William Smith (MFMMFFF)

[Merry]

Name - "official" name and what they were known as

William Smith

Date and place of birth

About 1718

Names of parents

Andrew Smith and Avis nee Ford

Date and place of baptism - if applicable

29 Oct 1718 at St John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

Unknown. Wife was Mary and first known child 1745 in Burford, but no marriage there.

Occupation(s) - if any

Licenced Carrier

Addresses where they lived (including county if in UK) - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on (if s/he lived in census times!).

Burford all his life, by the look of it!

Date, place and cause of death

17 Dec 1782 "after a very short illness"

Date and place of burial.

22 Dec 1782 at St John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire

Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable

Estate administered by his widow Mary, May 1784

Memorial inscription - if any

Unknown

link to 4xg:

http://www.genealogistsforum.co.uk/F...s+smith+witney

[Merry]

Details of each of his or her marriages - if any

Unknown. Wife was Mary and first known child 1745 in Burford, but no marriage there.

Marriage bond between William Smith of Burford and Mary Wyatt of Burford 1743. Marriage to be contracted at Holywell or St Mary Magdalene (Oxford?)

I'm waiting for the PRs to go online before looking for the actual marriage.