The Weald - Descendents Report

Generation No. 1
	1. Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer He was born 1781 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 16^th Sep 1781 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, parents Thomas & Priscilla Goldsmith
	He married Ann Sowton on 22^nd Mar 1804 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. She was born 1786 at Steyning, Sussex; christened 21^st Aug 1786 at St Andrew's Church, Steyning, Sussex, parents Thomas & Ruth Sowton. They had the following children:
2	i	Thomas who was born 1809 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1809 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex, parents Joseph & Ann Goldsmith
3	ii	Reuben who was born 1812 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 16^th Feb 1812 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex
	iii	Elizabeth who was born 1817 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 23^rd Nov 1817 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex
	iv	Sarah who was born 1818 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 10^th Oct 1818 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex
	v	Ann who was born 1824 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 29^th Feb 1824 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex
4	vi	Caroline who was born 1831 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 7^th Aug 1831 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex

Generation No. 2
	2. Thomas Goldsmith, road labourer was the son of Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer and Ann Goldsmith [Sowton]. He was born 1809 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 31^st Dec 1809 at Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex, parents Joseph & Ann Goldsmith
	He married Mary Anne Elphick on Jan to Mar 1843 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q1 Vol 7 Page 557. She was born 1822 at Surrey. They had the following children:
	i	Catherine who was born 1844 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 10^th Nov 1844 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	ii	Henry who was born 1844 at Hailsham, Sussex
	iii	Thomas who was born 1846 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 1^st Mar 1846 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	iv	George who was born 1847 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 5^th Sep 1847 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
5	v	Naomi who was born 1849 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 11^th Feb 1849 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	vi	Joseph who was born 1851 at Leap Cross, Hailsham, Sussex; christened 23^rd Mar 1852 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Anne Goldsmith
6	vii	William who was born 1855 at Common, Hailsham, Sussex; christened 27^th May 1855 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	viii	Alfred who was born 1857 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 13^th Dec 1857 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	ix	James who was born 1859 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 26^th Jun 1859 St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Anne Goldsmith

	3. Reuben Goldsmith, farm labourer was the son of Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer and Ann Goldsmith [Sowton]. He was born 1812 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 16^th Feb 1812 at Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex
	He married Susan Ling on 10^th Dec 1831 at Pevensey, Sussex. She was born 7^th Apr 1810 at Pevensey, Sussex; christened 29^th Apr 1810 at St Nicholas Church, Pevensey, Sussex, parents Thomas & Lucy Ling. They had the following children:
	i	Joseph who was born 1843 at Hailsham, Sussex
	ii	Richard who was born 1847 at Hailsham, Sussex

	4. Caroline Crisford [Goldsmith] was the daughter of Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer and Ann Goldsmith [Sowton]. She was born 1831 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 7^th Aug 1831 at Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex
	She married George Crisford, hair and cocoa weaver on July to Sep 1849 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q3 Vol 7 Page 487. He was born 1825 at Salehurst, Sussex; christened 25^th Dec 1825 at Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Sandhurst, Kent, parentsThhomas & Mary Crisford. They had the following children:
	i	George Alfred who was born Apr 1850 at Hailsham, Sussex

Generation No. 3
	5. Naomi Burgess [Goldsmith] was the daughter of Thomas Goldsmith, road labourer and Mary Anne Goldsmith [Elphick]. She was born 1849 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 11^th Feb 1849 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, daughter of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	She married George Burgess, engine cleaner and cola merchant on c 1872. He was born 1852 at Penhurst, Sussex. They had the following children:
	i	Trayton who was born Nov 1880 at Hailsham, Sussex
	ii	Margaret who was born 1882 at Eastbourne, Sussex; christened 19^th Jan 1882 Christ Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, daughter of George Burgess (stoker) and Naomi Burgess
7	iii	Nellie who was born 1885 at Eastbourne, Sussex

	6. William Goldsmith, railway porter was the son of Thomas Goldsmith, road labourer and Mary Anne Goldsmith [Elphick]. He was born 1855 at Common, Hailsham, Sussex; christened 27^th May 1855 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, son of Thomas Goldsmith (labourer) and Mary Ann Goldsmith
	He married Ann Avard on Apr to June 1876 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1876 Q2 Vol 2B Page 138. She was born Jan to Mar 1856 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q1 Vol 2B Page 67. They had the following children:
	i	Albert E. who was born 1877 at Hailsham, Sussex
	ii	Caroline who was born 1879 at Hailsham, Sussex

Generation No. 4
	7. Nellie Thompson [Burgess] was the daughter of George Burgess, engine cleaner and cola merchant and Naomi Burgess [Goldsmith]. She was born 1885 at Eastbourne, Sussex
	She married Joseph Edward Victor Thompson on 22^nd May 1912 at Ontario, Canada. He was born July to Sep 1887 at Hastings, Sussex; emigrated 1907 to Canada