George GOODMAN

[bgoodman]

Grove Cottage Whippendell Road Watford. Does anyone know if it still exists. If it was a private property or part of an organization. It appeared to come after no. 287. I found a George Goodman living there in 1918. Just wondering if he was the son of my ancestor George Goodman.

[bgoodman]

Hi all, sorry about my last post, rude of me not to even say Hi. I was a bit stressed out trying to get the attachment to fit. I lost all my last message and I did say Hi on that one. I attended the 'Who do you think you are' event again this year. I was a bit disappointed not to have got any further with my quest for Thomas Goodman born abt 1766, Wiltshire. He appears to have moved to Hertfordshire at some point in his life. I did visit the Wiltshire stall also but to no avail.
Re my last post I did wonder about George (junior) whether he continued living in Watford, after he left the boys home in Queens Road. He was in the boys home on the 1891 census. George was believed to be still alive around the 1900s, according to his brother Hubert's attestation papers. It did state elder brother living in London. As it was written in Ireland, London may have been used instead of Watford, as London would be more recognizable in Ireland.

[[Ray]]

Hi

I've just run up there and back.    [ Yeah ?  :-) ]

287 (now) is almost the last terraced cottage coming out of Watford, on lhs, as you reach the 4(5) way junction at Queens Road. [ 289 then the hair salon then QueelsRd ].

The copy of the page is so bad that I cannot read the rest [ sorry! ]

Where did you find the page? Is it online?
Just wanted to see who lived around him.

Cheers!

{ an out-of-breath ]
Ray






 

[bgoodman]

Hi all, thank you Ray for your reply and for the mini marathon, hee hee. It was good of you to look that info up for me. Sorry about the attachment, I will try and upload a clear copy. It was the 1918 electoral register, which I found at Watford Library while looking up stuff for someone else.

[bgoodman]

Oh dear, I am not really good at the attachment KBs, am I. The page states, at the right hand side. Residence or property occupied and abode od non-resident occupier. The numbers, from top, starting with William Blanchard James are 247, Richard Robert, Dickinson 247, William Henry 265, Gibson, James Scott, 267 and 287 has, Hempsall, Richard Charles. George Goodman, Tamplin, Henry and Steer, Edward these seem to be grouped under Grove Cottage. The last name has "Arras", next to it.

[bgoodman]

Happy Mother's Day to all you Rootschatters, sorry it is a late greeting. Maddie has recently helped me, once again, by finding a possible Rushall Goodman connection. Thomas Goodman, (grand father to my ancestor George), born abt 1766 claimed to be born in Wiltshire. On the census, it appeared to be written as place name Russell Wilts. 
There was a public hanging of a John Goodman at Devices, Wiltshire in 1824, which was published in a local newspaper. "The execution of Edward Amor and John Goodman". John had frequented the Charlton Cat Pub/Inn around the time in question. He described returning there from Russel, (his home). This is possibly an old Wiltshire name for Rushall. Charlton is a neighbouring village of Rushall.
Although locating a Goodman family in the area in 1824 is a later date as Thomas was already in Rickmansworth by at least 1795. His marriage banns were first read on 19th July 1795 when he married Zylpah Harding. Still it does go to prove that there were at least one family in that specific area of Wiltshire. Just need another connection now, no pressure folks...

[bgoodman]

Happy Easter to you all. George (junior) Goodman may have sent me an Easter gift also. I found an article that may very well refer to George, the son of George born 1844. Another member of James Goodman's family, Thomas Goodman, appears to have gone to New Zealand. In a will Thomas mentions his sister Elizabeth, his diseased brother George and his nephew George. I believe the nephew mentioned is my George (junior) Goodman. Thomas's father was James Goodman, the Blacksmith, from Rickmansworth. He was the son of Thomas and Zylpah Goodman. I have, with Maddie's kind help, ordered the death cert of Thomas from New Zealand. I will let you all know the outcome of that. Fingers crossed for now though.

[[Ray]]

Hiya!

Did you really mean . . . . .
? "his diseased brother George"
or
? "his deceased brother George"

  Ray

[bgoodman]

Hi Ray, silly me, I did mean deceased. Although George did die of a type of TB therefore I suppose he was a bit diseased too, hee hee.