5. Gooch Family (1)

Family of Henry and Harriet Gooch

2.1.  1831 Marriage Catharine Howell and Henry Gooch

“I can confirm that Catherine Howell married Henry Gooch (gunsmith) in St Albans Abbey 14/12/1831 Witnesses were Ann Dirton, John Nott & Thos. Brown.”

 

2.2.  1835 Emma Gooch Birth

Emma b.21/4/1835 and Sarah Ann b.18/11/1843 were baptised 31/7/1844.

 

2.3.  1835 Harriet Gooch Birth

Father Henry Gooch Mother Catherine Birth13 DEC 1835, Saint Peter, Saint Albans, Hertford, England

 

2.4.  1841 Census Henry and Catherine Gooch Household

Residence St Peters St St Albans Hertfordshire

Name                             Status                  Occupation                Age            Birthplace

Henry                             Head                   Gunmaker                    25                 Not in Hertfordshire

Catherine                                                    ?? maker                     25                 Not in Hertfordshire

Georgina                                                                                          9                 Hertfordshire

Harriot                                                                                             6                 Hertfordshire

Emma                                                                                              3                 Hertfordshire

 

2.5.  1851 Henry and Catherine Gooch Census

Residence George Street St Albans.  George St becomes Fishpool St

Name                             Status                  Occupation                Age            Birthplace

Henry                             Head                    Gunmaker                   40               Canterbury Kent

Catherine                                                    Stay maker                  42               Ellstree Middlesex

Georgina                                                     Bonnet maker             19               St Albans

Harriot                                                         Bonnet maker            15               St Albans

Emma                                                          Bonnet maker            13               St Albans

Sarah Anne                                                 Scholar                        7                St Albans

Ellstree is on the border of Middlesex and Hertfordshire

 

2.6.  1843 Sarah Ann Gooch Birth

Emma b.21/4/1835 and Sarah Ann b.18/11/1843 were baptised 31/7/1844.

 

2.7.  Marriage Harriet Gooch and Richard Walter Brown

01 Nov 1857 Groom Richard Walter Brown, Bride Harriet Gooch, Old Church, Saint Pancras, London, England

Marriage certificate identifies witnesses as Charles Stevens and Fanny Stevens, Minister CH Andrews and residence as Dextore St or Deutur St or Denton St (Wandsworth?).  Richard Walter Brown occupation Baker.  Father William Brown occupation baker, Father Henry Gooch occupation gun maker.

 

2.8.  1860 Death Catharine Gooch

Deaths Mar 1860 Catherine Gooch District St Albans Volume 3a Page 219

2.9.  1861 Census Henry Gooch Household

Residence Fishpool St St Albans Hertfordshire

Name                             Status                  Occupation                Age            Birthplace

Henry                             Widower             Gunmaker                  49               Canterbury Kent

Georgina                        Dau (unmar)       Bonnet sewer              28              St Albans Herts

Sarah A                          Dau (unmar)       Bonnet sewer              27              St Albans Herts

2.10  1871 Census Gooch Household

Residence 31 Fishpool St St Albans Hertfordshire

Name                             Status                  Occupation                Age            Birthplace

Henry                             Widower              Gunmaker                  58              Canterbury Kent

Catherine                        Dau                      Straw hat maker         37              St Albans Herts

2.11.  1881 Census Gooch Household

Residence 2 Fishpool St St Albans Hertfordshire

Name                             Status                  Occupation                Age            Birthplace

Henry                             Head                   Gunmaker                  72              Canterbury Kent

Catherine                       Dau                     Straw hat maker         45              St Albans Herts

2.12.  1883 Death Henry Gooch

Deaths Mar 1883 Henry Gooch (age 73 ) District St. Albans Volume  3a Page298

Verification required if this is the right Gooch.

2.13.  1891 Gooch Household 1891 Census

Residence 2 Fishpool St St Albans Hertfordshire

Name                             Status                  Occupation                Age            Birthplace

Catherine                      Dau                       Straw hat maker          59              St Albans Herts

It’s odd that Catherine is described as daughter in 1891.  If Henry had died in 1883, why would she?

2.14.  Note Gooch Household details

1. Problem 1  Henry Gooch Gunmaker in the census records is identified as being born in 1816 (1841) census, 1812 (1861 census), 1813 (1871 census), 1809 (1881 census)
2. Problem2.  1841 census identifies children as being Catherine, Georgina, Harriot and Emma.  The 1861 Census identifies a Sarah A as a daughter who is one year younger than Georgina.
3. Interesting the Frederick Brown death certificate identifies that he was born in St Albans Kent.  Confusing his birth details and his grandfathers?
4. Lorraine Tebbutt identifies Henry Gooch as being born 1800 and Catherine Howell being born 1805 and the date of their marriage as 14 Dec 1831.  Lorraine has parents of Henry Gooch as James Gooch (b1751) and Sarah Harvey (b1774) and parents of Catherine Howell as Henry Howell (b?) and Catherine Kaye (b?).

2.15.  Note Catharine Howell

Search for Catharine Howell brings up two in the 1841 census Ancestry.com one born Gloucestorshire the other Shropshire. 
Family Search http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp identifies Catharine Howell and Henry Gooch as marrying in Saint Albans Hertfordshire.  IGS identifies a Catharine Howell from Nottingham.