See also
| Husband: | Francis Pitts GOLDSMITH (1896- ) | |
| Wife: | Catherine Andricone BOURDONKOFF-STUDENSKY (1899- ) | |
| Children: | Yolande Marianne GOLDSMITH (1922-2017) | |
| Marriage | 15 Nov 1921 | Constantinople, Turkey1 |
| The Crimean Memorial Church in the Pira Quarter | ||
| Name: | Francis Pitts GOLDSMITH2 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Francis Thomas Wilberforce GOLDSMITH (1859-1929) | |
| Mother: | Mary Honor GARLAND (1867-1955) | |
| Birth | 4 Sep 1896 | Lee, Kent, England2 |
| Census | 31 Mar 1901 (age 4) | Chislehurst, Kent, England2 |
| St Leonard's | ||
| Enlisted (Military) | 15 May 1909 (age 12) | RN Training Establishment |
| Enlisted (Military) | 1909 (age 12-13) | RN |
| SHIP From To Training Establishment 15.5.09 15.1.14 HMS Superb. 1st Batt Squadron 15.1.15 8.3.16 HMS Leander for HMS Sprightly 8.3.16 5.7.16 HMS Dido for HMS Lance 5.7.16 On transfer HMS Dido for HMS Surprise On transfer 12.11.17 HMS Attentive for HMS Moorsom 12.11.17 20.3.19 Discharge to depot. Report at Adty HMS Curacoa 29.3.19 24 .9.19 HMS Pembroke addl for HMS Alexander 24.9.19 21.4.20 HMS Hecla for HMS Sabre 21.6.20 26.7.20 (Sabre was tender to Hecla)(Reduced to the Reserve at the Nore, 26 January 1920) HMS Hecla for HMS Abdiel 26.7.20 12.8.20 HMS Blenheim for HMS Seraph to take passage and do duty in HMS Monarch 12.8.20 22.8.22 HMS Diligence for Seraph 23.8.22 |
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| Census | 2 Apr 1911 (age 14) | Whippingham, Isle of Wight3 |
| Royal Naval Cottage, Osborne. | ||
| Occupation | 2 Apr 1911 (age 14) | Naval Cadet; Whippingham, Isle of Wight3 |
| Promoted (Military) | 15 Jan 1914 (age 17) | |
| Midshipman | ||
| Posted (Military) | 15 Jan 1914 (age 17) | HMS Superb. 1st Batt. Squadron |
| Promoted (Military) | 15 Jan 1916 (age 19) | |
| Acting Sub Lieutenant | ||
| Promoted (Military) | 30 Jul 1916 (age 19) | |
| Sub Lieutenant | ||
| Promoted (Military) | 15 Oct 1917 (age 21) | |
| Acting Lieutenant | ||
| Promoted (Military) | 30 Jan 1918 (age 21) | |
| Lieutenant. | ||
| Wounded (Military) | 13 May 1919 (age 22) | Baltic Sea. |
| HMS Seraph Was slightly injured when HMS Curacoa struck a mine. Healed by 17 May 1919 |
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| Medical Condition | 5 Jun 1919 (age 22) | Gonorrhoea; Chatham, Kent, England |
| Naval Hospital admitted for 4 weeks. |
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| Census | 19 Jun 1921 (age 24 yrs 9 mns) | Royal Navy, Mediterranean Station, Aegean Sea4 |
| HM Destroyer, HMS Seraph | ||
| Occupation | 19 Jun 1921 (age 24) | Lieutenant; Royal Navy, Mediterranean Station, Aegean Sea4 |
| Residence | 15 Nov 1921 (age 25) | HMS Seraph1 |
| Occupation | 15 Nov 1921 (age 25) | Lieutenant, RN; HMS Seraph1 |
| Discharged (Military) | 24 Aug 1922 (age 25) | |
| Dismissed the RN by Court Martial and foreited all his money, bounty, pension and medals. | ||
| Departure | 18 Aug 1923 (age 26) | for Australia on the Ormuz; London, England |
| Fishley, Piltdown, Uckfield, Sussex He sailed 3rd Class, for Brisbane, described as ex-Navy, intending to live in Australia. |
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| Residence | 1925 (age 28-29) | Cloncurry, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia. |
| Wyaldra, Julia Creek 1925 Electoral Rolls |
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| Occupation | 1925 (age 28-29) | Jackeroo; Cloncurry, County of Kennedy, Queensland, Australia. |
| Wyaldra, Julia Creek | ||
| Occupation | 1930 (age 33-34) | Farmer; Castle Hill, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Hezlett Road, Kellyville Catherine had joined him and was recorded with him in this electoral roll of 1930. |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 43) | Islington, London, England5 |
| Carleton Road, Tufnell Park | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 43) | Light engineering works storekeeper.; Islington, London, England5 |
| Campaign Medal | 1914-1915 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal, Forfeited | |
| He forfeited these medals when he was dismissed the service by Court Martial. | ||
| Residence | 1945 (age 48-49) | Chislehurst, Kent, England |
| 2 Sidcup Hill Gardens Francis, his wife Catherine and daughter Yolande were listed in the Electoral Roll at this address. |
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| Departure | 27 Jul 1948 (age 51) | for South Africa; Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| 6 Durham House, Fieldway Crescent, Highbury London N5 He and Catherine sailed on the SS Arundel. South Africa was given as their future residence |
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| Occupation | 27 Jul 1948 (age 51) | Clerk; Highbury, London, England |
| 6 Durham House, Fieldway Crescent, London N5 | ||
| Death | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | |
| Name: | Catherine Andricone BOURDONKOFF-STUDENSKY1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Andrew BOURDONKOFF-STUDENSKY ( - ) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 16 May 1899 | |
| Residence | 15 Nov 1921 (age 22) | Bebek, Beşiktaş, Constantinople, Turkey1 |
| Occupation | 1930 (age 30-31) | Home duties; Castle Hill, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Hezlett Road, Kellyville Catherine was living with Francis. |
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| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 40) | Islington, London, England5 |
| Carleton Road, Tufnell Park | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 40) | unpaid domestic duties; Islington, London, England5 |
| Residence | 1945 (age 45-46) | Chislehurst, Kent, England |
| 2 Sidcup Hill Gardens Francis, his wife Catherine and daughter Yolande were listed in the Electoral Roll at this address. |
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| Departure | 27 Jul 1948 (age 49) | for South Africa; Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| 6 Durham House, Fieldway Crescent, Highbury London N5 He and Catherine sailed on the SS Arundel. |
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| Name: | Yolande Marianne GOLDSMITH | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Albert Harold CHARNAUD (1914-2018) | |
| Birth | 29 Sep 1922 | Malta |
| 132 Strada Reale, St Julians | ||
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 17) | Islington, London, England5 |
| Carleton Road, Tufnell Park | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 17) | scholar; Islington, London, England5 |
| Residence | 1945 (age 22-23) | Chislehurst, Kent, England |
| 2 Sidcup Hill Gardens Francis, his wife Catherine and daughter Yolande were listed in the Electoral Roll at this address. |
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| Departure | 17 Apr 1947 (age 24) | On the Carnarvon Castle; Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| 6 Durham House, Fieldway Crescent, Highbury London N5 She was sailing to Capetown, ultimate residential destination Bechuanaland (Botswana) |
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| Death | 9 Apr 2017 (age 94) | Natal, South Africa |
Lieutenant Francis Pitts Goldsmith was dismissed the RN following a court martial in 1922, when he was charged with
1. Fraudulent conversion of public money to his own use and benefit
2. Falsifying, with intent to defraud, the contingent account of HMS Seraph.
Eltham and District Times, April 16 1909.
Francis Pitts Goldsmith, son of Mr. F.T.W/ Goldsmith of St. Leonard's, Foots Cray, pupil of Meron Court School, Sidcup, has passed the qualifying literry examination and will enter the Royal Naval College Osborne, next month.
| 1 | Text From Source: Certified Copy of an Entry of Marriage 1921, Marriage solemnized at The Crimean Memorial Church in the Pira Quarter in the Parish of Constantinople in the City of Constantinople UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969. Miscellaneous Foreign Returns; Class: RG 32; Piece: 6B When Married: 15 Nov 1921 Name and Surname: Francis Pitts Goldsmith and Catherine Andricone Bourdonkoff-Studensky Age: Full and Full Condition: Bachelor and Spinster Rank or Profession: Lieutenant, RN and - Residence at the time of Marriage: HMS Seraph and Bebek Beşiktaş, Constantinople, Turkey Fathers Names and Surnames: Francis Thomas Wilberforce Goldsmith and Andrew Bourdonkoff-Studensky Rank or Profession of Father: architect and Colonel, Russian Army Married in the Crimean Memorial Church. according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Church of England by me, R.F.Borough, Chaplain at the Crimean Memorial Church and after Russian civil marriage This Marriage was solemnized between us, Francis Pitts Goldsmith and Catherine Andricone Bourdonkoff-Studensky in the Presence of us, N. Bourdonkoff, C.N.Firth Sub. Lieutenant RN |
| 2 | Text From Source: Census England 1901 Address: St Leonard's Place: Chislehurst, Kent, England Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Infirmity Mary Honor Goldsmith,Head,M,F,33,,,,Aveton Gifford, Devon, England, Lewis W Goldsmith,Son,S,M,5,,,,Aveton Gifford, Devon, England, Francis Pitt Goldsmith,Son,S,M,4,,,,Lee, Kent, England, Janet M Goldsmith,Daughter,S,F,6m,,,,Foots Cray, Bromley, Kent, England, Sarah Garland,Mother-in-law,W,F,71,,,,Chillington, Devon, England, There was a nurse domestic living there, Ellen Slocombe, 26 from Exeter. |
| 3 | Text From Source: Census England 1911 Address: Royal Naval Cottage, Osborne. Place: Whippingham, Isle of Wight Name,Relation,Sex,Age,Married,Years,Chd Born,Chd Living,Chd Died,Occupation,Industry,Employ Status,At Home,Where Born,Nationality,Infirmity Francis Pitts Goldsmith,Student,M,14,S,,,,,Naval Cadet,,,,Lee, Kent, England,, |
| 4 | Text From Source: Census England 1921 Address: HM Destroyer, HMS Seraph Place: Royal Navy, Mediterranean Station, Aegean Sea Name,Relation,Age,Sex,Marr/Orph'd,Birthplace,Nationality,Education,Occupation,Employment,Place of Work,Chd <16,Children's Ages Francis Pitts Goldsmith,RN,24y 9m,M,Single,Lee, Kent, England,,,Lieutenant,,,, |
| 5 | Text From Source: Register England & Wales 1939 Address: Carleton Road, Tufnell Park Place: Islington, London, England Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Goldsmith, Francis Pitts,,M,4 Sep 1896,M,Light engineering works storekeeper., Goldsmith, Catherine A,,F,16 May 1899,M,unpaid domestic duties, Goldsmith, Yolande M,,F,29 Sep 1922,S,scholar, |