William Oliver Smith
c1856 Born the son of Willoughby Smith and his wife Anne
1871 Living at 44 New North Road, Hoxton Old Town: Willoughby Smith (age 43 born Great Yarmouth). an Electrician. With his wife Anne Smith (age 43 born Tottenham) and their children Harriett Smith (age 20 born Shoreditch); Hannah Smith (age 17 born Shoreditch); William Smith (age 15 born Shoreditch); Willoughby Smith (age 10 born Shoreditch); Sarah Smith (age 8 born Shoreditch); and Joseph Smith (age 6 born Shoreditch). Also his niece Alice Saunders (age 13 born Plumstead) and his mother-in-law Ann Allen (age 49 born Burrington, Camb). Four servants.[1]
1881 Living at Mavis Bank, Howard Road, Croydon: William O. Smith (age 25 born Islington), a Telegraph Engineer. With his wife Evelyn Smith (age 23 born Rosenville, Kent) and their Lawrence W. Smith (age 8 months born Croydon). Aslo his mother-in-law Mary A. Easum (age 56 born Boreham, Essex). Two servants.[2]
1911 Living at 4 St Johns Park, Blackheath. SE: William Oliver Smith (age 55 born Islington), Engineer Manufacture, Electrical and Mechanical, and Employer. With his wife (married 31 years with four children - three living) Evelyn Smith (age 53 born Gravesend) and their children Raymond Oliver Smith (age 23 born Islington), Assistant Engineer, Manufacturing, Electrical and Mechanical; Douglass Donovan Smith (age 21 born Blackheath), Assistant, Chemical Department, Gutta Percha Manufacturer. Also his nephew Alfred Willoughby Atkyns (age 36 born Glastonbury), a Sales Manger in Electrical Manufacturer. Four servants.[3]