Family of Charles SMITH and Clara WISEMAN

Husband:
Charles SMITH (c. 1847-c. 1921)
Wife:
Clara WISEMAN (1844-1879)
Children:
Ellen Jane SMITH (1872-c. 1925)
Marriage:
c. 1871¹

Husband: Charles SMITH

Name:
Charles SMITH
Sex:
Male
Father:
William SMITH (c. 1807-1886)
Mother:
Harriett WILLIAMS (c. 1812-1898)
Birth:
c. 1847
Tharston^2,3
Baptism:
27 Jun 1847 (age 0)
Tharston²
Census:
1851 (age 3-4)
Tharston⁴
Address: Chequers Inn, Tharston

3, scholar, living with parents William (43, inn keeper and carpenter) and Harriett (36), siblings Thomas (8, scholar) and Mary (6, scholar), and lodger William STAFF (28, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1861 (age 13-14)
Tharston⁵
Address: Chequers Inn, Tharston

14, living with parents William (53, victualler and farmer of 3 acres) and Harriet (46), siblings Mary (16) and George (7, scholar), and lodger William STAFF (34, agricultural labourer)
Census:
1871 (age 23-24)
Tharston⁶
Address: Blacksmiths Road, Tharston

23, blacksmith, living with parents William (62, carpenter and smith) and Harriett (57), and brother George (17, blacksmith)
Census:
1881 (age 33-34)
Tharston⁷
Address: Stratton Road, Tharston

33, blacksmith, living with wife Alice M (23), daughter Ellen J (8, scholar) and visitor Walter GOLDSMITH (23, blacksmith)
Census:
1891 (age 43-44)
Tharston⁸
Address: Picton Road, Tharston

blacksmith, living with wife Alice Maria (33), and children Mabel Elsie (8, scholar), Alice Mildred (6, scholar), Charlie (4, scholar) and William Henry (1)
Census:
1901 (age 53-54)
Tharston⁹
Address: Blacksmiths Road, Tharston

blacksmith, living with wife Alice Maria (43), and children Alice Mildred (16, assistant teacher), Charlie (14, blacksmith) and William Henry (11)
Census:
1911 (age 63-64)
Tharston¹⁰
63, blacksmith, living with wife Alice Maria (53), son Charlie (24, blacksmith) and grandaughter Alice Mabel FISHER (4)
Death:
c. 1921 (age 73-74)
Tharston^11,12
Burial:
20 Oct 1921
Tharston¹²

Wife: Clara WISEMAN

Name:
Clara WISEMAN
Sex:
Female
Father:
Edward WISEMAN ( - )
Mother:
Maria NICHOLS ( - )
Birth:
7 Nov 1844
Saxlingham Nethergate^13,14
Baptism:
15 Dec 1844 (age 0)
Saxlingham Nethergate¹³
public baptism
Census:
1851 (age 6-7)
Saxlingham Nethergate¹⁵
Address: Saxlingham Street, Saxlingham Nethergate

6, living with parents Edward (39, railway labourer) and Maria (38), and siblings Maria (13), Edward (11, labourer at Stoke Mill), John (2) and Emma (8 mths)
Census:
1861 (age 16-17)
Saxlingham Nethergate¹⁶
Address: Manor House Saxlingham Green, Saxlingham Nethergate

16, housemaid, living in the household of William Wright ARLES (39, farmer of 193 acres employing 6 men and 2 boys)
Census:
1871 (age 26-27)
Knightsbridge, London¹⁷
Death:
7 Jul 1879 (age 34)
Tharston^18,19,20
Burial:
11 Jul 1879
Tharston¹⁸
MI:
St. Mary's Church; Tharston¹⁹
IN MEMORY OF CLARA BELOVED WIFE OF CHARLES SMITH WHO DIED JULY 7TH 1879 AGED 34 YEARS WHEN WE ASUNDER PART IT GIVES US INWARD PAIN BUT WE SHALL STILL BE JOINED IN HEART AND HOPE TO MEET AGAIN THIS GLORIOUS HOPE REVIVES OUR COURAGE BY THE WAY WHILE EACH IN EXPECTATION LEAVES AND LONG TO SEE THE DAY

Child 1: Ellen Jane SMITH

Name:
Ellen Jane SMITH
Sex:
Female
Birth:
11 Sep 1872
Tharston^21,22
Baptism:
27 May 1877 (age 4)
Tharston²²
Census:
1881 (age 8-9)
Tharston⁷
Address: Stratton Road, Tharston

8, scholar, living with father Charles (33, blacksmith), stepmother Alice M (23) and visitor Walter GOLDSMITH (23, blacksmith)
Census:
1891 (age 18-19)
Wacton²³
Address: Wacton House, Wacton

18, kitchen domestic servant, living in the household of Henry T HOLMES (widower, 61, J.P_. living on own means)
Census:
1911 (age 38-39)
Hempnall²⁴
Address: Great Green, Hempnall

38, domestic servant, living in the household of Charles Edward WILFORD (42, Vical of Hempnall)
Death:
c. 1925 (age 52-53)
Tharston²⁵
Burial:
19 Nov 1925
Tharston²⁵

Note on Husband: Charles SMITH

"Yes, I knew the last Blacksmith, Charlie Smith - a nice man, on retiring he moved out of the Smithy (about 1941 time?) to 1, Church Cottage. After he moved out of the Smithy, evacuees were put in." - MRD Feb 2019

Note on Wife: Clara WISEMAN

Whilst it is almost certain that Clara Wiseman was the first wife of Charles Smith, it is not explanable why the marriage was in Thanet (maybe she was in service in that area?). Also it may well be that Clara was born in Saxlingham but it is uncertain as to which of two same named people she is as they have a date of birth only 2 years apart.

Sources

1.: Civil Registration - marriage. 1871 Q4 Thanet 2A 1491. Cit. Date: Q4 1871.

2.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 27 June 1847.

3.: Civil Registration - birth. 1847 Q2 Depwade 13 46. Cit. Date: Q2 1847.

4.: 1851 Census. HO107 1821 662 17. Cit. Date: 1851.

5.: 1861 Census. RG09 1233 173 14. Cit. Date: 1861.

6.: 1871 Census. RG10 1836 161 17. Cit. Date: 1871.

7.: 1881 Census. RG11 1969 57 16. Cit. Date: 1881.

8.: 1891 Census. RG12 1545 131 9. Cit. Date: 1891.

9.: 1901 Census. RG13 1862 128 7. Cit. Date: 1901.

10.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11462 RD230 SD3 ED8 SN36. Cit. Date: 1911.

11.: Civil Registration - death. 1921 Q4 Depwade 4B 248. Cit. Date: Q4 1921.

12.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 20 October 1921.

13.: Parish register - baptism. Saxlingham Nethergate. Cit. Date: 15 December 1844.

14.: Civil Registration - birth. 1844 Q4 Henstead 13 157. Cit. Date: Q4 1844.

15.: 1851 Census. HO107 1818 214 9. Cit. Date: 1851.

16.: 1861 Census. RG09 1225 104 19. Cit. Date: 1861.

17.: 1871 Census. RG10 131 49 38. Cit. Date: 1871.

18.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 11 July 1879.

19.: Memorial. Tharston.

20.: Civil Registration - death. 1879 Q3 Depwade 4B 131. Cit. Date: Q3 1879.

21.: Civil Registration - birth. 1872 Q4 Depwade 4B 231. Cit. Date: Q4 1872.

22.: Parish register - baptism. Tharston. Cit. Date: 27 May 1877.

23.: 1891 Census. RG12 1545 138 8. Cit. Date: 1891.

24.: 1911 Census. RG14 PN11464 RD230 SD3 ED10 SN134. Cit. Date: 1911.

25.: Parish register - burial. Tharston. Cit. Date: 19 November 1925.