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George Goldsmith Kirby                     1806-1868
George was born about 1806, the son of George Kirby and Mary ?, at Holburn, Middlesex. He was admitted as a pupil at Gray's Inn on 1 July 1825.
Harriet Sarah Watts                             1804-1893
Harriet was born on 27 January 1804, the daughter of Joseph and Hannah Watts, at Stratford, Essex.
I have identified the following children.
Mary Georgina Born 12 Mar 1829   London  
Harriet Sarah Born abt 1831   London  
Emma Augusta Born abt 1832   London  
George Frederick Born abt 1833   London  
William Henry Born abt 1834   London Died 19 Feb 1859
Edward Goldsmith Born abt 1836   London Died 24 Aug 1860, Age 24
Montaque Alexander Born abt 1837   London  
Arthur Raymond Born abt 1842   London Married Gertrude Fleming
Alfred Octavius Born abt 1843   London Married Alice Baxendale
Henry Dillon Born abt 1845   London Died 6 April 1860, Age 15
Augustus George Born 22 Jun 1847   London Married Edith Smith Dorrien
Katherine Born abt 1849   London  

Birth of Parents
George Goldsmith Kirby b: abt 1806  c: 18 May 1806       St Andrew, Holburn, Middlesex.
son of George Kirby and Mary ?, Charles Street

Harriet Sarah Watts b: 27 Jan 1804  c: 24 Feb 1804       All Saints, West Ham, Essex
daughter of Joseph and Hannah Watts

Marriage
20 Apr 1828
George Goldsmith Kirby
Harriet Sarah Watts 		St George's, Bloomsbury, Camden, London

Children
Mary Georgina Kirby b: 12 Mar 1829  c: 3 Nov 1829             Saint George, Bloomsbury, Camden, London
daughter of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts, Upper King Street
Harriet Sarah Kirby b: abt 1831  c: Oct 1832             Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
daughter of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
Emma Augusta Kirby b: abt 1832  c: Nov 1832             Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
daughter of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
George Frederick Kirby b: abt 1833  c: Nov 1833             Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
William Henry Kirby b: abt 1834  c: 18 Nov 1834             Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
Edward Goldsmith Kirby b: abt 1836  c: 2 Jun 1836             Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts           Died 24 Aug 1860, Age 24
Montaque Alexander Kirby b: abt 1837  c: 26 Mar 1838             Saint Clement Danes, Westminster, London
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts

1841 Census HO107-663
 7 June 1841 Hornsey, Middlesex
High Street     Born in this County?    
Sarah Adams
Plus 1 Servant
 George Kirby
Montague Kirby		 Age 60
Age 17
 Age 7
Age 4 		Independent No
No
 No
No 		  abt 1780
abt 1823
 abt 1833
abt 1837

Arthur Raymond Kirby b: abt 1841  c: 14 May 1847             Saint Peter Hammersmith, London
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
Laura Elizabeth Kirby b: abt 1843  c: Oct 6 1843             Saint Peter Hammersmith, London
daughter of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
Alfred Octavius Kirby b: abt 1843               London                 [MALE]   1843 2Q Kensington 3 274
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
Henry Dillon Kirby b: abt 1845  c: 14 May 1847             Saint Peter Hammersmith, London
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts           Died 6 April 1860, Age 15
Augustus George Kirby b: 22 Jun 1847   c: 24 Mar 1848       London       1847 4Q Kensington 3 335
son of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts
Katherine Kirby b: abt 1849  c: 17 Mar 1851   St. John, Notting Hill, London   1849 3Q Kensington 3 328
Daughter of George Goldsmith Kirby and Harriet Sarah Watts

1851 Census HO107-1468 31 March 1851 Kensington Town, Kensington, Middlesex
5 Kensington Park Villas
George G. Kirby
Harriet S. (Wife)
Emma A.
George F.
William H.
Montaque A.
Henry D.
Augustus
Catherine
Plus 6 Servants 		Age 44
Age 40
Age 18
Age 17
Age 16
Age 13
Age 5
Age 3
Age 1 		Conveyancer


Solicitor Articled Clerk
Scholar
Scholar 		Holburn
Stratford
St. Clement
St. Clement
St. Clement
Barnes
Hammersmith
Kensington
Kensington 		Middlesex
Essex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Surrey
Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex 		abt 1806
27 Jan 1804
abt 1832
abt 1833
abt 1834
abt 1837
abt 1845
abt 1847
abt 1849

The Times, Thursday, May 26, 1853                       DEATHS
  On the 23d inst., at Strand-on-the-Green, Laura Elizabeth, eldest surviving daughter and dear child of George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq., of 3. Kensington-park-gardens East.
A MYSTERY
WHO IS THIS ?
Strand-on-the-Green, Chiswick, Middlesex,
1853 2Q Brentford 3a 49
The Indian Mutiny - 1857                                       DEATHS
  Lieutenant Montagu Alexander Kirby - died of wounds - 25th September 1857 - 78th Foot - 2nd Seaforth Highlanders
Indian Mutiny
The Times, Tuesday, Feb 22, 1959                         DEATHS
  On the 19th inst., William Henry Kirby, Esq., eldest surviving son of George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq., of 33 Great Cumberland Place, Hyde-Park.
Great Cumberland Place, Hyde-Park,
1859 1Q Marylebone 1a 322
The Times, Saturday, Aug 25, 1960                         DEATHS
  On the 24th inst., at Richmond, Lieut. Edward Goldsmith Kirby, R.N., eldest surviving son of George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq., of 33 Great Cumberland Place, Hyde-Park.
Richmond,
1860 3Q Richmond S 2a 122

1861 Census RG9-775 8 April 1861 Twickenham, Middlesex
Little Marble Hill
George G. Kirby
Harriet S. (Wife)
Arthur R.
Augustus
Katherine
Alfred O.
Plus 11 Servants 		Age 55
Age 55
Age 19
Age 13
Age 11
Age 17 		Conveyancer London
Stratford
Hammersmith
Kensington
Kensington
Hammersmith
Essex
Middlesex
Middlesex
Hammersmith
Hammersmith 		abt 1806
27 Jan 1804
abt 1841
abt 1847
abt 1849
abt 1843

Death
George Goldsmith Kirby Died 15 Apr 1868, Age 62,     57 Queen's Gate, London       1868 2Q Kensington 1a 83

The Times, Friday, Apr 17, 1868                         DEATHS
  On the 15th inst., at his residence, 57 Queen's Gate, after two days' illness, George Goldsmith Kirby, Esq., late of Twickenham, in his 63d year.
LONDON   16 May 1868                         Probate
KIRBY, George Goldsmith, - The Will of George Goldsmith Kirby, late of 7 Waterloo-place, Pall Mall, in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman, deceased, who died 15 April 1868, at 57 Queen's-gate, Kensington, in the county aforesaid, was Proved at the Principal Registry by the oaths of Jervis John Jervis, of 11 New-square, Lincoln's-Inn, in the county aforesaid, Esquire, Barrister-at-Law, and Harriet Sarah Kirby, of 57 Queen's-gate, aforesaid, widow, the relict, two of the Executors.   Effects under £40,000.

1871 Census RG10-52 3 April 1871 Kensington St Mary Abbott, London
57 Queen's Gate
Harriet S. Kirby (Widow)
Arthur R.
Katherine
Plus 5 Servants 		Age 67
Age 29
Age 21
Barrister not in practice 		Stratford
Hammersmith
Kensington 		Essex
Middlesex 		27 Jan 1804
abt 1841
abt 1849

1881 Census RG11-45 4 April 1881 Bishopwearmouth, County Durham
62 Brougham Street
Harriet S. Kirby (Widow)
Katherine
Plus 6 Servants 		Age 77
Age 30 		  Stanstead
Kensington 		Hertford
London		 27 Jan 1804
abt 1849

1891 Census RG12-619 6 April 1891 Richmond, Surrey
Bingham House
Harriet S. Kirby (Widow)
Katherine (Dau)
Plus 6 Servants 		Age 80
Age 41 		  Stanstead
Kensington 		Herts
Middlesex 		27 Jan 1804
abt 1849

Death
Harriet Sarah (Watts) Kirby Died 24 Oct 1893, Age 89,   42 Onslow Gardens, London       1893 4Q Kensington 1a 142

The Times, Thursday, Oct 26, 1893                         DEATHS
  KIRBY - On the 23rd Oct., at 42 Oslow Gardens, South Kensington, Harriet Sarah, widow of the late Geo. G. Kirby, aged 89.
LONDON   15 Feb 1894                         Probate
KIRBY, Harriet Sarah, of 42 Onslow-gardens, South Kensington, Middlesex, widow, died 24 October 1893, Administration London, 15 February, to Alfred Octavius Kirby, solicitor.   Effects £179 14s. 2d.

SPECIAL THANKS  to Justin Kirby of London, England; a great great great grandson of George Goldsmith Kirby, for many of the details provided above.