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Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Atlantic Blue	Report	16 May 2006 00:48
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	OK ..... My success rate on the occasions I have asked for assistance here has been 100%. Unfortunately I suspect that the percentage rate will drop dramatically with this request ! Have been absolutely and frustratingly stuck for the last 18 months on the following ..... Thomas Goldsmith born abt 1785 in Bow ( Middlesex ) He married a Charlotte Susannah Goodman on 27 Feb 1817 in St Mary's , Newington , Surrey. He was shown as a 32 year old widower at the time. My insurmountable problem is twofold .... Who was his first wife and Who were his parents. At a total dead end on this one .... if anyone has access to any weird and wonderful old records that might assist , I would be forever grateful. Regards Mike
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 489 Send Message	Paul	Report	16 May 2006 00:52
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 489 Send Message	Hi Mike There is this entry on Ancestry World Tree; Name: Thomas GOLDSMITH Given Name: Thomas Surname: Goldsmith Sex: M Change Date: 27 Nov 1997 Marriage 1 Charlotte,Susanah UNKNOWN Children George GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1806 in ,England Charlotte GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1808 in Ixworth,Suffolk,England Charlotte,Susannah GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1820 in Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England Thomas Edward Temple GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1822 in Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England Edmund James Abrahams GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1825 in Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England Frederick Augustus GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1827 in Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England James Charles GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1829 in Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England Thomas George GOLDSMITH b: Abt 1864 in Saint Mary,Newington,Surrey,England It doesnt appear to have been updated in a while but it does include an email address - I will PM it over to you - It might be worth dropping them a line. HTH ... Paul
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	16 May 2006 00:54
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Thomas' parents will be in the baptism register for Bow, which is probably at the London metropolitan archives. nell
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Atlantic Blue	Report	16 May 2006 01:01
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Hi again Paul Unfortunately the New Zealand connection appears to have been a rather big mistake ... was in touch with them about a year ago and they have taken one or two giant leaps of faith which dont pan out !!! They have all the right Goldsmiths from the Newington area but have added one or two others that dont belong. In the end , the NZ contact said that their had been a bit of a 'cock-up' !! Thanks anyway Mike
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Atlantic Blue	Report	16 May 2006 01:03
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Hi Nell Unfortunately the baptism records for Bow between 1780 and 1790 are missing !!!! Hence my frustration and desperation !!! Thanks anyway Mike
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	16 May 2006 01:07
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	:-( But most folk at that time had children over a wide span - maybe you can find likely sibling baptisms pre and post the missing years? nell
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 15,575 Send Message	Guinevere	Report	16 May 2006 06:31
	Which parish is he of on his marriage? If he is of the same parish as the wife there may be settlement papers as he wasn't born there. It would be unusual for both parish records and Bishop's Transcripts to be missing, have you looked for BTs? Gwynne
	Researching: Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Atlantic Blue	Report	16 May 2006 12:51
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 162 Send Message	Gwynne Thanks ... I didn't know about Bishop's transcripts. Now all I need to do is find out where they would be for the parish of Bow . Middlesex for 1785. Thanks again for your help Regards Mike

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