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'''John Gomme born 1840''' married Sarah Thompson in 1859  click [[John & Sarah Gomme]] for their life story.
 
'''John Gomme born 1840''' married Sarah Thompson in 1859  click [[John & Sarah Gomme]] for their life story.
 
'''Children'''
 
 
'''Lena Mary Ann Gomme''' born 1859, married '''Raymond J. L. Biggs'''.  Raymond farmed at Bradenham, Walters Ash the Ewelme, Oxfordshire.  Lena died 18th August 1928, a  widow, at 38 Desborough Park Road, High Wycombe.
 
 
'''Kilburn John Gomme''' born 1861- 1929  On 25th August 1890 Kilburn married Julia Rixon, born 1860.  Kilburn was an agricultural engineer at the foundry.
 
 
'''Francis Eva Gomme''' born 1862 -1945  Eva married 20th December 1888 to Albert Wood born 1860 at Speen.  Eva and Albert lived at Red House Farm, Speen.
 
 
'''John Gomme''' born 1865  married 1889 at Kensington '''Alice Francis Butt''', born 1865.  John worked in the family business at the foundry.  Click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/William_Ralph_Gomme William Ralph Gomme] for details of the family of John and Alice, and also click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Families_with_Fallen_WW1 Families with Fallen WW1].
 
 
'''Bessie Gomme''' born 1868
 
 
'''Minnie Gomme''' born 1870.  In the 1891 census Minnie was visiting her sister Eva and Albert Wood who lived at Red House Farm, Speen.  In 1894 Minnie married Harry George Wood.  The 1901 census gives them living in one of Hampden Villas in Princes Risborough.  Harry is the returning officer for Births, deaths, vaccinations and schools attendance officer.  In 1911 they are living at 21 Markham Square, Chelsea, London.  Harry is working for the Board of Guardians as returning officer.  Minnie died in April 1946 aged 76.
 
 
'''Ralph Gomme''' born 17th April 1874, married 4th October 1905 to Ellen Nolan Thrupp.  In 1911 he was the private chauffeur to Colonel Tighe of Loosley House.        Ralph and Ellen lived in the cottage of Loosley House.  Their daughter Connie Lillah Gomme was born there in 1908.  Click [https://laceygreenhistory.com/w/index.php/Fred_Baker_&_Con_Gomme Fred Baker & Con Gomme] for more about Connie Gomme.  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.   
 
 
click [[Gomme]] for others in this family
 

Revision as of 12:31, 7 June 2023

John Gomme born 1813 was the son of John & Mary Ann Gomme

Mary Ann Parslow born 1810 was the daughter of ?

John and Mary Ann married in 1834

John took the tenancy of the forge in 1840. It became known as The Foundry. They were blacksmiths, not farriers (They did not shoe horses).

John and Mary Ann had children as follows :-

John Gomme born 1840 married Sarah Thompson in 1859 click John & Sarah Gomme for their life story.