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Henry Simpson GOUNDRY 1834 – 1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1834

Birth Location: Crowtrees, Woodhouses, Old Quarrington, Co. Durham

Death Date: 14 OCT 1892

Death Location: Byers Green, Co. Durham

Father: Henry GOUNDRY

Mother: Hannah Simpson

Spouse(s): Dorothy Curry

Children(s): John Goundry, Joshua Goundry, Henry Goundry, Jane Goundry, Isabella Goundry, Josiah Goundry, Lorenzo Goundry, Levi GOUNDRY, Pamela Goundry, Ann Goundry

Henry Simpson GOUNDRY was born in Crowtrees, Woodhouses, Old Quarrington, Co. Durham in 1834, to Henry GOUNDRY and Hannah Simpson. Later in life, Henry Simpson GOUNDRY married Dorothy Ann (Dora) Curry; among their children were John Robert Goundry, Joshua Goundry, Henry Goundry, Jane Ann Goundry, Isabella Jane Goundry, Josiah Robert Curry Goundry, Lorenzo (Lawrence) Goundry, Levi Gambetta GOUNDRY, Pamela Curry Goundry and Ann Dora Goundry. Henry Simpson GOUNDRY died in Byers Green, Co. Durham, 1892.

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Parents

Henry GOUNDRY
1806 – 1877
Birth Location: Coundon, Co. Durham
HG
Hannah Simpson
1808 – 1881
Birth Location: Etherley or Toft Hill, Co. Durham
HS

Spouses(s)

Dorothy Curry
1840 – 1905
Birth Location: Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
DC

Children(s)

John Goundry
1858 – 1859
Birth Location: Auckland Registration District, Co. Durham
JG
Joshua Goundry
1860 – 1905
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
JG
Henry Goundry
1862 – 1921
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
HG
Jane Goundry
1864 – 1941
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
JG
Isabella Goundry
1867 – 1885
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
IG
Josiah Goundry
1869 – 1880
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
JG
Lorenzo Goundry
1872 – 1920
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
LG
Levi GOUNDRY
1876 – 1948
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
LG
Pamela Goundry
1879 – 1963
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
PG
Ann Goundry
1883 – 1965
Birth Location: Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
AG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1834
    Event Place: Crowtrees, Woodhouses, Old Quarrington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 7 SEP 1834
    Event Place: St. Mary the Virgin, Shincliffe, Co. Durham
    Record Source: - the family lived at Crow Trees. He was baptised Henry GOUNDRY - the middle name of SIMPSON, his mother's surname, was used at his death and has only been found in one record written in his lifetime.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1858
    Event Place: the "Sherburn Inn", Sherburn Hospital, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 5 JUN 1864

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 8 SEP 1867

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 NOV 1868
    Record Source: he voted in an Election for the Southern Division of Co. Durham for Joseph Whitwell PEASE, Esq. and Frederick Edward Blackett BEAUMONT, Esq., who stood against Charles Freville SURTEES, Esq. and The Honourable Gustavus Russell HAMILTON-RUSSELL.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 29 AUG 1869

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 1 OCT 1876
    Record Source: around this time he built four freehold houses, (Goundry's Buildings) at Newfield, which stood until at least 1928. Durham County Record Office has a photograph of them captioned "The houses next to the Post Office, left of the Cenotaph, are cal

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 1 JUN 1879

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 31 MAY 1881
    Record Source: he received £100 when his mother's Will was probated

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 13 NOV 1883
    Record Source: their daughter Dora was baptised at Spennymoor, and Henry's name appears for the first time with the middle name of Simpson

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Will
    Event Year: 28 JUL 1892
    Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham50

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 OCT 1892
    Event Place: Byers Green, Co. Durham
    Record Source: Age:

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 18 OCT 1892
    Event Place: St. Peter's, Byers Green, Co. Durham
    Record Source: File: C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HENRY and HANNAH.ged, where a Monumental Inscription reads:- "In loving memory of Henry Simpson GOUNDRY the beloved husband of Dorothy Ann GOUNDRY, who died 14 Oct 1892 aged 58 years. Also of the above Dorothy Ann GOUNDRY who died 4 November 1905 aged 66. Also of thei

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