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GOLDSMITH, John
1828 - 1912 (84 years) Has 6 ancestors and 8 descendants in this family tree.
1798 - 1883 (84 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, John Birth 1828 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 
Gender Male Death 1912 West Bromwich Registration District, Staffordshire Person ID I6264 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, John, b. 16 Feb 1803, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 12 Jul 1875, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (Age 72 years) Mother BLAGBURN, Sarah Blackburn Or, b. 17 May 1798, Sutton, Norfolk, England d. 1883, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 84 years) Marriage 25 Jul 1825 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England Family ID F1304 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BEARE, Elizabeth, b. Between 1831 and 1832, Bungay, Suffolk, England d. 1912, West Bromwich Registration District, Staffordshire (Age 81 years) Marriage 1853 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Children 1. GOLDSMITH, Louisa Elizabeth, b. 1855, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. Aft 1901 (Age > 47 years)2. GOLDSMITH, Frederick William, b. 1858, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1942, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England (Age 84 years)3. GOLDSMITH, Oliver, b. 1860, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. UNKNOWN4. GOLDSMITH, Harry Robert, b. 1863, Aston, Warwickshire d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2396 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JOHN GOLDSMITH 1828-1912
John, son of John GOLDSMITH and his wife Sarah née BLACKBURN (sic), was baptised at Lowestoft, Suffolk, on 11 November 1828. John GOLDSMITH was a fisherman from Lowestoft.
(FreeReg)
From the 1841 census of Back Street, West Side, Lowestoft:
John GOLDSMITH, carter, aged 35, born in Suffolk;
Sarah GOLDSMITH, aged 35, not born in Suffolk;
James GOLDSMITH, aged 14, born in Suffolk;
*John GOLDSMITH, aged 12, born in Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, aged 7, born in Suffolk;
Maria GOLDSMITH, aged 3, born in Suffolk;
Loesa (sic) GOLDSMITH, aged 1, born in Suffolk.
(HO107/1030/7/27/3)
From the 1851 census of Chapel Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 47, carter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Sarah GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 50, born at Sutton, Norfolk;
*John GOLDSMITH, son, aged 22, single, carpenter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 16, dressmaker, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Maria GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Louisa GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
George GOLDSMITH, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk.
(HO107/1805/321/17)
The marriage between John GOLDSMITH and Elizabeth BEARE was registered in 1853.
(GRO June Q 1853 Birmingham 6d 35)
The 1861 census of 59 Buckingham Street, Birminghan, Warwickshire:
*John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 31, military gun stocker, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
Louisa E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Frederick W. GOLDSMITH, son aged 3, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Oliver John GOLDSMITH, son, aged 7 months.
(RG9/2157/95/7)
From the 1871 census of 20 Anglesey Street, Aston, Warwickshire:
*John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 42, gun stock maker, born Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 39, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
Louisa E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 16, milliner, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Frederick W. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Oliver GOLDSMITH, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Harry R. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Aston, Warwickshire.
(RG10/3154/100/35)
From the 1881 census of 39 Anglesey Street, Aston, Warwickshire:
*John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 52, gun stocker, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 49, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Frederick GOLDSMITH, son, aged 23,unmarried, jeweller's clerk, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Oliver GOLDSMITH, son, aged 20, apprentice to watchmaker, born at Aston, Warwickshire;
Harry GOLDSMITH, son, aged 17, apprentice to watchmaker, born at Aston, Warwickshire.
(RG11/3037/26/43)
The 1901 census of 24 Havelock Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire:
*John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 72, gun trade, stacking branch, deaf, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 69, born at Bungay, Suffolk.
(RG13/2712/130/39)
The death of John GOLDSMITH aged 83 was registered in 1912.
(GRO December Q 1912 W. Bromwich [which includes Handsworth] 6b 792)
(revised 31.08.2011)