Joseph Goldsbrough

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Goldsbrough was born in 1792, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Goldsbrough, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Smith, was 30. He married Mary Swift in 1817, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 30 August 1863, in England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71, and was buried in Elsecar, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Goldsbrough
1792–1863
Mary Swift
1796–1883
Marriage: 1817
Thomas Goldsborough
1822–
Ann Gouldsbro
about 1831–
George Goldsboro
about 1836–
William Goldsbrough
1826–
Sarah Goldsborough
1828–
John Goldsbrough
1832–
Ellin Goldsbro
1838–

Sources (34)

  • Joseph Goldsbro, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Goldsbrough - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Joseph Goldsbrough "Goldsboro" "Gouldbrough"
  • Joseph Goldsbrough, "England, Yorkshire, Parish Registers, 1538-2016"

World Events (8)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: locative name from either of two places named Goldsborough (NR Yorks and WR Yorks).

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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