Eric Charles GOLDSMITH (1848 – 1912)

Name

Eric Charles Goldsmith

Gender

Male

Birthdate

17 March 1848

Birthplace

Camberwell, Surrey, England

Marriage(s)

New Zealand

Date of death

12 March 1912

Place of death

Auckland

Parents

  • Henry Goldsmith

Partner(s)

  • Marian Goldsmith, nee Kensington (1849-19/10/1915)

Children

  • Ernest Algernon Goldsmith (1876)
  • Cecil Stanhope Goldsmith (1878-1879)
  • Eric Denham Goldsmith (1882-1945)
  • Gertrude Renira Goldsmith (1883-1908)
  • Harold Desmond Goldsmith (1888-1918)

Primary education

Boys' School, Highgate, England

Secondary education

Denmark Hill Grammar, Camberwell, England

Biography

Came to New Zealand on “Bosphorus”, 1864
Joined in active military service, 1867
Granted the New Zealand Medal
Government surveyor, 1870
Surveyor to Tauranga District Land Court and Bay of Plenty, 1871-89; Poverty Bay, 1889-97
Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for Hawke’s Bay, 1897-1906, Canterbury, 1906-07
Member of Veterans’ Association (Maori War)

Accession number

587663

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