, Devon, England 


Child - Grace SMITH - 31 Oct 1821 - St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England 


Child - Elizabeth Trant Elliot SMITH - 26 Feb 1824 - St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England 


Died - Sep 1832 - East Charleton Village, Charleton, Devon, England 


Buried - 30 Sep 1832 - St. Mary’s Church, Charleton, Devon, England 

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Sources - [S210] Charleton - St. Mary’s Church - m/f images, St. Mary’s Church (Charleton, Devon), Baptism of James SMITH 1788; DE/REG/57867/1-8 m/f 3 (Reliability: 3).
"James Son of Thomas & Elizabeth Smith April 30th" (under heading 'Baptisms in 1788') - [S27] Charleton Parish Registers (South Hams website transcript), Kathryn Barnett (transcription administrator), ((http://www.our4bears.net/parishes/Charleton/Charleton_intro.htm )), accessed 28 Nov 2013), Burial of James SMITH. (Reliability: 3).
Shown as aged 44, abode East Charleton - [S210] Charleton - St. Mary’s Church - m/f images, St. Mary’s Church (Charleton, Devon), Marriage of Thomas SMITH to Elizabeth TRANT 1774; DE/REG/57867/1-8 (Reliability: 3).
"Thomas Smith of this Parish and Elizabeth Trant of the Parish of Sherford were married in this Church by Licence this 25th Day of November in the Year One Thousand [blank] Hundred and Seventy Four by me Thos. Whingates Rector
This Marriage was { Thomas Smith
solemnized between Us { Elizabeth Trant
In the { John Trant Jnr.
Presence of { Nicholas Straw"
(on page headed 'The Year 1774')
(all signed; Nicholas Straw witnessed most around this time - almost certainly Parish Clerk) - [S220] Malborough Parish Registers (DFHS index - transcribed data), Devon Family History Society, Marriage of James SMITH to Grace ELLIOTT 1820. (Reliability: 3).
Parents Thomas and Cecilia, father a Yeoman, abode Churchwell, Nathaniel born 25 Apr 1832

