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GOLDSMITH, James
1809 - 1880 (70 years) Has 2 ancestors and 20 descendants in this family tree.
1773 - 1863 (91 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, James Birth 2 Jan 1809 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 
Gender Male Death 1880 Blean, Kent, England Person ID I6280 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, John, b. Between 1770 and 1771, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England d. 1855, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 85 years) Mother LARHAM, Sarah, b. Between 1772 and 1773, Earl Soham, Suffolk, England d. 1863, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 91 years) Marriage 13 Apr 1794 Saxmundham, Suffolk, England Family ID F2394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family WATTS, Elizabeth, b. 16 Dec 1809, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 1887, Blean, Kent, England (Age 77 years) Marriage 27 Dec 1832 Trimingham, Norfolk, England Children 1. GOLDSMITH, James, b. 14 Oct 1833, Trimingham, Norfolk, England d. 1868, Blean, Kent, England (Age 34 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. GOLDSMITH, Charles, b. 11 Apr 1836, Trimingham, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. GOLDSMITH, Maria, b. 1837, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2405 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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JAMES GOLDSMITH 1809-1880
James, son of John GOLDSMITH and Sarah née LARHAM, was born on 2 January 1809 and baptised at Lowestoft St. Margaret, Suffolk, on 4 January.
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The banns of marriage between James GOLDSMITH single man of Trimingham, Norfolk, and Elizabeth WATTS of Trimingham were read on 9 December, 16 December and 23 December 1832. The wedding, with consent of parents, took place on 27 December 1832. Witnesses were Mathew SMITH, Maria CROWE, and John MILLER.
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From the 1851 census of the Island, Seasalter, Kent:
*James GOLDSMITH, head, aged 41, chief boatman Coast Guard, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 41, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
James GOLDSMITH, son, aged 17, shipwright's apprentice, born at Trimingham, Norfolk;
Charles GOLDSMITH, son, aged 14, born at Trimingham, Norfolk;
Maria GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 13, born at Hasbro (sic), Norfolk.
(HO107/1625/500/7)
From the 1861 census of High Street, Aldeburgh, Suffolk:
*James GOLDSMITH, head, aged 52, chief boatman Coast Guard, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 51, coast guard's wife, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Charles GOLDSMITH, son, aged 24, unmarried, ship carpenter, born at Trimingham, Norfolk;
Maria GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 22, dressmaker, born at Hasbro, Norfolk.
(RG9/1176/87/22)
The 1871 census of 2 Providence Cottages. Oxford Street, Whitstable, Kent:
*James GOLDSMITH. head, aged 62, Coast Guard pensioner, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 61, Coast Guard pensioner's wife, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Charles GOLDSMITH, son, aged 34, ship's carpenter, born at Trimingham, Norfolk.
(RG10/974/76/18)
The death of James GOLDSMITH aged 71 was registered in 1880.
(GRO September Q 1880 Blean [Kent] 2a 449)
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