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
- Census Place: Hedenham, Norfolk, England
Source: FHL Film 1341473 PRO Ref RG11 Piece
1964 Folio 79 Page 2
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 eithe 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.
(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
- St Faiths, 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
(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
fro 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 in Strumpshaw, Norfolk
(Age 51)
1918: May 4,
Susannah Elizabeth Read applied for copy
of Birth Certificate.
I wonder why?
(Age 51)
1918: June 3,
Walter Samuel Read applied for copy of
Birth Certificate. I wonder
why?
(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

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
Parents yet
to be traced
1 - William Goffin (1761 - 1837) married
Susannah Barker
Some recorded children
Child of William
Goffin (1761) and Susannah Barker
1 - James Goffin (1799 - 1801) born
at Woodbastwick married Marths Dingle
of Burlingham
1861: Census
- Address: Market Road, Yarmouth Northern
-Norfolk
Piece: RG9/1193 Place: Enumeration District:
14
Civil Parish: St Nicholas Ecclesiastical Parish:
Norwich - Folio: 83 Page: 38 Schedule: 271
Martha Goffin - Head - Widow - age
66 - Laundress - born Potter Heigham
Martha was living on
her own - source FreeReg.com
Child of
James Goffin (1799) and Martha
Dingle
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 - Robecca Goffin (1867)
1851:
Census: Census place: Salhouse. Norfolk.
Wm 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,
Child of William
Goffin (1761) and Susannah Barker
2 - 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
* This is Susannah
Barker - wife of William Goffin (1761)
Parents yet
to be traced
2 - Robert Goffin (1768) born at Woodbastwick
married Elizabeth Breeze (1773)
Child of Robert
Goffin (1768) and Elizabeth Breeze
1 - John Breeze Goffin (1799)
Child of Robert
Goffin (1768) and Elizabeth Breeze
2 - Robert Goffin (1807) married Harriet
Smith
1851: Census:
Census place: Salhouse Norfolk
Robert Goffin - Head - Widower -
born abt 1807, age 44 - birthplace Woodbastwick,
Norfolk, -
Harriet Smith died in 1850 - see below
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 bornto
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,
Re: Harriet Goffin
- age 40
Burial date Oct 23,1850
Holy Trinity and All Saints Church
Burial by F C Thompson, Curate
Register Number 293
File Number 13815 - source FreeReg.com
* 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.
Birth of
the mother of Susannah Elizabeth Goffin
(above)
1842: February
13, Birth of Elizabeth Goffin at
Salhouse, Srowston, St Faiths, Norfolk
Mother: Harriet Goffin formally (looks
like) Smith
Father: Robert Goffin
Registered: February 17, 1842
Entry 256 - information
from file certificate.
| Born: |
November
26, 1864 |
Sprowston
|
| Died: |
Abt. 1931 |
Norwich |
| Buried: |
|
|
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.
Susannah Elizabeth Goffin
Birth of the
mother of Susannah Elizabeth Goffin
1842: February
13, Birth of Elizabeth Goffin at Salhouse,
Srowston, St Faiths, Norfolk
Mother: Harriet Goffin formally (looks
like) Smith
Father: Robert Goffin
Registered: February 17, 1842
Entry 256 - information
from file certificate.
1861: Census:
This appears to be Elizabeth Goffin (mother
of Susannah Elizabeth)
Census place: Swainsthorpe, Norfolk: Address
Hensted.
George Mutimer abt 1802: age 59: Born
Tasburgh, Norfolk, Head: Farmer of 200 acres
employ 12 men
Ann Mutimer abt 1802: age 59: Born Witchingham,
Norfolk, Farmers Wife
George Mutimer abt 1853: age 8: Born
Newton Flotman, Norfolk, Grandson
Margaretta Pratt abt 1842: age 19: Born
Aslacton, Norfolk, Visitor
Elizebeth Goffin
abt 1844: age 17: Born Salhouse, Norfolk, House
Maid (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’.
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 7)
1871: Census (showing Susannah’s
mother as Head with another child!! Did she
have a relationship with married man? Or were
the next two children by different fathers?)
Census place: 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
(Age 9)
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.
(Age 17)
1881: Census: (Susannah’s mother
has now given birth to two more children by
Isaac)
Dwelling Ship Row: Census place Sprowston. Norfolk.
FHL Film 1341466: Pro Ref: RG11 Piece 1935:
Folio 27: Page 16.
Isaac Seaman - Head, born abt 1852, age
29 - Agricultural Labour - Birthplace Old Catton,
Norfolk
Elizabeth Seaman - Wife, born abt 1847,
age 34 - Laundress, Birthplace Salhouse, Norfolk.
Alice Seaman - Daughter, born abt 1875
age 6 - Scholar, Birthplace Sprowston. Norfolk.
Harry Charles Seaman - Son, born abt
1880, age 10 Months - Birthplace Sprowston,
Norfolk
Elizabeth Goffin - Step Daughter, born
abt 1865, age 16 - Laundress - Birthplace Sprowston,
William Henry Goffin - Stepson, born
abt 1868, age 13 - Agriculture Labour - Birthplace,
Sprowston
John Goffin - Stepson, born 1873, age
8 - Scholar - Birthplace: Sprowston.
John Goffin: born 1873
A John Goffin and a Minniettie E Goffin were
recorded as witness to Susannah’s and
Walter’s wedding in 1898 was this her
brother? And was Minniette his wife)
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?
(Age
22)
1886: Marriage: (Susannah’s first
marriage to Robert Buck)
Robert Buck 1886 Jul-Aug-Sep Norwich,
Norfolk
Susannah Elizabeth Goffin 1886 Jul-Aug-Sep
Norwich, Norfolk
4 B PAGE 214
| Name: |
Date
of birth: |
Birth
Place: |
| Robert James Buck |
1887 |
St.Faith's - Sep quarter
(4b 93) |
| Ema Elizabeth Buck |
1889 |
St.Faith's - Mar quarter
(4b 94) |
| Lily Alice Buck |
1893 |
St.Faith's - Jun quarter
(4b 104) |
| Dorothy Violet Buck |
1896 |
St Faith's - Sep quarter
( 4b 96 ) |
| Nell Buck |
|
|
The information I have on the
Susannah's children by Robert Buck is as follows.....
Ema married ?
Children: Ema, a boy?, and Evlin
Dolly married ?
Children: Bertie, doris, Irene, sony, Masie,
Lesley and Ethel
(Age 27)
1891: Census: (Susannah has taken her
middle name and at this time given birth to
two children)
Census place: 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 this period Susannah
had 3 more children (Lilly? - dolly? and Nell?)
before she became a widow.
(Age 34 - although
she has been recorded as 30)
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.
53 Stacey Road, Norwich
Later Susannah Elizabeth lived with
a lady called ? 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

MORE……….
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.
Below are some
more Goffin's of Woodbastwick
1813
to 1880 Baptism Project - Woodbastwick
St Fabian & St Sebastian
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~tinstaafl/Church_Pages/woodbastwick.htm
These records were transcribed
from Microfilm MF/RO340 in the collection of
the Norfolk Record Office. Despite this being
a relatively old filming the images were relative
good and with good contrast. As the ruled register
was not started until August 1813, 3 entries
were added from the 1812/3 BT to complete the
period.
Ref
No |
Event Date |
Individual Given |
Individual Surname |
Father's Given |
Father's Surname |
Father's Occupation |
Mother's Given |
Mother's Maiden
Surname |
Birth Note |
| |
20/01/1813 |
Harriet |
GOFFIN |
Robert |
GOFFIN |
|
Elizabeth |
|
|
| 51 |
16/04/1820 |
Charlotte |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 73 |
06/01/1822 |
William |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 95 |
14/03/1824 |
Hannah |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 116 |
30/04/1826 |
Harriott |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 136 |
28/07/1828 |
Elizabeth |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 138 |
12/10/1828 |
Robert |
GOFFIN |
Robert |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Harriet |
|
|
| 153 |
25/04/1830 |
James |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 171 |
08/01/1832 |
Susannah |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 200 |
01/06/1834 |
James Brown |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Husbandman |
Martha |
|
|
| 225 |
18/12/1836 |
Robert |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 245 |
17/03/1839 |
John |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 258 |
27/06/1841 |
Sarah Ann |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 275 |
20/08/1843 |
Martha |
GOFFIN |
James |
GOFFIN |
Labourer |
Martha |
|
|
| 276 |
20/08/1843 |
John |
GOFFIN |
|
|
|
Charlotte |
GOFFIN |
|
| 400 |
28/11/1858 |
Hester |
GOFFIN |
William |
GOFFIN |
Husbandman |
Jane |
|
24/12/1855 |
| 401 |
28/11/1858 |
Aaron |
GOFFIN |
William |
GOFFIN |
Husbandman |
Jane |
|
24/08/1857 |
| 428 |
03/06/1860 |
Anna Frances |
GOFFIN |
William |
GOFFIN |
Husbandman |
Jane |
|
|
| 475 |
07/01/1866 |
Martha |
GOFFIN |
|
|
|
Harriet |
GOFFIN |
07/12/1854 |
| 476 |
07/01/1866 |
Mary Ann |
GOFFIN |
|
|
|
Harriet |
GOFFIN |
11/09/1860 |
|