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Rev. George Goodenough Lynn

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Born:

23/01/1809, Rochester, Kent.

Baptised:

Died:

15/12/1889, Hitchin, Herts.

Buried:

Ludborough, Lincs.

 

Non-Chess Life

 

The Rev. George Lynn Goodenough was born 23/01/1809 at Rochester, Kent.  His mother was a daughter of Samuel Goodenough, bishop of Carlisle.

 

He was admitted as a pensioner to Christ’s College, Cambridge, on 07/05/1828, matriculating in Michaelmas 1828, getting his BA in 1835 and MA in 1837.

 

He was ordained a deacon in 1832, and a priest in 1833.  He became perpetual curate of Hampton Wick, Middlesex in 1834.

 

The 1841 census found him living with 70-year-old Elizabeth Lynn in Bushey(?) Park Cottage, Hampton Wick.

 

On 28/08/1847 he married the much younger 21-year-old Henrietta Naters (born 1825/26, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) of Sandyford, Newcastle.

 

The 1851 census found George and Henrietta at Ecclesia House, Hampton Wick, with 2 servants. 

 

In 1858 he became vicar of Coniscliffe.  Accordingly the 1861 census found George and Henrietta at the Vicarage High Coniscliffe, with one servant.  (There’s also a Low Coniscliffe.)  George was still at High Coniscliffe vicarage in 1871. Though he was married rather than a widower, Henrietta wasn’t listed there, and there was only one servant.

 

Although still vicar of Coniscliffe, he appeared in the 1881 census in the household of his brother-in-law Augustus Gedge, rector of Ludborough, Lincs., six miles north of Louth.

 

His father spent the last 30 years or so of his life at Gad’s Hill near Rochester, and after his death the property was sold to Charles Dickens [Venn]

 

Death

 

He died on 15/12/1889 at Hitchin, Herts., and was buried at Ludborough.  His will was proved by Rev. Augustus Gedge.  He left £185 18s. 9d.

 

Chess

 

He played in the tournament at the Redcar chess meeting of 1865, finishing a creditable 3rd-5th equal behind Skipworth and Grimshaw.

 

He was named as being on the “General Committee” of the Redcar chess meeting of 1866, but apparently was not involved in any of the tournaments.

 

 

Created

29/01/2013

Copyright © 2013 Stephen John Mann

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29/01/2013