The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for James Goldsmith, farm labourer, son of James Goldsmith and Martha Goldsmith [Holmwood]
Generation No. 1
  1. James Goldsmith, farm labourer was the son of James Goldsmith and Martha Goldsmith [Holmwood]. He was born 29th Sep 1824 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1824 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Caroline Chewter on 30th Jun 1845 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1816. They had the following children:
2 iJames who was born 15th Oct 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1846 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
3 iiJoseph who was born 13th Aug 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1848 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
4 iiiJesse who was born 4th Aug 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1850 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivCaroline who was born 1851 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 2nd Nov 1851 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vEliza who was born 1854 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 7th May 1854 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viEllen who was born 2nd Feb 1856 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 14th Mar 1856 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
5 viiGeorge William who was born 1859 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1859 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. James Goldsmith, master carpenter was the son of James Goldsmith, farm labourer and Caroline Goldsmith [Chewter]. He was born 15th Oct 1846 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 6th Dec 1846 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Emily Berry on 15th Oct 1868 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1849 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1850 at St. Mark's Church, Hadlow Down, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iJesse who was born 16th Apr 1869 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiSamuel who was born Feb 1871 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiiCaroline who was born 23rd Jan 1872 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th May 1872 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  ivAlfred who was born 4th Mar 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  vErnest Albert who was born 1876 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 13th Feb 1876 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  viGeorge who was born Jul 1880 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiWalter who was born 1883 at Rotherfield, Sussex
  viiiMary who was born 1884 at Rotherfield, Sussex
   
  3. Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer was the son of James Goldsmith, farm labourer and Caroline Goldsmith [Chewter]. He was born 13th Aug 1848 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 3rd Dec 1848 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Esther Pilbeam on Apr to June 1870 at Uckfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1870 Q2 Vol 2b Page 163. She was born 7th Dec 1849 at St. John's, Withyham, Sussex; christened 30th Dec 1849 at St. Michael's Church, Withyham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iLousia Amelia who was born 1st Jun 1874 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 9th Aug 1874 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  iiLucy who was born 1878 at Rotherfield, Sussex
6 iiiWilliam Joseph who was born 19th Jan 1886 at Crowborough, Sussex
   
  4. Jesse Goldsmith, contractor was the son of James Goldsmith, farm labourer and Caroline Goldsmith [Chewter]. He was born 4th Aug 1850 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 1st Sep 1850 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married (1) Eliza Jane Berwick on 10th Feb 1872 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1852 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 4th Jul 1852 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlfred Albert who was born 8th Apr 1873 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 10th Aug 1873 St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married (2) Amelia Pilbeam on Oct to Dec 1877, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1877 Q4 Vol 2b Page 275. She was born 1857 at Withyham, Sussex
   
  5. George William Goldsmith, contractor was the son of James Goldsmith, farm labourer and Caroline Goldsmith [Chewter]. He was born 1859 at Rotherfield, Sussex; christened 12th Jun 1859 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex
  He married Ellen Reed on 12th Jun 1880 at St. Denys Church, Rotherfield, Sussex. She was born 1860 at Battle, Sussex
   
Generation No. 3
  6. William Joseph Goldsmith was the son of Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer and Esther Goldsmith [Pilbeam]. He was born 19th Jan 1886 at Crowborough, Sussex
  He married Mabel Pilbeam on Jan to Mar 1912 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1912 Q1 Vol 2B Page 148. She was born 1886 at Midhurst, Sussex; died Apr to June 1932 at Ticehurst, Sussex, registered at Ticehurst District, Sussex, ref: 1932 Q2 Vol 2B Page 163
   

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