1901 census - ROBINSON

[marylou]

Hope I'm in the right county for this chap.

Can someone look for George William Robinson on the 1901 census please. Sorry, I don't have any other information except that he was a witness at the wedding of his daughter Florence in 1933 at Knotting Bedfordshire.
My Mother always told me Florence's surname was Goosey but this doesn't seem to be the case with what I've found.
I also thought she was born in Finedon Northants but as she married in Knotting Bedfordshire perhaps Mum was wrong on all counts.  Florence wasn't born until 1909 so she won't show up anywhere.
Many thanks.

[Verna Mac]

Do you have his occupation or anything else that might give a hint? There are 8 George Robinsons in Bedfordshire in the 1901 Census who are possibles........ all sons. and 3 in Northamptonshire

[marylou]

No.........sorry the info is so vague. This chap is a complete mystery to me. Mum always led me to believe that the family came from Northamptonshire but then why would Florence have got married in Knotting ? I know nowadays it doesn't seem to matter where you get married but then I'd have thought it was a bit more traditional for want of a better word. I'd always thought they came from Finedon but that was when I believed Florence to be a member of the Goosey family.
My lot do give problems..........lol

[bedfordshire boy]

Hello Marylou,

The marriage cert will give her name on marriage and also her maiden name if she was a widow. Plus her father's name

Then you'll know for sure if she was a Robinson or a Goosey, or both.

David

[marylou]

Looks like I might have to do that. My Mum was a mine of information (though she either got it wrong this time or there's something a bit scandalous.............lol) but since she had a stroke her mind's not what it was. She's the only person left now in the family to ask about these things.

[johnP-bedford]

Hello Mary Lou.....

Is it the marriage in June 1933 in Bedford RD vol 3b page 862 of Florence E Robinson to John R Hall

If your years are accurate, I cannot see birth index of a Florence Robinson in 1909 in either Bedford (for Knotting) or Wellingborough (for Finedon), but it is interesting to see the no of Goosey's appearing for Wellingborough 1908/1909/1910 - but not found your Florence.

Regards John

[marylou]

Looks almost right John except Florence married John Richard Hale from Knotting.
There were a lot of Gooseys about in Northants and Bedfordshire. I think the Gooseys owned a farm in Souldrop, Beds and a number of cottages there were known as Gooseys Cottages according to one census.........can't remember which one now.

Florence is a bit of mystery. We always knew her as Flo but I wondered if she used her middle name occassionally.

[cathymcc]

Mary Lou

There is a Lieutenant Bernard GOOSEY who died 25/10/44 [aged 22] on the Poddington War Memorial - whic is near Knotting - he was the son of Mabel Florence GOOSEY of Kingsdown in Kent - but presumably she lived in Podington at the time her son was killed.  Most of the Beds War Memorials are online and you should be able to find them easily.

Have you ordered the certificate of Florence's wedding in 1933 [Knotting]...if not I'll look it up at the archives next week?

cathy
Your mother may well be right - I find mums usually are! but George may have been a God-father...a divorce seems unlikely in those days

[marylou]

No, I haven't ordered anything so if you can look it up for me I'd be really grateful. Mum seemed so certain Florence was a Goosey I feel there must be some sort of connection.

Oh, just noticed I'd jotted down occupation for George William Robinson as 'engine driver'.  Sorry, got so many scraps of paper (must get them in order!!)