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Edward Moses (Eli) Goldsmid, birth 1763, died 1853, son of Tsebi Hirsch Goldsmid and Zipporah Polack
Married 22 Aug 1804 London, Dukes Place to: Rose (Rezla) Elias Hannover, birth 1772 Amsterdam, The Netherlands, died 1851, daughter of Elias Joachem (Jochanan) Hannover and Esther Aron Goldsmit |
| 1) Sophia Goldsmid, birth 1805 LONDON, ENGLAND, died 1806 LONDON, ENGLAND |
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2) Nathaniel (Nachman) Goldsmid, birth MEI 1807 LONDON, ENGLAND, died 1860
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Elizabeth Brett |
| 3) Esther Goldsmid, birth Jan 1809 LONDON, ENGLAND, died 1865 |
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4) Jacob Goldsmid, birth 1810, died 26 Apr 1862 LONDON Hospital, ENGLAND
Married 7 Dec 1836 London, Dukes Place to: Rachel Isaacs, birth 1817 |
| 5) Isabel (Beila) Goldsmid, birth 1811 LONDON, ENGLAND, died 1885 |
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6) Henry Edward (Tsebi Hirsch) Goldsmid, birth 9 May 1812 LONDON, ENGLAND, died 3 Jan 1855 CAIRO, buried London, Willesden Jewish Cemetery, occupation: civil servant in India Indian civil servant; born in London May 9, 1812; died at Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 3, 1855. He entered the service of the East India Company in 1832, and three years later became assistant revenue commissioner for Bombay. While occupying this post he de vised therevenue survey and assessment system, Puna being included in its organization. "Goldsmid's Survey," as it was called, was a great boon to the poor agriculturists of the presidency; and it was permanently established by the Bombay legislat ure in 1865. It was incorporated in the Bombay revenue code of 1879, and was also adopted by the Berars and the native state of Mysore. Goldsmid's health broke down owing to his incessant labors; and after holding the positions of private secretary and chief secretary to the governor of Bombay, he went to Cairo, where he died. Ten years later a memorial rest-house was erecte d by public subscription at Decksal, near the place where Goldsmid's survey had commenced. Married 1845 LONDON, ENGLAND to: Jessie Sarah Goldsmid, birth 1816 Tenby Wells, Pembrokershire, died 1888, daughter of Lionel Prager Goldsmid and Eliza Frances Campbell |
| 7) Caroline Moses Goldsmid, birth 1815, died 1880 |