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John Richard Goldsmith 1862 – 1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1862

Birth Location: Rye, Sussex, England

Death Date: 20 May 1933

Death Location: Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Father: Thomas Goldsmith

Mother: Mary Noakes

Spouse(s): Edith Woodley

Children(s): Ettie Goldsmith

In 1862, John Richard Goldsmith Snr entered the world in Rye, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Goldsmith and Mary Jane Noakes. John Richard Goldsmith Snr married Edith Woodley, and had children including Ettie Goldsmith. John Richard Goldsmith Snr passed away in 1933 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1862, John Richard Goldsmith Snr entered the world in Rye, Sussex, England, born to Thomas Goldsmith and Mary Jane Noakes.
  • John Richard Goldsmith Snr married Edith Woodley, and had children including Ettie Goldsmith.
  • John Richard Goldsmith Snr passed away in 1933 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Goldsmith
1810 – 1898
Birth Location: Hailsham, Sussex, England
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Mary Noakes
1828 –
Birth Location: Peasmarsh, Sussex
MN

Spouses(s)

Edith Woodley
1870 – 1937
Birth Location: Hagbourne, Berkshire, England
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Children(s)

Ettie Goldsmith
1907 – 1982
Birth Location: Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
EG

John Goldsmith's Ancestors

Self
John Goldsmith
1862 – 1933
Birth Place: Rye, Sussex, England
Parents
Thomas Goldsmith
1810 – 1898
Hailsham, Sussex, England
Mary (Jane) Noakes
1828 –
Peasmarsh, Sussex
Grandparents
Joseph Goldsmith
1781 – 1854
Hailsham, Sussex, England
Ann Souter
1786 – 1860
Steyning, Sussex, England
William Noakes
1806 – 1878
Udimore, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas GOLDSMITH
1757 – 1816
Pricilla Green
1760 – 1832
Robert Noakes
1772 – 1856
Sophie Dunk
1779 – 1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Goldsmith
1724 – 1757
Sarah Hover
1721 – 1782
Thomas Noakes
1745 – 1781
Ann BUSS
1746 – 1833
David Dunk
1748 – 1825
Sarah Chambers
1752 – 1814

John Goldsmith's Descendants

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John (Richard) Goldsmith (Sep 1862 – 20 May 1933) m. Edith Woodley (22 Apr 1870 – 22 Jun 1937)
  1. 1. Ettie Goldsmith (09 Sep 1907 – 28 APR 1982) m. Harold (Joseph) Winter (13 May 1908 – 16 MAY 1989)
    1. 1. Lois (Edith Helmieh) Winter (05 May 1928 – 2 May 2002) m. Peter (Benjamin) Sigvertsen (03 Jan 1923 – 15 Apr 1952)
      1. 1. Diane (Lois Marie) Sigvertsen (23 May 1945 – 09 Jan 2019) m. Peter (John) Ward (24 Oct 1945 – )
        1. 1. John (Peter) Ward (1970 – ) m. Unknown
        2. 2. Gillian (Diane) Ward (1972 – ) m. Mike (Joseph) Moulton
      2. 2. Gary (Peter) Sigvertsen (22 Jul 1946 – 14 Apr 2019)
      3. 3. Maryanne Sigvertsen
      4. 4. Michael Sigvertsen
      5. 5. Andrea Sigvertsen
      6. 6. Erin Sigvertsen
      7. 7. Sharon Sigvertsen

John Goldsmith's Timeline

2 Records

1862
Sep 1862
Birth of John Richard Goldsmith Snr in Rye, Sussex, England
Rye, Sussex, England
1933
20 May 1933
Age 71
Death of John Richard Goldsmith Snr in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1862
    Event Place: Rye, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1933
    Event Place: Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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