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Benjamin Goldsmith 1800 – 1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1800

Birth Location: Hellingly, Sussex, England

Death Date: 12 Feb 1877

Death Location: Pevensey Turnpike, Sussex, England

Father: Benjamin Goldsmith

Mother: Hannah Richardson

Spouse(s): Harriet Tutt, Aves Gutsell

Children(s): George Goldsmith, Lydia Goldsmith, Susannah Goldsmith, Charlotte Goldsmith, Richard Goldsmith, Samuel Goldsmith

The story of Benjamin Goldsmith began in 1800 in Hellingly, Sussex, England. In 1851, Benjamin Goldsmith resided in Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England. Benjamin Goldsmith married Harriet Tutt, Aves Gutsell, and had children including George Goldsmith, Lydia Goldsmith, Susannah Goldsmith, Charlotte Goldsmith, Richard Goldsmith, Samuel Ambrose Goldsmith. Benjamin Goldsmith passed away in 1877 in Pevensey Turnpike, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Goldsmith began in 1800 in Hellingly, Sussex, England.
  • In 1851, Benjamin Goldsmith resided in Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England.
  • Benjamin Goldsmith married Harriet Tutt, Aves Gutsell, and had children including George Goldsmith, Lydia Goldsmith, Susannah Goldsmith, Charlotte Goldsmith, Richard Goldsmith, Samuel Ambrose Goldsmith.
  • Benjamin Goldsmith passed away in 1877 in Pevensey Turnpike, Sussex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Goldsmith
1762 – 1826
Birth Location: Dallington, Sussex, England
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Hannah Richardson
1768 – 1839
Birth Location: Hellingly, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

Harriet Tutt
1800 – 1833
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Aves Gutsell
1804 – 1867
Birth Location: Arlington, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

George Goldsmith
1824 – 1906
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Lydia Goldsmith
1828 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Susannah Goldsmith
1830 – 1923
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Charlotte Goldsmith
1832 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Richard Goldsmith
1841 – 1908
Birth Location: Keymer, Sussex, England
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Samuel Goldsmith
1847 – 1896
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Benjamin Goldsmith's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Goldsmith
1800 – 1877
Birth Place: Hellingly, Sussex, England
Parents
Benjamin Goldsmith
1762 – 1826
Dallington, Sussex, England
Hannah Richardson
1768 – 1839
Hellingly, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Edward Goldsmith
1726 –
Wartling, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Cleaver
1731 – 1817
Brightling, Sussex, England
Mathew Richardson
1734 –
Hellingly, Sussex, England
Elizabeth Fox
1740 –
Arlington, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goldsmith
1695 – 1741
Mary Cook
Samuel Clever
Susanna Wilding
1701 –
Richard Richardson
1684 – 1755
Sarah Mitten
Arthur Fox
1713 –
Ann Smith
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Goldsmith
1668 –
Elizabeth West
1673 – 1745
John Wilding
– 1707
Mary
Mathew Richardson
Mary Cooper
Cornelius Fox
Mercy Forster
– 1739

Benjamin Goldsmith's Descendants

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Benjamin Goldsmith (1800 – 12 Feb 1877) m. Harriet Tutt (abt 1800 – May 1833) m. Aves Gutsell (1804 – Oct 1867)
  1. 1. George Goldsmith (Jun 1824 – 9 Apr 1906) m. Caroline Erridge (Sep 1817 – 16 Jul 1900)
    1. 1. John (James Keaine) Eridge (Feb 1841 – ) m. Elizabeth Hard (abt 1839 – )
      1. 1. William Erridge (1860 – )
      2. 2. Richard Erridge (1862 – )
      3. 3. Caroline Erridge (1864 – )
      4. 4. Ellen Erridge (1866 – )
      5. 5. Rhoda Erridge (1868 – )
      6. 6. Benjamin Erridge (1870 – )
      7. 7. Lydia Erridge (Abt. 1872 – )
      8. 8. Henry Erridge (Abt. 1874 – )
      9. 9. Elizabeth Erridge (abt 1877 – )
      10. 10. Albert Erridge (Abt. 1880 – )
    2. 2. Eleanor (Frances) Erridge (May 1845 – )
    3. 3. Ann Goldsmith (1850 – ) m. Calib Vine (abt 1848 – )
    4. 4. William Goldsmith (1851 – 4 Jan 1915) m. Mary Wenham (1850 – 9 Feb 1924)
      1. 1. Caroline (J) Goldsmith (1874 – )
      2. 2. Alfred (William) Goldsmith (Feb 1876 – 9 Jul 1886)
      3. 3. Susan Goldsmith (1878 – )
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) Goldsmith (Jun 1880 – )
      5. 5. Benjamin Goldsmith (Feb 1883 – 1933) m. Annie (Margaret) Langley (abt 1880 – 1918)
        1. 1. William (Benjamin) Goldsmith (abt 1905 – 1981)
        2. 2. Letitia (Mary) Goldsmith (5 Dec 1906 – 1993)
        3. 3. James (Stephen) Goldsmith (3 Dec 1909 – 19 Jun 1993) m. Elsie (Margaret) Greenfield (1906 – 6 Jul 1959) m. Frances (Florence) Heinrich (14 Oct 1911 – 7 Jul 1971)
        4. 4. Daniel (Jeffery) Goldsmith (1915 – )
        5. 5. Florence (Constance) Goldsmith (14 Sept 1917 – 10 Nov 1956)
      6. 6. Eleanor Goldsmith (1885 – )
      7. 7. Charles (William) Goldsmith (5 Apr 1887 – 4 Jan 1953) m. Rebecca (Amy) Langley (16 Aug 1885 – 22 Jul 1963)
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Amy) Goldsmith (25 May 1908 – 11 Nov 1992) m. Cyril (Edward) Veness (abt 1908 – )
        2. 2. Charles (William) Goldsmith (abt 1910 – )
        3. 3. Ivy (Alice) Goldsmith (8 Oct 1911 – ) m. John (Frederick James) Rodemark (10 Apr 1909 – )
        4. 4. Alfred (W) Goldsmith (11 Mar 1914 – )
        5. 5. Mildred Goldsmith (22 Sep 1920 – )
        6. 6. Lilian (Jessie) Goldsmith (31 Jan 1922 – 11 Apr 1999) m. Charles (F) Boys
      8. 8. Alice Goldsmith (1889 – )
      9. 9. Jack Goldsmith (abt 1894 – )
    5. 5. Harry Goldsmith (1852 – 26 Jul 1939) m. Ruth Funnell (1857 – 19 Aug 1910)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Goldsmith (1877 – 26 Aug 1878)
      2. 2. Benjamin (Harry) Goldsmith (3 Aug 1878 – Jun 1952) m. Rhoda (Sophia) Fry (1882 – )
        1. 1. Jessie Goldsmith (abt 1908 – )
        2. 2. Gladys Goldsmith (6 May 1909 – )
      3. 3. Frederick Goldsmith (1879 – 23 Sep 1880)
      4. 4. Solomon Goldsmith (1881 – 6 Aug 1961) m. Everilda (Catherine Matilda) Bowd (abt 1886 – 29 Aug 1986)
        1. 1. Kathleen (Patricia) Goldsmith (17 Mar 1910 – ) m. George (Ernest) Binfield (abt 1909 – )
        2. 2. Gertrude Goldsmith (1912 – )
      5. 5. George (Absalom) Goldsmith (12 Oct 1882 – ) m. Ellen Fry (27 Jun 1883 – 1947)
        1. 1. Harry Goldsmith (abt 1907 – )
        2. 2. Frederick (John) Goldsmith (abt 1910 – )
        3. 3. Edward (Walter) Goldsmith (21 Mar 1915 – ) m. Lena (Mildred) Staplehurst (23 Aug 1915 – 1987)
        4. 4. Phyllis (Ruth) Goldsmith (21 Feb 1917 – )
      6. 6. Lydia (E) Goldsmith (1884 – )
      7. 7. Alfred (John) Goldsmith (1888 – )
      8. 8. Frankland Goldsmith (12 Jun 1890 – ) m. May (Ann) Smith (25 Dec 1899 – )
        1. 1. Elsie (Ruth) Goldsmith (26 Sep 1919 – 1990) m. Frederick Howell
      9. 9. David Goldsmith (abt 1893 – ) m. Florence (Mabel) Reynolds (abt 1894 – Jun 1921)
        1. 1. Roland (George Hood) Goldsmith (21 Aug 1916 – 7 Aug 1944) m. Gladys (Joan) Stevens
      10. 10. Charles (Mark) Goldsmith (abt 1898 – )
    6. 6. Benjamin Goldsmith (1855 – Feb 1878)
    7. 7. Sarah (Jane) Goldsmith (1859 – ) m. George Vine (abt 1860 – )
      1. 1. Florence Vine (abt 1882 – )
      2. 2. George Vine (abt 1886 – )
      3. 3. Ernest (Henry) Vine (abt 1892 – )
    8. 8. George Goldsmith (Sep 1860 – 26 Mar 1930) m. Elizabeth Willoughby (1859 – 1 Feb 1956)
      1. 1. Charles (B) Goldsmith (Abt. 1882 – )
      2. 2. Mabel Goldsmith (Abt. 1886 – )
      3. 3. Horace Goldsmith (Abt. 1889 – )
      4. 4. Lillian Goldsmith (Abt. 1894 – )
  2. 2. Lydia Goldsmith (Jan 1828 – ) m. Amos Verrall (abt 1827 – )
    1. 1. William (Providence) Verrall (Jan 1851 – )
  3. 3. Susannah Goldsmith (Jul 1830 – 17 Nov 1923) m. Joseph Townsend (abt 1831 – 28 Nov 1885)
    1. 1. Sarah Townsend (abt 1858 – )
    2. 2. Joseph Townsend (abt 1859 – )
    3. 3. George Townsend (23 Mar 1861 – 6 Aug 1892)
    4. 4. Charles Townsend (6 Dec 1862 – 26 May 1903) m. Annie Guild (1863 – 1952)
      1. 1. Alexander (Joseph) Townsend (22 Aug 1887 – 22 Dec 1974)
      2. 2. Alma (Guild) Townsend (1889 – 1889)
      3. 3. Charles (Arthur) Townsend (1890 – 1950) m. Ellen (Elsie Jane) Hawthorn (12 Dec 1889 – 10 Sep 1956)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Gladys) Townsend (13 Dec 1913 – 28 Mar 1989)
        2. 2. Arthur (William) Townsend (14 Jul 1914 – 23 Jan 1988)
        3. 3. Harold (Goldsmith) Townsend (14 Jun 1917 – 23 Apr 1994)
        4. 4. Charles (Leslie) Townsend (4 Jul 1919 – )
        5. 5. Susan (Jean) Townsend (20 Apr 1923 – 28 Oct 2015)
        6. 6. Alexander (Keith) Townsend (11 Aug 1924 – 21 Mar 2017) m. Elsie (Elizabeth) Welch (2 Aug 1925 – 10 Dec 1999)
        7. 7. Rita Townsend (23 Feb 1929 – 15 Jun 2010) m. Sidney (James) Soltan (13 Oct 1930 – 4 May 1996)
      4. 4. Angus (Harry) Townsend (1892 – 11 Aug 1893)
      5. 5. Dorothy Townsend (1894 – 31 Aug 1896)
      6. 6. Harold (Goldsmith) Townsend (24 Dec 1896 – 1975)
      7. 7. James (Guild) Townsend (8 Oct 1899 – 14 Jul 1974)
    5. 5. Catherine (Roxborough) Townsend (16 Oct 1864 – Sep 1954) m. William (Leake) Edmanson
      1. 1. Townsend (Harry) Edmanson (Abt. 1892 – )
    6. 6. Arthur (William) Townsend (1872 – 5 May 1932) m. Georgina (Catherine) Shillinglaw (23 Mar 1868 – 5 Aug 1942)
  4. 4. Charlotte Goldsmith (Mar 1832 – )
  5. 5. Richard Goldsmith (1841 – 7 Mar 1908) m. Elizabeth ("Bett") French (1848 – )
    1. 1. Henry French (28 Dec 1869 – )
  6. 6. Samuel (Ambrose) Goldsmith (1847 – 1896) m. Fanny Ralph (Apr 1855 – Sep 1880) m. Emily (Mary) Ralph (18 Aug 1859 – Nov 1941)
    1. 1. Benjamin Goldsmith (23 Aug 1885 – 24 Jan 1966) m. Jane Lane (3 Jan 1876 – 17 Sep 1957)
      1. 1. Winifred (Mary) Lane (1904 – Mar 1934) m. Edward (Adams) Cox (13 Aug 1902 – )
      2. 2. Thomas (George Goldsmith) Lane (29 Jan 1908 – 14 Aug 1992) m. Hilda (Ruth) Taylor (9 Mar 1910 – 23 Sep 2000)
        1. 1. Hilda (Miriam Ruth) Goldsmith (28 Dec 1931 – 7 Jun 2017) m. Peter (Rex) Baker (Abt. 1931 – ) m. Patrick (Michael) Flaherty (24 May 1923 – 1993)
        2. 2. Thomas (George) Goldsmith (17 Feb 1933 – 25 Jan 2020) m. Molly (Elizabeth) Gurr (3 Feb 1934 – 13 Oct 2009)
        3. 3. Winifred (M) Goldsmith (1937 – 1937)
      3. 3. Rupert Goldsmith (22 Jan 1910 – 26 Nov 1944) m. Hilda (Patience) Rowsell (6 Dec 1915 – 1986)
        1. 1. Roy (Frank) Goldsmith (Jan 1938 – Mar 1938)
        2. 2. Peter (J) Goldsmith (1939 – 1963) m. Ivy (M) Back (1935 – )
        3. 3. David Goldsmith (1942 – 25 Sep 2012) m. Susan (Elizabeth) Brown (6 Sep 1946 – 24 May 1999)
      4. 4. Henry (William) Goldsmith (3 Jan 1913 – 1 Feb 1982) m. Freda (Margaret) Berry (22 Nov 1917 – 10 Jul 1944) m. Ivy Ince (26 Mar 1913 – 2001)
        1. 1. Alan (Michael) Goldsmith (10 Jun 1937 – 8 Jun 2024) m. Brenda (D) Wright (1943 – )
      5. 5. Benjamin Goldsmith (28 Sep 1915 – 17 Feb 1974)
    2. 2. Daisy Goldsmith (9 Dec 1887 – ) m. Charles (Herbert) Clarke (abt 1887 – )
      1. 1. Samuel (Ambrose) Clark (15 Nov 1906 – 1980) m. Eileen (M E) Farmer
      2. 2. Daisy (Dorothy) Clark (25 Apr 1910 – )
      3. 3. Emily (Avis) Clark (10 Jun 1914 – 20 Jan 1916)
      4. 4. Winifred (Esther) Clark (7 May 1917 – 25 Dec 1943)
    3. 3. Samuel (Ambrose) Goldsmith (Mar 1890 – 26 May 1903)
    4. 4. Emily (Avis) Goldsmith (Nov 1891 – 1907)

Benjamin Goldsmith's Timeline

7 Records

1800
1800
Birth of Benjamin Goldsmith in Hellingly, Sussex, England
Hellingly, Sussex, England
1851
1851
Age 51
Benjamin Goldsmith resided here in Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1861
1861
Age 61
Benjamin Goldsmith resided here in 1 Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1 Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1871
1871
Age 71
Benjamin Goldsmith resided here in Cottage on Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Cottage on Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1875
1875 - 1877
Age 75
Benjamin Goldsmith resided here in Beach Cottage, Crumbles, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Beach Cottage, Crumbles, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1877
12 Feb 1877
Age 77
Death of Benjamin Goldsmith in Pevensey Turnpike, Sussex, England
Pevensey Turnpike, Sussex, England
1877
16 Feb 1877
Age 77
Burial of Benjamin Goldsmith in Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Hellingly, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 22 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Eastbourne, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: 1 Shingle Cottage, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Cottage on Pevensey Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1041; Folio: 7; Page: 7; GSU roll: 827481

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1875 - 1877
    Event Place: Beach Cottage, Crumbles, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] East Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1705-1963, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, East Sussex, England; East Sussex Electoral Registers; Reference: Q/4/E/3/37
    [2] East Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1705-1963, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, East Sussex, England; East Sussex Electoral Registers; Reference: Q/4/E/3/36
    [3] East Sussex, England, Electoral Registers, 1705-1963, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, East Sussex, England; East Sussex Electoral Registers; Reference: Q/4/E/3/35

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Pevensey Turnpike, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 309/1/5/2

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Eastbourne St Mary, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR 309/1/5/2
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