The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Michael Goldsmith, brickmaker, son of Edward Goldsmith and Elizabeth Goldsmith [Cleaver]
Generation No. 1
  1. Michael Goldsmith, brickmaker was the son of Edward Goldsmith and Elizabeth Goldsmith [Cleaver]. He was born 1756 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 9th Jan 1757 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex; died 28th Apr 1820 at Warbleton, Sussex, aged 63 years
  He married Martha Foster on 3rd Dec 1778 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Edward Parkes & John Durrant. She was born 1757 at Warbleton, Sussex; died 2nd Jun 1841 at Warbleton, Sussex, aged 84 years. They had the following children:
2 iElizabeth who was born 1779 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1779 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
3 iiJesse who was born 1781 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1781 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiHenry who was born 8th Jul 1790 at Warbleton, Sussex, twin of Ann; christened 10th Oct 1790 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  ivAnn who was born 8th Jul 1790 at Warbleton, Sussex, twin of Henry; christened 10th Oct 1790 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
4 vThomas who was born 3rd Mar 1792 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1792 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
5 viRebecca who was born 1798 at Warbleton, Sussex; died 19th Jan 1878 Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 79 years
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Elizabeth Errey [Goldsmith] was the daughter of Michael Goldsmith, brickmaker and Martha Goldsmith [Foster]. She was born 1779 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 24th Oct 1779 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Joseph Errey, bricklayer on 12th May 1803 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Joseph Errey & John Durrant. He was born 1774 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; buried 15th Aug 1861 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 87 years. They had the following children:
6 iMary who was born 4th Jan 1813 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1813 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  3. Jesse Goldsmith, brickmaker was the son of Michael Goldsmith, brickmaker and Martha Goldsmith [Foster]. He was born 1781 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 23rd Sep 1781 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Ann Unknown on c 1815. She was born 1788 at Ashburnham, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMartha who was born 1st Dec 1816 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 19th Jun 1834 St. Mary's Church, Battle, Sussex, christened Elizabeth Martha; buried 26th Oct 1891 Ticehurst, Sussex, aged 71 years, died in Union Workhouse
7 iiJasper who was born 1818 at Wartling, Sussex; buried 21st Apr 1869 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 51 years
  iiiSarah Jane who was born c 1819 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 6th Sep 1840 St Peter's Church, Bexhill, Sussex
8 ivEliza who was born 1821 at Wartling, Sussex; buried 17th Apr 1878 Wartling, Sussex, aged 57 years
9 vCharles who was born 1831 at Wartling, Sussex
   
  4. Thomas Goldsmith, brickmaker was the son of Michael Goldsmith, brickmaker and Martha Goldsmith [Foster]. He was born 3rd Mar 1792 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 17th Apr 1792 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  He married Jane Dann on 22nd Apr 1822 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses Thomas & Mary Dann & Philadelphia Goldsmith. She was born 1797 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 23rd Apr 1797 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iThomas who was born 2nd Mar 1823 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 13th Apr 1823 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1886 Lewes, Sussex, aged 63 years (lived most of his life in East Chiltington)
  iiJane who was born 28th Oct 1824 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 19th Dec 1824 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 16th Feb 1827 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 25th Mar 1827 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 22nd Jan 1842 Warbleton, Sussex, aged 14 years
10 ivWilliam who was born 17th Jun 1829 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1829 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th May 1902 Warbleton, Sussex, aged 73 years
   
  5. Rebecca Sweetman [Goldsmith] was the daughter of Michael Goldsmith, brickmaker and Martha Goldsmith [Foster]. She was born 1798 at Warbleton, Sussex; died 19th Jan 1878 at Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 79 years
  She married James Sweetman, fellmonger on 9th Dec 1828 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses Nicholas Oxley & Ann Siggery. He was born 1776 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 4th Dec 1776 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iMary who was born 1830 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiThomas who was born 1834 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  iiiJob who was born 23rd Mar 1837 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 28th Aug 1837 Herstmonceux Independent Chapel, Herstmonceux, Sussex; died 11th Aug 1912 Herstmonceux, Sussex, administration to James Sweetman, farmer & Abraham Goldsmith packing case maker effects £13,491 9s 1d; buried 16th Aug 1912 Herstmonceux, Sussex, aged 74 years
   
Generation No. 3
  6. Mary Errrey [Goldsmith] was the daughter of Joseph Errey, bricklayer and Elizabeth Errey [Goldsmith]. She was born 4th Jan 1813 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 2nd May 1813 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
  She married Stanford Tuppeny, blacksmith on 17th Dec 1833 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Stanford & Caroline Tuppeny. He was born 1811 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1811 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex, parents Stanford & Hannah Tuppeny. They had the following children:
11 iSarah who was born 3rd Apr 1835 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1835 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Stamford & Mary Twopenny; died Jan to Mar 1859 Hailsham, Sussex
  iiMary who was born 11th May 1837 at Etchingham, Sussex; christened 25th Jun 1837 Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
12 iiiJohn who was born 1841 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1841 St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex
   
  7. Jasper Goldsmith, brick and tile maker was the son of Jesse Goldsmith, brickmaker and Jane Ann Goldsmith [Unknown]. He was born 1818 at Wartling, Sussex; buried 21st Apr 1869 at St Mary's Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 51 years
  He married Ann Akehurst on Oct to Dec 1842 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1842 Q4 Vol 7 Page 531. She was born 10th Feb 1821 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 19th Jan 1823 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; buried 10th Jan 1863 at St Mary's Church, Eastdean, Sussex, aged 41 years. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born Jan to Mar 1843 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q1 Vol 7 Page 342; died Jan to Mar 1843 Hailsham, Sussex
  iiArthur Jacob who was born Jan to Mar 1844 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1844 Q1 Vol 7 Page 382; died Jan to Mar 1844 Hailsham, Sussex
  iiiJane Ann who was born Jan to Mar 1845 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1845 Q1 Vol 7 Page 364; died July to Sep 1902 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 57 years
  ivEllen Emma who was born Oct to Dec 1847 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1847 Q4 Vol 7 Page 365; died Jan to Mar 1851 Wartling, Sussex
  vJesse who was born Oct to Dec 1849 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1849 Q4 Vol 7 Page 390; died July to Sep 1853 Wartling, Sussex
  viCharles who was born Oct to Dec 1851 at Wartling, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1851 Wartling, Sussex
  viiPolina who was born Oct to Dec 1852 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1852 Q4 Vol 2B Page 70; died Apr to June 1853 Wartling, Sussex
  viiiJohn Hercules who was born Jan to Mar 1854 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q1 Vol 2B Page 56; buried 16th Apr 1890 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 37 years
  ixHerbert Confucius who was born Oct to Dec 1854 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1854 Q4 Vol 2B Page 57; died Jan to Mar 1855 Wartling, Sussex
  xCatherine Martha who was born Oct to Dec 1856 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q4 Vol 2B Page 58; died Jan to Mar 1873 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 16 years
  xiFanny who was born Apr to June 1858 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1858 Q2 Vol 2B Page 50; died Apr to June 1858 Wartling, Sussex
  xiiJames Akehurst who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2B Page 59; buried 2nd Dec 1860 Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
  8. Eliza Billiness [Goldsmith] was the daughter of Jesse Goldsmith, brickmaker and Jane Ann Goldsmith [Unknown]. She was born 1821 at Wartling, Sussex; buried 17th Apr 1878 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, aged 57 years
  She married John Billiness on 6th Apr 1850 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses James S Collins & Elizabeth Stroud. He was born 23rd Apr 1823 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 18th May 1823 at Herstmonceux Independent Chapel, Herstmonceux, Sussex. They had the following children:
13 iEllen who was born July to Sep 1851 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q3 Vol 7 Page 388
14 iiStephen who was born 1853 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
15 iiiDavid John who was born July to Sep 1856 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q3 Vol 2B Page 54
  ivGeorge who was born July to Sep 1859 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Holborn District, London, ref: 1855 Q3 Vol 2B Page 55; buried 17th Jun 1861 Wartling, Sussex, aged 1 year 11 months
   
  9. Charles Goldsmith, brickmaker was the son of Jesse Goldsmith, brickmaker and Jane Ann Goldsmith [Unknown]. He was born 1831 at Wartling, Sussex
  He married Mary Hoad on 16th Nov 1851 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses John & Eliza Billiness. She was born 4th Sep 1830 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1830 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  10. William Goldsmith, farm labourer was the son of Thomas Goldsmith, brickmaker and Jane Goldsmith [Dann]. He was born 17th Jun 1829 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1829 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex; buried 10th May 1902 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 73 years
  He married Jane Lavender on 25th Dec 1856 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses David Lavender & Esther Walter. She was born 1836 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 6th Nov 1836 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, daughter of John Lavender (labourer) & Mary Lavender; buried 27th Dec 1904 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 68 years. They had the following children:
16 iJohn Thomas who was born 18th Apr 1857 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; died 7th Aug 1943 Laughton, Sussex, probate to William John Goldsmith gardener
  iiLilley who was born Jan to Mar 1860 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1860 Q1 Vol 2B Page 60; died Apr to June 1902 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 41 years
17 iiiGeorge Aubrey who was born 3rd Sep 1862 at Warbleton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1943 Hailsham, Sussex, aged 81 years
18 ivJames Robert who was born Apr to June 1865 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2B Page 64; died 29th Sep 1939 Heathfield, Sussex, administration to Sarah Goldsmith widow
19 vCharles William Dodson who was born 4th Dec 1868 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1869 St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
   
Generation No. 4
  11. Sarah Bruchet [Tuppenny] was the daughter of Stanford Tuppeny, blacksmith and Mary Errrey [Goldsmith]. She was born 3rd Apr 1835 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 3rd May 1835 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Stamford & Mary Twopenny; died Jan to Mar 1859 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1859 Q1 Vol 2B Page 49
  She married William Burchet, farmer on 12th Sep 1855 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses David Piper & Elizabeth Jane Burchett. He was born 1832 at Heathfield, Sussex; christened 9th Jul 1832 at All Saints Church, Heathfield, Sussex
   
  12. John Tuppeny was the son of Stanford Tuppeny, blacksmith and Mary Errrey [Goldsmith]. He was born 1841 at Brightling, Sussex; christened 5th Sep 1841 at St. Thomas-à-Becket Church, Brightling, Sussex
  He married Philadelphia Bryant on 25th Oct 1864 at St. John the Baptist, Sedlescombe, Sussex, witnesses George & Betsy Bryant. She was born 1833 at Sedlescombe, Sussex; christened 22nd Dec 1833 at Sedlescombe, Sussex. They had the following children:
  iAlbert who was born 7th Jan 1870 at Middlesex
  iiHenrietta who was born 1875 at Middlesex
  iiiElizabeth who was born 1876 at Middlesex
   
  13. Ellen Geering [Billiness] was the daughter of John Billiness and Eliza Billiness [Goldsmith]. She was born July to Sep 1851 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1851 Q3 Vol 7 Page 388
  She married Albert Geering on 5th Dec 1877 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex, witnesses Stephen Billiness, Jane Wissam & Edward Elphick Olifence. He was born 1847 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 16th Jan 1848 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex, parents Albert & Rebecca Gearing
   
  14. Stephen Billiness was the son of John Billiness and Eliza Billiness [Goldsmith]. He was born 1853 at Herstmonceux, Sussex
  He married Mercy Marten on 19th Apr 1876 at St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London, witnesses Jees Foster & Elizabeth Martin. She was born Apr to June 1843 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1843 Q2 Vol 7 Page 331
   
  15. David John Billiness was the son of John Billiness and Eliza Billiness [Goldsmith]. He was born July to Sep 1856 at Wartling, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1856 Q3 Vol 2B Page 54
  He married Eveline Clark on 26th Feb 1881 at Holy Trinity Church, Eastbourne, Sussex, witnesses Alfred & Elizabeth Clark. She was born Apr to June 1860 at South Heighton, Sussex
   
  16. John Thomas Goldsmith was the son of William Goldsmith, farm labourer and Jane Goldsmith [Lavender]. He was born 18th Apr 1857 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; died 7th Aug 1943 at 4 Elm Cottages, Laughton, Sussex, probate to William John Goldsmith gardener
  He married Rebecca Gurr on 25th Dec 1895 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Thomas Alfred & Sarah Gurr. She was born 1863 at 7 Sussex Terrace, Brighton, Sussex; christened 20th Jul 1863 at St Peter's Church, Brighton, Sussex, parents Alfred & Anna Gurr
   
  17. George Aubrey Goldsmith was the son of William Goldsmith, farm labourer and Jane Goldsmith [Lavender]. He was born 3rd Sep 1862 at Warbleton, Sussex; died Oct to Dec 1943 at Hailsham, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1943 Q4 Vol 2B Page 151, aged 81 years
  He married Harriett Jane Burton on 4th Jun 1884 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses George Robert & Annie Errey. She was born 1863 at Hellingly, Sussex; christened 23rd Aug 1863 at St. Peter & St. Paul Church, Hellingly, Sussex; buried 1st Feb 1936 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 72 years, resident at Vines Cross, Horam
   
  18. James Robert Goldsmith was the son of William Goldsmith, farm labourer and Jane Goldsmith [Lavender]. He was born Apr to June 1865 at Warbleton, Sussex, registered at Hailsham District, Sussex, ref: 1865 Q2 Vol 2B Page 64; died 29th Sep 1939 at Little Broadhurst Farm, Broad Oak, Heathfield, Sussex, administration to Sarah Goldsmith widow
  He married Sally Packham on 16th Jul 1892 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses Benjamin & Alice Packham. She was born 2nd Feb 1867 at Cowbeech, Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 21st Apr 1867 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; buried 22nd Mar 1957 at St. Philip's Church, Burwash, Sussex, aged 90 years, resident at Little Brosdhurst Farm, Broad Oak, Heathfield
   
  19. Charles William Dodson Goldsmith was the son of William Goldsmith, farm labourer and Jane Goldsmith [Lavender]. He was born 4th Dec 1868 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 24th Jan 1869 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex
  He married Naomi Sinden on 27th Oct 1894 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses John Thomas Goldsmith & Rachel Gurr. She was born 1st May 1875 at Dallington, Sussex; christened 17th Oct 1875 at St. Giles Church, Dallington, Sussex
   

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