On this day, 16 October 1885, which was a Friday, my great grandmother Bertha Taylor was baptised.
The entry gives her parents as John Herbert and Mary Ann Hannah Taylor and their place of residence as Hollington. John's occupation is given as quarryman.
By the side and very difficult to read are the names of the godparents, I cannot find who the 2 with the last name of Taylor are, but the 3rd one is John Herbert's older sister Caroline (Taylor) Woodroffe.
Ann Horris is Dermot's 2nd great aunt, her parents Joseph and Mary (Doyle) Horris were Dermot's 2nd great grandparents.
Timeline
On this day 9 October 1855, which was a Tuesday, Thomas Goodwin and Martha Palmer Pullock were married in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire.
Thomas Goodwin is my first cousin 4 times removed. Jonathan and Ann (Dutton) Goodwin were the grandparents of Thomas and my 4th great grandparents.
Thomas Goodwin, age 21, bachelor, silk throwster, residing at High Street
Father: Thomas Goodwin, silk throwster
Martha Palmer Pullock, age 23, spinster, servant, residing at Barton Street
Father: George Alexander Pullock, writing clerk
Witnesses: George Alexander Pullock and Ann Pullock (Martha's siblings)
Thomas and Martha Palmer had 2 children, Anne Maria, born in 1856 and Martha Pullock, born in 1858. From the dates, it would appear that Martha died either during or shortly after giving birth to Martha Pullock.
I thought it would be interesting to look at some of the ancestors who appear on the birthday list.
Rebecca Goodwin is my 4th great aunt. Jonathan and Ann (Dutton) Goodwin were her parents and are my 4th great grandparents.
She was born on 9 October 1819 in Congleton, Cheshire and was baptised on 14 November 1819 in Mill Street Chapel, Congleton.
In 1841, she was living with her parents Jonathan and Ann and her younger sister Martha in George Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire.
In 1851, she was living in Commercial Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire, with her father, now a widower, her younger sister Ellen and her older sister Sarah Brownsword (widow) and nephew William Brownsword and niece Ann Brownsword. Also in the house was Mary Emma Green, a servant.
She moved again and by 1861 was living at 175 Park Lane, Macclesfield with her father and niece Ann Brownsword.
In 1868, Rebecca married John Gray a widower originally from Hertfordshire.
The 1871 census shows Rebecca visiting her nephew Thomas who was living with his daughters Annie and Martha at Barton Street, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, also in the same household was Ann Goodwin, Rebecca's niece.
1881 and Rebecca and husband John are living at 187 Newton Street, Macclesfield. By 1891 they had moved and were living with husband John's daughter Elizabeth, her husband Alfred and their 3 sons, Alfred, John and Frederick. They also had a domestic servant Emma Needham.
Rebecca died in February 1892 and she was buried in Macclesfield Cemetery on 1 March 1892.
The grave also contains the following:
I only have one addition to the October birthdays listed last year and that is on my side and is:
9 October - Rebecca Goodwin (1819-1892) - 4th great aunt. We will look at her in more depth on Wednesday.
Judith's side
Dermot's side
The Hudson surname links back through my side of the family as follows:
