A Goodison family of Glossop.
Generation One.
Thomas Goodison of Padfield and Glossop and his wife Anne had eight children:
     John Goodison, baptised 9 July 1708 in Glossop.
     Martha Goodison, baptised 6 September 1711 in Glossop.
     Joseph Goodison, baptised 12 April 1714 in Glossop.
     Benjamin Goodison, baptised 27 October 1716 in Glossop, buried 29 October 1716 in Glossop.
     Anna Goodison, baptised 22 March 1717/18 in Glossop.
     Sarah Goodison, buried 2 December 1721 in Glossop.
     Benjamin Goodison born about 1723.
     Abraham Goodison, baptised 5 May 1724.
Generation Two.
John Goodison was baptised on 9 July 1708 in Glossop. Parish register entries describe him as of Glossop and Whitfield and give his occupation variously as Linen weaver, Husbandman and Farmer. He married Elizabeth Creswel, baptised 28 March 1710 in Glossop Parish Church (daughter of John and Martha Creswel), on 6 August 1731 in Glossop. They had ten children:
     John Goodison, baptised 10 March 1733 in Glossop.
     Thomas Goodison, baptised 17 March 1735 in Glossop.
     Roger Goodison born about 1738.
     Worral Goodison, baptised 7 November 1742 in Glossop.
     Nancy Goodison.
     Sarah Goodison born about 1747.
     Martha Goodison baptised 20 December 1751.
     Molly Goodison, baptised 8 October 1757 in Glossop.
     MI indicates that they had two sons named Benjamin but no dates for them survive.
John Goodison died on 29 June and was buried on 3 July 1782 in Glossop, aged 74.
Benjamin Goodison, born about 1723, was recorded as of Glossop, a Manufacturer, linen weaver and warpmaker. He married Betty Bower, born about 1736 and they had seven children:
     Mary Goodison, baptised 3 October 1761 in Glossop. She married Daniel Lancaster.
     Betty Goodison, baptised 22 August 1763 in Glossop. She married George Taylor of Whitworth.
     James Goodison, baptised 21 April 1765 in Glossop, died 13 August and was buried 13 August 1823 in Glossop. He married Esther Bennett on 15 April 1787 in Glossop. Esther was born about 1760, died 13 June and was buried 17 June 1838 in Glossop aged 78.
     Benjamin Goodison, born about 1767, died 11 October and buried 15 October 1795 in Glossop, aged 28. He was a cotton manufacturer.
     Thomas Goodison born about 1771.
     John Goodison born 2 December 1776.
     Joseph Goodison.
Benjamin Goodison died on 7 January and was buried on 11 January 1784 in Glossop, aged 61.
Betty died on 2 May 1823 and was buried in Glossop, aged 87 of Whitworth.
Generation Three.
Children of John Goodison.
Roger Goodison was born about 1738, died 20 September 1804, buried 24 September 1804 at Parish Church, Glossop, aged 66. Parish register describes him as of Hobrode, Whitfield, Glossop and Windy Harbour, linen weaver and butcher. He married Mary Robinson, born about 1740, on 16 September 1760 in Parish Church, Glossop. They had five children:
     Thomas Goodison.
     Betty Goodison.
     Mary Goodison.
     Nancy Goodison.
     Sally Goodison. She married a man named Steel.
Mary died on 21 May and was buried on 23 May 1768 in Parish Church, Glossop, aged 28.
Roger married Sarah Mills, born about 1745, on 24 March 1771 in Parish Church, Glossop.
Roger Goodison died on 20 September and was buried on 24 September 1804 at Parish Church, Glossop, aged 66.
Sarah died on 29 June 1838 aged 93.
Nancy Goodison married Jesse Warhurst, born about 1749, son of Thomas and Betty Warhurst, (see A Warhurst family of Hadfield) on 1 January 1770 in Glossop Parish Church.
Sarah Goodison was born about 1747. She married James Hamson of Whitfield, farmer, baptised 19 February 1745 in Glossop, son of John Hamson (see The Ham(p)son family of Whitfield), on 1 January 1770 in Glossop Parish Church.
Martha Goodison was baptised on 20 December 1751 in Glossop. She married William Hadfield, baptised 1 January 1754 in Mottram, son of William Hadfield and Betty Platt (see A Hadfield family of Whitfield) on 8 January 1775 in Glossop.
Children of Benjamin Goodison.
Thomas Goodison was born about 1771. A clothier of Glossop, he died on 2 January and was buried on 6 January 1793 in Glossop. He had married Hannah Greaves (daughter of Edward Greaves) on 11 February 1790. They had one son:
     Benjamin Goodison was born on 1 July and baptised on 21 July 1791 in Glossop. He was left a legacy in his father's will for when he reached the age of 21 but died in infancy. His mother died before she had taken out letters of administration of Benjamin's estate and they were granted in 1826 to Betty Taylor of Whitworth, Rochdale Parish, his aunt.
John Goodison was born on 2 December 1776 and baptised on 6 January 1777 in Glossop. He married Betty Hadfield, born about 1776, on 3 February 1800 in Glossop. They lived in Manchester where they had three children:
     Benjamin Goodison, born 1 October and baptised 16 November 1800 in Glossop, died 21 May and buried 24 May 1825 in Glossop aged 24.
     John Goodison, born 5 October and baptised 31 October 1802 in Glossop, died and buried 2 August 1824 in Glossop aged 21.
     Mary Goodison, born 2 June and baptised 8 July 1804 in Glossop, died 24 September and buried 27 September 1818 in Glossop, aged 14.
Betty died on 13 October and was buried on 19 October 1809 in Glossop, aged 33.
John Goodison died on 9 January and was buried on 12 January 1812 in Glossop aged 35.
Generation Four.
Children of Roger Goodison.
Thomas Goodison was baptised on 13 July 1761 in Parish Church, Glossop. Parish register entries describe him as of Whitfield, Stockport and Windy Harbour, clothier. He married Nancy Shepperd, born about 1764 (daughter of John Shepherd), on 5 December 1784 in Parish Church, Glossop. They had ten children:
     Mary Goodison, born 28 March and baptised 9 April 1785 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Ann Goodison, born 16 April and baptised 24 May 1786 in Parish Church, Glossop, buried 5 June 1799 in Parish Church, Glossop, age 13.
     Betty Goodison, born 1 July and baptised 16 August 1787 in Parish Church, Glossop, died 3 June and buried 5 June 1788 in Parish Church, Glossop, infant.
     Sarah (Sally) Goodison, born 8 February and baptised 12 March 1789 in Parish Church, Glossop, died 9 April and buried 11 April 1789 in Parish Church, Glossop, infant.
     Roger Goodison born 10 March 1790.
     Benjamin Goodison, born about 1792, died 9 February and buried 12 February 1794 in Glossop aged 2.
     John Goodison, born about 1797. He married Martha Hadfield, born about 1800, on 19 September 1825 in Parish Church, Glossop. John Goodison died 5 February and was buried 9 February 1859 in Glossop aged 62. Martha died 7 September 1876 76.
     James Goodison, buried 14 August 1798 in Parish Church, Glossop, infant.
     Thomas Goodison, born about 1800, buried 17 May 1802 in Parish Church, Glossop, aged 2.
     Jeremiah Goodison, born 4 May and baptised 30 June 1806 in Parish Church, Glossop.
Thomas Goodison died on 30 January and was buried on 2 February 1817 in Parish Church, Glossop, aged 56.
Nancy died on 10 December 1843, aged 79.
Betty Goodison was baptised on 11 November 1763 in Parish Church, Glossop. She married Robert Thornley of Whitfield, clothier (son of Robert Thornley), on 24 February 1784 in Glossop. They had ten children:
     John Thornley, born 17 August and baptised 17 September 1786 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Betty Thornley, born 5 May and baptised 26 May 1788 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Robert Thornley born 13 June 1790.
     Wright Thornely, born 17 June and baptised 29 July 1792 in Glossop.
     William Thornley, born 31 July and baptised 15 September 1794 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Ann Thornley, born 20 September and baptised 16 October 1796 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Sally Thornley, born 24 July and baptised 23 August 1798 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Joseph Thornley, born 14 May and baptised 30 June 1800 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Martha Thornely, born 12 June and baptised 5 December 1805 in Glossop.
     Lucy Thornley, born 4 October and baptised 27 June 1808 in Parish Church, Glossop.
Mary Goodison was baptised 25 December 1765 in Parish Church, Glossop. Some records call her Mally and Molly. She married John Wood, born about 1762, son of Joshua Wood (see Wood family of High Stone and Woodhead), on 8 September
1783 in Parish Church, Glossop.
Nancy Goodison was baptised on 7 November 1767 in Parish Church, Glossop. She married John Hollingworth of Whitfield, clothier (son of Jacob Hollingworth) on 30 November 1783 in Glossop. They had eight children:
     Mary Hollingworth, born 15 June and baptised 21 July 1789 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Betty Hollingworth, born 3 March and baptised 9 April 1792 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Jacob Hollingworth, born 22 February and baptised 28 March 1796 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Thomas Hollingworth, born 18 March and baptised 6 May 1799 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Peter Hollingworth, born 17 September and baptised 17 October 1802 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Nancy Hollingworth, born 24 March and baptised 6 May 1807 in Parish Church, Glossop.
     Grace Hollingworth, born 6 September and baptised 8 October 1809 in Parish Church, Glossop.
Generation Five.
Child of Thomas Goodison.
Roger Goodison was born on 10 March and baptised on 15 April 1790 in Parish Church, Glossop. He lived in Manchester and had two children:
     James Goodison, born about 1813, died 17 February and buried 21 February 1837 in Glossop aged 24.
     Charles Goodison, born about 1814, buried 7 February 1816 in Glossop aged 18 months.
Roger Goodison died on 4 July and was buried on 7 July 1828 in Glossop aged 39.
Child of Betty Goodison.
Robert Thornley was born on 13 June and was baptised 18 July 1790 in Parish Church, Glossop. He became a cotton spinner, living in Whitfield, and married Mary (Mally) Schofield. They had a daughter, Betty Thornley, baptised on 8 December 1831 at Glossop Parish Church. Kelly's directory for 1891 lists Betty as a grocer at 4 Charlestown Road.
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