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SMITH, Peter Beecroft
1831 - 1888 (59 years) Has no ancestors and no descendants in this family tree.
1830 - 1904 (75 years)-
Name SMITH, Peter Beecroft Birth Between 1829 and 1831 Yarmouth, Norfolk, England 
Gender Male Death 1888 Yarmouth, Norfolk, England Person ID I4803 Edgoose Last Modified 30 Jan 2026
Family PINKNEY, Emily, b. Between 1829 and 1830, Blythburgh, Suffolk, England d. 1904, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England (Age 75 years) Marriage 1854 Blything Registration District, Suffolk Family ID F2034 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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PETER BEECROFT SMITH 1831-1888
A Peter Beecroft SMITH was baptised at Earsdon by North Shields, Northumberland, on 7 June 1831, son of Robert SMITH and Sarah.
(IGI)
The marriage between Emily PINKNEY and Peter Beecroft SMITH was registered in 1854.
(GRO December Q 1854 Blything 4a 1450)
The birth of a Peter Beecroft SMITH was registered in 1859.
(GRO September Q 1859 Yarmouth 4b 13)
The 1861 census of No. 2 Says Corner, Great Yarmouth St. Nicholas:
*Peter B. SMITH, head, aged 29, corn porter, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Emily SMITH, wife, aged 30, born at Blythburgh, Suffolk;
Anna SMITH, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Blythburgh, Suffolk;
Frederick J. SMITH, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Emily A. SMITH, daughter, aged 3, scholar, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Peter B. SMITH, son, aged 1, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk.
(RG9/1192/87/16)
The 1871 census of 11 George Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk:
*Peter B. SMITH, head, aged 40, labourer, born at Yarmouth, Norfok;
Emily SMITH, wife, aged 41, born at Blythburgh, Suffolk;
Frederick J. SMITH, son, aged 15, solicitor's general clerk, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Emily A. SMITH, daughter, aged 13, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Peter B. SMITH, son, aged 11, scholar & errand boy, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Elvina S. E. SMITH, daughter, aged 9, scholar, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
James P. SMITH, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
William R. G. Smith, son, aged 5, scholar, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
John H. SMITH, son, aged 2, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk;
George T. SMITH, son, aged 1, born at Yarmouth, Norfolk.
(RG10/1788/135/3)
From the 1881 census of Row 33, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk:
*Peter B. SMITH, head, aged 51, hawker, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Emily SMITH, wife, aged 52 hawker's wife, born at Blythburgh, Suffolk;
Peter B. SMITH, son, aged 21, unmarried, Private E(ast) N(orfolk) Militia, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Elvina E. S. SMITH, daughter, aged 19, domestic servant, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
James P. SMITH, son, aged 17, confectioner's apprentice, born at Great Yarmouth;
Walter (sic) R. G. SMITH, son, aged 15, milk seller, born at Great Yarmouth;
John H. SMITH, son, aged 12, scholar, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Geo. T. SMITH, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Thomas A. SMITH, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk;
Frederick SMITH, grandson, aged 6 months, born at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
(RG11/1913/5/3)
The death of a Peter SMITH aged 58 was registered in 1888.
(GRO March Q 1888 Yarmouth 4b 17)
NOTES & QUERIES
1) There is a Peter SMITH son of Sarah SMITH widow at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, in the 1841 and 1851 census, but no connection between Earsdon by North Shields, Northumberland, and Great Yarmouth has been found, although both ports had fishing fleets.
2) The marriage between a Peter Beecroft SMITH and Ellen BRICE was registered in 1885.
(GRO September Q 1885 S. Stoneham 2c 122)
3) The 1891 census lists a Peter B. SMITH, a 32 year old Great Yarmouth born baker, married to Ellen, living in Southampton.
4) The death of a Peter Becroft (sic) SMITH aged 48 was registered in 1908.
(GRO December Q 1908 S. Stoneham 2c 31)
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