THE GOLDSMITH FAMILY HISTORY
This
is the family history of Steven Goldsmith, originally from Kent, in England. These pages are arranged by relationship of
the people mentioned to Steve, not by generations; it includes people who have
a blood relationship and sometimes their spouses. Many, but not all, of the people mentioned
have a relationship with other people mentioned. Surnames are GOLDSMITH unless otherwise
stated.
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Acknowledgements
Information in these pages about the
descendants of William BATES (born c. 1796) and especially the descendants of
his grandson, Frederick BATES (b. 1858) – in other words, a great-great-great
grandfather and a great-grand uncle respectively of Steve - is kindly provided
by Nigel MAY, a nephew of Freda BELL, who received much of this
information from Edward Walter AIRS.
Information in these pages about the
descendants James BARHAM, (born c. 1712) and his siblings is kindly supplied by
Chris BARHAM, a grandson of Edgar
Percival BARHAM. There is further
information on his website at http://www.lttmail.com/~chris_barham/barham,
although we have subsequently learned that this is largely (if not wholly)
based upon the research of Ronald BARHAM.
Information in these pages about the
descendants of William KYSOW (otherwise KYSON) and his descendants is kindly
supplied by Norma KYSON.
Parents
Steve’s parents are seen in a studio photograph
on 22 December 1941, their wedding day.
Arthur Edward GOLDSMITH (1918 – 1992)
He was born on 2 July 1918, at 1, McDonald
Villas, London Road,
Stone, Dartford, Kent, the son of Arthur , a tabloid packer at the
chemical works (i.e., Burroughs Wellcome) and Maud (source:
personal knowledge of Steve, corroborated by certified copy of entry 42 in the
register of births in the sub-district of Dartford).
This is a photograph
presumably taken during World War ll. It
is undated.
He married, on 22 December 1941, at the
Register Office, Dartford, Kent; Eileen KYSOW, when serving in the Royal
Corps of Signals. His service number was
2364109 and he had attained the rank of Lance Corporal. His peace-time occupation had been a sheet
metal worker. The wedding was witnessed
by Gladys Goldsmith, Ken
JOHNSON and Marie KYSOW (source: Steve’s knowledge of his parents
and information provided by them, corroborated by a certified copy of entry 199
in the register of marriages).
This is from a card
sent by him from North Africa dated 25 October
1943. He inscribed it: “to my loving and
devoted wife Eileen from Arthur”.
He died, on 11 April 1992, having suffered
a myocardial infarction, and was buried, on 23 April 1992, at the Watling Street
cemetery, Dartford, Kent.
Eileen KYSOW (1916 – 2007)
She was the daughter of Hermann and Elizabeth. At the time of her marriage to Arthur, she worked as an
engineers’ machinist (source: Steve’s
knowledge of his parents and information provided by them, corroborated by a
certified copy of entry 199 in the register of marriages).
Grandfathers
Arthur GOLDSMITH (1879 –1947)
Born Stone, near Dartford, Kent,
4 August 1879. Baptised at Holy Trinity
Church, Dartford,
20 August 1879. He married, 8 January
1916, at the Register Office, Dartford; Maud Bates.
He lived at 1 MacDonald Villas, Stone and worked as a chemical
packer. His age was given as 33
years. Rose
and William SALES were witnesses at the wedding. They had children: Edna Maud, Arthur Edward, Gladys Audrey, Eric George, Iris and Brenda.
The baptism records at Holy Trinity Church,
Dartford for Steve’s father and his uncle and aunts show that Arthur and Maud
lived at 1 MacDonald Villas, Stone, which is 109 London Road, Stone. These records show that Arthur worked as a
packer, and Steve recalls being told that Arthur worked at Burroughs Wellcome
pharmaceutical works. As a consequence
of a deformity of a finger, Arthur was unfit for military service in the
1914-18 war: Steve has been told by his Aunt Iris
that he had lost part of his finger as the result of an industrial accident,
and as a consequence opted for the offer of employment for life.
He died, 17 October 1947, at the Miller Hospital,
Greenwich, from
uraemia and associated conditions leading to toxic myocarditis. Steve’s father registered his death and his
death certificate confirms that he had worked as a packer at a chemical
works. He was buried, on 23 October
1947, in grave 4836 at Watling Street cemetery, Dartford, Kent (source: entry 20675 in the register of
burials, 1946-56).
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Hermann Julius KYSOW (1883 – 1969) otherwise known as Herbert John
Hermann Julius was born at 30 Grafton Street, London, on 31 July 1883, the son of Hermann and Matilda.
We do not know when his forenames changed, but we understand that his
original names perhaps sounded too Germanic and was changed during one or other
of the two World Wars.
On the night that the Census was taken in
1891, he was a border at 1, Globe Cottages, Wood Street, Chelmsford,
Essex with William BRYAN, a potter, and his wife, Mary Jane BRYAN.
In September 1907, when his daughter, Marie, was born, he worked as a
journeyman cabinet maker and lived at 41, Gordon Place, Kensington, London.
He married on 1 September 1914 at
Marylebone Register Office; Elizabeth Mary
FLUDER. At the time of his
marriage, he lived at 5, Church
Street, Marylebone. He stated that he worked as a master cabinet
maker and that his age was 31 years. His
mother, Matilda, and Robert Moseley MEADOWCROFT,
were witnesses (source: certified copy of
entry 3 in the register of marriages).
They had children: Marie, Philomena Agnes, Herman, Eileen, William, Edward, Elizabeth and Charles.
Steve knows that by 1916, they lived at Shrotton Street, London,
NW1. This building stands on the corner
of Lisson Grove, London,
above a fish restaurant.
Steve recalls being told that he married
secondly, Gertrude, and thirdly, Lillian, but has no knowledge when these
events occurred. He recalls, as a child,
being taken to his workshop, in Marylebone
Lane, in the latter half of the 1960s. This workshop may instead have been at 160, Seymour Place, London,
W 1 (source: British Phone Books, 1880 –
1984, from the BT Archives via www.ancestry.com). He also recalls being taken to birthday
parties at his home at 25, Waldegrave
Road, Ealing, W5.
In his latter years, he was blind.
He died, at home, on 8 July 1969.
S. G. Abelson, M.B. certified death due to bronchopneumonia following a
carcinoma, He was cremated at West Ruislip.
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Grandmothers
Maud BATES (1895
– 1979)
Born 6 March 1895 at 16 South Street, Dartford,
Kent, the
daughter of George Henry and Caroline.
At the time of her marriage to Arthur, she
worked as a chemical packer and lived at 41, Gordon Road, Dartford, Kent. She continued to live at 109 London Road,
Stone until the early 1970s when she went to live with one of her daughters at
Ore, near Faversham, Kent and then with her at Sutton-at-Hone, where she (the
daughter) was the sub-postmistress. In
her latter years, she lived with one or other of her other three daughters, and
died whilst living with her eldest daughter in April 1979. She was buried, with Arthur, at Watling Street cemetery, Dartford, 3 May 1979.
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Elizabeth Mary FLUDER (1884
– 1935)
Born on 5 October 1884 at 35 Carnaby Street, London, the daughter of Carl Friedrick (a tailor, who registered the
birth), and Fannie.
When she married Hermann KYSOW in September
1914, she lived at 5, Church Street, Marylebone, and stated that she was aged
29 years (source: certified copy of entry
3 in the register of marriages at the Register Office, Marylebone).
When she registered the birth of her
daughter, Marie, she declared that
she was married (source: certified copy
of an entry of birth registered on 12 October 1907 in the Kensington
registration district), whereas she did not marry until 1914 (source: certified copy of an entry of
marriage on 1 September 1914 at the register office, Marylebone, London).
She died on 2 December 1935 at 12 Exmoor Street,
although she then lived at 4 Talbot House, Lisson Grove, N.W.1. R.G. Worcester, M.D., certified her death as
having been caused by cachexia and anaemia, which resulted from her suffering
from cervical cancer.
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Great-grandfathers
Edward GOLDSMITH
(c.1842 -1915)
He was a son of Thomas
and Martha, and he was baptised at Holy Trinity
Church, Dartford, Kent,
9 October 1842.
At the time of the 1871 Census, he lived at
13, Boundary Street, Erith, Kent
and worked as a labourer at an iron works.
He gave his age as 28 years. He
lived there with his wife, Jane, aged 25 years and son, Edward, aged 10 months (source: PRO ref: RG10, piece 880, folio 134 page 28).
In June 1876, when Jane registered the death of her father, Robert, the family lived at 6, Boundary Street, Erith,
Kent.
The parish records at Holy
Trinity Church,
Dartford, show that Rose, Alfred, George and Ada were baptised on 25 November 1877. These records also refer to the burial of Edward.
At the time of the 1881 Census, lived at 42 Fulwich Road, Dartford
with Jane and worked as a labourer in an
iron foundry. Jane worked as a
needlewoman. Also at home were George (aged 15, a dandy rolls mould maker (for an
explanation of this, go to http://www.dartfordarchive.org.uk/technology/paper_marshall.shtml),
Ada (aged 8, a scholar), Alfred
(aged 5, a scholar), Rose (aged 3) Arthur (aged 1), and Bertie (aged
3 months).
The parish records at Holy
Trinity Church,
Dartford, show that Percy was baptised on 4
July 1883, when the family lived at Whitby Cottages, The Brent, Dartford.
At the time of the 1891 Census, lived at 9 High Street,
Stone, near Dartford with Jane and worked as a
milk carrier. They lived there with
their children: Alfred (aged 15), Rose (aged 13), Arthur
(aged 11), Bertie (aged 9), Percy
(aged 7) and Alice (aged 4).
The certificate of marriage for Rose shows that in December 1897, he worked as a
labourer.
At the time of the 1901 Census, lived at 1
Macdonald Cottages, London Road,
Stone, near Dartford with Jane and worked as a
general labourer. They lived there with
their children: Arthur (aged 21, a general labourer), Percy (aged 17, a machine minder) and Alice (aged 14).
He died at 1 Macdonald Cottages, London Road, Stone,
near Dartford on 27 November 1915. After an inquest conducted by H B Sewell,
coroner for Kent,
on 30 November 1915, his death was registered on 1 December 1915 as being
caused by “syncope due to senile changes in a weak and fatty heart. From natural causes, suddenly” at the age of
74 years. We believe ‘syncope’ indicates
fainting or a loss of consciousness and could indicate that he suffered heart
failure or a disturbance to heart rhythm.
He was buried, on 1 December 1915, in grave 3624 at the East Hill burial
ground, Dartford, Kent (source: entry
11379 in the register of burials 1901-18).
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George Henry BATES (1853 -1926)
He was born 17 March 1853 at Gas Lane, Dartford, the son of William
Edward and Emily.
He married, on 2 November 1874, at Holy Trinity
Church, Dartford;
Caroline HARRIS. He worked at that time as a labourer, and
lived at Lowfield Street,
Dartford.
At the time of the 1881 Census, he lived at
142 Hythe Street,
Dartford with Caroline,
with their children: George (aged 6), Emily (aged 5), William
(aged 3) and Thomas (aged 3 months). He worked as a labourer at the gas works.
We know, from his marriage certificate and
from Maud’s birth certificate that he was unable to write. He worked, at that time, as a road labourer.
At the time of the 1891, he lived at 1
Sharps Cottage, Heath Street, Dartford, Kent with Caroline and their children: Emily (aged 15), William
(aged 14),Thomas (aged 10), Albert (aged 8), Harry
(aged 6), Arthur (aged 5) and Charles (aged 11 months). He worked as a
labourer
At the time of the 1901 Census, he lived at
16 South Street,
Dartford with Caroline,
and worked as a labourer at the gas works.
They lived with their children: William
(aged 23, a general labourer), Albert (aged
18, a general labourer), Arthur (aged 14), Charles (aged 11) and Maud (aged 6).
In addition, he had other children who did
not survive to be included in a Census: Annie Eliza, Florence Annie, Charlotte Winifred, Frederick Mark and Ellen Rose.
He died, on 26 July 1926 at 41, Gordon Road, Dartford,
Kent. His daughter, Emily
PAYNE, registered his death, which was caused by carcinoma of the
oesophagus. He was buried, on 30 July
1926, in grave 618 in the extension ground of the East Hill burial ground,
Dartford, Kent (source: entry 13972 in
the register of burials, 1918-34).
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Hermann Julius KYSOW (c. 1855 - 1914?)
From the Latter Day Saints’ web site, it
appears that he was born in 1855 at Kalbe Andersaale, Sachsen, Prussia.
At the time of the 1881 Census, he lived
alone in lodgings at 34 Henry
Street, London, and
worked as a cabinet-maker. His
birthplace is given as Calbuander
Saalu, Prussia. We believe this to be the city of Calbe, situated on the river Saale in Saxonia-Anhalt, Germany.
He married at St Johns Church,
Fitzroy Square, London, on 13 August 1882; Matilda SCHMELTZER. He lived at 65 Charlotte Street, London
and worked as a cabinet-maker.
In 1889, he lived at 39, Nasmyth Street, Hammersmith, Middlesex,
and worked as a cabinet maker.
At the time of the 1891 Census, he lived at
31, Mardale Street,
Hammersmith and he worked as a cabinet-maker and upholsterer. His wife, Matilda,
was a laundress.
At the time of the 1901 Census, he lived at
2a Campden Street, London and still worked as a
cabinet-maker. He lived there with Matilda, Hermann (aged 17, who also
worked as a cabinet-maker), Charley
(aged 15, a french polisher) and William
(aged 12).
His wife, Matilda, married again in June 1915 but
was a witness at their son, Hermann’s,
marriage in September 1914, with the man that she subsequently married. From this, we conclude that he probably died
before September 1914.
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Step great-grandfather
Robert Moseley MEADOWCROFT (c. 1874 -?)
At the time of his marriage to Matilda, he lived at 18, Great Church
Lane Chambers, Hammersmith, London, and worked as a hardware packer. He stated that he was a bachelor, aged 40
years. He was the son of John
MEADOWCROFT, a commercial traveller (source:
certified copy of entry 166 in the register of marriages at the Register
Office, Fulham, London).
Carl FLUDER (c.
1843 -?)
He was born in Prussia, the son of France (sic) Joseph and married, at
Westminster Register Office, on 24 December 1883; Fannie
MÜLLER. At that time, he lived at 35 Carnaby Street, London and worked as a tailor. He was still living at that address when his
daughter, Rosalie, was born. He does not appear to be mentioned in the
1881 Census according to online resources.
At the time of the 1891 Census, he lived at
31, Verly Road,
Islington, Middlesex and he worked as a tailor.
He gave his age as 47 years and his birthplace as Germany, although he was by then
naturalised as a British Subject. He
lived there with his wife, Fannie, and their
children: Anna, Elizabeth, Franz,
Rosalie and Dorothea.
At the time of the 1901 Census we believe
that he lived at 79 Addison Road,
Guildford, Surrey, where he still worked as a
tailor. He was described as being
married to Mary, who was then aged 45 and who had been born at Sedley, Cornwall.
He married, secondly, on 23 June 1902 at
the register office, Reading, Berkshire;
Mary BARTH.
He gave his age as 58 years and his occupation as a tailor. He then lived at 399, Oxford Road, Reading,
Berkshire.
The copy certificate of the marriage gives his father’s name as Franz Joseph FLUDER and his occupation as a
builder, who had previously died.
He had apparently died before March 1907
when his daughter, Rosalie, married.
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Great-grandmothers
Jane, née BARHAM
(1845 -1916)
She was
born 15 March 1845 at Northfleet,
Kent, the
daughter of Robert, a schoolmaster, and Anne. If
you know more about Jane Barham before her marriage to Edward,
please mail
us.
She died
on 10 September 1916, at 1 Mac Donald Villas, London Road, Stone, near Dartford, Kent. D.W. Standley, M.B., certified her death as having
been caused by rheumatoid arthritis and cerebral thrombosis. Her son, Arthur, was
present at and registered the death. She
was buried, on 13 September 1916, in grave 3624 in the East Hill burial ground,
Dartford, Kent (source: entry 11552 in
the register of burials, 1901-18)
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Caroline BATES, née HARRIS
(1855 - 1943)
Born on 30 October 1855 at 13 Heath Lane, Dartford, the daughter of William Henry and Emma. At
the time of her wedding, she lived at Lowfield
Street, Dartford.
She died, on 1 February 1943, at 41, Gordon
Road, Dartford, Kent and was buried, on 5 February 1943, in grave 981 at the
East Hill burial ground, Dartford, Kent (source:
entry 18857 in the register of burials, 1934-46).
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