The Goodliffe Family of NottinghamEdwin Daniel Goodliffe - Fourth son of Arnold and Ann GoodliffeArnold and Ann Goodliffe had 8 children. Edwin Daniel was their eighth and last child, born in Nottingham on 11 March 1848 at Bridlesmith Gate. He was living with the family in Lenton Rd, The Park in the 1861 census, aged 13.
Voyage to Australia 1867We know very little of Edwin's early life, but a clue may lie in the Australian shipping records. An Edwin D. Goodliffe departed London on 14 January 1867 and arrived in Melbourne on 7 April 1867 aboard the ship "Highflyer". His age was given as 19, which would have been Edwin Daniel's age in 1867. He did not stay long, as he was back in Nottingham in 1870. His older brother Thomas had been in Melbourne a few years earlier, but had returned to Nottingham by this time. Was he sent out to Melbourne for a change of environment and to give him an opportunity to seek new directions? Marriage to Elizabeth CLARKEApparently Edwin did not thrive in Melbourne. In 1870 back in Nottigham he married Elizabeth CLARKE on 22 November 1870. Note that Edwin's name is recorded on the marriage index as Edward, but all other details including name of spouse point to this being Edwin. The two names become important in 1883 (see below). Edwin was aged 22 and Elizabeth 21.
The marriage was witnessed by Richard BRAUNSTONE and H. CLARKE (probably Herbert Clarke, Elizabeth's brother). Edwin and Elizabeth had three sons:
1871 censusIn 1871 Edwin and Elizabeth were living at 37 Ponsonby Tce, Nottingham, although the address on Archibald's birth certificate in December of 1871 has 37 Alfred St South:
1881 censusIn 1881 Elizabeth (aged 30), Archibald Ralph (9) and Charles Oliver(3) were living at 7 Oliver Tce, Nottingham.
Edwin Daniel cannot be located in the 1881 census. He may have been out of the country. However he was working in London in 1883, and as The Times article below shows he had been employed there for about 2 years. Problems with the LawEdwin's life seems problematic. He went out to Australia (a "remittance man" sent by the family?) perhaps to break bad habits. He married in 1870 but was living apart from the family by the time of the 1881 census. His Father's Will of January 1881 leaves "one sixth share of income for as towards the maintenance or education or otherwise for the benefit of my three grandchildren, Archie, Bertie and Oliver the three sons of my son Edwin Daniel Goodliffe". Other parts of the Will leave money for the education of the three grandchildren and the maintenance of Edwin's wife but not to Edwin himself which suggests he was out of favour with his father Arnold. In 1891 he is listed as a Boarder, not living with his wife. Sentenced to 5 years hard labourThe Times newspaper, Tuesday, Jan 09, 1883; pg. 4; Issue 30712 records a Mr Edward Daniel Goodliffe of 9 Fulham Park Gardens, Putney, being charged with stealing the proceeds of a cheque for £163 15s. A later article indicates that he was sentenced to "five years penal servitude":
His sentence is also recorded in the penal registers:
Edwin Daniel's Prison Record (Prisoner J93)Edwin Daniel's prison record is available. A copy can be viewed here or can be downloaded here as a PDF file. Edwin was sentenced to 5 years hard labour and the work seems to have taken its toll on him. His record includes references to his having Typhus, Phthiasis (Tuberculosis) and Syphilis. He was hospitalised for burns on his feet (a letter to the Prison Governor claims it was Edwin's fault) and he was hit by a barrow loaded with clay. He was also visited by his wife (once), his mother and his brother. The Governor issued a permit for his parents to visit, but Arnold wrote back declining on the grounds of ill health. His brother Thomas also declined to visit, stating his doctor had ordered him to travel to Canada for his health. Clearly Daniel was not in favour with his family! 1888 - Again in CourtBut his time in gaol did not have the reformative results that the Victorian reformers might have expected. Edwin was again in court for financial misdemeanors in April 1888, this time in Nottingham. He was convicted of obtaining £5 by false pretenses, sentenced to 9 months prison and 2 years police supervision. Edwin did not serve the full term of his first sentence (five years from 29 January 1883). He was released on Licence (probation) on 1 February 1887 on medical grounds. Within a year he had re-offended.
His court case before the Borough Quarter Session of Recorder (Magistrate) and jury was described in the Nottingham Evening Post of 20 April 1888:
1891 CensusIn 1891 Edwin Daniel is listed as a Public Accountant aged 42, boarding at 4 Hedderley St, Nottingham. He is listed as married.
Wrights 1895 Directory of NottinghamIn this directory, Edwin's office was at Newcastle Chambers, 16 Angel Row, Nottingham, with his home address at Waverley Mount - he would have been living with his mother at 5 Waverley Villas. Death of ElizabethHis wife Elizabeth (CLARKE) died in Nottingham on 7 July 1900, aged 51. She was buried on 10 July 1900 in Plot 14980 at Nottingham General Cemetery. This plot was being reused as there were four previous burials there for Sidney, Agnes, James and Mary SMITH in 1854 to 1871. 1901 CensusEdwin Daniel is again listed as a Boarder, at 77 Mount St, Nottingham aged 52. He is now a widower.
Edwin Daniel died in Nottingham on 1st April 1909 at 22 Derwent St. He was buried on 5 April 1909 in Nottingham General Cemetery, in Plot 14980 with his wife. Presumably his family did not consider him worthy of a headstone.
Even in death, Edwin Daniel remained controversial. His death certificate shows he died of heart failure due to aortic disease and consequent bronchitis. But his death must have been sudden as an inquest was held and the cause of death was determined by post mortem held by the Nottingham Coroner. More controversy: Named in a divorce caseAs if being imprisoned for theft, and being subject to a coroner's inquest in death was not enough, Edwin Daniel also involved himself with a much younger married woman, eventually being named in the divorce proceedings. There is a surprising amount of information available about the case.
The Children Of Edwin Daniel GOODLIFFE and Elizabeth CLARKEArchibald Ralph (Archie) GOODLIFFE (1871-1948)Archibald was born on 9 December 1871 at 37 Alfred St South, Nottingham. He worked as a hairdresser and married Susan Sanson HEARD in Nottingham in 1892. They had 8 children. Archibald died in Nottingham in 1948. There is more about Archibald and his family hereJohn Herbert GoodliffeJohn Herbert (sometimes known as "Bertie") was born on the 28 June 1873 in Nottingham. In 1891 he was an assistant pork butcher but soon left the butchery and tried his hand at being a professional musician - later becoming successful Signor Trippellos. He married Elizabeth GLOVER in 1897. Elizabeth was a divorcee and about 17 years his elder. John and Elizabeth had 3 children: Berty GOODLIFFE (1895-1896), John Alfred (1898-1976) and Archie (1901-1954). Les Trippellos enjoyed success as a musical hall act through the early 1910s. John "Signor Trippellos" GOODLIFFE died on 18 December 1917 at West Ham Hospital, Ilford, London. He was aged only 44. He left his professional business to his sons and the name "Les Trippellos" to his son John. He left his cash in the bank to a Clara Elizabeth HARGREAVES with whom he had had a child - Herbert Goodliffe HARGREAVES in 1911. There is more about John GOODLIFFE - aka Signor Trippellos - and his extended family here.Charles Oliver GOODLIFFE (1877-1930)Charles Oliver was born in Aston, near Birmingham on 17 October 1877. In 1881 he and his brother Archibald were living with their mother at 7 Oliver Tce, Nottingham. At a young age Charles decided to join the Royal Navy. By age 13 he was in Binstead, Isle of Wight, living at Binstead House under the control of Captain Charles HOARE of the Naval training ship "Mercury". His occupation was listed as "Training for RN".
On 17 October 1895 Charles signed on to the Royal Navy for a term of 12 years. He served on several ships until his 12 years expired on 19 October 1907. The next day he joined the RTR (? training reserve). On 2 August 1914 he joined HMS Gibraltar, serving out the war in the Navy. He was discharged on 21 January 1919 aged 41 and paid a war gratuity.
Charles does not appear in the 1901 census. He was serving onboard HMS "Melampus" at the time. Charles had completed his 12 years in the Navy in 1907. In 1911 he was living in Nottingham at 13 Woodland Place and working as a "wardrobe dealer". But he
was back in the Navy in 1914 until 1919. The 1918 electoral roll shows he was living at 11 Wollaton St, Nottingham for voting purposes but was actually onboard HMS "Vernon". He was later recorded at several addresses in Nottingham. In the 1921 census he was
living at 23 Drury Hill, Nottingham, with his housekeeper Beatrice WHITEHEAD.
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