UK Ancestry, help me please!?

Question: UK Ancestry, help me please!!?

Could somebody look up some information on one of my ancestors please!? Here is all that i know of him:

His name was William Smith and he was born in Westoe, South Shields in 1837!.
His Occupation was a ship handler and i know he had at least one daughter ( Annie)!.
If anybody could find out some more details about him, his wife or other children i'd really appreciate it!Www@QuestionHome@Com

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UK answer!.
Civil registration became mandatory on July 1st 1837, if he was born in the six weeks prior to that date or after then there's a chance he's registered!. Here's what I found for his possible birth record!.
WS South Shields!. O/N/D quarter V 24 P 131!.
WS South Shields O/N/D V24 P123!.
I'm still searching the census returns for him!.
The problem I have is that it is such a "common " surname, I found this one for you but there are so many of them, Will you let me know if you think this could be him!.
1881 England Census
about William Smith
Name: William Smith
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1838
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Esabella
Gender: Male
Where born: South Shields, Durham, England

Civil Parish: Westoe
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street address: 18 Whithead St
Condition as to marriage: Married
Education:

Employment status: View Image
Occupation: Ship Handler

Registration district: South Shields
Sub registration district: Westoe
ED, institution, or vessel: 30
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members: Name Age
Alice Robson Smith 7
Annie M!. Smith 10
Esabella Smith 33
Isabella Smith 8
William Smith 43
William Smith 4

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