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GOLDSMITH, Florence Edith
1868 - 1945 (77 years) Has 10 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.
1826 - 1891 (65 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, Florence Edith Birth 1868 Norwich Registration District, Norfolk 
Gender Female Death 23 Aug 1945 Acle Registration District, Norfolk Person ID I2774 Edgoose Last Modified 31 Jan 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, James, b. 1826, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 1891, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 65 years) Mother WALES, Ann, b. 6 Mar 1825, Heigham, Norwich, Norfolk, England d. 18 Apr 1905, Norwich, Norfolk, England (Age 80 years) Marriage 1850 Norwich Registration District, Norfolk Family ID F534 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SPANTON, Frederick Bailey, b. 1866, Stalham, Norfolk, England d. 24 Jan 1953, Acle Registration District, Norfolk (Age 87 years) Marriage 1891 Norwich Registration District, Norfolk Children 1. SPANTON, Claude Goldsmith, b. 1893, Lakenham, Norfolk, England d. 22 Nov 1943, Acle, Norfolk, England (Age 50 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. SPANTON, Robert Frederick, b. 1897, Lakenham, Norfolk, England d. 16 Aug 1965, Norwich Outer Registration District, Norfolk (Age 68 years)3. SPANTON, Doris Annie, b. 1905, Lakenham, Norfolk, England d. 1981, Lincoln Registration District, Lincolnshire (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1404 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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FLORENCE EDITH GOLDSMITH 1868-1945
The birth of a Florence Edith GOLDSMITH was registered in 1868.
(GRO December Q 1868 Norwich 4b 145)
From the 1871 census of St. Stephens Street, Norwich, Norfolk:
James GOLDSMITH, head, aged 46, grocer, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 46, grocer, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
James W. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 18, grocer, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
John W. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 15, scholar, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
*Florence E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 2, scholar, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
Ester LAKE, servant, aged 17, domestic servant, born at Flordon (sic), Norfolk.
(RG10/1816/123/18)
From the 1881 census of Victoria Street, Lakenham, Norwich, Norfolk:
James GOLDSMITH, head, aged 54, grocer, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 56, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
*Florence E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 12, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
Eliza M. VINCENT, servant, aged 15, domestic, born at Norwich, Norfolk.
(RG11/1946/24/41)
The 1891 census of 20 Victoria Street, Lakenham, Norfolk:
James GOLDSMITH, head, aged 62, grocer, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 64, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
*Florence E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 30 (sic), born at Norwich, Norfolk;
Ellen P. SPINKS, visitor, aged 21, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
Caroline S. DAYNES, servant, aged 17, general servant, born at Norwich, Norfolk.
(RG12/1526/6/6)
She married in 1891 Frederick Bailey SPANTON.
(GRO December Q 1891 Norwich 4b 327)
The 1901 census of 20 Victoria Street, Lakenham, Norfolk:
Ann GOLDSMITH, head, aged 76, widow, living on own means, born at Norwich, Norfolk:
*Florence SPANTON, daughter, aged 30, married, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
Claud SPANTON, grandson, aged 8, born at Norwich, Norfolk;
Robert SPANTON, grandson, aged 4, born at Norwich, Norfolk.
(RG13/1846/160/25)
From the 1911 census of Panxworth, Blofield, Norwich, Norfolk:
Frederick Bailey SPANTON, head, aged 44, farmer, born at Stalham, Norfolk;
*Florence Edith SPANTON, wife, aged 40, married 19 years, born at Norwich St. Stephens;
Claude Goldsmith SPANTON, son, aged 18, farmer's son working on farm, born at Lakenham, Norwich;
Robert Frederick SPANTON, son, aged 14, school, born at Lakenham, Norwich;
Doris Annie SPANTON, daughter, aged 6, school, born at Lakenham, Norwich.
(RG14PN11377/RG78PN619/RD228/SD1/ED8)
The death of a Florence E. SPANTON aged 76 was registered in 1945.
(GRO September Q 1945 Acle 4b 34)
Florence Edith SPANTON of Blofield Norfolk (wife of Frederick Bailey SPANTON) died 23 August 1945 Probate Norwich 27 December to Doris Annie HOUGHTON (wife of Frederick Percy HOUGHTON) and Bernard Oliver Leathes PRIOR
(National Probate Calendar 1945)
(revised 13.06.2012)