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GOLDSMITH, Frederick William
1858 - 1942 (84 years) Has 8 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.
1832 - 1912 (81 years)-
Name GOLDSMITH, Frederick William Birth 1858 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England 
Gender Male Death 1942 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Person ID I6319 Edgoose Last Modified 1 Feb 2026
Father GOLDSMITH, John, b. 1828, Lowestoft, Suffolk, England d. 1912, West Bromwich Registration District, Staffordshire (Age 84 years) Mother BEARE, Elizabeth, b. Between 1831 and 1832, Bungay, Suffolk, England d. 1912, West Bromwich Registration District, Staffordshire (Age 81 years) Marriage 1853 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Family ID F2396 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family BUTTRESS, Clara Ann, b. March Q 1859, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England d. 1927, Birmingham South, Warwickshire (Age 68 years) Marriage December Q 1881 Aston, Warwickshire - Aston 6d 588
Children 1. GOLDSMITH, Frederick G., b. Between 1885 and 1886, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]2. GOLDSMITH, Clara Lucy, b. Sept. Q 1886, Aston, Warwickshire d. Yes, date unknown3. GOLDSMITH, Alice Ida, b. December Q 1887, Aston, Warwickshire d. Yes, date unknown4. GOLDSMITH, Gladys Esther, b. 1900, Handsworth, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2418 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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FREDERICK WILLIAM GOLDSMITH 1858-1942
The birth of Frederick William GOLDSMITH was registered in 1858.
(GRO March Q 1858 Birmingham 6d 192)
The 1861 census of 59 Buckingham Street, Birminghan, Warwickshire:
John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 31, military gun stocker, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
Louisa E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 6, scholar, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
*Frederick W. GOLDSMITH, son aged 3, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Oliver John GOLDSMITH, son, aged 7 months.
(RG9/2157/95/7)
From the 1871 census of 20 Anglesey Street, Aston, Warwickshire:
John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 42, gun stock maker, born Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 39, born at Bungay, Suffolk;
Louisa E. GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 16, milliner, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
*Frederick W. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 13, scholar, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Oliver GOLDSMITH, son, aged 10, scholar, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Harry R. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Aston, Warwickshire.
(RG10/3154/100/35)
From the 1881 census of 39 Anglesey Street, Aston, Warwickshire:
John GOLDSMITH, head, aged 52, gun stocker, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
Elizabeth GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 49, born at Lowestoft, Suffolk;
*Frederick GOLDSMITH, son, aged 23,unmarried, jeweller's clerk, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Oliver GOLDSMITH, son, aged 20, apprentice to watchmaker, born at Aston, Warwickshire;
Harry GOLDSMITH, son, aged 17, apprentice to watchmaker, born at Aston, Warwickshire.
(RG11/3037/26/43)
The marriage between Frederick William GOLDSMITH and Clara Ann BUTTRESS was registered in 1881.
(GRO December Q 1881 Aston 6d 588)
The 1901 census of 32 St. Peter's Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire:
*Fredk Willm GOLDSMITH, head, aged 43, manufacturing jeweller, employer, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Clara Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 42, born in Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Frederick G. GOLDSMITH, son, aged 15, born at Handsworth, Staffordshire;
Clara Lucy GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 14, born at Aston, Warwickshire;
Alice Ida GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 13, born at Aston, Warwickshire;
Gladys Hester GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 10 months, born at Handsworth, Staffordshire;
Clara Ann BUTTRESS, mother-in-law, aged 71, widow, born at Guildford, Surrey;
Mary Elizabeth BATE, servant, aged 21, general domestic, born at Little Heath, Staffordshire.
(RG13/2713/94/18)
From the 1911 census of 34 Radnor Road, Handsworth, Staffordshire:
Frederick William GOLDSMITH, head, aged 53, married 29 years, 4 children, 4 living, manufacturing jeweller, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Clara Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, married, aged 52, married 29 years, 4 children, 4 living, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Alice Ida GOLDSMITH, daughter, single, aged 23, born in Aston, Warwickshire;
Gladys Esther GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged 10, born in Handsworth, Staffordshire;
Evelyn RICHARDS, female servant, aged 22, general servant domestic, born in London.
(RG14PN17235 RG78PN1059 RD371 SD1 ED30 SN121)
From the 1921 census of 20 Carisbrooke Road, Edgbaston, Smethwick, Kings Norton, Worcestershire:
Frederick William GOLDSMITH, head, aged 63, manufactury jeweller, employer, born at Birmingham, Warwickshire;
Clara Ann GOLDSMITH, wife, aged 62 y 4 m, home duties, born at Birmingham, Warwickshirre;
Gladys Esther GOLDSMITH, daughter, aged, home duties, born at Handsworth, Staffordshire.
The death of Clara A. GOLDSMITH was registered in 1927 aged 68.
(GRO Q2 1927, born in 1859, died Q2 1927, Birmingham South, Warwickshire, 6D 175)
The death of a Frederick W. GOLDSMITH aged 83 was registered in 1942, i.e. born in 1858 or 1859.
(GRO March Q 1942 Birmingham 6d 296)