Robert William Goundry 1844 – 1908 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: ABT MAY 1844
Event Place: Heugh Hall, Quarrington, Co. Durham
Record Source: File (merged): C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HENRY and HANNAH.ged

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 30 JUN 1844
Event Place: St. Helen's, Kelloe, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Mike\Documents\HENRY and HANNAH.ged
[2] described as the fourth son - the family lived at Heugh Hall, Quarrington.

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
Event Place: Old Quarrington, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Michael\Documents\Family Historian Projects\H & H\H & H.fh_data\H & H.ged
[2] living with six siblings and their parents
Age:
6y

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: BET 1861 AND 1901

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 7 APR 1861
Event Place: 55 The Square, Newfield, Byers Green, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Michael\Documents\Family Historian Projects\H & H\H & H.fh_data\H & H.ged
[2] living with his brother Henry and his family - Robert must have been either a boarder or a visitor there as he was also listed living with his parents at Shincliffe - his occupation was not stated.
Age:
17y

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: ABT 1868
Event Place: Tudhoe, Co. Durham
Record Source: - he had started working there that year

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 29 MAY 1875
Record Source: at the ordinary monthly meeting of the Durham Rural Sanitary Board plans of buildings sent in to the Surveyor by Robert GOUNDRY, for two houses and a shop at Tudhoe Colliery were rejected.

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: ABT 1880

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 31 MAY 1881
Record Source: he received £100 when his mother's Will was probated

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 17 APR 1882
Event Place: Tudhoe Colliery, Co. Durham
Record Source: Robert was involved in a disaster at Tudhoe Colliery, which claimed the lives of 37 men and boys. At an inquest held on 22-24 May it was stated that, as Night Shift Deputy, he had carried out an inspection prior to the accident and found no trace of gas. The Colliery Manager said he believed there had been a fall of stone from the roof, which had released some gas, which had then been ignited by a lamp, and the resultant explosion had swept through most of the Colliery. The inquest concluded that the deaths were accidental.

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: BET MAY 1890 AND JUN 1890
Record Source: two of his daughters died in the space of five weeks.

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 29 MAY 1908
Event Place: Merrington Lane, Spennymoor, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Michael\Documents\Family Historian Projects\H & H\H & H.fh_data\H & H.ged
[2] Age:
64y

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 1 JUN 1908
Event Place: Tudhoe Cemetery, Tudhoe, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 18 JUN 1908
Event Place: Durham City
Record Source:
[1] File (merged): C:\Users\Michael\Documents\Family Historian Projects\H & H\H & H.fh_data\H & H.ged
[2] probate was granted to his son John Henry GOUNDRY, Coal Miner, and Albert HIRST, Gentleman - value £620-19s.