GOODRICH Rothwell

[hamleyseeker]

I have traced my GOODRICH ancestors to Rothwell & I'm attempting to take them further back.
Thomas was baptised in Rothwell in 1759 (yet to be proved). He married Elizabeth KING by licence in 1789 in Gaulby Leicestershire: widower & Carpenter (1st wife Hannah Cleaver). Thomas is later found in Uppingham a Master Wheelwright. There is a large cluster of GOODRICH families in that corner of Northants & Leicestershire. I've looked at numerous Baptisms & Wills but have not yet attempted to construct any families. Where do I go from here?
Any help/advice is much appreciated.

[sugarbakers]

There's a Thomas Goodrich bpt at Wilbarston 28 Nov 1759 the first child of Thomas & Sarah, followed by Mary 1761, Sarah 1762, John 1764, Elizabeth 1770, Mary 1773.
Thomas Goodrich wheelwright married Sarah Watts 24 Oct 1758 at Wilbarston by Licence.
A Sarah Goodrich buried 24 Apr 1771 at Wilbarston.
[The marriage you mention to Hannah Cleaver was also at Wilbarston 1772 (??)]

BT entries for Sarah Watts at Wilbarston both 4 May 1728 and 4 Feb 1741. No sign of Thomas Goodrich there.

(Northants Baptism, Marriage, Burial Indexes)

[ColC]

As posted record on Ancestry
Hannah Claver   15 Nov 1772   Wilbarston   Thos Goodrich

Colin

[ColC]

Mary Goodrich Baptism   14 Nov 1773   Wilbarston   

Parents Thomas  & Hannah

Colin

[ColC]

This as posted is also on Ancestry but not the 1741, which is more likely, a gap in the registers.
Sarah, daughter of    Conyers Watts   Baptism 4 May 1728   Wilbarston   

Possible Thomas?
8 miles from Wilbarston
Thomas Goodrich    Parents – Thomas & Elizabeth
Birth   21 Sep 1735
Baptism   24 Oct 1735 Foxton, Leicestershire,

There is also this same parents.
   Thomas Goodrich
Birth   25 Nov 1727
Baptism   30 Nov 1727 Foxton, Leicestershire
Death   19 Dec 1727

Colin

[ciderdrinker]

Hi
Lets have a look at what we have in Rothwell and work our way back

27 Feb 1786 marriage Rothwell
Thomas Goodrich to Mary Tongue  otp wit Dorcus Tongue and Ann Palmer
Same  day Gerrard Tongue of Orton and Grace Essex of this parish wit Elizabeth King and William Stubbs. both by banns

Mary dies 27 June 1788 age 21 according to gravestone
17 Oct 1789 marriage licence
Thomas Goodrich of Rothwell carpenter widower 27 years (born 1762) married Elizabeth King of Galby Leicestershire,age 25 spinster.(born 1764) (on both marriages he signed and it looks the same).

Anne Goodrich d of Thomas and Elizabeth 20th June 1790

1790 Thomas Goodrich carpenter of Rothwell took an apprentice John Sibley
Thomas King Goodrich bapt Uppingham 6 Oct 1797

1798 land redemption tax Uppingham renting of Jos Nutt 4 shillings

William Goodrich son bapt 29 Mar 18oo Uppingham

1804 apprentice Thomas Pandon
1807 taking on apprentice William Freer

Death cert Uppingham  Thomas Goodrich age 77 years 1837 so birth c 1760.


The Wilbarston Thomas Goodrich is another man
He marries Sarah Watts 24.10.1758 and then Hannah Cleaver 15 .11.1772 Before his death 23 Feb 1773 ,leaving a Will at Northants archives.He too is a wheelwright and he signs both marriages but with a different signature.
He has a son Thomas 28 Nov 1759 with Sarah .

If it were me I'd say the Thomas at Wilbarston is the father of your Thomas Goodrich

ps Thomas Goodrich apprentice to Samuel Smith of Foxton carpenter 19.10.1750 may point at a baptism Colc found at Foxton for Thomas Goodrich dad.
Sorry I didn't red all of  Colc 's posts.
1736 Will for Thomas grandfather in Leicester mentions children Thomas and Mary and brother Robert.

Ciderdrinker

[hamleyseeker]

Thank you very much for all your research.
I now see why I got into such a muddle. They're probably all related BUT... I know definitely that Thomas Wheelwright in Uppingham is correct as I found him in the Guildhall Library, London when looking for his son William Freedom of the City.
Furthermore, his older brother Thomas King gave me the clue about his mother Elizabeth King married in Gaulby 1789 where he is a carpenter. So, there's more for me to look at; I have all the info from the birth of d. Ann. Some gleaned from a book by Trevor H Hall entitled: "The Strange Story of Ada Goodrich Freer"
Thank you once again for your help