The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

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

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St. Oct 2nd (Sunday) 1830, and met at St. Mary’s Church at 9 o’clock, when Dr. Wilkins performed the ceremony. In my hurry I had omitted to put any money in my pocket, and to the confusion of all could not pay the fees. Old Parnham, the clerk being a customer said he’d call and get a bit of cheese and make it all right. We went straight to our Sunday School classes, but snug as we had kept it, it was all over the Chapel before the day was over. My young wife, and I, received many hearty congratulations from friends, and especially from old Daddy Hutchinson, the superintendent, who was very tender in his exhortation, and good wishes for our happiness. I had taken the shop and house opposite, now called the Old Arm Chair, kept by a maiden lady who was about to be married to my old landlord – Mr Thornton. She was not

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