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 2: Dorking and Croydon to Kent (1845 – 1953)
Joseph Gooding (1845 – 1896) was the seventh of George Jubilee and Susanna’s children, and the third son. Records tell us that he was born on 1 March 1845 and baptised on 27 April the same year at St Peter’s Marsh Baldon. He remained living at the family home until at least 1861, working asContinue reading “The Gooding Family Part 2: Dorking and Croydon to Kent (1845 – 1953)”
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 