1867:
March 17, Birth of Walter Samel Read,
Hempnel, Norfolk
Mother: Mary Ann Read formally Ellis
Father: Charles Read - Carpenter
Registered: April 1, 1867
Entry: 108 - information
from file certificate.
1871: Census
- Hempnall, Norfolk
Charles C Read
- Head - age 43 - born Hempnall, Norfolk
Mary Ann Read - wife age 43 - born Hempnall,
Norfolk
William E Read - Son - age 20 - born
Hempnall, Norfolk
Emma A Read - Daur - age 7 - born Hempnall,
Norfolk
Walter Read
- Son age 4 - born Hempnall, Norfolk
1871: September
17, Christening of Walter Samuel Read at
Hempnall: Norfolk: Batch No 7130709: Source
0539003: Film
Son of Charles Capon and Mary Ann Read
Entry: 1212
1881: Census
- Hedenham, Norfolk
Chas. Read - Head - age 55 - Carpenter
- born Hempnall, Norfolk. - (1826)
Mary Ann Read - Wife - age 53 - born
Hempnall, Norfolk. - (1828)
Emma Ann Read - Daur - Dairymaid - age
17 - born Hempnall, Norfolk. - (1864)
Walter S. Read
- Son - age 14 - Carpenter - born Hempnall,
Norfolk. - (1867)
1898: April
11, Marriage at The Parish Church of Sprowston,
Norwich
Walter Samuel Read age 29, Bachelor,
Carpenter of Beeston Saint Andrews
Susannah Elizabeth Buck age 30, Widow
of Sprowston, Norwich - made her mark
Father: Charles Capon Read - Carpenter
(Master)
Father: No father recorded
Witnesses: John Goffin and Minniettie
E Goffin
Entry 94 - information
from file certificate.
According to
family legend Walter Samuel committed
suicide by hanging himself in the outhouse at
the back of 'The Goat Public House' at Strupshaw,
Norfolk during his time as landlord. - April
4, 1917 - January 12, 1920.
A
search of records, papers and inquests have
not been able to confirm this. I have not been
able to find any record of his death either
apart from the one listed.
My grandmother
Ethel Daisy Read recalls leaving The
Goat public house (now The Countryman) with
all the family belongings on a horse and cart
and moving to Sprowston (she was recorded later
as living in Shipfields)
At the time
of Ethel Daisy's wedding in 1927 her
father Walter Samuel Read was recorded
on her marriage certificate as being ‘deceased’
(was this true?), Although I do believe Ethel
thought so.
I have a theory,
after talking to an edlery Lingwood villager
(Cecil Tree) back in the mid 1970's who new
him when he was a young boy, told me ( in his
words) " he was messing around with the
women at the post office and used to drink a
lot" so if this were to be true I would
imagine things were not that good at home. With
that in mine and seeing that both Walter
and Susannah had applied for a copy of
their birth certificates at the same time in
1918, I wonder if they had in mind emigrating
and in the next few months things at home got
worst and Walter decided to go it alone
or maybe with someone else! What we do know
is by January 12, 1920 Robert Knights became
the next landlord, so what ever happened to
Walter must have happened in the last
few months of 1919..
Would Susannah
have told her children or people round her that
her husband had run off or to save face, that
he was dead?. - Just a theory, perhaps one day
we will come up with some facts to find out
what really happened to Walter. - Ray
Taylor
I do have a
postcard (below) which as you can see has a
picture of a 1st World War soldier, on the back
it has been heavily scribbled over but on close
scrutiny I can just make out what looks like
'TO ETHEL FROM DADDY' - My
grandmother was about 10 when they had to leave
The Goat Public House so she must have had this
picture before then.
Apparantly there was much ill feeling regarding
what is at the moment Walter's mysterious departure,
hence the scribbling on the back of the postcard.
I ask the question would there realy have been
that amount of anger about a death? Sadness
yes but anger I question. Apparently my grandmother
was not angry enough to throw them away as she
kept these 2 pictures very close to her for
over 64 years until her death at 74. - Sorry
about the quality but this is the best I can
get. -
Ray Taylor
|
Are
both pictures of Walter? |
More on Walter Samuel Read....
Parents of Walter
Samuel Read
1850: June 20,
Marriage in the Parish Church of Saxlingham
Nethergate, Norfolk
Charles Capon Read, of full age, Bachelor,
Carpenter, of Saxlingham
Mary Ann Ellis, of full age, Spinster
of Saxlingham
Father: Jonathan Read - Carpenter
Father: William Ellis - Farmer
Witnesses: Samuel Read and Mary Ann
Hipperson
Entry 46 - information
from file certificate.
1851: Census
Charles Read - Head, born abt 1825 at
Hempnall, Norfolk, England
Mary Ann Read - Wife, born abt 1828 at
Hempnall, Norfolk, England
William Read - Son, born abt 1850 at
Hempnall, Norfolk, England
Below are christening records
of Children known to have survived according
to census records.
1851: May 4, Male Christening:
William Ellis Read - Hampnall, , Norfolk,
England
1866: June 21, Female Christening:
Emma Ann Read - Hempnall, Norfolk, England
Below are further christening
records of children born to Charles and Mary
that appear to have resulted in child deaths
1854: August 6, Female Christening
(could this be a daughter which has died?)
Ellen Read - Hempnall, Norfolk, England
1856: November 18, Female Christening
(could this be another child that has died)
Emma Read - Hempnall, Norfolk, England
1859: June 5, Male Christening
(could this be another child that has died)
Walter Charles Read
- Hempnall, Norfolk, England
1860: December 24, Female Christening
(could this be another child that has died)
Ellen Elizabeth Read - Hempnall, Norfolk,
England
1867: March
17, Birth of Walter
Samel Read,
Hempnel, Norfolk
Mother: Mary Ann Read formally Ellis
Father: Charles Read - Carpenter
Registered: April 1, 1867
Entry: 108 - information
from file certificate.
(Age
4)
1871: Census
Census place: Hempnall Norfolk.
Charles C Read - Head born abt 1828,
(age 43): birthplace Hempnall, Norfolk
Mary Ann Read - Wife born abt 1828, (age
43): birthplace Hempnall, Norfolk
William E Read - Son born abt 1851, (age
20): birthplace Hempnall, Norfolk
Emma A Read - Daughter, born abt 1864,
(age 7): birthplace Hempnall, Norfolk
Walter Read
- Son born abt 1867, (age 4): birthplace Hempnall,
Norfolk
(Age 4)
1871: September 17, Male Christening
Walter Samuel Read
- Hempnall, Norfolk, England
(Age 14)
1881: Census: Hempnall, Norfolk:
FHL Film 1341473: Pro Ref RG11: Piece 1964:
Folio 79: Page 2.
Chas Read - Head, Carpenter, Married,
(Age 55), Male, birthplace - Hempnall, Norfolk.
Mary Ann Read - Wife, (Age 53), Female,
birthplace - Hempnall, Norfolk.
Emma Ann Read - Daughter, Dairymaid,
Unmarried, (Age 17 ), Female, birthplace - Hempnall,
Norfolk
Walter S. Read
- Son, Carpenter, Unmarried, (Age 14), Male,
birthplace - Hempnall, Norfolk.
During the next ten years Walter’s
father died and from records his mother went
to live with his brother William (born 1851).
William was recorded in the 1891 census as living
at Lower Booths, Lancashire, later renamed Rawtenstall.
They were still there in 1901 according to the
information taken from the 1901 census.
(Age 31)
1898: April 11, Marriage at
The Parish Church of Sprowston, Norwich
Walter Samuel Read age 29, Bachelor,
Carpenter of Beeston Saint Andrews
Susannah Elizabeth Buck - age 30, Widow
of Sprowston, Norwich - made her mark
Father: Charles Capon Read - Carpenter
(Master)
Father: No father recorded
Witnesses: John Goffin and Minniettie
E Goffin
Entry 94 - information
from file certificate.
Note: On the
back of Certificate is hand writing.... Entered
in 359, A Bat page 191, 3 B. N. K.
Then a stamp from the Record Office dated 4th
March 1915.
I would assume this is militry a note.
Walter Samuel and Elizabeth
Susannah had children:
In the 1911 census Elizabeth stated she had
given birth to 14 children 6 of which had died
- she had already had 4 that we know of with
Robert Buck.
[1] 1899: Walter
Samuel Read at St Faiths in the Mar quarter
(4b 102)
1899: Aug 24th - Baptism at Sprowston
- Entry 572
Walter Samuel Read born Nov 29th 1898
son of Walter Samuel
Read a Carpenter
Walter Samuel died as
an infant in the Sep quarer of 1899 at St
Faith (4b 66)
[2] 1900: John
Frederick Read at St Faiths in the Sep
quarter (4b 92)
1900: Aug 4th - Baptism at
Sprowst - Entry 634
John Frederick Read born July 1st 1901
son of Walter Read
a Carpenter and Elizabeth his wife
John Frederick died
as an infant in the Sep quarter of 1900 at
St Faiths (4b 62)
[3] 1902:
Ellen Maud Read at St Faiths in the
March quarter (4b 97)
1902: Feb 23rd - Baptism
at Sprowston - Entry 693
Ellen Maud Read born Dec 3rd 1901 daughter
of Walter Samuel
Read a Carpenter and Elizabeth
Susannah his wife
[4] 1903:
Mabel May Read at St Faiths in the
Jun quarter (4b 98)
1903: Aug 19th - Baptism
at Sprowston - Entry 790
Mabel May Read born April 7th 1903
daughter of Walter
Samuel Read a Carpenter and Emily
Elizabeth his wife
[5] 1905:
Eric Sidney Read at St Faiths in the
Sep quarter (4b 100)
Eric Sidney died as
an lnfant Dec quarter of 1905 at St Faiths
(4b 58)
[6] 1906: Edith
Victoria Read at St Faiths in the Sep quarter
(4b 98)
[7] 1907:
John Samuel Read born at St Faiths
in the Dec quarter (4b 96)
John Samuel died as
an infant in the Mar quarter of 1908 at St
Faiths (4b 68)
[8] 1909:
Ethel Daisy Read at St Faiths in the
Jun quarter (4b 89)
(Age 34)
1901:
Census at Sprowston, Norfolk
Walter Read - Head - age 32 (1869) -
Carpenter -born at Kempston, Norfolk.
- should have been Hempnall
Elizabeth Read - Wife - age 33 (1868)
born Sprowston, Norfolk -
Susannah has taken her middle name
Emma Buck - Stepdaughter - age 12 (1889)
- born Sprowston, Norfolk -
Child by Robert Buck
Dorothy Buck - Stepdaughter - age 8 (1893)
- born Sprowston, Norfolk
- Child by Robert Buck
Lilly Buck - Stepdaughter - age 4 (1897)
- born Sprowston, Norfolk
- Child by Robert Buck
Date unknown: Birth of Edith
Read
Date unknown: Birth of Mable
Read
(Age 43)
1909: April 8, Birth of Ethel
Daisy Read ay Salhouse Road, Sprowston,
Norwich
Mother: Elizabeth Read (Susannah had
been dropped) formaly Buck formaly Goffin
- made her mark
Father: Walter Sanuel
Read - Carpenter (Estate)
Regisitered: May 14, 1909
Entry 204 - information
from file certificate.
1911: Census
- Pouch Farms like) Breck Tavern, Salhouse Road
Sprowston Norwich
Walter Read
- Head - age 42 (1869) - Carpenter -
born Hempnall Norfolk
Elizabeth Read - Wife (Married13 years)-
age 42 (1869) - born Sprowston Norfolk
Emma Buck - Dau - Single - age 22 (1889)
- Boot Trade Machinist - born Sprowston Norfolk
Lily Buck - Dau - Single - age 18 (1893)
- Boot Trade Finisher - born Sprowston Norfolk
Ellen Read - Dau - Single - age 9 (1902)
- School - born Sprowston Norfolk
Mable Read - Dau - Single - age 7 (1904)
- School - born Sprowston Norfolk
Edith Read - Dau - Single - age 4 (1907)
- born Sprowston Norfolk
Ethel Read - Dau - Single - age 1 (1910)
- born Sprowston Norfolk
On the return it states
that Elizabeth had had 14 children 6 of which
had died - they had been married 13 years
1913: Electoral
Roll - Walter Samuel
Read, 26 Ladysmith Row, Ship Field,
Sprowston Road, Norwich
Still living ther in 1915
(Age
47)
1914: August 31, Walter
Samuel Read Army Form B. 2067
- Enlisted into the Norfolk Regiment for
Service with the Colours |
| |
|
| Official
No: |
3/10535
- Private Read. W.S |
| Born in
the Parish of: |
Sprowston
- we know this to be untrue |
| Trade:
|
Carpenter |
| Date of Birth: |
March 17, 1870 -
we know this to be untrue |
| Height:
|
5ft 7ins
|
| Complexion:
|
Left blank |
| Eyes |
Grey |
| Hair: |
Greyish Brown |
| |
|
(Age 48)
1915:
March 4,
Applied for copy of his marriage certificate.
I wonder why?
Was this a military requirement so that he could
have his family live with him or draw a family
wage?
(Age
49)
1916: September 16, Walter
Samuel Read
Army Form B. 2079 - Discharge from
Army Service
Being no longer Physically fit for War Service
After Serving: 2yrs 15days
According to records to be honest and sober |
| Official
No: |
3/10535
- Private Read. W.S |
| Born in
the Parish of: |
Sprowston
- we know this to
be untrue |
| Trade:
|
Carpenter |
| Date of Birth:
|
March 17, 1870 -
we know this to be untrue |
| Height:
|
5ft 7ins
|
| Complexion:
|
Left blank |
| Eyes |
Grey
|
| Hair: |
Greyish Brown |
| |
|
Employment Card: Norfolk Regiment:
Army Form W. 3464
Soldiers Discharge: Medically Unfit.
Name & Regiment No. W.
S. Read, 3/10535
Name & Address of Local Committee Mr. R
Hare: Remerston Hall, Attlebough.
Under the Naval and Military War Pensions Act
1915, a Local Committee has been established
for the Area in which a Soldier intends to reside.
The duty of this Committee is to make provision
for the care of disabled men after they have
left the service, including provision health,
training, and employment.
This card is issued to each disabled soldier
on discharge, to show to which Local committee
he should apply.
(Age 50)
1917: April 10,
Walter Samuel Read
became Licensee of the Goat Public House Inn
Strumpshaw, Norfolk
(Age 51)
1918: May 4,
Susannah Elizabeth Read applied for copy
of Birth Certificate.
- were they thinking of immigrating?
(Age 51)
1918: June 3,
Walter Samuel Read
applied for copy of Birth Certificate.
- were they think of immigrating?
(Age 53)
1920: January 12,
Walter Samuel Read
ceased to be Licensee of the Goat Public House:
Term as licensee of the Strumpshaw Goat Public
House was 2 years and 9 months approximately.
The only record I can
find that looks anything like Walter is below
- We are still
trying to find out what really happened to him.
1946: Death
Record - Walter S Read - Cheltenham,
Gloucestershire - Sep quarter (7b 272) age 77
This turned out to be
Walter Stuart Read of 137 Tennyson Road,
Cheltenham - Wife: Mary Blanche - SEARCH GOES
ON
More on
the Read family
1850: September. Marriages
(This needs to be checked out as it could account
for the other child christenings at the top
of this document.)
Charles Read: Depwade. 13 49
Maria Clarke: Depwade. 13 49
1836 - 1845
An Alex Goffin was landlord of The Goat Public
House at Strumpshaw, Norfolk
- A Relation to Walter's Wife?? - Just another
one of those interesting find's trawling though
documents.
Nell
Read married
Willaim Moore and moved to Scotland
Children: They had children - 2 boys and a daughter
that we know of.
Nell died shortly after giving birth to her
daughter. There is a moving letter of her death
written by William to her sister Ethel
Daisy Read - Click
here to view
Nell's sons came to Norwich to see their Aunt
Ethel but I have been told that my granddad
(Arthur Frank Tong) turned them away
and contact has been lost.
More about Susannah
Elizabeth Goffin
| We
start this section in the mid 1700's with
the family and background of Susannah
Elizabeth Goffin
My thanks to Susan
Thomas directly descended
from Robert Goffin (1768) and Elizabeth
Breeze through their son John Breeze
Goffin (1799) for her help in trying
to put together this family line.
Early
records show two brothers - Parents still
to be traced
William Goffin (1761 - 1837) married
Susannah Barker
- More below
Robert Goffin (1768) married Elizabeth
Breeze (1773)
- More below
| William Goffin
(1761) |
| 1
- William Goffin (1761 -
1837) married Susannah Barker
1788:
Jan 28 - Marriage record at St Mary
Church Tunstead, Norfolk
William Goffin a single man
of Tunstead married Susannah
Barker a single women of Tunstead
Witness: Samuel Worthley
and Ann Spanton
William and Susanna had children:
[1] Mary Goffin
- Baptised Dec 08, 1788 at All
Saints Church Salhouse - Born
Dec 07, 1788 - Entry 615
Duaghter of William Goffin
and his wife Susanna Barker
Notes: and buried Dec 12th
[2] Hannah
Goffin - Baptised Nov29, 1789
at St Fabian ans St Sabastian
Church Woodbastwick
Daughter of William Goffin
and his wife Susanna Barker
Notes: Private baptism. Received
into the Church 27 June 1790
[3] Robert
Goffin - Baptised Sep 02,
1792 at Woodbastwick Church
Son of William Goffin and
his wife Susanna Barker
[4] Susanna
Goffin - Baptised Feb 22,
1795 at Woodbastwick Church
Daughter of William Goffin
and his wife Susanna Barker
- Private baptism
Susannah
Goffin (1795) married Robert
Nicholson
Child
of Susannah Goffin (1795) and
Robert Nicholson
1- Naomi Nicholson
1851:
Census: Census place:
Salhouse. Norfolk
Susanna Nicholson - Head
- Widow age 56 - born Woodbastwick,
Norfolk, - Pauper (Nee Goffin)
Naomi Nicholson - Daughter,
born abt 1838, age 13 - birthplace
Salhouse, Norfolk,
Susanna Goffin *- Mother,
born abt 1762, age 89 - birthplace
Tunstead, Norfolk, - Pauper
Susannah
Goffin is wife of William
Goffin (1761)
Did
George change his name to James?
- George appears no where after
this
[5] George Goffin - Baptised
Fed 12, 1797 at Woodbastwick Church
Son of William Goffin and
his wife Susanna Barker
Notes: Private baptism Received
into the Church Mar 26th 1797
I believe
this to be James:-
James
Goffin (1797) born at Woodbastwick
married Martha Dingle of
Burlingham
1819: Oct 25 -
Marriage record at St Fabian and
St Sebastian Church Woodbastwick
- Entry 17
James Goffin married Martha
Dingle
Witness: Charlotte Goffin
and Mary Taylor
James and Martha had children:
SEE BELOW
1851:
Census - House 45, Blofield, Norfolk
James Goffin - Head - age
52 - Ag Lab Woodbastwick-Nfk
Martha Goffin - Wife -
age 49 - Burlingham-Nfk
James Goffin - Son - age
16 - Ag Lab Woodbastwick-Nfk
Robert Goffin - Son - age
14 - Ag Lab Woodbastwick-Nfk
John Goffin - Son - age
12 - Woodbastwick-Nfk
Sarah Goffin - Dau - age
9 - Woodbastwick-Nfk
Martha Goffin - Dau - age
7 - Scholar Woodbastwick-Nfk
John Goffin - GrnSon -
age 8 - Woodbastwick-Nfk
Mary Goffin - GrnDau -
1 - Woodbastwick-Nfk
1854:
Death record - Martha Goffin
at Blofield - Mar quarter (4b
134)
1861:
Census - Woodbastwick, Norfolk
James Goffin - Head - Widower
- age 64 - Ag Labourer Norfolk
- Woodbastwick
Harriet Gillam - Dau -
Widow - age 35 - General Servant
Norfolk - Woodbastwick
John Goffin - single -
age 22 - Game Keeper Norfolk -
Woodbastwick
Sarah Goffin - Dau - age
19 - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
Samuel Gilham - GrnSon
- age 13 - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
Martha Gilham - GrnDau
- age 6 - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
Mary A Gilham - GrnDau
- age 6m - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
James
does not appear on the 1871 census
so he could have died - there
are 4 to choose from.
Children
of James (1799) and Martha
1 - William Goffin (1823)
at Woodbastwick married Jane
Gerney (1825 - 1881)
Children
of William Goffin (1823)
and Jane Gerney
1 - William Issac Goffin
(1847)
2 - Henry Goffin (1848)
3 - Hester Goffin (1856)
4 - Ann F Goffin (1860)
5 - Robecca Maria Goffin
(1867)
1851:
Census: Census place: Salhouse.
Norfolk.
William Goffin - Head
- born abt 1822 - age 29 - born
Woodbastwick, Norfolk,
Jane Goffin - Wife -
born abt 1824 - age 27 - born
Salhouse, Norfolk
Isaac Goffin - Son -
born abt 1847 - age 4 - born
Salhouse, Norfolk,
Henry Goffin - Son -
born abt 1848 - age 3 - born
Salhouse, Norfolk,
1861:
Census - Cottage, Woodbastwick,
Norfolk
William Goffin - Head
- age 39 - Ag Labourer Norfolk
- Woodbastwick
Jane Goffin - Wife -
age 37 - Norfolk - Salhouse
Isaac Goffin - Son -
age 14 - Norfolk - Salhouse
Henry Goffin - Son -
age 13 -Norfolk - Salhouse
Hester Goffin - Dau -
age 5 - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
Ann F Goffin - Dau -
age 1 - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
1871:
Census - Turnpike Road
Cottage, Rackheath
William Goffin - Head
- age 49 - Gamekeeper Norfolk
- Woodbastwick
Jane Goffin - Wife -
age 49 - Norfolk - Salhouse
Anna Frances Goffin -
Dau - age 11 -Scholar Norfolk
- Woodbastwick
Rebecca Maria Goffin
- Dau - age 4 - Norfolk - Woodbastwick
1881:
Death record - Jane Goffin
at Aylsham - Jun quarter (4b
58) age 56
1891:
Census - Crown Rd, Buxton, Norfolk
William Goffin - Head
- Widower - age 69 -Ag Lab Norfolk
- Woodbastwick
Hester Goffin - Dau -
single - age 35 -Norfolk - Woodbastwick
Rosa Howard - GrnDau
- age 5 - 5 Scholar Norfolk
- Buxton
1897:
Death record - William Goffin
at Blofield - Dec quarter (4b
143) age 76
[6] John Goffin
- Baptised Jun 21, 1802 at Woodbastwick
Church - Born Jun 10, 1802
Son of William Goffin and
his wife Susanna Barker
[7] Charlotte
Goffin - Baptised Feb 12,
1804 at Woodbastwick Church -
Born Feb 12, 1804
Daughter of William Goffin
and his wife Susanna
[8] Robert
Goffin - Baptised Aug 03,
1806 at Woodbastwick Church -
Born Jul 13, 1806
Son of William Goffin and
his wife Susanna
Notes: Private baptism
|
| Robert Goffin
(1768) |
| Parents
yet to be traced
2 - Robert Goffin (1768)
born at Woodbastwick married Elizabeth
Breeze (1773)
1792:
Jan 11 - Marriage record at St Fabian
and St Sabastian Church Woodbastwick
- Entry 73
Robert Goffin a single man
married Elizabeth Breeze
a single women.
Witness: Thomas Howells and
Sarah Jacks
Robert and Elizabeth had children:
[1] Mary Goffin
- Baptised Jul 16, 1793 at St
Fabian and St Sabastian Church
Woodbastwick - Private
Daughter of Robert Goffin
anf his wife Elizabeth Breeze
Mary died and was buried Jul
21 1793
[2] Robert
Goffin - Batisted Jul 18,
1796 at St Fabian and St Sabastian
Church Woodbastwick
Born: Jul 18, 1796 - Son of Robert
Goffin and his wife Elizabeth
Breeze
Robert died and was buried Jul
24, 1796
[3] Catharine
Breeze Goffin - Batisted Mar
20, 1802 at St Fabian ans St Sabastian
Church Woodbastwick
Born: Mar 18, 1802 - Daughter
of Robert Goffin and his
wife Elizabeth Breeze
[4] Robert
Goffin - Baptised Jul 05,
1807 at St Fabian and St Sabastian
Church Woodbastwick - Private
Born: Jun 30, 1807 - Son of Robert
Goffin and his wife Elisabeth.
Robert married Harriet Smith
1828:
Feb 05 - Marriage record at St
Fabian and St Sabastian Church
Woodbastwick - Entry 38
Robert Goffin a Bachelor
married Harriet Smith a
Spinster
Witness: John Goffin and
Harriet Goffin
Notes: With concent of parents
Robert and Harriet had children:
[A] Robert
Goffin - Baptised Oct 12,
1828 at Woodbastwick Church
- Entry 138
Daughter of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
[B] Sarah
Goffin - Baptised Dec 22,
1833 at All Saints Church Salhouse
- Entry 284
Daughter of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
[C] Charlotte
Goffin - Baptised Jan 18,
1835 at All Saints Church Salhouse
- Entry 299
Daughter of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
[D] John
Goffin - Baptised Jul 30,
1837 at All Saints Church Salhouse
- Entry 338
Son of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
The
following children were all
baptised together on Jun 02,
1850
[E] William Goffin -
Batised Jun 02, 1850 at All
Saints Church Salhouse - Entry
585
Son of Robert
Goffin a Labourer and his
wife Harriet
[D] Elizabeth
Goffin - Baptised Jun 02,
1850 at All Saints Church Salhouse
- Entry 586
Daughter of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
Elizabeth
was actually born in 1842 and
is the mother of Susannah
Elizabeth Goffin
1842:
February 13, Birth
of Elizabeth Goffin at
Salhouse, Srowston, St Faiths,
Norfolk
Mother: Harriet Goffin
formally Smith
Father: Robert Goffin
Registered: February 17, 1842
Entry 256 -
information from file certificate
[E]
Hannah Goffin - Baptised
Jun 02, 1850 at All Saints Church
Salhouse - Entry 587
Daughter of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
[F] Esther
Goffin - Baptised Jun 02
- 1850 at All Saints Church
Salhouse - Entry 588
Daughter of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
[G] Edward
Goffin - Baptised Jun 02,
1850 at All Saints Church Salhouse
- Entry 589
Son of Robert Goffin
a Labourer and his wife Harriet
Robert's
wife and the mother of all the
above children
1850: Oct 23 - Burial
record at Holy Trinity and All
Saints Church Salhouse, Norfolk
- Entry 293
Harriet Goffin age 40
1851:
Census: Census place:
Salhouse Norfolk
Robert Goffin - Head -
Widower - born abt 1807, age 44
- birthplace Woodbastwick, Norfolk,
Harriet Goffin - Daughter
- born abt 1830 - age 21 - born
Woodbastwick, Norfolk,
Sarah Goffin - Daughter
- born abt 1832 - age 19 - born
Woodbastwick, Norfolk,
Charlotte Goffin - Daughter
- born abt 1835 - age 16 - born
Salhouse, Norfolk,
John Goffin *-
Son - born abt 1837 - age 14 -
born Salhouse, Norfolk
William Goffin - Son -
born abt 1839 - age 12 - born
Salhouse, Norfolk,
Ellen
Goffin * - Daughter
born abt 1843 - age 8 - born Salhouse,
Norfolk,
- This I
believe to be Elizabeth
mother of our Susannah Elizabeth
Goffin born to her 1864 an
illegitimate child - SEE BELOW
- Elizabeth
married at the age of 30 to Isacc
Seaman in 1873
Esther Goffin -
Daughter - born abt 1847 - age
4 - born Salhouse, Norfolk,
Emma Goffin - Daughter
- born abt 1849 - age 2 - born
Salhouse, Norfolk,
*
John Goffin (1837) son of Robert
and Harriet had a son
George Goffin who married
Minietta Elizabeth Long
(1873) in 1892. This could be
the witnesses at Susannah's
wedding in 1898 to Walter
Samuel Read.
This
appears to be our Elizabeth
Goffin
1861: Census:
Swainsthorpe, Norfolk: Address
Hensted.
George Mutimer - Head
- age 59 - Farmer of 200 acres
employ 12 men - Tasburgh Nrk
Ann Mutimer - Wife -
age 59 - Farmers Wife - Witchingham,
Norfolk,
George Mutimer - Grndson
- age 8 - Newton Flotman, Norfolk,
Margaretta Pratt - Visitor
- age 19 - Aslacton, Norfolk
Elizebeth
Goffin - Serv - 17
- House Maid - Salhouse, Norfolk
-
This appears
to be Susannah’s mother
1863:
About August !!
About
this time Susannah Elizabeth
was conceived, the father was
not named.
Elizabeth went on to have two
more children (William and John)
before her marriage to Isaac
Seaman in 1873. Both must have
been illegitimate as they took
their mothers surname ‘Goffin’.
Elizabeth
gave birth to a daughter - father
unknown
1864: Nov 26
- Susannah Elizabeth Goffin
Susannah
is our - SEE BELOW
This
shows Elizabeth as Head with
another child!! Did she have
a relationship with a married
man? Or were the next two children
by different fathers?)
1871: Census
- Wroxham Road, Sydney's Row
- Sprowston. Norfolk
Elizabeth Goffin - Head,
born abt 1845: age 26: Born
Sprowston, Norfolk,
Elizabeth
Goffin - Daughter,
born abt 1864: age 7: Born Sprowston,
Norfolk,
William Goffin - Son,
born abt 1867: age 4: Born Sprowston,
Norfolk
1873:
About this time John Goffin
was born he was not the son
of Isaac Seaman as he is recorded
in the 1881 census as Isaac’s
stepson.
(Age
9)
(Susannah’s mother married
Isaac Seaman)
1873: November 9 -
Marriage at the Parish Church
in the Parish of St Paul, Norwich
Isaac Seaman Bachelor
of full age - Labour - St Pauls,
Norwich
Elizabeth
Goffin Spinster of
full age - of St Pauls, Norwich
Father: William Seaman
- Labour
Father: Robert Goffin
- Labour
Witnesses: Sarah Drake
and Charles Gallant
Entry 472 -
information from file certificate.
(Susannah’s
mother has now given birth to
two more children by Isaac)
1881: Census: Ship
Row: Sprowston. Norfolk.
Isaac Seaman - Head -
age 29 - Agricultural Labour
- Old Catton, Norfolk
Elizabeth
Seaman - Wife, -
age 34 - Laundress - Salhouse,
Norfolk.
Alice Seaman - Dau -
age 6 - Scholar - Sprowston.
Norfolk.
Harry Charles Seaman
- Son - 10m - Sprowston, Norfolk
Elizabeth Goffin - StepDau
- age 16 - Laundress Sprowston,
William Henry Goffin
- Stepson - age 13 - Agriculture
Labour - Sprowston
John Goffin - Stepson
- age 8 - Scholar - Sprowston.
1891:
Census - Sprowston, Norwich
Isaac Seaman - Head-
age 37 - Gen Lab(Em'ee) Norfolk
- Old Catton
Elizabeth Seaman - Wife
- age 44 - Laundress(Em'ee)
Norfolk - Salhouse
Alice Seaman - Dau -
age 16 - Laundress(Em'ee) Norfolk
- Sprowston
Henry Charles Seaman
- age 10 - Scholar Norfolk -
Sprowston
John Goffin - Son - age
19 - Brickyard Lab(Em'ee) Norfolk
- Sprowston
1911:
Death record - Isaac Seaman
at St Faiths - Jun quarter (4b
51) age 58
[5] Sofhia
Goffin - Baptised Oct 29,
1809 at St Fabian and St Sabastian
Church Woodbastwick
Born Oct 29, 1809 - Daughter of
Robert Goffin and his wife
Elizabeth
[6] Harriet
Goffin - Baptised Jan 20,
1813 at St Fabian ans St Sabastian
Church Woodbastwick
Daughter of Robert Goffin
anf his wife Elizabeth
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Life and
background of Susannah Elizabeth Goffin
During her life Susannah
frequently took her middle name ‘Elizabeth’
even on her death certificate she is recorded
as Elizabeth.
My mother (Ethel Ann Elizabeth Tong) said
she always thought her grandmother’s
name was Elizabeth, she also said that
she was named after her mother (Ethel)
and both grandmothers Ann & Elizabeth.
Note:
Susannah
took the surname of her mother ' GOFFIN'
as there was no father recorded
1864: November 26, Bith of Susannah
Elizabeth Goffin at Sprowston, St
Faiths, Norfolk
Mother: Elizabeth Goffin of Sprowston
- made her mark
Father: No Father
Recorded
Registered: Decemeber 13, 1864
Entry 339 -
information from file certificate.
(Age
22)
Susannah’s
first marriage to Robert Buck
1886: Marriage record Susannah
Elizabeth Goffin married Robert
Buck at Norwich - Sep quarter (4b
214)
[1] Robert James
Buck born 1887 at St.Faith's - Sep
quarter (4b 93)
There was a Robert James Buck
who married in 1910 at St Faiths to
either:
Bessie Marion Elmer or Ellen
Gunton - not
sure which
[2] Ema Elizabeth
Buck born 1889 at St.Faith's - Mar
quarter (4b 94)
Emma married Thomas Sendall at
St Faiths in 1914 - Sep quarter (4b
193)
[3] Lily Alice Buck
born 1893 at St.Faith's - Jun quarter
(4b 104)
Lily married Harrold A V White
at St Faiths in 1913 - Sep quarter (4b
176a)
[4] Dorothy Violet
Buck born 1896 at St Faith's - Sep
quarter ( 4b 96 )
Dorothy Married Bertie
Ryder at St Faiths in 1918 - Mar
quarter (4b 189)
Susannah
has taken her middle name and at this
time given birth to two children
1891:
Census - Sprowston, Norfolk
Robert Buck - Head, born abt 1864,
age 27, Born St Faiths, Norfolk,
Elizabeth Buck
- Wife, born abt 1865, age 26, Born Sprowston,
Norfolk
Robert Buck - Son, born abt 1887,
age 4, Born Sprowston, Norfolk
Emma Buck - Daughter, born abt
1889, age 2, Born Sprowston, Norfolk,
Daughter
During the next six years
Susannah had 2 more children, Lilly and
Dolly before she became a widow.
1897:
Death record - Robert Buck at St
Faiths - Sep quater (4b 67) age 34
1898:
April 11, Marriage at The Parish Church
of Sprowston, Norwich
Walter Samuel Read age 29, Bachelor,
Carpenter of Beeston Saint Andrews
Susannah Elizabeth Buck age 30,
Widow of Sprowston, Norwich - made her
mark
Father: Charles Capon Read - Carpenter
(Master)
Father: No father
recorded
Witnesses: John Goffin and Minniettie
E Goffin - believed to be John
Goffin (1873) and his wife
Entry 94 - information
from file certificate.
In 1920
The Read family left their home of the
Strumpshaw Goat public house and on January
1927 Ethel Daisy married. At that time
her address was given as…. 32 Ship
Fields Sprowston, was this renamed Shipfields
from Ship Row? and did they go to live
with Susannah’s mother?
53 Stacey Road, Norwich
Later Susannah Elizabeth lived
with a lady called Hannah Hart known as
Harty. We are not sure if Sussanah shared
the house with her or if she was her housekeeper
but Harty lived in the front room and
Susannah Elizabeth lived in the
back. Harty took a shine to my mother
and if the family visited my mother had
to go with Harty and the others went with
Susannah.
(Age
67)
1931: December 6, - Death
of Elizabeth Read her first name
Susannah was not mentioned - age 67 at
53 Stacey Road, Norwich
Widow of Walter Samuel Read - General
Labour
Cause of Death - Natural causes, to wit,
myccardial degeneration due to atheroma
of coronary arteries - Post Mortum
Certificate received from W.N. Ladell,
Coroner for Norwich. Inquest held 9th
December 1931
Entry 102 - information
from file certificate.
Susannah's death was
mentioned in the letter to her daughter
Ethel Daisy Read from her brother
in-law W. Moore 23rd December 1931 |
1836 -
1845
An Alex Goffin was landlord of The Goat Public
House at Strumpshaw, Norfolk
- A Relation?? - Just another one of those interesting
find's trawling though documents.
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