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Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith 1877 – 1955 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1877

Birth Location: Croydon, Surrey, England

Death Date: 1955

Death Location: Croydon, Surrey, England

Father: William Goldsmith

Mother: Mary Baker

Spouse(s): Frederick Wells

Children(s): Lydia Wells, Jane Wells, Frederick Wells, Maud Wells, Alfred Wells, Winifred Wells

In 1877, Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith entered the world in Croydon, Surrey, England, born to William James Goldsmith and Mary Ann Baker. In 1881, Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith resided in Shorts Cottage, West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, E. Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith married Frederick William Wells, and had children including Lydia Susanna Annie Wells, Jane Eleanor Wells, Frederick Herbert William Wells, Maud Violet Wells, Alfred George Wells, Winifred Lilian Wells. Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith passed away in 1955 in Croydon, Surrey, England.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith entered the world in Croydon, Surrey, England, born to William James Goldsmith and Mary Ann Baker.
  • In 1881, Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith resided in Shorts Cottage, West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, E.
  • Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith married Frederick William Wells, and had children including Lydia Susanna Annie Wells, Jane Eleanor Wells, Frederick Herbert William Wells, Maud Violet Wells, Alfred George Wells, Winifred Lilian Wells.
  • Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith passed away in 1955 in Croydon, Surrey, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lydia Goldsmith's Ancestors

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Lydia Goldsmith
1877 – 1955
Birth Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
Parents
William James Goldsmith
1844 –
Ringmer, Sussex, England
Mary (Ann) Baker
1835 –
Grandparents
William (Geall) Goldsmith
1817 –
Ripe, Sussex, England
Lydia Richardson
1822 –
Street, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
William Goldsmith
1794 – 1858
Caroline Geall
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Goldsmith
1763 – 1843
Elizabeth Tomset
1776 –

Lydia Goldsmith's Descendants

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Lydia (Priscilla) Goldsmith (6 Oct 1877 – 1955) m. Frederick (William) Wells (20 Mar 1871 – 5 Oct 1918)
  1. 1. Lydia (Susanna Annie) Wells (17 Apr 1903 – 5 Nov 1972)
  2. 2. Jane (Eleanor) Wells (6 Feb 1905 – 1992)
  3. 3. Frederick (Herbert William) Wells (8 Dec 1906 – 23 Nov 1991) m. Marian (Alice) Collings
    1. 1. Frederick (John Ernest) Wells (1936 – 1936)
    2. 2. Eric (William Thomas) Wells (1937 – 1939)
    3. 3. Roy (Norman) Wells (6 May 1939 – 21 Apr 2014)
    4. 4. Marian (Barbara) Wells (1944 – ) m. John (A) Kingham
    5. 5. Jennifer (M) Wells (1946 – ) m. Philpott
  4. 4. Maud (Violet) Wells (26 Oct 1909 – 1996)
  5. 5. Alfred (George) Wells (12 Jan 1912 – 1913)
  6. 6. Winifred (Lilian) Wells (11 Oct 1915 – 24 Jan 2003)

Lydia Goldsmith's Timeline

6 Records

1877
6 Oct 1877
Birth of Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith in Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Surrey, England
1877
18 Nov 1877
Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith was baptized in Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Surrey, England
1881
1881
Age 4
Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith resided here in Shorts Cottage, West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, England
Shorts Cottage, West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, England
1902
1902
Age 25
Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith was married
None
1911
1911
Age 34
Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith resided here in 16 Wentworth Road, Croydon, Surrey, England
16 Wentworth Road, Croydon, Surrey, England
1955
1955
Age 78
Death of Lydia Priscilla Goldsmith in Croydon, Surrey, England
Croydon, Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1877
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980
    [2] 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911
    [3] 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1877
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1902
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Shorts Cottage, West Street, Carshalton, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 16 Wentworth Road, Croydon, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1955
    Event Place: Croydon, Surrey, England

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