William GOUNDRY 1785 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

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Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: ABT 1785
Event Place: Biddick Stables, Washington, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 12 JUL 1785
Event Place: Washington, Co. Durham
Record Source: the family was living at Biddick Stables

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 19 JAN 1807
Record Source: he was a witness at the marriage of his brother George

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: BET 14 JUN 1818 AND 1858
Event Place: Sherburn, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 12 DEC 1822
Record Source: an Auction of Cattle and Corn, belonging to Mr William GOUNDRY of Sherburn was held - included were "8 wheat stacks, 5 oat stacks, about 2 lasts of barley, 4 acres of turnips, 2 new calving cows and calves, 1 cow, 2 queys (young cows) in calf, 2 two-year old steers, 2 one-year old steers, 2 one-year old queys, 27 country ewes and hogs, 1 three-year old mare, and 1 mare in foal"

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 3 AUG 1837
Record Source: living at Sherburn and qualified by the ownership of Freehold Houses at Belmont, he voted in an Election for two MP's to represent the Northern Division of County Durham. He voted for The Honourable Henry Thomas LIDDELL, who stood against Hedworth LAMBTON, Esq. and Sir William CHAYTOR, Bart.

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: SEP 1841
Record Source: at Durham City Police Court he was fined 1s. with 7s. costs "for riding a horse furiously in the street of Gilesgate".

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 4 MAR 1850
Record Source: the Durham Chronicle stated "An Athenaeum is on the point of being formed at Sherburn, under the most flattering auspices. On Monday last, the following memorial was presented to Mrs PEMBERTON :-
Madam - We the undersigned inhabitants of the Township of Sherburn, gratefully beg to express our deep sense of the favour conferred upon us by you, in establishing, at Sherburn, a school, for the education of children . . . ." - the signatories included Wm. GOUNDRY

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: BET 1853 AND 1854
Record Source: living at Sherburn, he qualified for the Electoral Register as he owned a Freehold House at Belmont.

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1857
Record Source: he was bequeathed £19-19s-0d. in the Will of his uncle George GOUNDRY

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: JAN 1857
Record Source: he was a Farmer, living at Sherburn, and was a signatory to a letter sent to the Mayor of Durham requesting a Public Meeting to discuss the provision of a new Fat Cattle Market at Durham every alternate Monday. It said such a market was necessary due to the "great increase in the population of the County of Durham, and a consequently increased demand for Butcher's Meat".

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: MAY 1859
Event Place: Old Sherburn, Co. Durham
Record Source: the following were due to be sold by auction:- A Valuable Leasehold Field at the East End of Old Sherburn, comprising 2 acres, 1 rod, 17 perches, occupied by William GOUNDRY; four dwelling houses at the West End of the said field, and fronting the Turnpike Road towards the South, occupied by the Earl of Durham and William OLIVER. Also a cottage belonging to Mrs Elizabeth BILTON, a widow, containing three rooms, a yard and other conveniences, occupied by Anthony SMITH as tenant, at an annual rent of £6. The properties were held under a Lease from the Lord Bishop of Durham, dated the 13th January, 1857, to hold from the 23rd April, 1845, subject to a proportionate part of the annual rent of 6s. William GOUNDRY of Sherburn would show the premises to prospective purchasers.

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 26 SEP 1859
Record Source: at Durham County Court an action of ejectment was brought by the Surveyor of Highways for the township of Sherburn against Henry OLIVER and his sister Hannah OLIVER, to recover possession of a piece of land known as "The Garth", occupied by them. On 9th November 1858 a parish meeting at Sherburn had resolved "That in order to carrying out the contemplated improvements of the road between the two railways, and widening the bridge over the burn, the tenants occupying the township road be served with notices to quit at the end of the current year of their tenancy". Henry OLIVER stated that he had helped his father to cultivate the garth until he (the witness) lost his leg 24 years ago. His father then gave him half of the garth, and he had possessed it ever since He had never paid a halfpenny rent for it, and was never asked for any. His father occupied the other half until his death in 1841, and the witness was his eldest son. His sister kept his father's house, and on their father's death the witness let the sister have the other half as she had to keep his brother, "who was not quite right". He never told her to pay any acknowledgement nor never heard of his father paying anything. . . . . . Hannah OLIVER said she had occupied half of the garth after her father's death by her brother's leave. Mr. GOUNDRY first asked her for rent for the garth. Her brother had no work so she paid Mr. GOUNDRY the rent he asked, because he promised to give her brother work. She did not mention the payment to Mr. GOUNDRY to her brother for some time, and he was very angry when she did. Her brother now had possession of the whole of the garth. His Honour said he would reserve his judgement until the 10th of October.

Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 7 APR 1861
Event Place: Sherburn, Co. Durham
Record Source: - a widower, he was living with his daughter and was a Retired Farmer
Age:
75y

Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 17 JUN 1861
Record Source: he appeared as a witness at Durham County Court in a case about monies owed for Easter dues. He said he had lived in the parish of Pittington Hallgarth for 44 years, had occupied land for most of that time, and had always paid Easter dues, at the rate of 1s. per plough, and 4d. for the house.

Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Will
Event Date: 5 NOV 1862
Event Place: Sherburn, Co. Durham
Record Source: he was a Farmer

Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 28 JAN 1863
Event Place: Sherburn, Co. Durham
Record Source: Age:
77y

Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 31 JAN 1863
Event Place: Pittington, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 21 MAY 1863
Event Place: Durham
Record Source: - Probate was granted to his daughters Margaret GOUNDRY and Mary Ann GOUNDRY, who were both spinsters of Sherburn. William left £5 to his son William, £10 each to William's children Margaret Dent and John James. The value of his effects was under £100.