Charles Goldsmith & Maria Freeman

[wozzle]

will start with william.e. goldsmith
here is the birth index
name; william edward goldsmith
y.o.r. 1856
qtr; oct/nov/dec
dist; thanet
vol; 2a
page; 581

by 1881 william was married
1881
RG11/989/19/32
william goldsmith age 24. b. ramsgate. occ. boatman. head
eliza age 23. b. sevenoaks,kent. wife
william age 2. b. minster,kent. son
living at;14a,rodney street,ramsgate,kent

here is the marriage
william edward goldsmith/eliza silk
y.o.r. 1879
qtr; oct/nov/dec
dist; thanet
vol; 2a
page; 1567
elizas parents were edward and philidelphia silk

[wozzle]

1891
RG12/732/124/18
william.e.goldsmith age 35. b. ramsgate. occ. fish labourer (looks like it says at the docks). head
eliza age 32. b. sevenoaks. wife
william.e. age 12. b. ramsgate. son
james.e. age 10. b. ditto. son
frederick. age 1. b. ditto. son
living at;1,kent terrace,,st.lawrence,ramsgate,kent

[wozzle]

1901
think this is them
transcribed as goldmidt
RG13/827/90/31
william goldsmith age 45. b. ramsgate. occ. fruiterer. head
eliza age 43. b. maidstone. wife
frederick age 12. b. ramsgate. son
living at;31,flora road,st.lawrence,ramsgate,kent(occupying 1 room at this address)

the son james aged 10 on 1891 census
here he is in 1901
1901
RG13/5327/138/26
james goldsmith age 19. b. ramsgate. occ. stoker 2nd class,royal navy
address; aboard the ship"mars" stationed at gibralter
just out of interest; james mother is eliza silk
also a stoker aboard the ship "mars" is a edward silk aged 20 born bristol(could be a co-incidence or maybe some relation of james?)

[wozzle]

possibly the death of william born c. 1857
name. william.e.goldsmith
y.o.r. 1918
qtr; jul/aug/sept
dist; thanet
vol; 2a
page; 1124
age at death; 60

and this is the only death of an eliza goldsmith that comes close either before 1915 or after 1915
name; eliza goldsmith
y.o.r. 1929
qtr; apr/may/jun
dist; thanet
vol; 2a
page; 1305
age at death; 72

[wozzle]

think i might have the marriage of william and elizas sons william.e. and frederick
also the death of frederick
if you want them i will post them here

if not i will continue later on with the other  children of william born c 1831 and elizabeth born c 1836

[debbie_dw]

Hi I have found that Maria Goldsmith b c1833 & her sisters Caroline b c1841 & Elizabeth b c 1835 all left England and came to Australia in the early 1850's and Mary Louisa b 1843 d 1845 Ramsgate, also Richard Daniel Goldsmith b & d 1832 Ramsgate. Hope this helps Deb. Thanks again for info you just sent

[crimea1854]

Hi

Returning to James Freeman Goldsmith, he is on the medal roll for the 2nd China Medal, awarded while serving on HMS Havoc as an Ordinary Seaman (Ships No.25). This medal was issued with the Taku Fort 1860 clasp. He was invalided on 13/11/1862.

His service record is available online at the NA.

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documentsonline/details-result.asp?Edoc_Id=8330782&queryType=1&resultcount=15

Martin

[debbie_dw]

Thank you

[wozzle]

will continue with emily daughter of william/elizabeth
here is her birth index
name; emily maria goldsmith
y.o.r. 1868
qtr; jul/aug/sept
dist; thanet
vol; 2a
page; 810