William Thomas Small DUNHAM

  General Notes:

Curious as to who this William is. The baptism shows a different surname and father, but 1841-1881 seem to suggest his father is Thomas

Likely baptism on Findmypast
Surname: Small Forenames: William Dunham Father's Forename: Bartholemew Bedford Mother's Forename: Marianne Father's Occupation: Mason Year: 1825 Month: Jul Day: 10 Abode: Lympston Parish: Lympstone Town Or City: County: Devon.
There is a Bartholomew Small (35) with wife Mary in Littleham on the 1841 census.

Marriages Sep 1865 Exeter 5b 157
Best Selina Elizabeth
Bishop John
Channon Harriet Phoebe
- image appears to show 5b 151 for Selina
comparing surnames of all likely Selina's on the 1871 census with the list of all marriages in Sep qtr 1865 we get :
Marriages Sep 1865 Exeter 5b 151
Brookes Henry William Wallbridge
Dunham William Thomas Small
Durham William Thomas Small
Moore Ann
- William is actually listed twice in the index, suggesting that the GRO couldn't determijne which was correct from the copy certificate

1841 census
HO107/207/8 F5 P5
Lympstone, Devon
Thomas Dunham, 30, Waterman, Y
Martha do, 40, , Y
Mary Ann do, 10, , Y
Elizabeth do, 6, , Y
William do, 5, , Y

1871 census
RG10/2048 F90 P21
Lympston, Devon (sic)
William T Dunham, Head, Mar, Head, Mar, 34, Fisherman, Devon Lympston
Selina do, Wife, Mar, 34, , Devon Exmouth
Thomas W do, Son, Un, 4, , Devon Lympston
Ellis H do, Son, Un, 2, , Devon Lympston

1881 census
RG11/2139 F93 P21
Lympstone, Devon
William Dunham, Head, Mar, 44, Fisherman, Devon Lympstone
Selina do, Wife, Mar, 46, , Devon Exmouth
Thomas do, Son, , 16, Fisherman, Devon Lympstone
Ellis do, Son, , 12, , Devon Lympstone
Ellen do, Daur, , 8, Scholar, Devon Lympstone
Lucy do, Daur, , 6, Scholar, Devon Lympstone
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Thomas Dunham, Head, Mar, 74, Formerly Fisherman, Devon Lympstone
Martha do, Wife, Mar, 84, , Devon Lympstone

William married Selina Elizabeth BEST, daughter of Joseph GORFIN and Mary Ann BEST, Sep Q 1865 in Exeter, Devon, England. (Selina Elizabeth BEST was born circa 1836 in Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, England and was baptised on 26 Feb 1837 in Littleham, Exmouth, Devon, England.)