John & Sarah Gomme

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John Gomme born 1840 as the son of John & Mary Gomme

Sarah Thompson born 1839 was the daughter of ?

John and Sarah married in 1859. John worked in the family business at the foundry.

John and Sarah had 7 children as follows:-

Lena Mary Ann Gomme born 1859, married Raymond James Leonard Biggs. Raymond farmed Park Farm, Walters Ash, then moved to Ewelme, Oxfordshire.

Kilburn John Gomme born 1861- 1929 married married Julia Rixon in1890.born 1860. click Kilburn & Julia Gomme for their life story. Kilburn was an agricultural engineer at the foundry.

Francis Eva Gomme born 1862 -1945 married Albert Wood 20th December 1888. click Albert and Eva Wood for their life story.

John Gomme born 1865 married 1889 at Kensington Alice Francis Butt, born 1865. John worked in the family business at the foundry. Click William Ralph Gomme for details of the family of John and Alice, and also click Families with Fallen WW1.

Elizabeth Sarah 'Bessie' Gomme born 1868 married Samuel Biggs from Towersey in 1895. They lived at Roke Farm, Berrick Salome, Wallingford

Minnie Gomme born 1870 married Harry George Wood in 1894. click Harry & Minnie Wood

Ralph Gomme born 1875 married Ellen Nolan Thrupp. Click Ralph & Ellen Nolan Gomme for their life story In the 1939 Register (census) Ralph Gomme of The Foundry, Loosley Row is listed as an iron moulder.

In July 1917 Ralph bought out the other members of the business. His son-in-law Fred Baker joined him and eventually inherited the business.

Ralph died 18th May 1949 at Foundry Cottage, Loosley Row. His executors were John William Saunders, builder, and Fred Harvey Baker, iron founder. his son-in-law. .

Mary Ann 'Annie' Gomme 1877- In 1901 census Sarah Gomme 62, Ralph Gomme 26, Annie 24. No further Info. 

John died in 1882. Sarah died 1938