The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

Sarah Goodliffe - Youngest daughter of Arnold Goodliffe

Arnold and Ann Goodliffe had 7 children. Their youngest daughter - Sarah - was born in 1839 and was still living with the family at Bridlesmith Gate on the 1851 census.

Sarah married William Froggatt, a neighbouring family in Lenton Rd, The Park, Nottingham on 11 April 1867. It was a double ceremony, being shared with her brother Frederick and his bride Elizabeth Swain. The Froggatt family moved to a property in Derby Road, Sandiacre, a few miles west of Nottingham, where William established a wood, coal and twine business in Station Rd, next to the canal. William and Sarah had six children:

William 1869 1946, New Zealand
James 1870 1905, New Zealand
Joseph 1871 1871, Sandiacre
Gertrude 1872 1873, Sandiacre
Elizabeth Helen 1874 1921, Darlingotn
Arnold 1879 1879, Sandiacre 

                                                        Arnold GOODLIFFE                       William FROGGATT
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                                                             Sarah==============v==============William FROGGATT
                                                           1839-1909           1867                1837-1881
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            William                                                           James      Joseph    Gertrude  Elizabeth   Arnold
           1869-1946                                                        1870-1905  1871-1871  1872-1873  1874-1921  1879-1879
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            m1:1896                                        m2:1910            m:1894
          Martha SHORT                                 Eliza GOLDSWORTHY   Louisa SHARPE
               |                                               |                |
  |------------|---------|----------|---------|---------|      |------|-------|---------|---------|-------|-------|------|
  Alice     William  Elizabeth  Frederick   Sarah     Frank   Ivy   Gordon Laurence  Florence  Douglas  Peggy  Audrey  James
1897-1978  1899-1899 1900-1900  1901-1903 1903-1954 1906-1989  1911-   1913-  1916-     1920-     1922-   1924-   1927-  1931-
   

In the 1871 census, William and Sarah and family were living at Derby Rd, Sandiacre:

William Froggatt Head 34 Coal Merchant Nottingham
Sarah Wife 32   Nottingham
William son 3   Sandiacre
James son 1   Sandiacre
Joseph son 1 month   Sandiacre
Mary Means Servant 19   Sutton Bonnington

In the 1881 census, still at Derby Rd were:

William Froggatt Head 44
Sarah Wife 42
William son 12
James son 11
Elizabeth Helen daughter 6
Emma Hewlands Servant 30

William died in Sandiacre in 1881, aged 44 years. William (jnr) and James emigrated to Australia in 1885 and 1886 respectively.

By the date of the1891 census, we have:

Sarah Froggatt 52 Head, Widow
Lilly (Elizabeth) 16  
Mary Morley 16 Servant

and by the date of the 1901 census, Elizabeth has married Frederick Hope and they were living at 7 Cavendish Place, Jesmond, Newcastle upon Tyne:

Frederick Hope 31 Head, Biscuit traveller
Elizabeth Hope 26  
Sarah Froggatt 61 widow
Mary Howarth 26 servant

After 1901 the family moved to Darlington, where Sarah died 19 June 1909, aged 70.

Elizabeth (Hope) died on 21 June 1921. Frederick remarried (to Katherine Cantelo in March 1924) but he died 18 July 1826.

Of the six children of Sarah (Goodliffe), only the oldest, William, had children - 14 children in all. William's remarkable story is told elsewhere on this website.

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Last updated: 13/09/2010