Person:Robert Goodacre (1)

Robert Goodacre appears to have been born around 1820 at Uffington in Lincolnshire, although no birth or baptism record has been found for him. His parents, Precious Pawley and John Goodacre, married at Thurlby near Bourne in Lincolnshire in June 1820, and all Robert's younger siblings appear to have been born there. The 1841 census finds Robert living there with his parents and siblings, with his father described as an innkeeper. By 1851 Robert's father had died and he was living at Thurlby with his mother, who was described as a farmer of 50 acres.

By 1861 Robert's mother was described as a licensed victualler and Robert was working as a farmer.

On 11th November 1862, Robert was married at Peterbough Cathedral to Sarah Ward, a cook who had been working for the Archdeacon of Northampton, who performed their marriage. After their marriage Robert and Sarah returned to Thurlby. They do not appear to have had any children. The 1871 census finds Robert and Sarah living in the Northorpe area of Thurlby, and Robert was farming 76 acres. They had one servant living with them.

In 1881 Robert and Sarah were at Holsworthy in Devon, some 250 miles from Thurlby. Robert was described as a farm bailiff. They later returned to Thurlby; Sarah died there in May 1889.

Robert survived her by just under ten years. He appears living alone on North Road in Thurlby in the 1891 census. He died at Thurlby on 29th January 1899, when he was said to be 79 years old.

1. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 623; Book 5; Folio 7; Page 7, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Thurlby (near Bourne), Lincolnshire
   John Goodacre, male, 40 [1796-1801], Innkeeper, born in county
   Precious Goodacre, female, 40 [1796-1801], born in county
   Robert Goodacre, male, 20 [1816-21], born in county
   Cathrein [sic] Goodacre, female, 14 [1826/7], born in county
   John Goodacre, male, 12 [1828/9], born in county
   Burnees Goodacre, male, [sic], 9 [1831/2], born in county
   Elizabeth Goodacre, female, 7 [1833/4], born in county
   Joseph Goodacre, male, 4 [1836/7], born in county
   Martha Goodacre, female, 1 [1839/40], born in county
   William Day, male, 21 [1819/20], Tailor J[ourneyman], born in county
   John Osborn, male, 25 [1811-16], Ag[ricultural] lab[ourer], born in county

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2095; Folio 573; Page 4, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Thurlby (near Bourne), Lincolnshire
   Precious Goodacre, head, widow, female, 52 [1798/9], Farmer of 50 Acres employing 1 Lab[ourer], b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Robert Goodacre, son, unmarried, male, 30 [1820/1], Farmers Son employed on the farm, b. Uffington, Lincolnshire
   Cathrine Goodacre, daughter, unmarried, female, 22 [1828/9], Dress Maker, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   John Goodacre, son, unmarried, male, 20 [1830/1], Farmers Son emp[loye]d on Farm, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Goodacre, daughter, unmarried, female, 16 [1834/5], Farmers Dau[ghte]r employed at Home, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Joseph Goodacre, son, male, 13 [1837/8], Scholar, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Martha Goodacre, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   James Garwood, visitor, unmarried, male, 24 [1826/7], Carpenter, b. Braceborough, Lincolnshire

3. ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG9; Piece 2318; Folio 95; Page 2, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 1 Church Street, Thurlby (near Bourne), Lincolnshire
   Precious Goodacre, head, widow, female, 63 [1797/8], Licensed Victualler, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Robert Goodacre, son, unmarried, male, 40 [1820/1], Farmer, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Martha Goodacre, daughter, unmarried, female, 21 [1839/40], Farmers Dau[ghte]r, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire, Deaf from Birth
   Francis Sandall, servant, male, 15 [1845/6], Carter, b. Bourn, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3316; Folio 56; Page 18, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Northorpe Road, Northorpe, Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Robert Goodacre, head, married, male, 50 [1820/1], Farmer of 76 Acres employing 1 man 1 boy, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Goodacre, wife, married, female, 51 [1819/20], b. Great Hale, Lincolnshire
   Edward Hanford, servant, unmarried, male, 17 [1853/4], General Servant, b. Morton, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 2265; Folio 65; Page 2, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Ugworthy, Holsworthy, Devon
   Robert Goodacre, head, married, male, 60 [1820/1], Farm Bailiff, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Goodacre, wife, married, female, 61 [1819/20], b. Hale Magna, Lincolnshire
   Elizabeth Chaplin, visitor, unmarried, female, 23 [1857/8], b. Holsworthy, Devon
   Lucy Chaplin, visitor, unmarried, female, 12 [1868/9], b. Holsworthy, Devon

6. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 2557; Folio 167; Page 5, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: North Road, Thurlby, Lincolnshire
   Robert Goodacre, head, widower, male, 70 [1820/1], Retired Farmer, b. Thurlby, Lincolnshire

7. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Robert GOODACRE, March Quarter 1899, Bourne Registration District, Volume 7a, page 228, aged 79 [1819/20]

8. ↑ England. National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations),1858 onwards. (Ancestry.com).

   1899
   GOODACRE Robert of Thurlby Lincolnshire retired farmer died 29 January 1899 Probate London 29 March to John Claude Burn corn-merchant and William Earl Pick baker Effects £1051 3s. 11d.

9.   Burials register, in Thurlby by Bourne, Lincolnshire, England. Parish Registers (Lincolnshire Record Office, Lincoln).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Thurlby in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1899
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   361	Robert Goodacre	Thurlby	January 2d [sic]	79 years	W. Wilner, Vicar

   Presumably date of burial is incorrect as both newspaper death notice and probate register give his date of death as 29th January. Perhaps should have said 2nd February for burial date.

10.   Lincolnshire Free Press, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
    Page 1, 7 Feb 1899.

    Deaths.
    At Thurlby, on Jan. 29th, Robert Goodacre, 79.