The Goodliffe Family of Lambley Lodge, RutlandHenry Arnold GOODLIFFE (1837-1921)
Henry Arnold was the third son of Thomas and Elizabeth Goodliffe. He was born at Lambley Lodge, Belton on 25 March 1837. Henry's birth together with those of his siblings was recorded at the Morcott and Barrowden Baptist Church, Rutland around 1837. Henry and siblings were later baptised at Belton St Peter on 1 August 1847.
In the 1841 and 1851 censuses Henry Arnold was living at Lambley Lodge with the family, where his father John was a grazier. Marriage to Elizabeth LAWSONHenry Arnold married Elizabeth LAWSON in Nottingham in late 1860. Henry became a grocer in Nottingham, initially at Hucknall Torkard. He was in partnership with his brother (Alfred Pitt GOODLIFFE) for a while as grocers and tea dealers, but the partnership was dissolved on 10 February 1864. Henry appears to have struggled in business, perhaps as the market chaned, from tea dealer to grocer to fallow chandler. In 1879 his business was liquidated, perhaps before his creditors filed for bankruptcy.
In 1861 Henry and his wife Elizabeth were living at Main St North, Hucknall Torkard, they had Henry's brother Albert Stokes, aged 14, living with them.
Henry and Elizabeth had 7 children:
In the 1871 census, Henry and family were living at Manvers St, Sneinton, Nottingham.
In 1881, Henry and family occupied 33 & 35 Manvers St, Nottingham. Daughter Annie was a music teacher aged 17, and they had 3 more children Edward (8), Emily (5), and Florence (2).
By 1891 the family had moved to 121 Sneinton Rd, with all children except John Thomas still at home. Emily was working as a drug store cashier.
Death of Elizabeth in 1892Henry's wife Elizabeth died in Jun quarter 1892. I cannot find a burial record for her in Nottingham. In 1901, Henry (now a widower) and was living at 52 Sneinton Dale, with children Annie (37, Music Teacher), Emily (25, Clerk at Chemist) and Florence (22, Clerk at Chemist). Daughter Elizabeth was a teacher and was boarding at Kettering. Son Edward (28) was also a drug company clerk. He had married Clara HUNT and was living with her parents at 13 Constance St.
In 1911 Henry was still at 52 Sneinton Dale, with daughters Annie (47), Emily (35) and Florence (32). Elizabeth was still teaching, and was boarding at Kettering.
In 1921 Henry had moved to 26 The Grove Kettering, with his daughter Annie. His other daughter Emily was with them, presumably visiting from Canada.
Henry died 21 November 1921 at 26 The Grove, Kettering. His death was registered at Kettering in Rutland. He was interred at the London Road Cemetery, Kettering on 23 November 1921 along with his daughter Elizabeth, who had been buried there on 6 July 1916. Henry left a Will, with his daughter Annie as the executrix. His estate was valued at £189. The Children of Henry Arnold and Elizabeth GOODLIFFEJohn Thomas GOODLIFFE (1861-1948)John Thomas was born late 1861 to Henry and Elizabeth GOODLIFFE, the event registered at Basford, Nottingham. John is recorded in the 1871 and 1881 censuses with his parents at Sneinton. John married Emily Alice ONIONS in 1888 in Bradford. Emily was a widow with 3 small children. She was also 11 years older than John.
John and Emily had two children, born and baptised in Bradford.
By 1891 John and Emily were living at 91 Osborne St, Bradford. They had Emily's 3 children with them, as well as their own son Reginald and John's cousin John GOODLIFFE. By 1901 they were living at 11 Southfield Square, Bradford but by 1911 they had moved to Baildon, a few miles north of Bradford. Their daughter Constance remained living with them.
Death of Emily Alice GOODLIFFEEmily Alice GOODLIFFE (née FEARNLEY) died at their home in Baildon Road, Baildon, Shipley, Yorkshire on 26 May 1936. She was buried ar Scholemoor Cemetery, Bradford. John Thomas remained living at Baildon Rd, Shipley, accompanied by his daugher Constance.
Death of John Thomas GOODLIFFEJohn Thomas GOODLIFFE died at 55 Baildon Rd, Shipley on 2 December 1948. He was buried at Scholemoor Cemetery, Bradford, presumably with his wife Emily. His estate was valued at £1280: administration was granted to his daughter Constance. Neither John nor his wife Emily left Wills. John and later his daughter Constance appliled to the Court for administration of the estates.
Of the children of John and Emily GOODLIFFE: Reginald John Arnold Firth GOODLIFFE (1889-1958): was born 24 March 1889 in Bradford and baptised 3 August 1893 at Bradford St James at the same time as his younger sister Constance. By 1911 Reginald was aged 22 and a "farm pupil" with James Mantott at The Grange, West Rasen, Lincolnshire.
Emigration to AustraliaLife as a farm servant in Lincolnshire apparently did not appeal to Reginald. On 4 February 1913 he boarded the White Star Line steam ship "Pakeha" bound for Sydney, Australia.
We are not sure what Reginald did when he arrived in Sydney, but on 2 November 1915 he signed up for the Australian Imperial Force, to serve overseas. He was aged 26 years and 8 months, he was 1.75m tall and he weighed 69kg. His occupation was "electrical mechanic". He joined the 2nd Ammunition Company and travelled overseas in early 1916, first to Egypt and then to France. He was promote to bombadier, then corporal and then to sergeant on 24 April 1917. He was awarded the Military Medal for gallantry on 20 November 1917. He returned to Australia in March 1919 and was discharged from the Army on 2 July 1919.
In 1928 Reginald and his half-sister Hester ONIONS returned to the UK to visit their parents. They arrived in London on 6 May 1928 onboard the "Comorin". They returned to Sydney 3 months later, departing London on 24 August 1928 onboard the "Mooltan".
It appears that Reginald never married. He lived in various addresses in Gosford. His occupation in the Electoral Rolls was "electrician", but in a 1934 newspaper article he was "a local photographer" and ex-electrician.
Reginald died in Sydney, Australia on 7 February 1958. His address in the UK probate record was given as 77 Lord St, Roseville and 29 Donnison St, Gosford. Probate was awarded in London, where his assets were valued at £1933, presumably from the inhertance from his father. He was buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery, Sydney, together with his sister Constance. Constance Lawson Watkinson GOODLIFFE (1892-1950): was born 22 January 1892 in Bradford. She lived with her parents, presumably looking after her father after her mother died in 1936. She was still with her father when he died in 1948, when Constance would have been aged 56. Soon after probate was granted (and presumably she had received money from the estate) Constance set sail for Sydney Australia to join her brother Reginald and her half-sister Hester. She arrived in Freemantle, Perth on 1 February 1950 then continued to Sydney.However she never made it, dying at sea on 7 February 1950. She was buried at Macquarie Park Cemetery, Sydney.
George Oliver ONIONS (1873-1961): was born 1873 in Bradford to George Frederick and Emily Alice ONIONS. He studied art in London. He married Amy Roberta RUCK on 10 June 1919 at Christ Church, Hampstead, London. Amy had been born in India, the daughter of Lt-Colonel Arthur Ashley RUCK (now Chief Constable of Carnarvonshire). He was now an author of short stories and she a journalist.
George and Amy had two children: George Arthur Oliver (1912-1966) and William Richard Oliver (1913-2007). They moved to Wales, where George (now known as just George OLIVER) died 9 April 1961. Amy died there on 11 August 1978, 9 days after her 100 birthday. Hester Agnes ONIONS (1873-1960): was born 2 October 1876 in Bradford to George Frederick and Emily Alice ONIONS. She was baptised at Bradford St John on 11 April 1888 together with her younger sister Emily. Her father George had died in 1886. Her mother Emily married John GOODLIFFE later in 1888. In the 1891 census Hester, aged 14, was living with John and Emily. At the time of the 1901 census Hester (recorded as Agnes) was visiting Lewis and Frances SYKES at 6 Launceston St, Halifax, Yorkshire. Hester then trained as a nurse at Lewisham Infirmary, qualifying in 1910. In the 1911 census she was working as a "companion" but more probably a nurse to Mrs Amy DAWSON, aged 30 who had 4 small children. The address was 111 Dartmouth Rd, Cricklewood, Willesden. At the outbreak of war Hester joined the Army and was soon in France as part of Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service (QAIMNS). She served as a nurse throughout the war, being promoted to Sister ONIONS and in charge of an acute surgical ward. She was awarded the 1914 Ribbon and Star for her services and also the Royal Red Cross decoration. (Her war service record can be download in PDF format here.) After leaving the Army in 1919 Hester was awarded a war gratuity payment. She also applied to the Overseas Settlement Committee for funding to emigrate to Australia. Meanwhie she returned to Lewisham Hospital. Presumably her application was approved as she boarded the "SS Bahia Castillo" on 17 April 1920 at London, bound for Sydney, Australia. The ship was full of Australian soldiers being repatriated after the war.
Hester worked as a nurse in Sydney, living at 54 Darling Point Rd until about 1950 when she moved to 77 Lord St, Roseville. She never married. Hester died in Sydney on 3 December 1960 and is buried at Macquaries Park Cemetery with her brother and sister. Emily Couch ONIONS (1878-1961): was born 7 October 1878 in Bradford to George Frederick and Emily Alice ONIONS. She was baptised at Bradford St John on 11 April 1888 along with her sister Hester. After her mother married John GOODLIFFE Emily lived with her parents, being recorded with them in the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses living in Baildon, Yorkshire. She married Arthur LEASE at Christ Church Hampstead on 10 August 1911. Arthur was an engineer, living at Baildon, Yorkshire at the time of marriage.
After their marriage Emily and Arthur lived in Baildon. They appear to have had one child - Robert J LEASE (born 1913, died 1916). In 1921 they were living at 4 Rushcroft Tce, Baildon.
After Arthur retired the couple moved to Bournemouth. Arthur died at Strathallan Nursing Home, Boscombe, Bournemouth on 27 February 1934. Emily remained in Bournemouth, but by 1939 had moved into the Carlton Hotel, Grove Rd, Bournemouth. Emily Couch LEASE died in Bournemouth on 25 June 1940. Annie GOODLIFFE (1864-1940)Annie GOODLIFFE was born 14 March 1864 in Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham to Henry and Elizabeth GOODLIFFE. In the 1881 census Annie was aged 17 and a "teacher of music". She remained living with her parents and teaching music, as recorded in the censuses until 1911, when she was aged 47. By 1921, with her father Henry now retired, Annie, her sister Emily and their father had moved to 26 The Grove, Kettering. They had a boarder, Lizzie BODDIMER, living with them. Annie was the head of house and still a music teacher. Henry died later in 1921. By 1939 Annie and Emily had moved to 41 Union St, Kettering. They still had Lizzie BODDIMER living with them. Annie and Lizzie were now recorded as "incapacitated". (Lizzie was born in Ketttering in 1867 and died there in 1955).
Annie GOODLIFFE died at 41 Union St, Kettering on 3 June 1940. In her Will she left her estate, valied at £600 to her sister Emily.
Albert Henry GOODLIFFE (1866-1933)Albert Henry was born in Nottingham in 1866 to Henry Arnold and Elizabeth GOODLIFFE. Albert followed the family tradition, going into the grocery business. Albert married in 1894 to Kate BROOMHEAD. Kate had been born in Sneinton, Nottigham in 1871 to Granville Henry BROOMHEAD and Elizabeth (BRADLEY). Albert and Kate had five children:
Albert became a grocer's assistant. The newspaper records him being charged in court for abusing a hore, the property of his father. By 1901 a provision dealer's traveller but by 1911 he was a grocer on his own account. In 1916 his shop was on Trent Boulevard when he was charged with selling margarine as butter. He was fined £5. The 1921 census records his place of business was "at home", presumably 222 Arkwright St. (This area was cleared as part of the Meadows redevelopment.)
Albert Henry GOODLIFFE died at 71 Mona Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingahm on 18 November 1933. He was buried at Southern Cemetery (Wilford Hill) on 22 November in Plot P30/54. He was survived by his wife Kate. Of the Children of Henry and Kate GOODLIFFE:Granville Harold Broomhead GOODLIFFE (1895-1975): was born in 1895 in Bradford, Yorkshire (it is not clear what Albert and Kate were doing in Bradford at this time). The family was living in Nottingham at the time of the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Granville enlisted in the Army in October1914, joining the RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps). He received training at the 3rd General Hospital, Oxford then worked in hospitals in UK until he was sent to France in April 1917. He returned home in August 1918. His record shows his only injury whilst serving was a sprained wrist, caused by trying to start a motor ambulance. After his return home he was transferred to the RAF where he trained as a pilot with various Cadet Wings for only 2 months before returning to the RAMC in December 1918 from where he was discharged in March 1920. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. On 2 August 1920 Granville married Clarice Hilda TERREY at North Wilford St Faith, Nottingham. Clarice was the daughter of John TERREY (a news agent) and Emma (MILLER).She had been born in Nottingham in 1898.
After marriage Granville and Clarice went to live with Clarise's widowed mother at 218 Bathley St, Nottingham, along with Clarice's younger sister. Granville was now working as a hosiery warehouseman for JB Lewis & Sons Ltd. By 1939 Granville was an insurance agent. Granville and Clarice had 2 children: Marjorie Terrey (23 Nov 1922 - 2008) and Norman Harold (31 Aug 1927 - 2005).
Clarice Hilda GOODLIFFE died at 119A Holme Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham on 5 October 1973. Granville Harold GOODLIFFE died at the same address on 31 December 1975. Both were cremated at Wilford Hill Crematorium. Winifred GOODLIFFE (1898-1973): was born in late 1898 in Nottingham. She was with her family in the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Winifred married Oliver Hugh Wayman at North Wilford St Faith's on 28 March 1921. Oliver had been born in Leeds in 1897 to Samuel Henry WAYMAN (a lace buyer) and Gertrude (SWAN). He was a motor mechanic.
After their marriage, Oliver and Winifred lived with her uncle Edward GOODLIFFE (a widower) and his daughters Violet and Maud at 22 North Rd, West Bridgford, Nottingham. In the 1939 Register they were living in Tollerton Lane with their only child Hugh G WAYMAN (born 1838).
Winifred WAYMAN (née GOODLIFFE) died at 39 Tollerton Lane, Nottingham on 21 July 1973. her body was cremated at Wilford Hill Crematorium. Oliver Hugh WAYMAN died in Nottingham on 26 February 1986 and was also cremated at Wilford Hill Crematorium. Their only child - Hugh Oliver WAYMAN - appears not to have married. He died in Nottingham on 2 June 2022. Clara GOODLIFFE (1900-? ): was born in early 1900 in Nottingham. She was with her family in the 1901, 1911 and 1921 censuses. In 1921 she was working as a Shop Assistant for the Carr Shoe Co, King St, Nottingham. Clara married Frank GOODWIN (a police constable) in 1922 in Leicester. They had two children: Robert (1929-1931) and Peter (1930). Clara and Frank separated in about 1937. Frank left the police force but trgically took his life and that of his female companion on10 January 1938. The event was widely reported.
By the time of Frank's death Clara and son Peter were living in Nottingham where Clara was again working as a shoe salewoman. In the 1939 Register Clara and Peter were living at 51 Portland Rd, West Bridgford. Later, on 30 November 1939 Clara (now a widow) married Albert S OLDHAM at St Giles' Church, West Bridgford. Albert was born in 1897 in Basford. In 1939 he was living at 19 Mona St and working as a general labourer.
Clara and Albert do not appear to have had any children. Albert died in Basford in late 1963. Clara did not live on her own for long. In mid-1965 she married Frederick HOLMES at Basford. I cannot find a death for Clara or Fred HOLMES. Dorothy GOODLIFFE (1904-1985): was born in late 1904 in Nottingham. She was with her family in the 1901, 1911 and 1921 censuses.On 18 June 1936 she married Charles Thomas HILTON at West Bridgford Church. Charles was a railways clerk and aged 46 whdereas Dorothy was only 31. Charles had been born 27 Feb 1890 at Brighton, Sussex to Thomas HILTON and Lucy (ROSSINGTON). I cannot find any children for Charles and Dorothy.
Charles Thomas HILTON died in Nottingham on 7 January 1972. Dorothy HILTON died on 31 March 1985. Both were cremated at Wilford Hill Crematorium. Hilda GOODLIFFE (1908-1994): was born 26 September 1908 in Nottingham. She was with her family in the 1901, 1911 and 1921 censuses. On 19 April 1938 she married Ralph CLAYTON, an aircraft engineer. Ralph had been born on 18 March 1908 at East Retford, Nottingham to John William CLAYTON and Annie (DIXON). In 1939 they were living at 40 Selwyn Cres, Hatfield, Herts. where Ralph was an aircraft inspector. Ralph and Hilda had three children.
Ralph CLAYTON died at the District Hospital, Paignton, Devon on 16 July 1964, late of 40 Selwyn Cres, Hatfield. Hilda outlived him by 30 years, dying at 40 Selwyn Cres on 3 April 1994. Elizabeth GOODLIFFE (1870-1916)Elizabeth GOODLIFFE was born late 1870 to Henry and Elizabeth, living at Manvers St, Radford, Nottingham. In the 1891 census Elizabeth was now 20 years old and a school teacher for the local education board. She later moved to Kettering where she taught until her death on 4 July 1916, aged only 46.
Edward Arnold GOODLIFFE (1873-1945)Edward was born in Manvers St in 1873. He was recorded with the family in the 1881 and 1891 censuses. By 1891 he had became a railways clerk. Edward married Clara HUNT in 1899 in Nottingham. Clara had been born in Basford, Nottingham in 1870 to John HUNT (a lace curtain maker) and Eliza (KELSALL).
Edward and Eliza had 3 children. They were all baptised together at New Basford St Augustine on 4 July 1909:
In 1901 Edward was a clerk for a drug company, but by 1911 was a clerk for the Nottingham municipal corporation. Clara GOODLIFFE died in Nottingham in 1914. In the 1921 census Edward was recorded as a widower. By 1939 Edward only had his middle daughter Maud living with him.
Edward Arnold GOODLIFFE died in Nottingham on 19 June 1945. He was buried at Wilford Hill Cemetery, Nottingham. Clara GOODLIFFE (née HUNT) died in Basford on 7 January 1914 and was buried at Basford Cemetery, along with her parents John and Eliza HUNT on 10 January 1914. Of the Children of Edward and Clara GOODLIFFE:Violet Annie GOODLIFFE (1903-1989): was born on 27 February 1903 in Nottingham. She was recorded with the family in 1911 and 1921. Violet married Robert Arthur PARRY at St Giles West Bridgford on 29 July 1929. Witnesses included Violet's Father (EA GOODLIFFE) and her brother Granville. Robert usual place of residence was 46 Coronation Rd, Llanelli where he worked as a railway engine fireman for the GWR. Robert had been born on 4 February 1904 to Frederick James PARRY and Annie MORGAN at Fisherton Anger - a small locality now swallowed up by modern Salisbury. Frederick was a railway engine driver for the GWR.
Robert and Violet had 3 children: Edward (1930), John (1937) and Maurice (1943). Robert Arthur PARRY died at 46 Coronation Rd, Llanelli on 16 December 1985.
Maud GOODLIFFE (1906-1965): was born on 3 April 1906 in Nottingham and baptised 4 July 1909 at New Basford St Augustine. She was recorded with the family in 1911 and 1921 censuses and the 1939 register. Maud married Maurice John KNOTT at West Bridgford St Giles on 6 July 1943.
It is not clear what happened to Maurice KNOTT, but in 1959 Maud married Sydney George MARTIN in Basford, Nottingham. Maud MARTIN (née GOODLIFFE) died in Basford in 1965. She did not have any children. May GOODLIFFE (1909-1999): was born on 6 May 1909 in Nottingham and baptised 4 July 1909 at New Basford St Augustine along with her sister Maud. She was recorded with the family in the 1911 census. Her mother died in January 1914 when May was 5 years old. The next record we have is the 1921 census where May was living with Thomas and Edith HARRIS in LLanelli, Wales as their adopted daughter. Thomas had been born in Cornwall but Edith (BUTLER) was from Basford, Nottingham.
May GOODLIFFE married Albert Elwyn OWEN on 18 May 1929 at Llenalli St Albans. She was aged 20 and Albert was 28; he was an electricia, later working at the steel works. The witnesses were May's father Edward and her brother-in-law Robert PARRY (who with his wife Violet were now also living in Wales).
Albert and May had two children: June (1931) and Shirley (1933). In 1939 the family was living at "Gwanfa", Llwynhendy.
A some point after 1939 Albert and May moved into Swansea. Albert OWEN died at 259 Clasemont Rd, Morriston Swansea on 25 August 1980. may OWEN died in Swansea in 1999. Emily Lawson GOODLIFFE (1875-1943)Emily Lawson GOODLIFFE was born in Radford, Nottingham on 3 December 1875 to Henry and Elizabeth. She was recorded with the family in the 1881 through to 1921 censuses. After leaving school she worked as a chemist's clerk and book keeper. In 1908 Emily visited Canada, arriving in Quebec on 8 May 1908 on the "Empress of Britain". She returned to England in time for the 1911 census but later returned to Canada and lived in Brantford, Ontario with her sister Florence (SMALES), working for Wm Davis Co. She returned to Kettering in 1919, together with her brother-in-law Maurice SMALES, following the death of her sister Florence in Brantford. The 1921 census records her as "out of work" but her place of work had been Canada. After her father died in 1921 see remained living with her sister Annie and her boarder Lizzie Boddimer (both recorded as "incapacitated"). In the 1939 Register the three were living at 41 Union St, Kettering, which according to her Will Emily owned.
Emily remained at 41 Union St, Kettering after her sister Annie died in 1940. She died at this address on 15 October 1943 and was buried with her sister Annie at London Rd Cemetery, Kettering, plot ZA/C/31. Lizzie BODDIMER, their companion from before 1921 until Emily died in 1943 remained in Kettering. She died at St Mary's Hospital, Kettering on 17 August 1955. She was also buried at London Rd Cemetery, Kettering, but in plot NN/UC/66. In her Will Emily leaves her property to her brother Edward Arnold and money and various items to her nieces Violet, Maud and May (daughters of Edward).
Florence GOODLIFFE (1878-1918)Florence GOODLIFFE was born in Radford, Nottingham on 18 April 1878 to Henry and Elizabeth. She was recorded with the family in the 1881 to 1911 censuses. She was a chemist's clerk. Florence married Maurice SMALES in 1913 in Kettering. Maurice had been born in New Wortley, Yorkshire on 12 April 1875 to Thomas SMALES (an engine driver) and Sarah Grace (SCOTT). Immediately after marriage Maurice and Florence emigrated to Canada, departing Liverpool on 16 May 1913 onboard the "Empress of Ireland". They settled in Brantford, Ontari, where they joined Florence's sister Emily. They do not appear to have had any children before Florence died in Brantford on 2 May 1918. She is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Ontario Plot J2-14-40.
Soon after Florence's death, and after the end of the war in November 1918, Maurice and his sister-in-law Emily returned to England. Emily went to live with her sister Annie in Kettering; Maurice went to live with his mother Sarah and sister Grace in Sneinton, Nottingham. Maurice died at 52 Parkdale Rd, Nottingham on 26 March 1963.
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