The Goodliffe Family of NottinghamMary Ann Goodliffe - Eldest daughter of Arnold GoodliffeArnold and Ann Goodliffe had 7 children. Their oldest daughter - Mary Ann - was baptised in Nottingham on 18 May 1833 and was still living with the family at Bridlesmith Gate on the 1851 census, aged 18 and working as a Governess. Mary Ann married William EATON in Mar qtr 1860 in Nottingham. William is listed in the census records as a British Subject, born in Calais, France. His occupation was Lacemaker. Many families from Nottingham spent time in France, especially Calais, making lace or building and operating lace machinery. After the demise of the lace trade in Nottingham, the Eaton family moved to Sheffield, where William became a jeweller and pawnbroker, an occupation followed by his sons Thomas and Edgar.
Mary and William had 8 children:
Census recordsWilliam and family moved around between censuses and so did his occupation. In 1861 he was still a lacemaker in Nottingham but by 1871 he had become a pawnbroker in Sheffield; in 1881 a pawnbroker in Kirkleatham, Yorkshire; in 1891 a pawnbroker in Middlesbrough; 1901 a jeweller and pawnbroker at 71 Queen St Coatham, Yorkshire (indexed under EATSON and now born in Sheffield).
From Coatham in 1901 William and Mary moved to "Thorntree" Middleton St George, near Darlington in Durham. This at first would appear to be an unusual place to retire, but Mary's younger sister Sarah (FROGGATT) was living nearby at Darlington. William EATON died at Thorntree on 10 December 1905. He is buried in the churchyard of St John the Baptist at nearby Low Dinsdale.
After William died Mary Ann moved into Darlington, to 65 Stanhope Rd North. This is a block away from the address of her sister Sarah Froggatt who was living with her daughter (Elizabeth HOPE) at 18 Langholm Cres, Darlington. Langholm Cres runs off Stanhope Rd. It is likely she moved to be near Sarah, who by this time might have been showing the signs of dementia from which she died at Dinsdale Park nursing home in 1909. Mary was living at 65 Stanhope Rd in 1911.
Mary Ann EATON (née GOODLIFFE) died at 65 Stanhope Rd on 6 July 1915 of mitral endocarditis (heart valve failure). The witness was Rosie BURRELL (probably a domestic servant).
The children of William and Mary EATONWilliam Thomas EATON (1861-1898)William Thomas, the first child of William and Mary was born in Nottingham in 1861. He was recorded with the family in the 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 censuses. By 1881 he had joined his father in the pawnbroking business. William never married. He died in Darlington, Durham in 1898, aged 37. Henry Arnold EATON (1862-)Henry Arnold was born in Nottingham in 1862 and was recorded with the family in the 1871 census. He does not appear to be in the 1881 census, he would have been around 19 and probably at university. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1888 with a M.B. (Bachelor of Medicine) and a Masters in Surgery and was registered as a doctor in Scotland on 9 August 1888. By 1891 he was working at Helmsley, Yorkshire. But by the time of the census in 1891 he was residing at Strathmore, 1 Florence Rd, Ealing, London, occupation General Practitioner - medicine. He was aged 28 and unmarried.
But later in 1891 Henry married Margaret Isabel ILEY at St George Bloomsbury, London. Margaret was aged under 21 so had to apply for a marriage licence as her father had died. (Her name was ILEY but was indexed as HEY in some records.) Margaret had been born 17 September 1871 at Southampton Row, Holborn, London and baptised at St Giles Hanover Sq on 17 December 1871. Her parents were George Alfred ILEY and Elizabeth (ELLIOTT).
Soon after marriage the couple moved to Norwich where their daughter Constance Margaret was born in Jun 1892. They then moved on to Newcastle upon Tyne, where Edgar Arnold (Sep 1894) and Philip Henry (Jun 1898) were born. In the 1901 and 1911 censuses the family was living at 16 Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne. By 1911 Henry had become a homeopathic medical practitioner and the two sons were away at school.
At some point after 1911 Henry and family moved to Portsmouth. Henry EATON died at 9 St Ursula Grove, Southsea, Portsmouth on 10 March 1926.
After Henry's death, Margaret remained in the Portsmouth area. In 1939 she was living with Harry and Pansy FISK (city police surgeon) at 140 Copnor Rd, Portsmouth. Later she moved to Furze Rd, High Salvington, Worthing (on the coast just west of Brighton) but was at 9 Farncombe Rd, Worthing (probably a nursing home) where she died on 4 May 1947.
The children of Henry and Margaret EATON Constance Margaret EATON (5 May 1892- Dec 1928) was born 5 May 1892 at 39 Carlton Tce, Norwich. She was baptised on 26 August 1892 at Norwich St Peter of Mancroft. Constance was recorded with the family in 1901 and 1911, being at 16 Eldon Sq in 1911. Constance married Roger William BARROW at St Andrew, Newcastle on Tyne on 9 November 1914. Roger was a medical doctor, the son of Roger BARROW and Caroline (RAVEN).
Who was Roger William BARROW? Roger was born 22 June 1859 in Liverpool to Roger BARROW and Caroline (RAVEN). Roger (senior) was a grocer. Roger attended Edinburgh University and graduated in medicine in 1880. On 28 September 1888 Dr BARROW married Amy Constance SLEDDON at Holy Trinity Church, Hoylake, Wirral. Roger was aged 29 and Amy was only 17. Roger practiced medicine in Liverpool from about 1889 to the end of 1894. He is not in the 1891 or later censuses. According to testimony given by Amy BARROW at divorce proceedings for a Rev Gregory in February 1895, Amy separated from Roger Barrow in about December 1894. Amy Constance died in Dover on 20 March 1905 with probate being granted to the attorney of Roger Barrow (suggesting Roger was no longer in Britain). It appears that some time after 1894 Roger Barrow left Liverpool and went to South Africa. There is a shipping record for him departing Southampton on 23 January 1909 bound for Natal and there is a record of him being licenced as a medical practitioner in the Transvaal in 1910. Clearly, by 1914 Dr Barrow was back in England in order to marry Constance EATON at Norwich. Constance Margaret BARROW/EATON died before 1920 because Roger married Beatrice Amelia WYNE at Cape Town on 9 March 1920 and stated he was a widower, aged 50. Beatrice was aged 40. There is a death for a Constance BARROW in Newcastle upon Tyne in December 1928, aged 33. Constance would have been 36 in 1928 so this could be her, however Roger would have needed a divorce in order to marry Beatrice. It is more likely that Roger and Constance travelled to South Africa after marriage and she died there. After Roger married Beatrice they travelled to Australia in 1921. They returned to Britain in 1937 giving their address at Weston-super-Mare. In 1939 they were living at 54 Milton Rd, Weston-super-Mare. Roger died at Weston-super-Mare on 30 july 1942, aged 83. He is buried at Aenos Vale Cemetery, Bristol. Beatrice remained in the area, dying in mid-1963.
Edgar Arnold EATON (1894-1970) was born 28 June 1894 at Newcastle on Tyne and baptised at St Andrew's, Newcastle on 20 November 1894. In 1901 he was recorded with the family at 16 Eldon Square, Newcastle. In 1911 Edgar was attending King William's College, Isle of Man. In 1912 Edgar enrolled in Medicine at Durham University (following in his father's footsteps) but it appears that his medical studies were cut short by the war. As an ex-cadet of the Officer Training Corps (OTC) run at King William's College, Edgar joined the Army and appointed to be a Temporary 2nd Lieutenant in October 1914. He joined the Royal Artillery and presumably saw service overseas but I cannot find enough of his army record to tell us what he did. After the war it appears Edgar did not return to his medical studies. He married Doris NISBETT on 7 July 1920 at Huyton Parish Church in Liverpool. Doris was born 10 February 1893 at Forest Hill, London to George Hinde NISBETT and Agnes (PAINE). George was an electrical engineer who worked on the early reticulation of electricity. Edgar and Doris had only one child - Kenneth Frank (Toby) EATON born in 1921.
Shortly after the 1939 census Edgar, Doris (and presumably Kenneth) moved to Hoopers Farm, Edenfield, Surrey. On the neighbouring Lingfield Lodge Farm was Miss Madalyn-Jean TEMPLE, whom Kenneth married on 14 September 1943 at St Paul's Knightsbridge. In the 1945 Electoral roll, Edgar and Doris were at Hoopers Farm and Kenneth and Madalyn with Leslie EATON were at Lingfield Lodge Farm.
Later, Doris moved to 31 Swinnerton House, Henley on Thames. From there she was taken to the Royal Berkshire Hospital where she died on 10 September 1963. Probate was granted to her son Kenneth. However she was described in the probate record as a "feme sole", a legal term for a woman, either single, widowed or divorced, who has been granted full authority over her own financial affairs. This would suggest Doris and Edgar had divorced, or at least separated with legal effect. Edgar Arnold EATON died at Tonbridge, Kent in October 1970. He apparently did not leave a Will but the name (Edgar Arnold) and the date of birth (28 June 1894) on the death record would confirm the correst Edgar EATON. (Another Edgar Eaton died in Nottingham in 1970).
Philip Henry EATON (1898-1949) was born 10 March 1898 and baptised 25 April 1898 at St Andrews, Newcastle on Tyne. In 1901 he was recorded with the family at 16 Eldon Square, Newcastle. In 1911 Philip, along with his brother was attending King William's College, Isle of Man. Philip enlisted in the Royal Fusiliers, 28th battalion, on 31 August 1915. He saw service overseas but was discharged on 18 March 1916 for "sickness", but was awarded the "War Badge". Despite his sickness Philip soon re-enlisted in the Navy with the Royal Marines Light Infantry. This did not last long either as he was invalided out on 22 November 1917 and received a war gratuity of £710. But his time with the armed forces was not yet finished. Philip now enlisted with the Royal Air Force on 5 May 1919 first as a drill instructor and then as an aircraft hand. He was promoted to corporal but this did not last long either as he was discharged from the RAF on 10 December 1919.
During his short time with the RAF, Philip married Cissie Emily PAXTON at Sandwich, Deal, Kent on 23 June 1917. Cissie (or Cissy or Cicely) had been born in 1897 and baptised at St Nicholas, Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 30 April 1897. She was the oldest of the six children of George William PAXTON and Sarah Ann (STEPHENSON). After his discharge from the RAF Philip (and presumably Cissie) moved back to Newcastle-upon-Tyne to live with Cissie's parents at 29 Ridley Place. The 1918 to 1921 electoral rolls have George and Sarah Ann PAXTON and Philip EATON at this address but Cissie is not listed. However Philip and Cissie must have remained together as they had three children: Philip Arnold EATON (13 June 1918 -13 June 1943: joined the Indian Army and is buried at Ranchi Cemetery); Robert George EATON (1920-) and William Paxton EATON (1924-1988).
But all was not well with the relationship. On 2 August 1923 Philip boarded the ship "Melita" at Bristol and skipped the country, going to Canada for "fruit harvesting" and to stay permanently. He claimed he was single and gave his father's address in Southsea, Portsmouth. However something happened on arrival and he was deported from Canada, arriving back in Southampton on the "Melita" on 18 October 1923. He may have returned to Newcastle and to Cissie, as their son William Paxton was born just under 9 months later, but by 1924 his address in the electoral roll is 15 Dennington Place, Hampstead.
Philip Henry EATON and Cissie Emily must have been divorced as Philip married Evelyn Maud BULLEYN in 1947 at Hendon. Evelyn was a teacher, born in Marylebone London in 1885. In the 1939 register she was living with her mother at 4 Dersingham Rd, Hampstead. After marriage it appears that Philip moved to this address as he died there on 3 April 1949. Evelyn Maud EATON died 19 October 1959 at
Cissie, now known as Cecily Emily M. married Guy Cochrane Veale GREETHAM at Rochford in 1935. Guy Greetham was an interesting case. He had a distinguished war career including the award of the Military Cross but suffered mental illness afterwards and was awarded a disability pension on the grounds of insanity. Later he was convicted several times for minor offences, often using aliases such as Sir Guy. A 1934 article in the John Bull newspaper takes a remarkably enlightened view of his case. Despite his failings Cissie married him but was soon caught up in his problems. A 1935 newspaper report (Portsmouth Evening news 23 September) tells how "Sir Guy and Lady Greetham" and two children booked into the Esplanade Hotel, Ryde. Guy passed a false cheque and left without paying but later claimed his wife was about to undergo an operation. Sadly this was not the last newspaper report of his activities. The Army allowed him to re-enlist around 1939 - hence Cissie being in Houndslow Barracks, but in 1941 he was again convicted of false pretences and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.
In the 1936 electoral roll Philip was living at 13 Canfield Gardens, Hampstead. In 1939 he was at 19 Crossfield Rd, Hampstead. In the 1939 register Cecily was living in the Hounslow Barracks of the Royal Fusliers, the regiment Philip was discharged from in 1916.
It appears that Cissie eventually had had enough of "Sir Guy" and she divorced him. Guy then married Georgina M STRINGER in Croydon in Mar 1943. Cissie Emily PAXTON/EATON/GREETHAM died on 21 May 1944 at Basford, Nottingham. Guy GREETHAM died 15 March 1966 at Weymouth. Georgina died in Weymouth in 1997. Edith Annie EATON (1864-1953)Edith Annie EATON was born in Nottingham on 16 September 1864 and was recorded with the family in the 1871 to 1891 censuses. She married William Fairfield COWX (the Fairfield was his paternal grandmother's name) at Middlesbrough on 25 April 1894. . William had been born in Tudhoe, Durham to Jonathan COWX and Elizabeth (SOWARD). Jonathan was a clerk in an iron works and his son William became an iron and steel dealer. William and Edith had three children: Marion Elizabeth (1895-1977), Edith Dorothy Louise (1897-1910) and Tom Eaton (1903-1977).
We know little more about William and Edith until William Fairfield COWX died on 9 August 1930 at 27c New Walk, Beverley, Yorkshire. Probate was granted to his wife Edith and his son Rev. Tom COWX.
After William died Edith moved from New Walk Beverley (in the 1939 register 27c was occupied by Dora Hopkins, inspector of schools). The 1934 address given by her daughter was 182 Northgate, Cottingham, Yorkshire. Edith does not appear in the 1939 register (but neither do many addresses in Cottingham). Her daughter Marion went to Canada in 1934. At some point , presumably after 1939, Edith went to live with her son, now a vicar, at North Cave Vicarage, Brough, Yorkshire. From there she was taken to the Holyrood Convent, Middlesbrough where she died on 11 March 1953.
The children of William and Edith: Marion Elizabeth COWX (1895-1977) was born in Eaglescliffe, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham on 29 June 1895. She was recorded with the family in the 1901 and 1911 censuses. In 1908 the Hull Daily Mail reported Marion had passed her piano exams and in 1927 that she had passed her shorthand and typing exams. In 1932 Marion and her brother Tom performed in amateur drama in Hull and Cottingham.
Marion became a teacher and missionary and did not marry. There is a 1934 shipping record for Marion departing Liverpool on 27 April 1934 for Montreal, Canada with a group of at least 20 missionaries. On departure her occupation was "Missionary" and her home address was that of her mother - 182 Northgate, Cottingham, Yorkshire. On arrival in Canada her occupation was "teacher" and her address in Canada was St Catherines, 107th St, Edmonton, Alberta. Her passport had been issued in London in 1927 and renewed in 1934, suggesting this was not the first time Marion had travelled overseas.
On return from Canada Marion gave her address as 28 Redcar Rd, Guisborough - today this is a small aged care home. The 1939 telephone directory has Marion living at Annacur Cottage, Braddan near Douglas on the Isle of Man - which explains why she is not in the 1939 Register. By 1958 she was living at 2 Westwood, Scarborough and in 1961 at 14 Westwood. In 1968 she was at 25 Valley Rd, Scarborough. Marion Elizabeth COWX died at Scarborough in 1977. Edith Dorothy COWX (1897-1910) was born in 1897 in Eaglescliffe, Durham and is in the 1901 census with the family. Edith died in early 1910, aged 12. Tom Eaton COWX (1903-1977) was born 17 September 1903 in Hornsea, Yorkshire and is in the 1911 census with the family at 93 Westbourne Ave, Hull. Tom joined his father in the metal broking business and in 1925, aged 21, went out to Australia, departing from Liverpool on 31 October 1925. It would appear that Tom did not stay in the metal business for long. In the 1928 electoral roll there is a Tom COWX, Student, at 160 The Avenue, Melbourne. This address is adjacent to Monash University. He returned to Britain in 1930 and by this time was a "clergyman". In both records this is the correct Tom E. COWX as the home address is that of his parents.
Tom arrived back in Plymouth via Brisbane on 16 February 1930 and returned to his family who were now living at 27c New Walk, Beverley, Yorkshire. Tom's father died at that address on 9 August 1930 suggesting the reason for Tom returning home. He may not have found work immediately as a clergyman. He featured in several amateur dramatics productions with his sister in Hull in 1932 but in April 1936 was licenced by the Archbishop of York as a curate at Guisborough.
After about 2 years at Guisborough Rev Tom Eaton COWX married Phyllis Madge Mary Howard TRIPP at St Bartholomew Church, Cross-in-Hand, Heathfield, Norfolk. Phyllis (known as Madge) was the daughter of Colonel Arthur William Howard TRIPP and Shaldina Maude E. SHALDEN.
Tom COWX then became the vicar at St Peter and St Paul, Pickering, Yorkshire. In the 1939 register he was living at the Vicarage with wife Phyllis and her mother Shaldina TRIPP. The Rev Tom Eaton COWX was also appointed a Chaplain to the Forces on 17th June 1939, according to the London Gazette.
Tom and Phyllis did not have any children. Phyllis COWX died at Dulverton Hall, St Martins Sq, Scarborough on 8 August 1975. Tom COWX died at the same address on 9 February 1977.
Arthur Frederic EATON (1862-1938)Arthur Frederic Eaton was born in 1865 in Nottingham to William and Mary Ann EATON. He was recorded in the 1871 census with the family at Sheffield. In 1881 Arthur was away at school, at Turton Hall Academy in Gildersome, Leeds. Turton Hall became a school in about 1865 with students from all over the country, typically around 40-90 students at a time. It moved to Harrogate in 1910.
After leaving school Arthur became a solicitor. He was back with his parents in Middlesbrough in 1891, aged 25. He was a practicing solicitor at 25 Albert Rd, Middlesbrough. Arthur married Mary Jane McCRIE (born in Scotland) at the Presbyterian Church, Redcar, Yorkshire on 24th March 1894. Mary was the oldest of the 11 children of John McCRIE and Jane CUNNINGHAM, born Blythswood, Glasgow on 19 August 1866. John was the secretary for a steel works. Arthur and Mary had two children: Ian Cunynghame (1900-1974) and May (1908-1908). By 1901 they had moved to Melcombe Regis, Dorset and by 1911 to Weymouth.
After 1911 we know little more about Arthur and Mary. There is a shipping record for an Arthur F EATON travelilng to Morocco, but although this Arthur was also a solicitor it is not the same person. In 1921 Arthur and Mary were living as boarders at 7 York building, on the Esplanade at Weymouth. Arthur was working as a solicitor with his place of work at 4 York Building.
Arthur Frederic EATON died on 2 February 1938 at 3 Carlton Rd North, Weymouth.
The Son of Arthur and Mary EATON Ian Cunynghame EATON (1900-1974) was born in Weymouth, Dorset on 17 February 1900. He was baptised on 24 March 1900 at St Anne's Church Radipole, a suburb of Weymouth. In 1901 Ian and family were living at 8 Argyle Tce, Melcombe Regis, a suburb of Weymouth. In 1911 Ian was away at school, attending The Grammar School, Shaftesbury. This school was built in 1878 for 60 boys including 14 boarders. The original school has now been replaced.
After leaving Shaftesbury Grammar, Ian would have been too young to serve in the war. In 1919 he boarded the ship "Saxonia" at London and emigrated to America, departing 5 December 1919 and arriving in New York on 19 December 1919. The manifest tells us he was born in Weymouth, aged 19, no occupation. He was headed for Arlington Califomia and he was to join his uncle at Sylvia Ranch, Arlington, Riverside.
Soon after arriving in America, Ian married Violette M. RANDALL. Violette had been born in New York in March 1898 to William and Charlotte RANDALL. They had two children: June Jeanette EATON (3 May 1922 - 10 January 2020) and Elise EATON (8 August 1925 - stillborn). In the 1928 city directory Ian (an architect) and Violette M. were living at 1733 Morada Place, Pasadena, California. In the 1930 census Ian was a draftsman for a telephone company living at 843 Stockbridge St, Los Angeles.
Sometime between 1930 and 1940 Ian and Violette divorced. Ian is in the 1940 census as a lodger, divorced, working as an "illuminating engineer" for the LA County.
On 2 November 1940 Ian married Blanche Irene ROCHFORD (née DUNN) at Clark, Nevada. Blanche was also divorced. She had married James Patrick ROCHFORD in Detroit in 1927. They had one son - Richard Wallace ROCHFORD (1928-2016) who later became known as Richard W. EATON.
Ian EATON died on 1 June 1974 at Butte, California. His wife Blanche Irene survived him by 17 years, dying at Stanislaus, California (her son Richard lived in this area) on 28 August 1991. Meanshile, Ian's first wife Violette had married Samuel Lee GOODMAN on 22 January 1938. I cannot find Violetta or daughter June in the 1940 census.The next we know Violette's new husband Samuel died on 4 July 1947 at 1413 Ozmum Court South Pasadena. Violette died 10 December 1961 at Long Beach. June Jeannette EATON, Ian's daughter, married William VORDERKUNZ. She died at Riverside, California on 10 January 2020 and is buried with her husband at the Riverside National Cemetery.
Edgar Frank EATON (1867-1926)Edgar Frank EATON was born in Nottingham in 1867 to William EATON and Mary Ann (GOODLIFFE). He was recorded in the 1871 and 1881 censuses with the family. Edgar married Mary Louise PENNY on 22 August 1889 at the United Presbytarian Church, Middlesbrough. Mary Louise had been born in 1862 in Birkenhead to Mathias PENNY and Harriet (PRITCHARD). They had two children: Frank Bertram EATON (1890-1939) and Walter Mervyn EATON (1892-1931). In 1891 Edgar and Mary were at 30 Victoria Road, Middlesbrough with son Frank. In 1901 Edgar and Mary were staying at Walducks Hotel, Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, London (now Bedford's Hotel).
Edgar Frank became a successful pawnbroker, with several pawn shops in the Middlesbrough and Darlington area. He was also referred to in newspaper articles as a "financier" and Principal of the firm Messrs. Eaton, pawnbrokers. His office and residence in later years were at 73-75 Corporation Rd, Middlesbrough (now a car park). Edgar Frank died at "Springvale" Loftus, near Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Yorkshire on 7 February 1926.
After Edgar's death, Mary Louise seems to vanish. She may have married, or she may have died, such as the death for a Mary L. EATON at Rochford in June 1937.but neither are convincing events. Of the two children of Edgar and Mary: Frank Bertram EATON (1890-1939) was born in Middlesbrough on 11 June 1890. He was recorded with the family in 1891, aged 9 months. In the 1901 census his parents Edgar and Mary were recorded at a hotel in London. Frank and his brother Walter Mervyn were recorded with their grandparents William and Mary Ann EATON at 71 Queen St, Coatham (recorded as EATSON and the Frank and Walter as the sons of William).
Frank Bertram married Laura Ann (Amy) CLARK on 27 May 1914 at Middlesbrough. Laura was born 29 April 1896 at Sunderland to John CLARK and Fanny (CHARD). They had two daughters: Lois Mervyn EATON (19 July 1916 - 3 April 1986) and Hilary Mary (Pip) EATON (1922 - 13 September 1975). By 1939 Frank and Laura had moved to a house they named "Chards" after Laura's mother's name, at Marske Mill Rd, Saltburn-by-the-Sea. This address is difficult to identify - some records suggest it was number 33 or 46. An obscure estate agent site suggests it was 46 and offers a small photo. If this is the correct house it has been modified by the addition of dormer windows.
Frank Bertram EATON died on 4 November 1939 aged 49 at Beech Bungalow, The Cliffs, Saltburn-by-the-Sea, although his home was at "Chards", Marske Mill Rd. Probate was granted to his wife Laura his daughter Lois Mervyn LENNOX and his sister-in-law Enid Clark.
After Frank died Laura Annie married Bryan Brittain PUGH in 1947 at Leeds, Yorkshire. Brian had been born on 23 January 1906 at Morpeth, so was 12 years younger than Laura. In the 1939 register he was living at 28 Oakwood Ave, Leeds, a bank security clerk and single.
Laura Annie CLARK/EATON/PUGH (also EATON-PUGH) died at Lamb Cottage, Hampsthwaite, Yorkshire on 29 September 1958, aged 62.
After Laura died, Bryan remained at Lamb Cottage. In 1969 he married Betty HAIGH (née DENTON born 1927 in Huddersfield). The couple then bought a set of old cottages, known as Nutshell Cottages that lay directly across the road from Lamb Cottage in Hampsthwaite and in 1972 applied for permission to modernise them. Before work started they decided to demolish the cottages and built a bungalow on the site, which they named "Longside". Bryan died soon after on 1 February 1975. His second wife Betty remained in Hampsthwaite and died there on 9 July 1991. It is interesting to note that the value of the estates rose from £21,600 in 1958 when Laura died, to £90,011 in 1975 and to £5,222,785 in 1992.
Walter Mervyn EATON (1891-1931) was born in Middlesbrough on 17 May 1892. In the 1901 census he and brother Frank were staying with their grandparents. In 1911 both were living with their parents at Little Ayton, Yorkshire. Walter was working as a journalist. Walter enlisted in the Durham Light Infantry on 5 September 1914 and after training was sent to Egypt and then France. Walter was wounded in France, suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. Probably while he was recovering, he married Marie Josephine ROBINSON on 10 October 1917 at Holy Trinity Church, Darlington. Marie was the daughter of Joseph John ROBINSON and Anne Jane (MAXWELL), born 23 February 1888 at Darlington. Walter and Marie had one child - John Frank Eaton (12 October 1818 - 26 May 1978).
Walter died 13 August 1931 in Manchester. Marie died in Kempston, Bedfordshire on 18 November 1961. Their son John Frank married Nora Margaret INSTANCE on 16 September 1939 at Hampstead, London. He married Nora Margaret INtSANCE in Hampstead on 16 September 1939. They had two sons. John died 26 May 1978 and Nora on 11 April 2006, both in Norfolk.
Kate Ellen EATON (6 Nov 1868 - 27 Sep 1948)Kate Ellen EATON was born in Sheffield on 6 November 1868 to William and Mary Ann EATON. She does not appear to have been recorded with the family in the 1871 census, but was recorded in the 1881 and 1891 censuses. For some reason Kate was baptised at Linthorpe (close to their house at Roman Rd) Middlesbrough on 17 March 1889. Kate married Horatio Nelson COLLINGWOOD on 27 September 1893 at Acklam Church in Middlesbrough. Horatio was born in 1867 in Stockton to Matthew COLLINGWOOD and Jane (GLADSTON). In the 1891 census the Collingwood family lived three houses away from the Eation's on Roman Road. Matthew was a watchmaker and jeweller and had been the Deputy Mayor of Middlesbrough. Horatio followed his father as a jeweller.
The marriage was widely reported in the newspapers:
Kate and Horatio had three children: Arnold Nelson (1894- ), Cuthbert (1896-) and Kathleen Edith (1908-). In 1901 Kate and Horatio Nelson resided at 28 Park Road Middlesbrough . The 1911 census is interesting. Horatio and Kate were not recorded, so presumably they were away from home, maybe overseas. But Horatio is shown as the head/occupier of the property at Little Ayton occupied by Kate's brother Edgar and family. Also at that address were Cuthbert and his sister Kathleen COLLINGWOOD. The third sibling, Arnold was away at Harrow Public School. (Harrow of course is one of the great public schools. Today its fees are around £75,000 per year.)
Through the next 20 years Kate, Horatio and the children travelled extensively. There are shipping records for Buenos Aires, Madrid, Tangiers amongst others. By the time of the 1939 register Horatio and Kate were living at Rystwood House, Forest Row, Sussex. They had Arnold and Cuthbert with them - both with occupation "none".
Kate Ellen COLLINGWOOD (EATON) died at Rystwood House, Sussex on 27 September 1948. Horatio died at the same address 6 months later on 9 April 1949. Both are buried at Holy Trinity Churchyard, Coleman's Hatch, Sussex.
Kate and Horatio left Wills. Kate's left money to her cousins Thomas COWX and Marion COWX and her sister Emily, the remainder being held in trust for her son Arnold and daughter Kathleen. Horatio, who died a year later, removed his wife Kate as a trustee in 1946, presumably because she was becoming senile. He left money to various relations and to long serving employees at the firm of Collingwood & Son. Half his estate would then go to his daughter Kathleen and half to son Arnold "Arnold's moiety". Their son Cuthbert received very little from the estates, but money was provided for for his welfare.
Of the three children of Horatio and Kate COLLINGWOOD: Arnold Nelson COLLINGWOOD (1894-1981) was born in Middlesbrough on 27 September 1894. He attended Harrow Public School and on the strength oft hat connection was appointed as a temporary 2nd Lieutenant on 22 Octoner 1914. He served in the Bedfordshire Regiment, 1st Garrison Battalion but may not have seen overseas service. After the war he resided at Rystwood House, Sussex until his death on 26 February 1981 at the nearby Chelwood Corner Nursing Home, Sussex. It appears that Arnold never married.
Cuthbert COLLINGWOOD (1896-1974) was born in Middlesbrough on 13 June 1896. In the 1911 census Cuthbert and his sister Kathleen were with their aunt and uncle at Little Ayton, Yorkshire. Cuthbert enlisted in the Army at Middlesbrough on 24 May 1916 under the term of "public schools battalion" and was posted to the Yorkshire Regiment but on 28 July 1916 was discharged "not likely to become an efficient soldier, mental deficiency". His occupation on enlistment was "farm student". Somehow Cuthbert re-enlisted on 4 July 1917 in the Labour Corps. He appears to have served overseas with the British Expeditionary Force from 16 September 1917 to 12 October 1917, but was sent back to England and was discharged on 21 January 1918 "no longer physically fit for war service". The medical diagnosis was "feeble minded". He received an army pension for a short while but this was not continued as the cause was deemed "not the result of military service". Cuthbert remained at Rystwood House but died 11 June 1974 at St Cuthberts Hospital, Chartham, Canterbury. Cuthbert did not marry.
Kathleen Edith COLLINGWOOD (1908-?) was born 28 April 1908 in Stokesley, Yorkshire. In 1911 she was with brother Cuthbert with their aunt and uncle at Little Ayton. As with her brothers who remained at home as "gentlemen", Kathleen also remained at home, but travelling overseas on several occasions, first with her mother but in 1934 and 1939 she travelled alone. In 1934 her home address was still Rystwood House, but by 1936 she had moved to London. The 1939 electoral roll has her living at 12 Upper Montagu St, St Marylebone. Later when the 1939 register was taken, she had joined the Women's Auxillary Territorial Service (W.A.T.S.) and was a corporal. She was living at 75 St Stephens Rd, Canterbury.
After the war Kathleen married Carl Victor Prosper MONKS-HOOPER in 1948 in Westminster London. Karl's occupation was variously aircraft engineer and aircraft engine certifier. Who was Karl Victor Prosper MONKS-HOOPER?Karl had been known under various names, including Carl or Karl and HOOPER, but his birth name was Karl Victor Prosper GRUHLER, son of Karl Friedrich GRUHLER and Annie Victoria MONKS. Karl was a music hall promotor, born in USA and Annie (Victoria was her stage name) was a well-known Victorian music hall singer (there are recordings of her on Youtube and Spotify). Karl (junior) first married Gwenfron Mary HANDY in Hampshire in 1931 and they had two children: June VM HOOPER (1933) and Patrick JF HOOPER (1935). But the couple separated and by the 1939 register Gwenfron and the two children were living with her parents at 46 Sandy Lane, Basingstoke. Meanwhile, Karl was now living with Violet Olive FURNEAUX, born 1908 who had married Jack LUBLINER in 1929; they had three children - Ruth (1930), Diana (1931) and Gwendoline (1932). In 1939 Jack and the three children were living at 4 Ingram Ave, Finchley. Karl and Victoria had one child - Victoria A.M. MONKS-HOOPER (1941) before they too separated. Karl then married Kathleen COLLINGWOOD in 1948. Presumably Karl and Gwenfron had divorced by this time as Gwenfron died in 1999. Victoria MONK's music hall legacy lives on today with grand-daughter Chloe HOOPER an accomplished singer and Chloe's daughter Serena May RAWLINGS also with an established singing career. By 1951 Karl and Kathleen were living at 7 Beauchamp Ave Leamington, as Karl was charged with a drink-driving offence in January 1951. The couple undertook several overseas excursions. Their home address became Town Farm, Abbotskerswell, near Newton Abbot in Devon. Karl was an engineer and Kathleen was a company director. Town Farm is now a Grade II-listed building, built in the 16th century from cob (a mixture of mud, clay & straw) on a limestone base with a thatched roof. It was originally constructed as an open hearthed house, meaning they had one main room with a fire in the centre and a whole in the roof to allow the smoke to escape. In later times a first floor and chimneys were added. Around 1960 Karl and Kathleen left Devon and migrated to the Channel island of Jersey. Here they lived in Fauvic Tower, one of many fortifications built around the coast of the island. Carl died at Fauvic Tower on 23 May 1965 aged 59. His Will is available, in which he leaves everything to his wife Kathleen.
After Karl's death, Kathleen Edith vanishes from the records. She would have been aged 57 at the time of Karl's death. I presume she stayed on Jersey as I cannot find her in the UK records. Walter Goodliffe EATON (1870-1939)Walter Goodliffe EATON was born in Sheffield in 1870 to William and Mary Ann EATON. He was recorded with the family in the 1871 and 1881 censuses but is absent in 1891. Walter married Minnie HINDE on 8 May 1895 at St Cuthbert's Darlington. Minnie had been born 22 December 1872 at Darlington to Thomas Perkins HINDE and Mary (MORTON). Thomas was a brewer and innkeeper. Walter and Minnie had two daughters: Gertrude (10 November 1895- ) and Madge (1897- ). Walter was a farmer, in the 1901 census Walter and Minnie resided at Neasham Hill Farm, Durham but soon after this they moved to Prospect House Farm, Northallerton where they lived as tenant farmers until 1932 (being there in the 1911 and 1921 censuses). Prospect House farm was a short distance east of Northallerton; today it is a non-working farm and the house is used as a youth residential facility.
After retiring in 1932 Walter and Minnie moved into Northallerton. Walter died at "Greenhill", Crosby Rd on 2 April 1939. Probate was granted to his ife and two others. His Will leaves his estate in trust for the benefit of his wife and their two daughters.
In the 1939 register Minnie was recorded at 12 Greenhill Cres, Northallerton (which may have been the same address), but she later moved to Harrowgate to live with her daughter Madge. Minnie EATON died 13 March 1968 at 34 Otley Rd, Harrowgate, aged 95. This was the address of her daughter Madge (STEAD). Her WIll left all of her estate to Madge.
Of the Children of Walter Goodliffe and Minnie EATON: Gertrude EATON (1895-15 Jan 1957) Gertrude was born in Darlington on 10 November 1895 and was baptised at Darlington on 6 December 1896. She was recorded with the family in the 1901 and 1911 censuses. By 1911 the family had moved to Northallerton. Gertrude married Joseph Kell STOBBS at All Saints, Northallerton on 5 June 1919. Joseph was born in Stockton. 23 December 1890 to Joseph STOBBS and Margaret (DODD). Joseph was a farmer, with his family living at Killerby Hall at least by 1900 when they advertised for a "Lad (strong) as Groom to make himself generally useful on farm". They had three children: Walter Kell STOBBS (3 Jul 1920 - 24 June 1941), Joseph Edmond STOBBS (25 Nov 1922- ) and Margaret STOBBS (1929-1929).
Their older son Walter Kell STOBBS was recorded as a pilot in the RAF in the 1939 register (he was in 76 Squadron). He was aboard a Halifax bomber (L9492) that took off from Middleton St George, Darlington headed for Kiel but it was shot down by a ME110 night fighter and crashed 20km SW of Hamburg, Germany on 24 June 1941 and five officers were killed, but one survived. Walter is buried at Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany.
Joseph Kell STOBBS died at Killerby Hall on 21 July 1950. His wife Gertrude (EATON) died there on 15 January 1957. Their son Joseph Edmund remained on the farm, his family still run it today.
Madge EATON (13 Dec 1897-10 Mar 1991) Madge was born in Darlington on 13 December 1897 and was recorded with the family in the 1901 and 1911 censuses. Madge joined the British Red Cross as a nurse on 15 October 1916. She worked at the 1st Eastern General Hospital then was transferred to France where she served from 30 April 1917 to 16 March 1919. On her return home Madge married William Yeoman STEAD in September 1920 at Northallerton. William had been born 8 January 1891 in Northallerton to Walker STEAD and Dora Josephine (YEOMAN). Walker was a civil engineer and his son William was a linen maker. Madge and William had three children: Peter Yeoman STEAD (17 August 1921- 1996); Walter H. STEAD (16 Sep 1923-) and Allan J. STEAD (2 Jan 1925-). By 1939 William and Madge were living at The Cobbles, Brompton, Northallerton with their son Peter, a veternary student. Their other sons Walter and Allan were at school in Durham..
Some time after 1939 Madge and William moved first to 37 Brook St, Ilkley West, Ripon and then to 34 Otley Rd, Harrowgate where they were joined by Madge's parents Walter and Minnie EATON. Minnie died at this address in 1968, followed by William STEAD on 29 September 1969. Madge later moved to Heatherdene Rest Home in Oswestry, Shropshire where she died on 10 March 1991, aged 93.
Emily Maud EATON (25 May 1872 - 4 April 1947)Emily Maud was born in Sheffield on 25 May 1872. She was recorded in the 1881 and 1891 censuses with her parents. Emily married William Edward SCOBY-SMITH on 1 June 1898 at Middleton St George, Darlington. William the son of George SCOBY-SMITH (JP, CBE), the general manager of a large steel producer and Harriet COATES-SMITH. In the 1901 census, Maud E SMITH is listed as a visitor at 71 Queen St, Coatham, the home of her parents but I cannot find William Smith in the census. In 1911 Maud and William were living at 56 Leopold St, Leeds, William was a draughtsman. The 1911 census confirms the couple did not have any children.
William SCOBY-SMITH joined the Royal Engineers during the war, but his record does not have his enlistment date. He was awarded a military pension for a disability diagnosed as "neurasthenia" or nervous exhaustion, for which he was still being paid 16 shillings a week and his wife 3 shillings in 1923, but the pension ceased on 19 May 1925.
The next piece of information for Edith and William is their application to enter the United States permanently, at Niagara Falls, which appears to be dated 22 June 1939. They applied to reside in Richmond, Virginia. There is a lot of information on the card that confirms their identity: William was 56 and Maud was 57, William was born in Gorton, Lancaster. It also tells us they had arrived in Halifax Canada on 14 March 1926 and had resided in Deseronto, Ontario. They went on to become farmers at Blendon Farm, Nottoway County, Virginia, a few miles SW of Richmond.
Emily Maud EATON SCOBY-SMITH died at Blendon Farm on 4 April 1947. William Edward SCOBY-SMITH died at the farm on 4 December 1960.
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