OBITUARY.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20170, 24 February 1931, Page 15

OBITUARY.

. .'. ..V? .. ~- , , . ■ MR ft. E. GOLDSMITH. The death occurred last Thursday afternoon of Mr George Edward Goldsmith, aged =79 years, a -resident j of • Staveley for nearly fifty | years. He' was born near Hastings, Sussex, but his family removed to Croydon, where his father started a blacksmith's business when Croydon waa little more than a village, and hadno thought of becoming an airport. Three of his brothers still carry on the firm at Croydon as engineers. In 1870, at the time of the Franco-Prussian' war, Mr; Goldsmith was in the volunteers, but four years later he and Mrs Goldsmith came out .to New Zealand, .travelling "in the Easter# Monarch. ' On landing,. Mr Goldsmith got to work as a blacksmith at Leeston; and afterwards worketl/afc i Prebbletou and Kaiapoi. While at I Kaiapoi -he- was a member ,of . .the local firo brigade and took par.t in tlieprocessiori in Christchurch, oelebrating the 25th anniversary of the,province., tater he werit to Chertsey, where < Mrs Goldsmith was the -first'woman to. reside. From* Cliertsey lie moved to Sherwood, and :in 1884 to Alford Forest, and shortly afterwards to Springburn or at least that portion of it which is now called Staveley. In Stavelcv he 'and "three of his-sons have been 111 business ever since. Mr Goldsmith always took an' interest in local affairs, especially Bport. At Alford Forest he was -on the racing club, and at Staveley was for many years president or the football club. He was also for some time a member of the school committees at Alford Forest and Springburn, the Cemetery Board at Alford Forest, and the Orange Lodge at Staveley. For many years he was rßailman, and delivered the mail as far as'Alford Forest. At one time he kept a' post office at Staveley. On April. 12th, 1923, Mr and Mrs Goldsmith celebrated their golden wedding. Mr Goldsmith, who had been in failing health for some time, is survived by Mrs: Goldsmith, five sons, Messrs F. Goldsmith (New Brighton), B. Goldsmith, W. Goldsmith, H. Goldsmith. and S. Goldsmith (Staveley), and one daughter, Mrs Oliver (Kurow). The funeral, which was largely attended) was conducted by the Ke . H. M. Cocks at Alford Forest, on Saturday,