The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold Goodliffe

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bad, our progress slow. In 1840 our stock take for the first time reached 4 figures as the result of 10 years trading for which we were very thankful. On the 2nd March our youngest daughter Sarah was born, it was a critical time for both mother and babe. The mother’s strength had been over taxed, she was so feeble that Dr. Higginbottom told me, the greatest care and attention would be required to prevent a collapse. She frightened Ann Richards and me being delirious, partly induced by old Wm. Shaw’s shouting, when delivering cheese, the sound quite upset her, the Dr. was most diligent in his attentions, as also the nurse, it was a most anxious time she was some time before she rallied. I thank our Heavenly Father, that her life was spared. Our business and family increased, our premises did not for some time. I was looking out for larger but was too fearful of expense, or I might have bought or taken premises that would have been central and cheap.

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