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Descendant's report for Joseph Goldsmith
Generation No. 1
  1. Joseph Goldsmith He was born c 1760
  He married Susannah Card on 20th Apr 1772 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born c 1760. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born c Oct 1772 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 1st Nov 1772 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  iiSusanna who was born 1775 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 15th Oct 1775 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
2 iiiJohn who was born 1778 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 10th May 1778 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  ivJoseph who was born 1781 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 24th Jun 1781 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
3 vThomas who was born 1783 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 14th Sep 1783 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Feb 1851 Waldron, Sussex, aged 67 years; buried 28th Feb 1851 Waldron, Sussex
  viWilliam who was born 1786 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1786 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. John Goldsmith, farmer was the son of Joseph Goldsmith and Susannah Goldsmith [Card]. He was born 1778 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 10th May 1778 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  He married Patty on c 1798. She was born c 1780. They had the following children:
  iHarriet who was born 1799 at Albourne, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1799 St Bartholomew's Church, Albourne, Sussex
4 iiMary Anne who was born 1802 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 11th May 1802 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  iiiJohn who was born 1804 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 23rd Feb 1804 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  ivHenry Walls who was born 1806 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 27th Feb 1806 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  vElizabeth who was born 1808 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 4th Sep 1808 St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
   
  3. Thomas Goldsmith, shoe maker was the son of Joseph Goldsmith and Susannah Goldsmith [Card]. He was born 1783 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 14th Sep 1783 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex; died Feb 1851 at Waldron, Sussex, aged 67 years; buried 28th Feb 1851 at All Saints' Church, Waldron, Sussex
  He married Susannah Fleming on 3rd Nov 1806 at Hamsey, Sussex. She was born 1785 at Maresfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
5 iGeorge who was born 1807 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1807 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  iiSarah who was born 1808 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 16th Oct 1808 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
6 iiiThomas who was born 1811 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1811 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Jul 1871 Maresfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 29th Jul 1871 Maresfield, Sussex
  ivMarian who was born 1814 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 27th Mar 1814 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  vStephen who was born 1816 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 17th Jun 1816 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viSusan who was born 1819 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 14th Feb 1819 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viiElizabeth who was born 1825 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 26th Jun 1825 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  viiiMaria Fleming who was born 13th Dec 1828 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 24th Dec 1828 St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  4. Mary Anne Biggs [Ray] [Goldsmith] was the daughter of John Goldsmith, farmer and Patty Goldsmith. She was born 1802 at Buxted, Sussex; christened 11th May 1802 at St. Margaret's Church, Buxted, Sussex
  She married (1) William Ray, silversmith on 8th Mar 1825 at St Michael's Church, Newhaven, Sussex. He was born 1800 at Battle, Sussex; christened 26th Mar 1800 at St. Mary, Battle, Sussex, parents Daniel & Lydia Ray; died Feb 1854 at Hampton Place, Brighton, Sussex; buried 10th Feb 1854 at St. Nicholas Church, Brighton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iWilliam Stevens who was born 1826 at Battle, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1826 St. Mary, Battle, Sussex
  She married (2) William Biggs, corn factor on 1st Feb 1858 at St Mary's Church, Paddington, London, witnesses William Hallett & Elizabeth Nelson. He was born 2nd Mar 1797 at Crawley, Sussex; christened 2nd Apr 1797 at St John the Baptist Parish Church, Crawley, Sussex, parents William & Sarah Biggs
   
  5. George Goldsmith, shoe maker was the son of Thomas Goldsmith, shoe maker and Susannah Goldsmith [Fleming]. He was born 1807 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 16th Aug 1807 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Harriot Witherden on Oct to Dec 1840, registered at Lewes District, Sussex, ref: 1840 Q4 Vol 7 Page 603. She was born 1813 at Benenden, Kent. They had the following children:
  iEliza who was born 1841 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiStephen who was born 1842 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiiSarah Ann who was born 1844 at Maresfield, Sussex
  ivElizabeth who was born 1848 at Brighton, Sussex
   
  6. Thomas Goldsmith, shoe maker was the son of Thomas Goldsmith, shoe maker and Susannah Goldsmith [Fleming]. He was born 1811 at Maresfield, Sussex; christened 1st May 1811 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex; died Jul 1871 at Maresfield, Sussex, aged 60 years; buried 29th Jul 1871 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex
  He married Sophia Crouch on 7th Jan 1856 at St Bartholomew Parish Church, Maresfield, Sussex. She was born 1828 at Northiam, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 1857 at Maresfield, Sussex
  iiWilliam who was born 1862 at Maresfield, Sussex
7 iiiHenry who was born 9th Jan 1863 at Maresfield, Sussex; died 27th Mar 1951 Ontario, Canada; buried after 27th Mar 1951 Ontario, Canada
  ivEdwin who was born 1864 at Maresfield, Sussex
  vAlice who was born 1866 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viKate who was born 1867 at Maresfield, Sussex
  viiGeorge who was born 1868 at Maresfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  7. Henry Goldsmith was the son of Thomas Goldsmith, shoe maker and Sophia Goldsmith [Crouch]. He was born 9th Jan 1863 at Maresfield, Sussex; died 27th Mar 1951 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; buried after 27th Mar 1951 at Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ontario, Canada
  He married Armina Jane Catt on 13th Nov 1899 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada. She was born 16th Nov 1866 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; died 2nd May 1910 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada. They had the following children:
  iKate Helena who was born c 1900 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; died c 1900 Ontario, Canada
8 iiLesley Charles who was born 21st Nov 1901 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; died 15th Jun 1976 Ontario, Canada; buried after 15th Jun 1976 Ontario, Canada
  iiiEva Mildred who was born 10th Mar 1904 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; died 25th Mar 2001 Ontario, Canada; buried 27th Mar 2001 Ontario, Canada
   
Generation No. 5
  8. Lesley Charles Goldsmith was the son of Henry Goldsmith and Armina Jane Goldsmith [Catt]. He was born 21st Nov 1901 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; died 15th Jun 1976 at Bosanquet Twp., Ontario, Canada; buried after 15th Jun 1976 at Beechwood Cemetery, Forest, Ontario, Canada
  He married Mary Hannah Stewart on 27th Sep 1934 at Forest, Ontario, Canada. She was born c 1910
   

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