Son of William Sage b abt 1821 Hollingbourn Kent
source 1891 Thornham RG12/691 Registration district: Hollingbourn ED, 9 Folio: 108 Page: 23
When Alfred died he owned an Off Licence the informant was Victor Charles Lodge his son present at the death
BIOGRAPHY: Master Frank John William Goldsmith
Master Frank John William Goldsmith, 9, was born December 19, 1902 the son of Frank Goldsmith and Emily Alice Brown. The family were from from Stroud Kent.
Frankie boarded the Titanic at Southampton with his parents.
Frankie and his mother were rescued, probably in Collapsible D (some historians suggest "C"); his father perished.
Frankie and his mother settled in Detroit, where he grew up near to Tiger Stadium; when the Tigers played, the roar of the crowds reminded him of the sound of the Titanic sinking; consequently, Frankie never took his children to baseball games.
As a young man Frankie gained employment as a milk cart driver, a job he held for many years. He served as a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force photographic division during World War II.
Frank Goldsmith was married to Victoria in 1926 and they had three sons. Victoria was born August 28, 1905 and died in Florida, September 1993, aged 88.
After the war Goldsmith and his family moved to Ashland, Ohio. He opened the Mansfield Photo Supply store in 1948 and retired in 1973.
He and his wife travelled extensively, wintering in Arizona among other places. He died of heart failure on 27th January 1982 after moving to Florida for the second time
source http://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/biography/830/
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Most of the script for the events in the movie "Titanic" is consistent with accounts told to me. Frank was nine years old when his father hugged his mother, patted my cousin's shoulder and said, "So long Frankie, I'll see you later."
It wasn't the collision with the iceberg that awakened the Goldsmith family. It was the sudden deathly quiet when the engines stopped. As their life boat inched its way down the side of the ship and passed port holes, Frank remembered seeing children chasing each other. They seemed to be playing tag! Many young men were on board as stewards to the first class passengers. They all perished. Of all the boys in the third class passenger section that were Frank's age, he was the only one who survived. It has always been stated that the Titanic's band was playing "Nearer My God to Thee" when it went down. Frank remembers it to be "Autumn," a popular tune of the day. Their life boat was not far from the ship when a great human roar went up and the ship plunged below. He likened the roar to the noise that emanates from a stadium where a sporting event is held and the crowd is excited over what is happening on the field. Later living near Tiger Stadium he would cover his ears in terror when the crowd would "roar."
The Carpathia had heard signals from the Titanic and arrived in the area about 4 a.m. It was 7:30 a.m. before Frankie and Emily were brought aboard. Their first act was to inquire and then search for Frank Sr. Their prayers were unrewarded.
The Goldsmiths received very little compensation from the White Star Line. The total was $15 and two train tickets to Detroit. A lawsuit against White Star Line was brought on behalf of the Titanic survivors. The steamship line was exonerated. If any good came from this disaster it would be the addition of life boats to all ocean going passenger vessels.
Frank and Emily lived to accomplish many things during their lifetimes. It wasn't until the early 1960s that Frank become involved in searching out Titanic survivors and traveling across the U.S. to visit them and to compare notes. He wrote an article for Reader's Digest about that time. On Aug. 23 of this year the A&E channel once again ran "Titanic -Death of a Dream." The Goldsmith family is pictured and Frank Jr. quoted liberally. A few years before his death he decided he would like to leave a written record of his Titanic experience for his children and grandchildren. The result was a book entitled "Echoes in the Night," a memoir of a Titanic survivor.
The book has a preface by the author, Walter Lord. Frank's book also contains a post card contributed by my family. It was sent to my mother while the Titanic was at dock in Queenstown (Cobh) Ireland. It is postmarked 3:45 p.m., April 11, 1912.
Cheryl Stevens Golding
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© 1998 THE FOUNTAIN HILLS TIMES THIS APPEARED IN THE TIMES SEPTEMBER 2, 1998
Daughter of Leslie C Lawrence and and Clara B both of Ohio. Grand parents also from Ohio
1920 Us federal census
possible marriages not conclusive
Spice Friend J Venison Medway.2a 1607 Marriage 3 1917
Spice Friend J Bull Strood.2a 1386 Marriage 2 1912
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