Barnhill Poorhouse Death

[Southpaw]

My great grandfather, Edward Good, died in the Barnhill Poorhouse in Glasgow in 1907. How would I go about finding information on his place of burial and/or disposition of the body? I believe the Barnhill Poorhouse subsequently became Foresthall Hospital and was demolished in the 1980s.

At the time of his death his wife and most of his children were in England and the witness to the death was the assistant governor of the Poorhouse.

Edward Good was quite a well-known monumental sculptor who obviously fell on hard times. He was born in Ireland, married in England and had three children born in Ireland, five born in England and one born in Scotland.

Southpaw

[nelmit]

My great grandfather, Edward Good, died in the Barnhill Poorhouse in Glasgow in 1907. How would I go about finding information on his place of burial and/or disposition of the body? I believe the Barnhill Poorhouse subsequently became Foresthall Hospital and was demolished in the 1980s.

At the time of his death his wife and most of his children were in England and the witness to the death was the assistant governor of the Poorhouse.

Edward Good was quite a well-known monumental sculptor who obviously fell on hard times. He was born in Ireland, married in England and had three children born in Ireland, five born in England and one born in Scotland.

Southpaw

Hello Southpaw,

I'm sorry I can't help you with your query about Edward's burial.

What I can do though is check the poorhouse index for an application and transcribe it for you if it exists. It may, or may not, give burial details.

It could be a couple of weeks before I'm able to look it up though.

Kind regards,
Annette M

[Southpaw]

Thanks Annette. That would be great whenever you have time.

I have a biography of Edward Good from www.glasgowsculpture.com which says, in part..."Good then disappeared from the Post Office Directories until 1896, when he is listed again for the last time, at 96 Napiershall Street..."

The next record I have is his death at Barnhill Poorhouse in 1907.

Southpaw

[nelmit]

Hello Southpaw,

As you can see Edward's family (apart from 1) were all living in Glasgow in 1905


Here is his application.

Parish of Glasgow
Application for Relief

Edward Good
Res. 42 Old Dumbarton Road, Mr Campbell
Date 15.8.05

Born Band in Cork ????????

Age 62 - married, sculptor, protestant

Married 40 years ago in Chester, Werbrook St

Wholly disabled, paralysis, right arm

Parents - William Good a plasterer dead and ----------------------dead
Afterwards married to Martha Rodgers dead.

Wife - Harriet Ridgeway 50 years from Chester resides 11 Raeburn St
Daughter of James Ridgeway a farmer dead and ?????dead

Applies for admission Previously supported by family’s efforts.
Parish of settlement - Ireland
16.8.05 Barnhill
14.9.05 Left Barnhill

Children

Rosina Annie 35 born Liverpool md +4 to Alexander McLaren, Foreman, engineer in Anchor Lane resides 91 Yorkhill St
Lilly 31 born Denzil St, Dublin Md + 0 to Alexander Henry, Foreman, Upholsterer in Wylie and Lochhead, Buchanan St resides 1 Fairlie Park Drive Crow Road, low lat 1st right
Gerry 32 born Upper Earn St Dublin md + 4 foreman, builder resides 75 Vernon St
Mabel 28 born Clayton Buildings, Kensington, London, single, blouse maker with mother Raeburn St
William b Kennington Rd London Stonemason with Moses Barlas ? Opposite Maryhill Barracks, resides Raeburn St with mother
Kate 23 b Claydon Bldgs, Kennington London works in a distillery in Robertson St as a typewriter
Ada 24 b Lincoln single type setter Reading, Oxfordshire
Harry 21 b Walworth, London single Stone Mason with Moses Barlas?
Annie 18 b Woodside Road Glasgow single with mother

Previous addresses
91 Yorkhill St c/o McLaren 7m
Bishop St Anderston 5m
Maryville St Belfast c/o Bell 5m
Unsettled all over England and Ireland in Scotland once for 1 month but cannot detail for the last ten years + never longer than 2.5 years in any one place + shortest 14 days.

Badly since April - Idle since then except for 3 weeks during that time.He has not been earning much. His family were decreed to give 4/- per week on June 1905 in Sheriff Court. Was in South Union Dublin for 3 weeks in 1902. In 1901 was in Lambeth Union for 3 weeks.

5/9/05 DECISION OF COMMITTEE
Poorhouse and remove and charge family.
4/12/06 remove and charge to family
22/4/07 died in Barnhill

I'm not sure about the Kennington or Kensington but I'm sure you will know.
The street in Glasgow where his wife lived was written 3 times nad looked different every time. I'm still trying to find it.

Any questions just ask.

Kind regards,
Annette M

[nelmit]

Later...............

For anyone else watching this post - the street name where Edward's wife lived was Raeberry Street (one of the alternatives I had written down).

Thank goodness for that, it was annoying me.

[nelmit]

Sorry I'm getting carried away with this one it is so detailed.

Alexander Henry (and presumably Lilly) was still living at the same address in 1914.
http://www.theglasgowstory.com/imagevie ... =TGSV32125

[Southpaw]

Annette:

Many thanks for this. It contains some great information for me and some others I am in touch with who are also researching this family.

Edward Good was born in Cork; I am not sure what the "Band of..." means.

His father's first wife was Rosina Smith.

I don't know who Harriet Ridgway's mother was. Her marriage and death certificates don't give any indication.

Edward's third child, shown on the application as Gerry, was actually George Edward Good.

I have Edward's wife and children in both the 1891 and 1901 Glasgow censuses. He is not in the household in either census. In the 1891 census they were living at 10 Kelvin Drive and in the 1901 census, as you say, at 11 Raeberry St. (although I wasn't sure from the census image if it was Raeberry or Raebury).

Thank you again very much. Did you get this information at the Mitchell?

Southpaw