Several of the members of the extended Gooding family were in the military and/or fought in the First World War. Our ancestor, Arthur Gooding (1878 – 1933) travelled to Dublin and enlisted with the Hussars of the Line in December 1894, claiming to be 18 years old. We know from his enlistment medical that heContinue reading “Goodings in the Armed Forces”
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The Gooding Family Part 1: Oxfordshire Origins (1740 – 1887)
I have traced the Gooding family back to two small villages near Oxford, Toot Baldon and Marsh Baldon (sometimes March Baldon). Both villages are ancient and have remained fairly unchanged in terms of population size for many centuries. The following websites give a good overview of the history of these villages. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol5/pp47-56 https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol5/pp30-47 Our branchContinue reading “The Gooding Family Part 1: Oxfordshire Origins (1740 – 1887)”
Butland Gooding Family Tree 