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Michael Waite

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• Baptism*: Michael Waite was baptized on 12 March 1800 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.¹
• He was the son of Richard Waite and Ann Holder.
• Burial*: Michael Waite was buried on 16 May 1800 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.²

Susanna (?)

• Birth*: Susanna (?) was born circa 1785 at Leigh, Kent, England^B; as per 1851 census.
• Marriage*: Susanna (?) married Thomas Hitchcock, son of William Hitchcock and Mary Waite, circa 1807.
• Married Name: As of circa 1807, her married name was Hitchcock.

Thomas Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Thomas Hitchcock was baptized on 28 February 1808 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of Thomas Hitchcock and Susanna (?)
• Residence*: On 7 April 1861 Thomas Hitchcock lived at The Cottage, Leigh, Kent, England.
• Occupation*: Thomas Hitchcock was a gardener on 7 April 1861.

Ann Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Ann Hitchcock was baptized on 16 April 1809 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Thomas Hitchcock and Susanna (?)

William Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: William Hitchcock was baptized on 7 February 1811 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of Thomas Hitchcock and Susanna (?)
• Occupation*: William Hitchcock was a ball maker on 30 March 1851.
• Occupation: William Hitchcock was a cricket ball maker on 2 April 1871.

Mary Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Mary Hitchcock was baptized on 1 October 1815 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Thomas Hitchcock and Susanna (?)

Elizabeth Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Elizabeth Hitchcock was baptized on 19 October 1817 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of Thomas Hitchcock and Susanna (?)

Elizabeth Rosar

• Birth*: Elizabeth Rosar was born circa 1800 at East Grinstead, Sussex, England^B.
• Marriage*: Elizabeth Rosar married William Hitchcock, son of William Hitchcock and Mary Waite, on 22 October 1821 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• Married Name: As of 22 October 1821, her married name was Hitchcock.
• Residence*: On 30 March 1851 Elizabeth Rosar and William Hitchcock lived at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.

Richard Goodwin

• Birth*: Richard Goodwin was born circa 1792 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• Marriage*: Richard Goodwin married Ann Hitchcock, daughter of William Hitchcock and Mary Waite, circa 1814.

James Goodwin

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• Birth*: James Goodwin was born circa 1815 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of Richard Goodwin and Ann Hitchcock.

Ann Hitchcock

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• Birth*: Ann Hitchcock was born circa 1829 at Kent, England.
• She was the daughter of James Hitchcock and Ann (?)

George Hitchcock

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• Birth*: George Hitchcock was born circa 1833 at Kent, England.
• He was the son of James Hitchcock and Ann (?)

James Hitchcock

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• Birth*: James Hitchcock was born circa 1837 at Kent, England.
• He was the son of James Hitchcock and Ann (?)

William Hitchcock

• Marriage*: William Hitchcock married Ann Baker on 7 August 1763 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.

Ann Baker

• Marriage*: Ann Baker married William Hitchcock on 7 August 1763 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• Married Name: As of 7 August 1763, her married name was Hitchcock.

Ann Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Ann Hitchcock was baptized on 21 September 1766 at Tonbridge, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Hitchcock and Ann Baker.

Avis Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Avis Hitchcock was baptized on 12 February 1769 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Hitchcock and Ann Baker.

Edward Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Edward Hitchcock was baptized on 15 December 1822 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

William Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: William Hitchcock was baptized on 29 May 1825 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

Mary Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Mary Hitchcock was baptized on 25 May 1828 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

Jane Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Jane Hitchcock was baptized on 15 January 1832 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

Sarah Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Sarah Hitchcock was baptized on 6 July 1834 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

Stephen Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Stephen Hitchcock was baptized on 28 May 1837 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• He was the son of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

Esther Hitchcock

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• Baptism*: Esther Hitchcock was baptized on 12 June 1842 at Leigh, Kent, England^B.
• She was the daughter of William Hitchcock and Elizabeth Rosar.

James Herbert Goldsmith

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• Birth*: James Herbert Goldsmith was born on 6 April 1824 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B.^1,2
• He was the son of James Goldsmith and Abigail Saunders.
• Baptism: James Herbert Goldsmith was baptized on 11 July 1824 at Jireh Chapel, Lewes, Sussex, England^B, Abode: Parish of Brighton.²
• Occupation*: James Herbert Goldsmith was a whitesmith in 1841.³
• Residence: On 7 June 1841 James Herbert Goldsmith lived at Mount St, Brighton, Sussex, England, with his parents and family.⁴
• Marriage*: James Herbert Goldsmith married Jane Barber, daughter of Robert Barber and Jane Holden, on 28 December 1841 at St John, Hampstead, Middlesex, England, both are minors. Jane's father is given as Robert Barber, cabinet maker, and James' father is James Goldsmith, whitesmith. Witnesses are James Thompson and ... Hayman(?). They would have both been 17 years old when they were married, with Jane expecting. It is possible that the marriage took place in London to avoid embarrassment and that they stayed there until the first child was born before returning to Brighton.³
• Residence*: On 30 March 1851 James Herbert Goldsmith lived at 52 Tillington Street, St Johns The Evangelist, Westminster, Middlesex, England, with wife Ann and children Samuel (9 yrs), James (6 yrs) and Mary (4 yrs.)¹
• Occupation: James Herbert Goldsmith was a smith on 30 March 1851.¹
• Marriage*: James Herbert Goldsmith married Ann Hoather, daughter of George Hoather and Ann Edstrom, on 13 June 1852 at St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England, James is aged 28 or 26 years, widower, and gives his occupation as "smith", and his father's name as James Goldsmith, also a smith. Ann is aged 22 years and gives her father name as George Hoather, a cutler.⁵
  
• Psgr List*: James Herbert Goldsmith and Ann Hoather were found on a passenger list on 13 January 1853 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Having departed London and arrived on the ship "Six Sisters" with their three children Samuel, James and Mary.⁶
• Anecdote*: The following notes on the Goldsmith family in Australia were provided by Di Christensen of Melbourne, Australia:
  James Herbert Goldsmith was 28 years old when he, with his second wife Ann aged 22 years and James' children from his first marriage - Samuel 10, James 7 and Mary Abigail 5 years - arrived at Point Henry, Corio Bay in the Dutch ship the Six Sisters (Zes Gezusters) in January 1853 from Brighton, Sussex, England. After some time in Geelong, the family travelled to the gold diggings at Ballarat where they settled. At the time of the Eureka Uprising the Goldsmith family were at Bakery Hill, Ballarat East. James was engaged in the saw milling business which was a prosperous undertaking in those days. Ann married again in May 1883 to George Havens, a musician from Long Island, USA. They were married by Martin Hosking, the town Missionary.
• Anecdote: At one time James owned a saw mill at Bullarook just out of Ballarat according to the police report attached to his committal to the Lunatic Asylum.
• Anecdote*: On 18 Sep 1877 James was detained by the police in Ballarat after having been found "wandering at large". Their report said that he was destitute, of no occupation, affected with paralysis and intoxicated. He was held in the Ballarat watchhouse where he was examined by medical practitioners and was committed to the Lunatic Asylum in Kew, Melbourne where he was admitted on 19 September. The later coroner's inquest is more specific about his condition on admittance, saying that he had dementia and paralysis of the left side. His residence in Ballarat was given as Ascot Street.
  
• Anecdote: He is recorded in the patient register of the Kew Asylum. The later coroner's inquest states that upon admission he was sent to a hospital and after a few days was able to sit up in an easy chair. On 11 November he was ordered back to bed on account of symptoms of diarrhoea. He deteoriated from this and died.
  
• Death*: James Herbert Goldsmith died on 16 November 1877 at Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, at age 53. He died at 9:30am of disease of the brain and pleuro pneumonia (post mortem conducted).⁷
• Anecdote: A coronial inquest into his death was held on 17 Nov 1877.
  
• Anecdote: In all the documentation regarding James' admission to the Kew Asylum and his subsequent death and burial, there is no evidence that his wife or any of his children were aware of these events. The original documentation from the Ballarat police on 18 Sep 1877 just states "has sons and daughters in the Colony but unknown to S. Con. Cowley".
• Burial*: James Herbert Goldsmith was buried on 17 November 1877 at Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.⁷
  

Ann Hoather

Parents:

• Birth*: Ann Hoather was born circa 1829 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B; based on 1851 census.
• She was the daughter of George Hoather and Ann Edstrom.
• Anecdote*: Ann gives her age as 22 years on a passenger list in 1853 which would give her birth c1831. Her marriage certificate to George Havens in 1883 identifies her parents as George Hother and Ann Headston.¹
• Marriage*: Ann Hoather married James Herbert Goldsmith, son of James Goldsmith and Abigail Saunders, on 13 June 1852 at St John the Evangelist, Westminster, London, England, James is aged 28 or 26 years, widower, and gives his occupation as "smith", and his father's name as James Goldsmith, also a smith. Ann is aged 22 years and gives her father name as George Hoather, a cutler.²
  
• Married Name: As of 13 June 1852, her married name was Goldsmith.
• Psgr List*: Ann Hoather and James Herbert Goldsmith were found on a passenger list on 13 January 1853 at Geelong, Victoria, Australia. Having departed London and arrived on the ship "Six Sisters" with their three children Samuel, James and Mary.¹
• Marriage*: Ann Hoather married George Havens, son of Jeremiah Havens, on 1 May 1883 at 37 East Street, Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia.³
• Married Name: As of 1 May 1883, her married name was Havens.
• Anecdote: George Havens was a musician from Long Island, USA. They were married by Martin Hosking, the town Missionary.

Samuel Thomas Goldsmith

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• Birth*: Samuel Thomas Goldsmith was born in 1842 at Hampstead, Middlesex, England.¹
• He was the son of James Herbert Goldsmith and Jane Barber.
• Marriage*: Samuel Thomas Goldsmith married Louisa Dolman on 25 December 1879 at St Paul's, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
• Death*: Samuel Thomas Goldsmith died on 17 February 1916 at Dean, Victoria, Australia.
• Burial*: Samuel Thomas Goldsmith was buried on 19 February 1916 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
• Anecdote*: OBITUARY: One of the oldest resident's of the Wattle Flat district died on Thursday, in the person of Mr Samual Thomas Goldsmith, after a short illness. The deceased was born in London in 1840 (Brighton 7,3,1840), and at the age of 10 years left with his parents for Australia in the sailing ship The Six Sisters. After a short stay at Geelong the Goldfields of Ballarat attracted the attention of the deceased's father, who was at the Eureka riots. The deceased was at that time living living with his mother, brothers and sisters at Bakery Hill. After residing at Ballarat for a short period the late Mr Goldsmith left with his father, and was engaged in the sawmill business for many years in the Wattle Flat district, after which he turned his attention to farming and mining. Up til the time of his death he had resided in the locality for 60 years. The deceased leaves a widow, six sons and three daughters, also a brother and a sister, Mr James Goldsmith of Brown Hill and Mrs Thomas Barnett, of Bond Street, Ballarat East. The funeral took place on Saturday, and was largely attended, the remains being interred in the New Cemetery. The coffin bearers were Messrs James Goldsmith, George Goldsmith, Samual Goldsmith and JH Goldsmith. The pall-bearers were Messrs T.Barnettt Snr, WTPearse, J Keith, M Sampson, T Walpole, A and J Gunn, The Rev Canon Colebrook officiated at the grave, and the funeral arrangements were in charge of Mr George Ludbrook.
• Anecdote: OBITUARY: A very old resident of Wattle Flat, Mrs Louisa Goldsmith, relict of the late Samuel Goldsmith, has passed away. The funeral of the deceased took place on the 18th inst , and was largely attended. The remains were removed from the residence of her brother in-law, Mr J Goldsmith, Humffray Street north, and interred in the family grave in the New Cemetery. The coffin bearers were Messrs T Goldsmith, J Goldsmith, G Goldsmith and S Goldsmith, and the following gentlemen accompanied the chief mourners- Messrs J Goldsmith, G Leonard, J Lewis, W Pearce, R Howard, B Kelly, P Maloney, T Manning, J C Rumler, M Ryan, T Ryan, J McGath, W Chasey, P O'keefe, G Fitzgerald, J Tierney, A Walpole, G Smith, L Howard, T Shaw, T O'hehir, J Ross and others. Mr Talbot, of Brown Hill, officiated at the grave, and the funeral arrangements were in charge of Mr G Ludbrook.

James Herbert Goldsmith

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• Birth: James Herbert Goldsmith was born in 1845 at Maidstone, Kent, England^B; The 1851 census gives his place of birth as Brighton, but on his marriage certificate he states Maidstone.^1,2,3
• Baptism*: James Herbert Goldsmith was baptized on 31 August 1845 at Maidstone, Kent, England^B.⁴
• He was the son of James Herbert Goldsmith and Jane Barber.
• Occupation*: James Herbert Goldsmith was a sawyer in 1868.
• Marriage*: James Herbert Goldsmith married Martha Caroline Large, daughter of Richard Large and Mary Sarah Beck, on 24 August 1868 at Christ Church, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.²
• Marriage*: James Herbert Goldsmith married Louisa Anne Mulder in 1880 at Sebastopol, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
• Death*: James Herbert Goldsmith died on 24 May 1935 at Waubra, Victoria, Australia, at age 89.
• Burial*: James Herbert Goldsmith was buried on 26 May 1935 at Church of England, Section 21 Location 05, Ballarat New Cemetery, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

Mary Abigail Goldsmith

Mary Abigail (nee Goldsmith) - photo from Di Christensen

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• Birth*: Mary Abigail Goldsmith was born on 19 September 1847 at Trafalgar Street, Brighton, Sussex, England.¹
  
• She was the daughter of James Herbert Goldsmith and Jane Barber.
• Anecdote: The following notes on Mary Abigail Goldsmith were provided by Di Christensen of Melbourne, Australia:
  Mary Abigail was born in 1847 in Brighton, England to James Goldsmith and his first wife Jane Barber. She came to Victoria on the Dutch ship the six sisters (zes Gezusters) in January 1853 with her father James, his second wife Ann and her two brothers Samuel and James. After a short stay in Geelong they travelled to Ballarat living on Bakery Hill, Ballarat East. During the brief battle of Eureka Mary Abigail was hidden down a mine shaft by her father. The Daylesford Advocate recorded "She arrived in Ballarat with her parents before the Eureka Stockade in 1854, and when the fight was on she was placed, with other children, in a hole for shelter. She attended the Wesleyan school, Ballarat from 25 March 1854." In 1868 Mary Abigail married Thomas Barnett ( from Tetbury, Gloucestershire) in St Mark’s Church, Fitzroy. They had eleven children, two of whom died in infancy. Her son Samuel, known as Harry, born in 1884, wrote "that after her first two children died at birth, her doctor told her not to have any more children, as she had a weak heart . How wrong he was; my mother had nine more children after that and she lived to a good age of 84. The doctor that attended then told me she had a wonderful heart’". The Daylesford Advocate of 14 November, 1930 noted: "Her husband gave the Art Gallery the sword carried by Captain Wise when he was shot dead in the fight. It was souvenired at the time by George Bentley, a soldier who handed it to Mr Barnett". The paper reported: "The eldest son is Mr Tom Barnett, who manages a butchers business and daughter is the wife of Mr J Keith, President of Ballarat Benevolent Home Committee and Secretary of the Caledonian Society".
  Mary Abigail died in November 1930, and a long obituary appeared in the Ballarat courier on Monday 19^th November. There were many floral tributes from the Ballarat and District Caledonian Society, the Eureka Street State School Committee, the Benevolent Home Ladies Committee, Caledonian Society’s Ladies Committee and others. Mary Abigail’s husband, Thomas Barnett, predeceased her in 1919. Mary Abigail, Thomas and other family members are buried in the Ballarat New Cemetery.
• Marriage*: Mary Abigail Goldsmith married Thomas Henry Barnett, son of Thomas Barnett and Eliza Lloyd, on 12 April 1868 at St Mark's Church, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
  
• Married Name: As of 12 April 1868, her married name was Barnett.
• Death*: Mary Abigail Goldsmith died on 7 November 1930 at Cobrey Villa, 16 Bond St, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, at age 83. The death certificate records her parents as Jas Herbert Goldsmith and Jane Barber.
  The death notice in the Ballarat Courier reads "On the 7^th November, at 16 Bond street, Ballarat East, Mary Abigail, relict of the late Thomas Barnett and loving mother of Thomas, Herbert, Annie (Mrs McGrath), Minnie (Mrs R Grills) Maude L, Eliza(Mrs J Keith), Harry, Willie, Charlie and Jane and Henry (deceased). In her 84^th year". The funeral notice reads: "The friends of Mrs Mary Abigail Barnett, relict of the late Thomas Barnett, are invited to follow her remains to the place of internment, the New Cemetery. The funeral will leave her late residence, 16 Bond Street, this afternoon (Saturday) at 3.30 o clock. GEORGE LUDBROOK, Undertaker and Funeral Director, 8 Peel Street, Ballarat. Phone 378." (Ballarat Courier, Saturday 8 November 1930.)^2,3,4
• Burial*: Mary Abigail Goldsmith was buried on 8 November 1930 at Ballarat New Cemetery, Church of England A, Section 11, Grave 44, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
  
• Anecdote*: A long obituary appeared in the Ballarat Courier on Monday 19^th November. There were many floral tributes from the Ballarat and District Caledonian Society, the Eureka Street State School Committee, the Benevolent Home Ladies Committee, Caledonian Society’s Ladies Committee and others.
• Anecdote: OBITUARY: Another of the few remaining pioneers of Ballarat, in the person of Mrs MA Barnett, relict of Thomas Barnett, of Bond Street, passed away last Friday at noon, after a comparatively short illness. The deceased was born in Brighton, England in 1847, and in her childhood came to Australia with her parents, brothers and sisters. The journey to Australia took four months, and amongst the passengers was the late Mrs Joseph Lakeland. Shortly after their arrival in Geelong, Mrs Barnett’s parents came to Ballarat and were engaged in the sawmilling business , which was a prosperous undertaking in those days. After her marriage her husband engaged in the butchery business till his retirement some five years prior to his death. The late Mrs Barnett was living in Ballarat during the Eureka riots and was hidden by her father, Mr Goldsmith, in a hole with some other children at Bakery Hill. They were left there till after the riot. Mrs Barnett well remembers the fear she experienced whilst the shooting was in progress. The deceased had been practically an invalid since the demise of her husband, some eleven years ago and throughout that long period never complained about her inability to leave her home without the assistance of some members of her family. The funeral took place at the New Cemetery on Saturday afternoon and was largely attended. Amongst the many floral tributes were those from the Ballarat and District Caledonian Society, the Eureka Street State School Committee, Benevolent Home Ladies Committee, Caledonian Society’s Ladies Committee, the Ballarat Cub Masters and others.
  The coffin bearers were Messrs Thomas, Herbert, Harry, Willie, Charlie Barnett (sons)and G McGrath, RR Grills, and J Keith (sons in law). Mr James Goldsmith, of Brown Hill, only brother of the deceased , was amongst the principal mourners.
  The service at the house and the grave was read by the Rev HF Goss of St Paul’s church with which the deceased had been associated for some 65 years. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Mr G Ludbrook.
  (Ballarat Courier, Monday 19 November, 1930).⁵

James Goldsmith

• Birth*: James Goldsmith was born circa 1800 at Sussex, England.¹
• Marriage*: James Goldsmith married Abigail Saunders on 16 November 1823 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B, both of Brighton.²
• Occupation*: James Goldsmith was a whitesmith on 7 June 1841.¹
• Residence*: On 7 June 1841 James Goldsmith and Abigail Saunders lived at Mount St, Brighton, Sussex, England, with children James (17 years) and Frances (14 years.)¹
• Death*: James Goldsmith died in 1847 at Brighton, Sussex, England^B. There are two possibilities in the GRO Deaths Index.