• Born: 2 January 1825, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³
• Christened: 23 January 1825, Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ³
• Marriage (1): Ann JAFFREY on 21 August 1846 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{1 2}

   Other names for James were James SMITH ^{1 3 4 5 6 7} and James H. SMITH.⁸

  Birth Notes

• Date of baptisms.
  January 23.  James  Son of William Smith, Smith in Fullarton street by Irvine and Mary Hunter Spouses, born the 2d instant and baptised the 23d. their eight child

  Christening Notes

Relief Congregation

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He had a residence in August 1846 in Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. ¹

• He resided at Fullarton Street in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland on 14 February 1847. ⁴

• He worked as a blacksmith on 14 February 1847 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁴

• He resided at Fullarton Street in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland on 1 October 1848. ⁵

• He worked as a blacksmith on 1 October 1848 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁵

• He worked as a master blacksmith (employing 1 man) on 30 March 1851 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1851 Census of Scotland on 30 March 1851 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  

James Smith     Head   25   Irvine, Ayrshire   Blacksmith Master Employing 1 Man
Anne Smith      Wife   24   Irvine, Ayrshire
William Smith   Son     2   Irvine, Ayrshire

• He had a residence on 15 August 1852 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁶

• He worked as a blacksmith on 15 August 1852 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁶

• He resided at Fullarton Street in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland on 19 November 1854. ⁷

• He worked as a blacksmith on 19 November 1854 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁷

• He worked as a master blacksmith on 7 April 1861 in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1861 Census of Scotland on 7 April 1861 in Govan, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
  

James H Smith   Head   35   Irvine, Ayrshire   Blacksmith (master)
Ann J Smith     Wife   34   Irvine, Ayrshire
William Smith   Son    12   Irvine, Ayrshire   Scholar
Mary Smith      Dau     8   Irvine, Ayrshire   Scholar
Hugh Smith      Son     6   Irvine, Ayrshire   Scholar

James married Ann JAFFREY, daughter of Peter Robertson JAFFREY and Frances McCLELLAND, on 21 August 1846 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Ann JAFFREY was born about 1826 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland and died on 2 December 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁹.). The cause of her death was phthisis, as cert. by Thomas Reid M.D.

  Marriage Notes

Smith & Jaffray. James Smith in this Parish and Ann Jaffray in the Parish of Irvine gave in their names for proclamation on the first, were regularly proclaimed, and were [married] by the Rev'd James Drummond, Irvine, on the twenty first, of August, Eighteen hundred & forty six. ²