The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham
The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold
Goodliffe
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New Testament, and I suspect from what I remember of the Rev Jno Green he
would. One sensible thing they decided upon – to drop the controversy,
and be as good or better friends that ever, which they were to the day
of her death.
Although she came of a good old Puritan stock, on her mother’s side, she
believed in children and young people having recreation; 70 or 80 years since
the chief amusements in religious families were:- blind man’s buff, Bagatelle,
and Dominoes, and though she in my days seldom took part in the various games,
see enjoyed seeing her children and young people happy.
As the youngest son my personal recollections of my mother was after she had
attained middle life, her mind was vigorous, and experience matured. Her
management of her large family of children, and farm, |
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