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GOLDSMITH, James
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Name GOLDSMITH, James Birth 14 Oct 1833 Trimingham, Norfolk, England
Gender Male Death 1868 Blean, Kent, England
Person ID I6288 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, James, b. 2 Jan 1809, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
d. 1880, Blean, Kent, England
(Age 70 years) Relationship natural Mother WATTS, Elizabeth, b. 16 Dec 1809, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
d. 1887, Blean, Kent, England
(Age 77 years) Relationship natural Marriage 27 Dec 1832 Trimingham, Norfolk, England
Family ID F2405 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family MADAMS, Jane Maria, b. Between 1828 and 1829, Whitstable, Kent, England
d. 1896, Blean, Kent, England
(Age 68 years) Marriage 1855 Canterbury, Kent, England
Children 1. GOLDSMITH, Florence, b. 8 Jun 1856, Whitstable, Kent, England
d. 1942, Lambeth, Greater London, England
(Age 85 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. GOLDSMITH, Jane Maria, b. 1857, Whitstable, Kent, England
d. 1918, Croydon Registration District, Surrey
(Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]3. GOLDSMITH, Harold, b. 1863, Whitstable, Kent, England
d. 1939, Southampton Registration District, Hampshire
(Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]4. GOLDSMITH, James, b. 1865, Whitstable, Kent, England
d. 1936, East Ham Registration District, Essex
(Age 71 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F2407 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes
JAMES GOLDSMITH 1833-1868
James, son of James GOLDSMITH, mariner, and Elizabeth, was born on 14 October 1833 and baptised at Trimingham, Norfolk, on 27 October the same year.
(FreeReg)
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 Harbro (sic), Norfolk.
(HO107/1625/500/7)
The marriage between James GOLDSMITH and Jane Maria MADAMS was registered in 1855.
(GRO December Q 1855 Canterbury 2a 1038)
From the 1861 census of High Street, Whitstable, Kent:
*James GOLDSMITH, head, aged 27, shipwright, born at Trimmingham (sic), Norfolk;
Jane M. GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 32, born at Whitstable, Kent;
Florence GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 5, born at Whitstable, Kent;
Jane M. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 3, born at Whitstable, Kent;
Lavinia HAMMOND, lodger, aged 58, unmarried, born at Whitstable, Kent.
(RG9/524/110/2)
The death of James GOLDSMITH aged 35 was registered in 1868.
(GRO September Q 1868 Blean 2a 237)
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