The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

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

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comfort to us. Nurse and general servant good old Ann Richards deserves honourable mention, who nursed the mother and babes with a steady devotion worthy of praise. Our good nieces Sarah and Mary Culpin also, who together for about 10 years of our most anxious period in life were invaluable. William Walstan was a hard working fun loving youth. William Aldridge came when he was not quite 12. He was under nurse etc., to go to the garden with the little ones, for a while. He early manifested talents for making mouse-traps, soap-dishes and little nic-nacs; he was with us about 8 years, a good honest lad although a bit of a fad. On the 9th October, 1844, another little daughter Harriet Eliza a beautiful infant was added to the flock, a sweet dear child living only about 3 ½ years, a delicate flower, gently fading. The first of the family passing away; it was to each of us a severe stroke, especially to the mother

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