name given on son Thomas John's birth records https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQLJ-562
Occupation Details
From August 19th, 1810 John's occupation was White-Smith.
Occupation Notes
Son's baptism records show dads occupation as Whites-Smith. A whitesmith is a metalworker who does finishing work on iron and steel such as filing, lathing, burnishing or polishing. The term also refers to a person who works with "white" or light-coloured metals, and is sometimes used as a synonym for tinsmith.