George GOUNDRY 1835–1881 – Genealogical Records

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Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: ABT 1835
Event Place: Southside, Lynesack and Softley, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 31 MAY 1835
Event Place: Cockfield, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
Event Place: Low Trough, Lynesack & Softley, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with six siblings and their parents.
Age:
5y

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
Event Place: Crook, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with his brother Robert and his family - he was apprenticed as a Blacksmith to his brother
Age:
16y

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 7 APR 1861
Event Place: Whitesmith's Shop, 35 Thames Street, Westoe, Co. Durham
Record Source: where he was a boarder - he was a Blacksmith.
Age:
26y

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1 FEB 1862
Record Source: he was convicted at West Hartlepool (offence not known).

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 9 DEC 1865
Record Source: he and another man were found Guilty of being drunk and disorderly at Copley and each fined 5s. plus 10s. costs.

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 9 APR 1867
Record Source: at Durham Easter Sessions, George GOUNDRY (33), a Smith, and Timothy NIXON (29), Pitman, were charged with stealing a hen and a cock, the property of Thomas SEDGWICK, at Marshall Green, Witton-le-Wear. Mrs. SEDGWICK said that she had locked up twelve fowls, including one cock, in their hen-house. The following morning she found the door lifted off the crooks, and hanging by the lock. The cock and one of the hens were missing. She identified the fowls produced as those which had been stolen. From information received, Superintendent HENDERSON and Sergeant OLIVER went to NIXON's house at Willington, and asked him if he had any fowls. NIXON said he had, and that he had bought them from George GOUNDRY, a Blacksmith of West Pits. The cock's comb, wattles, and tail had been cut off, apparently to escape detection. Sergeant OLIVER said that he found the cock's combs in NIXON's ash pit. GOUNDRY had already been in the Bishop Auckland lock-up on a similar charge, and when in the cells with a young man named CURLING (the latter on account of arrears in bastardy), GOUNDRY said that the cock and hens were all stolen, and that it was a shame NIXON had brought him into the case - he should have stuck to the story about them being bought in Durham market, and called GOUNDRY as a witness to prove it. The jury found both prisoners guilty. A former conviction of felony was recorded against GOUNDRY. Two other indictments against the prisoners were withdrawn. GOUNDRY was sentenced to twelve calendar months' imprisonment with hard labour, and NIXON to three calendar months' with hard labour. He was recorded as having one previous conviction.

Age:
33y

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 2 APR 1871
Event Place: Howdon, Fir Tree, North Bedburn, Co. Durham
Record Source: unmarried, and lodging with his brother Robert
Age:
36y

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 6 JAN 1873
Record Source: at Bishop Auckland Police Court, a charge against George GOUNDRY, of cutting and wounding James GREEN and his wife at Sunnybrow on 25 December was adjourned until 10 January, and he was granted bail until then

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 8 APR 1873
Record Source: at Durham Quarter Sessions he was found Guilty of wounding with intent and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. The charge arose out of disturbances between English and Irish families. James and Mary GREEN lived with a lodger, Michael FORD (who was later transported for life for shooting at a Police Constable), next door to the house of James DORAN (who was later charged with shooting with intent to murder at Sunnybrow the same night). The GREENs went to bed at 9.30, in the downstairs room or kitchen, and four lodgers were in bed upstairs. GREEN was sitting reading by the fire when he heard a noise in the street, and someone knocked at the door, and asked if James GREEN lived there. On answering yes, they said, "Put out that fighting man KELLEY." GREEN answered that no-one of that name lived there, whereupon a volley of stones and bricks were thrown through the upstairs window from the outside, and the door was burst open and GOUNDRY entered with a poker in his hand, saying he would take GREEN's life. He struck GREEN with the poker over the side of the face, and then over the shoulder. GREEN went towards the fire and GOUNDRY followed, seized him by the hair, and pulled him out into the street, then kicked him till he was insensible and his arm was fractured. The door was broken off its hinges and then carried out into the street. GOUNDRY then turned upon Mrs. GREEN, whom he struck with the poker, and following her into the house said, "Go on your knees. Pray for your soul, or I'll send you to h---- flames". Mrs. GREEN begged for mercy, and said she was an old woman. Prisoner struck her with the poker on both arms and side. One of her arms was fractured and the other severely bruised. The defence claimed that after leaving a public house a number of young men were going down Sunderland-street singing a Christmas hymn, and when near GREEN's house a volley of bricks, pots, and stones were thrown out at them, and Mrs. GREEN threw scalding water at them. Pistol shots were also fired.

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 11 JUL 1873
Record Source: at Durham Summer Assizes Joseph TURNBULL was charged with the murder of Martin HAGAN, an Irishman, at Willington on 21 April. TURNBULL had been at Willington Races where he was heard to utter a threat against the Irish party. In the evening two young men, named MURRAY and HINES, were with the deceased in the Pit Laddie public-house. After leaving it at about 11 pm. they were attacked by between 20 and 30 men, among whom was the defendant. One of the men knocked the deceased down and MURRAY and HINES, as well as a woman named CAIN saw the prisoner jump upon the deceased. Mrs. Ann CAIN said there were a number of men there. She heard someone say "nail the b- - - - -s as they come up." The deceased was coming up with two other men behind him. They came up to the crowd and she saw Dicky DONNISON take a piece of wood from his coat and fell the man. The accused then said "Well done Dicky DONNISON." Dicky then said to the accused "Tramp his Irish puddings out." Deceased was rising on his knees when the accused jumped on him - partly on his chest and throat. Deceased moaned heavily. Richard DONNISON, a Bricklayer, of Willington, said he saw TURNBULL and they went to a public house about 8.30 pm., and DONNISON left at about 10.30 pm., leaving TURNBULL there. At about 11.20 pm. he was walking down the street and found the deceased man lying. He denied having any rail or striking anyone. Cross-examined, he said he had been fined before by the magistrates for assaults and fighting, but had never been in prison, and he had also been bound over to keep the peace. He said he knew a person called GOUNDRY, who had been charged with breaking into a house and breaking the arm of one of the inmates - the people who lived in the house were Irish. He had been called as a witness for GOUNDRY, and swore at the trial that he did not go into the house with a poker - GOUNDRY had been convicted. The accused was found guilty, and sentenced to death.

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Death
Event Date: ABT MAY 1881
Event Place: Lanchester Registration District, Co. Durham
Record Source: Age:
48y