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William Goldsmith 1861–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1861

Birth Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1945

Death Location: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Father: George 🤵🩸

Mother: Sarah 👰🩸

Spouse(s): Emma Walker

Children(s): Frederick 🤵🩸, Mary Goldsmith, William Goldsmith, John Goldsmith, Bertie Goldsmith, Susan Goldsmith, Sidney Goldsmith, Edward Goldsmith, Mabel Goldsmith, Emily Goldsmith, George Goldsmith

The story of William Goldsmith began in 1861 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. William Goldsmith married Emma Walker, and had children including Bertie Goldsmith, Edward Goldsmith, Emily Elizabeth Goldsmith, Frederick Goldsmith Walker, George Goldsmith, John Goldsmith, Mabel Alice Goldsmith, Mary Jane Goldsmith, Sidney Goldsmith, Susan Goldsmith, William Charles Goldsmith. William Goldsmith passed away in 1945 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William Goldsmith began in 1861 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.
  • William Goldsmith married Emma Walker, and had children including Bertie Goldsmith, Edward Goldsmith, Emily Elizabeth Goldsmith, Frederick Goldsmith Walker, George Goldsmith, John Goldsmith, Mabel Alice Goldsmith, Mary Jane Goldsmith, Sidney Goldsmith, Susan Goldsmith, William Charles Goldsmith.
  • William Goldsmith passed away in 1945 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

George 🤵🩸
1820–1895
Birth Location: Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
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Sarah 👰🩸
1823–1916
Birth Location: Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Walker
1862–1932
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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Children(s)

Frederick 🤵🩸
1879–1966
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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Mary Goldsmith
1883–1923
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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William Goldsmith
1885–1912
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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John Goldsmith
1887–1943
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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Bertie Goldsmith
1890–1971
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
BG
Susan Goldsmith
1892–1929
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
SG
Sidney Goldsmith
1894–1976
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
SG
Edward Goldsmith
1896–1984
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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Mabel Goldsmith
1898–1981
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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Emily Goldsmith
1901–1985
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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George Goldsmith
1881–1883
Birth Location: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
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William Goldsmith's Ancestors

Self
William Goldsmith
1861–1945
Birth Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
George Goldsmith 🤵🩸
1820–1895
Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Sarah (Hanscombe) 👰🩸
1823–1916
Pirton, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Goldsmith
1791–1867
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England.
Susannah Peacock
1796–1864
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England
James Handscombe
1799–1869
Langford, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Mary Street
1800–1889
Ickleford, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Goldsmith
1757–1791
Judith Barber
1752–1806
Peter Moules
1753–1818
Ann Barr
1756–1829
William Hanscombe
1763–1849
Sarah Gravestock
1765–1824
William Street
1757–1843
Sarah Harris
1772–1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Goldsmith
1727–1769
Elizabeth Goldsmith
1726–1769
Matthew Handscombe
1727–1789
Elizabeth Hanscombe
1725–1803
William Gravestock
1735–

William Goldsmith's Descendants

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William Goldsmith (October 1861–Jan 1945) m. Emma Walker (1862–March 1932)
  1. 1. Frederick (Goldsmith Walker) 🤵🩸 1879–1966 m. Mary (Ann) Walker 1868–1929
    1. 1. Frederick (Benjamin Goldsmith) Walker 1908–1994 m. Lily (Margretta Davis) 👰🩸 1909–1998
      1. 1. Harvey (Roy) Walker 1928–2022 m. Jean (Margaret French) 👰 1934–2017
      2. 2. Sheila (Joan) Walker 1931–2019
    2. 2. Jessie (Mabelle Mary Goldsmith) Walker 1906–1986 m. Stanley (Charles) Reynolds 1908–1992
    3. 3. Rebekah (Lottie) Walker 1904–1904
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Goldsmith 1883–1923 m. William (Arnold) 🤵 1876–1962
    1. 1. Ruby (May) Arnold 1918–2004 m. Ronald (Leslie Armitage) 🤵 1917–1963
  3. 3. William (Charles) Goldsmith 1885–1912
  4. 4. John Goldsmith 1887–1943 m. Mary (Baines) 👰 1886–
    1. 1. Doris (Mary) Goldsmith 1910–1992 m. Frederick (John Harris) 🤵 1911–1970
  5. 5. Bertie Goldsmith 1890–1971
  6. 6. Susan Goldsmith 1892–1929
  7. 7. Sidney Goldsmith 1894–1976
  8. 8. Edward Goldsmith 1896–1984 m. Dorothy (Annie Louisa Williams) 👰 1898–1992
  9. 9. Mabel (Alice) Goldsmith 1898–1981
  10. 10. Emily (Elizabeth) Goldsmith 1901–1985
  11. 11. George Goldsmith 1881–1883

William Goldsmith's Timeline

11 Records

1861
25 Sep 1861
Birth of William Goldsmith in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1861
October 1861
Birth of William Goldsmith in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
1861
3 Nov 1861
William Goldsmith was baptized in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1871
1871
Age 10
William Goldsmith resided here in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1881
1881
Age 20
William Goldsmith resided here in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1891
1891
Age 30
William Goldsmith resided here in Pirton, Pirton, Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Pirton, Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1901
1901
Age 40
William Goldsmith resided here in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1921
1921
Age 60
William Goldsmith resided here in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1939
1939
Age 78
William Goldsmith resided here in Hertfordshire, England
Hertfordshire, England
1945
Mar 1945
Age 84
Death of William Goldsmith in Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
1945
Jan 1945
Age 84
Death of William Goldsmith in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Sep 1861
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census
    [2] 1881 England Census
    [3] 1901 England Census
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011662B
    [5] 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 157107, ED 25, Sch 89; Book: 07107

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1861
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 1441
    [2] 1871 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1861
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Pirton, Pirton, Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 157107, ED 25, Sch 89; Book: 07107

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 1011662B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Mar 1945
    Event Place: Pirton, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1945
    Event Place: Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 3a; Page: 1441
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