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Edward Goldsmith 1708–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1708

Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 Oct 1788

Death Location: Canterbury, Kent, England

Father: Edward Goldsmith

Mother: Elizabeth Robinson

Spouse(s): Mary Church

Children(s): Katherine Goldsmith, Mary Goldsmith, Mary Goldsmith, William Goldsmith, Edward Goldsmith, Elisabeth Goldsmith, Sarah Goldsmith, Edward Goldsmith

The story of Edward Goldsmith began in 1708 in Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom. In 1734, Edward Goldsmith resided in Canterbury, Kent, England. Edward Goldsmith married Mary Church, and had children including Edward Goldsmith, Elisabeth Goldsmith, Katherine Goldsmith, Mary Goldsmith, Sarah Goldsmith, William Goldsmith. Edward Goldsmith passed away in 1788 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Goldsmith began in 1708 in Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
  • In 1734, Edward Goldsmith resided in Canterbury, Kent, England.
  • Edward Goldsmith married Mary Church, and had children including Edward Goldsmith, Elisabeth Goldsmith, Katherine Goldsmith, Mary Goldsmith, Sarah Goldsmith, William Goldsmith.
  • Edward Goldsmith passed away in 1788 in Canterbury, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Goldsmith
1683–1784
Birth Location: Wye, Kent, England
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Elizabeth Robinson
1682–
Birth Location: Margate, Kent England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Church
1709–
Birth Location: St Lawrence, Thanet, Ramsgate, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Katherine Goldsmith
1743–
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Mary Goldsmith
1729–1731
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Mary Goldsmith
1733–
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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William Goldsmith
1735–1740
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
WG
Edward Goldsmith
1738–1748
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Elisabeth Goldsmith
1740–
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Sarah Goldsmith
1743–1743
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Edward Goldsmith
1749–1805
Birth Location: Margate, Kent, England
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Edward Goldsmith's Ancestors

Self
Edward Goldsmith
1708–1788
Birth Place: Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edward Goldsmith
1683–1784
Wye, Kent, England
Elizabeth Robinson
1682–
Margate, Kent England
Grandparents
Edward Goldsmith
1642–1686
Wye, Kent, England
Elizabeth Franklin
1640–1718
Edward Robinson
1660–1717
Cossall, Nottinghamshire, England
Mary BROOKER
1657–
Margate, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Goldsmith
1601–1660
Jane Coveney
1606–1693
Thomas Robinson
1639–1674
Marjory
1641–1674
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Goldsmith's Descendants

1.
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Edward Goldsmith (1708–5 Oct 1788) m. Mary Church (1709–)
  1. 1. Katherine Goldsmith 1743–
    1. 1. Richard (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1763– m. Elizabeth Clewley 1764–1801
      1. 1. Richard (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1791–1859 m. Mary (Ann) Morgan 1795–1853
        1. 1. Matilda (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1825–1875 m. William Potter 1823–
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Craycraft 1818–1907 m. John Datson 1811–
        3. 3. Ann (Frances) Craycraft 1823–
        4. 4. Henry (Clewley) Craycraft 1827–1828
        5. 5. Priscilla Craycraft 1820–1824
        6. 6. Robert (Clewley) Craycraft 1831–1869 m. Sarah (Ann) Grainger 1842–1913
        7. 7. Richard (Edward) Craycraft 1833–1834
        8. 8. Richard (Clewley) Craycraft 1818–
        9. 9. Elizabeth (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1814–1895 m. Richard (Swain) Oclee 1813–1881
        10. 10. Priscilla Craycraft 1829–1847
      2. 2. Elizabeth Goldsmith 1787–1788
      3. 3. Robert (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1793–1874 m. Elizabeth Border 1798–1884
        1. 1. Emma Craycraft 1834–
        2. 2. Henry Craycraft 1839–1907
        3. 3. George Craycroft 1841–
        4. 4. Eliza Craycraft 1828–1912 m. Benjamin (Rondo) Simson 1828–1895
        5. 5. Richard (Clewley) Craycraft 1828–1884
        6. 6. Robert Craycraft 1823–1892 m. Eliza (Ann) Dennis 1831–1901
        7. 7. Harriett Craycraft 1825–
        8. 8. William Craycraft 1831–1898
        9. 9. Charles Craycraft 1835–
        10. 10. Mary Craycraft 1818–1847
        11. 11. John Craycraft 1816–1864 m. Susan Phillpott 1811–
        12. 12. Elizabeth Craycraft 1821–1912 m. John (Holmes) Hodgman 1818–
        13. 13. Priscilla Craycraft 1829–1847
      4. 4. Mary (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1795–1795
      5. 5. Ann Goldsmith 1789–1855 m. Isaac Catt 1788–1856
        1. 1. George (Sampson) Catt 1828–1883
        2. 2. Isaac (Walter (Dodsen)) Catt 1831–1898
        3. 3. William (Robert) Catt 1826–1884
        4. 4. Isaac Catt 1816–1818
        5. 5. Joseph Catt 1818–1884
        6. 6. Elizabeth Catt 1813–1873
        7. 7. Robert (George) Catt 1829–1878
        8. 8. Sarah Catt 1823–1872
        9. 9. James (Richard) Catt 1824–1866
      6. 6. Catherine (Goldsmith) Craycraft 1798–1799
      7. 7. John (Goldsmith Craycraft twin to) Sarah 1796–1796
      8. 8. Sarah (Goldsmith Craycraft twin to) John 1796–1796
  2. 2. Mary Goldsmith 1729–1731
  3. 3. Mary Goldsmith 1733–
  4. 4. William Goldsmith 1735–1740
  5. 5. Edward Goldsmith 1738–1748
  6. 6. Elisabeth Goldsmith 1740–
  7. 7. Sarah Goldsmith 1743–1743
  8. 8. Edward Goldsmith 1749–1805 m. Sarah Wood 1763–1830
    1. 1. Edward Goldsmith 1787–1848

Edward Goldsmith's Timeline

5 Records

1708
1708
Birth of Edward Goldsmith in Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom
1708
14 Apr 1708
Edward Goldsmith was baptized in St John in Thanet, Kent, England
St John in Thanet, Kent, England
1734
1734
Age 26
Edward Goldsmith resided here in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1788
1788
Age 80
Death of Edward Goldsmith in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England
1788
5 Oct 1788
Age 80
Burial of Edward Goldsmith in Canterbury, Kent, England
Canterbury, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1708
    Event Place: Margate, Kent, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Apr 1708
    Event Place: St John in Thanet, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: UK, Poll Books and Electoral Registers, 1538-1893

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1788
    Event Place: Canterbury, Kent, England
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