Jeremiah Smith is listed in the 1876 Post Office Directory as being a Watchmaker situated at 133 Derby Street Bolton.
in 1870 Jeremiah and his cousin Thomas Seed the clockmaker, were brought before the magistrates for selling plate without a licence.
Bolton News 15th August 1870
By 1881 he had an apprentice his nephew Bernard Stott.
Smith was born in Ribchester and lived with his wife and apprentice at 42A Cannon Street in 1881, towards the end of his life they had 133 and 342 Derby Street where Jeremiah died 9th Feb 1887.
Following his death the assets of his business were sold off.