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## William Smith - Victualler Number one
Morning Advertiser 28 August 1829/Mr William Smith, of the Castle, Gibraltar row, St Georges fields; subscribes one guinea to the Licensed Victuallers Institution.
Morning Advertiser 27 August 1831/Mr Smith, of the Castle, Gibraltar row, St Georges fields; subscribes one guinea to the Licensed Victuallers Institution towards the upkeep of 35 children at the institution.
1833-34/William Smith, Castle, Gibraltar row, St Georges fields/../../Pigots Directory
1836/William Smith, Castle, Gibraltar row, St Georges fields/../../Pigots Directory
Morning Advertiser 09 August 1836
List of applicants fo submission to the Licensed victuallers school are -
Frederick George Routledge Payne, 10 and a quarter; mother dead, father out of employ, and very poor; at Mr Smiths, Castle, Gibraltar row, Southwark
By 1839, William Smith is the licensee and victualler at the Adelaide Arms, Islington
Prior to this date, William Smith had been at the Castle, 49 Hayles Street, Southwark although the address was in Gibraltar row at this time.
1839/William Smith/../../../Pigots Directory
1841/William Smith/../../../Post Office Directory
1841/William Smith/Victualler/35/../Census
1841/Harriet Smith/../35/../Census
1841/William Hawkins/../5/../Census
1841/Sarah Miller/Female Servant/40/../Census
1841/Ann Dimock/Female Servant/15/Middlesex/Census
1841/William Kidman/Drover/40/../Census
1841/James Wicks/Drover/20/../Census
Joseph Smith, born 4th March 1843, baptised June 7th 1843, at Liverpool road, her father, William Smith, is victualler
Harriet Sarah Smith, born 1st January 1845, baptised 23 February 1845, at 1 Elizabeth street, father, William Smith, is victualler -
this is the Friend at Hand, Elizabeth street, in Chelsea.
Susanna Smith, baptised 29th September 1847, born 20th June 1847, Upper Holloway, father, William Smith, is a publican
By 1851, they are at living at Grove street, where he is an omnibus proprietor, born in Lasham, Hampshire, and wife Harriet is born in Ramsgate, Kent.
Children are William H, born St Sepulchre, aged 15; James, aged 13 born in Newington in Surrey, Joseph, aged 8; Harriet aged 5 and Susanna E aged 3, the latter born in Islington.
William Smith is at the Adelaide Arms, Islington until at least 1843
Harriet Sarah Smith, born 1st Jan 1845, baptised 23 Feb 1845, at 1 Elizabeth street, father, William Smith, is victualler
1846/William Smith, Friend at Hand, Elizabeth street, Sloane street/../../Post Office Directory
Susanna Smith, is baptised 29 Sep 1847, born 20 Jun 1847, Upper Holloway, father, William Smith, is a publican
By 1851, William and Harriet Smith, are at Grove street, William is now an omnibus proprietor, born in Lasham, Hampshire, and wife Harriet is born in Ramsgate, Kent.
Their children are William H Smith, born St Sepulchre, aged 15; James Smith, aged 13 born in Newington in Surrey, Joseph Smith, aged 8; Harriet Smith aged 5 and Susanna E Smith aged 3, the latter are all born in Islington.