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GOLDSMITH, Charles
1836 - Yes, date unknown Has 4 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1809 - 1887 (77 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, Charles Birth 11 Apr 1836 Trimingham, Norfolk, England 
Christening 17 Apr 1836 Trimingham, Norfolk, England Gender Male Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I6289 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
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CHARLES GOLDSMITH 1836-1924
Charles, son of James and Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, was born on 11 April 1836 and baptised at Trimingham, Norfolk, on 17 April 1836. His father was a mariner.
(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 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 1881 census of 7 Kitchenham Place, Whitstable, Kent:
*Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, head, aged 71, widow, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Charles GOLDSMITH, son, aged 44, unmarried, shipwright, born at Trimingham, Norfolk;
Henry CUTTING, grandson, aged 17, grocer's assistant, born at Aldeburgh, Suffolk;
Annie CUTTING, granddaughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Whitstable, Kent.
(RG11/964/75/23)
The 1901 census of 11 West Cliff Road, Whitstable, Kent:
*Charles GOLDSMITH, head, aged 64, single, shipwright, born at Trimingham, Norfolk.
(RG13/799/38/22)
The 1911 census of 11 West Cliff Road, Whitstable, Kent:
*Charles GOLDSMITH, head, aged 74, single, old age pensioned shipwright, born at Triigham (sic), Norfolk.
(RG14PN4370 RG78PN177 RD59 SD3 ED2 SN148)
NOTES & QUERIES:
The death of a Charles GOLDSMITH aged 81 was registered in 1918, i.e. born in 1836-1837.
(GRO June Q 1918 Kensington [London] 1a 223)
No proof that this is the correct entry.
The death of a Charles GOLDSMITH aged 89 was registered in 1924, i.e. born in 1834 or 1835.
(GRO September Q 1924 Woodbridge September Q 1924)
No proof that this is the correct entry.
***Search National Probate Registry on Ancestry for clues to his date of death.
(revised 05.08.2017)