Amy Goodger (buried 1916)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Goodger
First name: 
Amy
Other Christian names: 
Bertha
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
847
Born: 
0/10/1861
Died: 
00/00/1916
Buried: 
22/12/1916
Occupation: 
Domestic Servant; Laundress
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
27
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Amy was born in Washington, the daughter of Henry and Mary. Her father was a gardener and her mother was a laundress. She was baptised in Washington church on 27 Oct 1861. By 1871, the family had moved to Worthing. Amy helped her mother by taking in laundry. She never married and carried on living at her parents house after they died. Amy died in London at the end of 1916. No Probate.

Burial researcher: 
Carol Sullivan

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/10/1861

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/00/1916
Age (at time of death): 
54
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Chelsea, London, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1871 census: 

3 Heene Terrace, Worthing - Henry aged 52, gardener. Mary aged 38, laundress. Lewis aged 15, apprentice gardener. Mary J aged 12. Amy B aged 9. Lawrence Charles aged 7 (known later as Charles). Faith Minnie aged 4 (known later as Minnie).

1881 census: 

Brunswick Road, Worthing - Henry aged 63, gardener. Mary aged 48, laundress. Lucy aged 29, book keeper. Amy aged 19, domestic servant. Charles aged 17, gardener's labourer. Minnie aged 14, dressmaker. Alice aged 9. Florence aged 7.

1891 census: 

1 Brunswick Road, Worthing - Henry aged 72, gardener's labourer. Mary aged 57, laundress. Amy B aged 26, laundress. Kate aged 7, granddaughter. Harry aged 6, grandson. (Kate and Harry were the children of Lewis and Louisa)

1901 census: 

1 Brunswick Road, Worthing - Mary aged 68, widow, laundress. Amy aged 36, laundress. Harry aged 16, grandson, carpenter's assistant.

1911 census: 

1 Brunswick Road, Worthing - Amy aged 48, laundress. Minnie Good aged 40, sister, widow, dressmaker.