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GOLDSMITH, Robert
1807 - 1890 (83 years) Has 2 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.
1773 - 1863 (91 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, Robert Birth 28 Feb 1807 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England 
Gender Male Death 19 Oct 1890 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England Person ID I6279 Edgoose Last Modified 4 Feb 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, John, b. Between 1770 and 1771, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England d. 1855, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 85 years) Mother LARHAM, Sarah, b. Between 1772 and 1773, Earl Soham, Suffolk, England d. 1863, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 91 years) Marriage 13 Apr 1794 Saxmundham, Suffolk, England Family ID F2394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family SCARF, Mary Ann, b. Between 1800 and 1801, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 1886, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 86 years) Marriage 19 Oct 1831 Lowestoft, Suffolk, England Children 1. GOLDSMITH, Robert John, b. 1841, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 1928, Mutford, Suffolk, England (Age 87 years)Family ID F2404 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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ROBERT GOLDSMITH 1807-1890
Robert, son of John GOLDSMITH and Sarah née LARHAM, was born on 28 February 1807 and baptised there on 2 March the same year.
(IGI)
Robert GOLDSMITH married Mary Ann SCARF at Lowestoft, Suffolk, on 19 October 1831.
(FamilySearch)
From the 1851 census of Back Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
*Robert GOLDSMITH, head, aged 43, carter, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Mary Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 50, carter's wife, born at Lowestoft;
Robert J. GOLDSMITH, son,aged 10, scholar.
(HO107/1805/229/20)
The 1861 census of 25 St. Peter's Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
*Robert GOLDSMITH, head, aged 54, farmer and carter, born at Lowestoft;
Mary A. GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 60, washerwoman, born at Carlton, Suffolk;
Robert GOLDSMITH, son, aged 20, unmarried, carpenter, born at East Carlton, Norfolk;
Eliza BENTER, visitor, aged 24, unmarried, housemaid, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk.
(RG9/1187/173/14)
The 1871 census of 25 St. Peter's Street, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
*Robert GOLDSMITH, head, aged 64, farmer of 20 acres employing 1 man; born at Lowestoft;
Mary Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 68, farmer's wife, born at Carlton, Suffolk.
(RG10/1780/89/18)
The 1881 census of 3 Rooper's Buildings, Lowestoft, Suffolk:
*Robert GOLDSMITH, head, aged 74, farmer of 8 acres, born at Lowestoft;
Mary A. GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 81, born at Carlton Colville, Suffolk.
(RG11/1904/64/17)
The death of Robert GOLDSMITH aged 83 was registered in 1890. He died on 19 October 1890.
(GRO December Q 1890 Mutford 4a 607)
(National Probate Calendar 1890)
He was buried at Lowestoft, Suffolk, on 23 October 1890.
(FamilySearch)
"11 November 1890. Administration of the Personal Estate of Robert GOLDSMITH late of Lowestoft in the County of Suffolk Widower who died 19 October 1890 at Lowestoft was granted at Ipswich to Robert John GOLDSMITH of Lowestoft carpenter the Son and only Next of Kin. Personal Estate £15."
(National Probate Calendar 1890)
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