| Generation No. 1 | |||
| 1. Ann Goldsmith [Sowton] She was born 1786 at Steyning, Sussex; christened 21st Aug 1786 at St Andrew's Church, Steyning, Sussex, parents Thomas & Ruth Sowton | |||
| She married Joseph Goldsmith, farm labourer on 22nd Mar 1804 at St. Michael, Lewes, Sussex. He was born 1781 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1781 at St. Mary the Virgin Parish Church, Hailsham, Sussex, parents Thomas & Priscilla Goldsmith. They had the following children: | |||
| 2 | i | Thomas who was born 1809 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 31st Dec 1809 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex, parents Joseph & Ann Goldsmith | |
| 3 | ii | Reuben who was born 1812 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1812 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex | |
| iii | Elizabeth who was born 1817 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 23rd Nov 1817 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| iv | Sarah who was born 1818 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 10th Oct 1818 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| v | Ann who was born 1824 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 29th Feb 1824 Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex | ||
| 4 | vi | Caroline who was born 1831 at Hailsham, Sussex; christened 7th 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 31st 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 10th 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 1st 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 5th 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 11th 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 23rd 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 27th 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 13th 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 26th 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 16th Feb 1812 at Baptist Chapel, Hailsham, Sussex | |||
| He married Susan Ling on 10th Dec 1831 at Pevensey, Sussex. She was born 7th Apr 1810 at Pevensey, Sussex; christened 29th 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 7th 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 25th 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 11th 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 19th 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 27th 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 22nd May 1912 at Ontario, Canada. He was born July to Sep 1887 at Hastings, Sussex; emigrated 1907 to Canada | |||
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