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GOLDSMITH, Maria
1838 - 1894 (56 years) Has 6 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1803 - 1875 (72 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, Maria Birth 1838 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 
Gender Female Death 1894 Mutford, Suffolk, England Person ID I6266 Edgoose Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, John, b. 16 Feb 1803, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 12 Jul 1875, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England (Age 72 years) Relationship natural Mother BLAGBURN, Sarah Blackburn Or, b. 17 May 1798, Sutton, Norfolk, England d. 1883, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 84 years) Relationship natural Marriage 25 Jul 1825 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England Family ID F1304 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family RACKHAM, Henry, b. Between 1833 and 1835, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 8 Nov 1916, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 83 years) Marriage 1856 Mutford, Suffolk, England Family ID F2397 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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MARIA RACKHAM née GOLDSMITH 1838-1894
The birth of a Female GOLDSMITH was registered in 1838.
(GRO June G 1838 Mutford &c 13 467)
From the 1841 census of Back Street, West Side, Lowestoft:
John GOLDSMITH, carter, aged 35, born in Suffolk;
Sarah GOLDSMITH, aged 35, not born in Suffolk;
James GOLDSMITH, aged 14, born in Suffolk;
John GOLDSMITH, aged 12, born in Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, aged 7, born in Suffolk;
*Maria GOLDSMITH, aged 3, born in Suffolk;
Loesa (sic) GOLDSMITH, aged 1, born in Suffolk.
(HO107/1030/7/27/3)
From the 1851 census of Chapel Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 47, carter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Sarah GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 50, born at Sutton, Norfolk;
John GOLDSMITH, son, aged 22, single, carpenter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 16, dressmaker, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
*Maria GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 12, scholar, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Louisa GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 10, scholar, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
George GOLDSMITH, son, aged 8, scholar, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk.
(HO107/1805/321/17)
The marriage between Henry RACKHAM and Maria GOLDSMITH was registered in 1856.
(GRO June Q 1856 Mutford 4a 1057)
The 1861 census of 23 Duke Head Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
Henry RACKHAM, head, aged 26, dairy man, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
*Maria RACKHAM, wife, aged 22, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Henry RACKHAM, son, aged 4, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Maria RACKHAM, daughter, aged 4, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Margaret E. RACKHAM, daughter, aged 2, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ann L. EVERETT, servant, aged 15, dairy maid, born at Southwold, Suffolk.
(RG9/1187/133/22)
From the 1871 census of Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk:
Henry RACKHAM, head, aged 37, farmer of 190 acres employing 5 men and 1 boy, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
*Maria RACKHAM, wife, aged 33, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Henry RACKHAM, son, aged 14, farmer's son, aged 14, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Maria RACKHAM, daughter, aged 14, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ellen Jane RACKHAM, daughter, aged 6, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Frederick William RACKHAM, son, aged 3, born at Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk;
Emily Beatrice RACKHAM, daughter, aged 10 months, born at Burgfh St. Peter, Norfolk;
Sarah CASSEY, servant, aged 17, dairy maid, born at Kirby Cane, Norfolk;
William WARD, servant, aged 11, cow boy, born at Wheatacre, Norfolk.
(RG10/1830/26/6)
The 1881 census of The Turnpike, Gunton, Suffolk:
Henry RACKHAM, head, aged 46, farmer of 180 acres employing 5 men and 1 boy, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
*Maria RACKHAM, wife, aged 43, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Maria RACKHAM, daughter, aged 24, farmer's daughter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ellen Jane RACKHAM, daughter, aged 16, farmer's daughter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Frederick Wm. RACKHAM, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk;
Herbert Ellis RACKHAM, son, aged 6, born at Gunton, Suffolk.
(RG11/1905/84/30)
From the 1891 census of Yarmouth Road, Gunton, Suffolk:
Henry RACKHAM, head, aged 55, farmer, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
*Maria RACKHAM, wife, aged 51, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Ellen Jane RACKHAM, daughter, aged 24, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Frederick Wm. RACKHAM, son, aged 22, butcher's assistant, born at Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk;
Emily B. RACKHAM, daughter, aged 19, born at Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk;
Gertrude M. RACKHAM, daughter, aged 17, born at Burgh St. Peter, Norfolk;
Herbert E. RACKHAM, son, aged 15, scholar, born at Gunton, Suffolk;
Charlotte BRIGHTON, servant, aged 42, general servant domestic, born at Shipmeadow, Suffolk.
(RG12/1495/64/3)
The death of Maria RACKHAM aged 56 was registered in 1894.
(GRO December Q 1894 Muyford 4a 499)
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