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Daughter of James Deeks 1770 and Mary Potter
Martha was baptised on 8 Jul 1819 (1) in Hundon, Suffolk. She married John Goodchild in Jun 1843 (2).
John Goodchild was baptised on 29 Jun 1814 (1) in Kedington, Suffolk. His parents are John Goodchild and Elizabeth Sizer.
John was a farmer and after their marriage Martha moved to Kedington where she and John had 5 children, one John Deeks Goodchild died as a child.
John Deeks Goodchild Baptised 29 Jun 1844 - died in 1847 in Kedington (1) Susan Elizabeth Goodchild Baptised 8 Aug 1847 in Kedington (1) Anna Mary Goodchild Baptised 24 Oct 1852 in Kedington (1) John Goodchild Baptised 13 Sep 1857 in Kedington (1) Frank Goodchild Baptised 1 Apr 1860 in Kedington (1)
John and Martha both died in Kedington. John in 1879 (3) aged 64 and Martha in 1900 (4) aged 80.
Census details below
1841 Census for Martha - see her sister's entry Susan Deeks 1851 Census HO107/1787 John Goodchild Head m 36 Farmer 200 Acres Employing 7 men and 5 boys Kedington, Suffolk Martha Goodchild Wife m 31 Hundon, Suffolk Susan Goodchild Daug 3 Kedington, Suffolk Maria Barcham Serv u 24 House Servant Clare, Suffolk Eliabeth Flanders Serv 16 House Servant Clare, Suffolk Address: Malting Street, Kedington, Suffolk 1861 Census RG9/1124 John Goodchild Head m 46 Farmer 200 Acres employ 9 men and 4 boys Kedington, Suffolk Martha Goodchild Wife m 41 Hundon, Suffolk Susan Goodchild Daug 13 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk Anna Goodchild Daug 8 Scholar Kedington, Suffolk John Goodchild Son 3 Kedington, Suffolk Frank Goodchild Son 1 Kedington, Suffolk Emma Gipps Serv u 23 House Servant Kedington, Suffolk Susan Haylock Serv 15 Maid of all works Thurlow, Suffolk Address: Village, Kedington, Suffolk 1871 Census RG10/1711 John Goodchild Head m 53 Farmer & Malster Kedington, Suffolk Martha Goodchild Wife m 51 Owner 135 Acres employ 7 men and 4 boys Hundon, Suffolk Susan Goodchild Daug u 23 Kedington, Suffolk Anna Goodchild Daug u 18 Kedington, Suffolk Frank Goodchild Son 11 Kedington, Suffolk Harriet Cornell Serv u 20 General Servant Great Wratting, Suffolk Address: Village, Kedington, Suffolk 1881 Census RG11/1822 Martha Goodchild Head wid 61 Hundon, Suffolk Susan Goodchild Daug u 28 Kedington, Suffolk Hannah Goodchild Daug u 33 Kedington, Suffolk John Goodchild Son u 23 Farmer/Malster 150 Acres 7 men and 3 boys Kedington, Suffolk Ambrose ? Serv 15 General Servant Kedington, Suffolk Address: Kedington Village, Suffolk 1891 Census RG12/1436 Martha Goodchild Head wid 71 Living on own means Hundon, Suffolk Susan Goodchild Daug s 43 Living on own means Kedington, Suffolk Jane Webb Serv s 19 General Servant Domestic Radwinter, Essex Address: Rectory Road, Kedington, Suffolk
Sources (1) Transcript of Hundon Parish Records - by Haverhill Family History Group (2) GRO - Jun 1843 - 12 519 - Risbridge (3) GRO - AMJ 1879 - 4a 289 - Risbridge - aged 64 (4) GRO - JFM 1900 - 4a 543 - Risbridge - aged 80 Contact - Jacky Hockridge - juljacho@aol.com *****************************************************