Brief Life History of William Paskett
When William Paskett Smith was born on 2 August 1835, in Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Smith, was 34 and his mother, Francis Paskett, was 26. He married Isabella Scott on 3 November 1866, in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Salford, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1891 and Islington, London, England, United Kingdom in 1901.
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Sources (17)
- William Smith, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- William Taskett Smith, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Paskett Smith in the London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932
Spouse and Children
1835– Male
1837– Female
Children (4)
1869– Male
1869–1941 Female
1871– Male
1876–1926 Male
Parents and Siblings
1801–1865 Male
1809–1848 Female
Siblings (8)
1830–1838 Male
1833– Female
1835– Male
1837– Female
1840– Female
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World Events (8)
1842 · Mines and Collieries Act of 1842
Age 7
1843
Age 8
1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate
Age 33
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name denoting a worker in metal, especially iron, such as a blacksmith or farrier, from Middle English smith ‘smith’ (Old English smith, probably a derivative of smītan ‘to strike, hammer’). Early examples are also found in the Latin form Faber . Metal-working was one of the earliest occupations for which specialist skills were required, and its importance ensured that this term and its equivalents in other languages were the most widespread of all occupational surnames in Europe. Medieval smiths were important not only in making horseshoes, plowshares, and other domestic articles, but above all for their skill in forging swords, other weapons, and armor. This is also the most frequent of all surnames in the US. It is very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below). This surname (in any of the two possible English senses; see also below) is also found in Haiti. See also Smither .
English: from Middle English smithe ‘smithy, forge’ (Old English smiththe). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived in or by a blacksmith's shop, occupational, for someone who worked in one, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Smitha in King's Nympton (Devon). Compare Smithey .
Irish and Scottish: sometimes adopted for Gaelic Mac Gobhann, Irish Mac Gabhann ‘son of the smith’. See McGowan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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