Person:Isaac Smith (107)

Isaac Smith was baptised on 9th July 1814 at Luton in Bedfordshire, son of Ann and John Smith, a thatcher.

In 1836, aged 21, Isaac married Jemima Gibbs at the Abbey in St Albans, about ten miles south of Luton. They returned to Luton and had a daughter, but Jemima died in 1838 aged 23, leaving Isaac a widower with their daughter (also called Jemima) to look after.

The following year Isaac married again. His second wife was Phoebe Marshall. They appear to have had at least seven more children together between 1840 and 1855. The 1841, 1851 and 1861 censuses each find the family living in the Back Street area of Luton. Isaac was described as a thatcher in 1841, following his father's trade, but he later became a bonnet blocker, working in Luton's hat industry. Phoebe worked as a bonnet sewer.

Isaac died in 1880, aged 65. Phoebe outlived him by nearly seven years.

1. ↑ Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers of St Mary, Luton, 1603-1944. (Bedford: Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of Luton in the County of Bedford in the Year 1814
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parent's Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   178	July 9th	Isaac Son of	John & Ann	Smith	Luton	Thatcher	O.W. Kilvington, Off[iciatin]g Minister

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 4; Book 19; Folio 20; Page 35, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Back Street or Gibbs Square, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Isaac Smith, male, 27 [1813/4], Thatcher, born in county
   Phoebe Smith, female, 20 [1816-21], not born in county
   Jemima Smith, female, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Ellen Smith, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1757; Folio 590; Page 3, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Back Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Isaac Smith, head, married, male, 36 [1814/5], Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Phoebe Smith, wife, married, female, 36 [1814/5], Sewer, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Jemima Smith, daughter, female, 14 [1836/7], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ellen Smith, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Ann Elizabeth Smith, daughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sophia Smith, daughter, female, 7 [1843/4], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Daniel Smith, son, male, 5 [1845/6], b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Smith, female, 7mo [1850], b. Luton, Bedfordshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 1014; Folio 109; Page 43, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Back Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Isaac Smith, head, married, male, 46 [1814/5], Bonnett Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Phebe Smith, wife, married, female, 45 [1815/6], Bonnett Sewer, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Ellen Smith, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1839/40], Bonnett Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sophia Smith, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1843/4], Bonnett Sewer, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Daniel Smith, son, unmarried, male, 15 [1845/6], Pupil Teacher Wesleyan Day School, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Sarah Smith, daughter, unmarried, female, 10 [1850/1], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Isaac Smith, son, unmarried, male, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Mary Smith, daughter, unmarried, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

5. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1572; Folio 35; Page 19, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: John Street, Luton, Bedfordshire
   Isaac Smith, head, married, female, 56 [1814/15], Bonnet Blocker, b. Luton, Bedfordshire
   Phoebe Smith, wife, married, female, 55 [1815/6], Bonnet Sewer, b. Kimpton, Hertfordshire
   Isaac Smith, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1852/3], Warehouseman, b. Luton, Bedfordshire

6. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Isaac SMITH, June Quarter 1880, Luton Registration District, Volume 3b, page 263, aged 65 [1814/15]