11) Residents in Phoenix Street - 1891
No.1 was occupied by a Widow. Sarah MOORE was a Monthly Nurse, born in Leeds.
There were other families in the street whose menfolk went to sea.
Next door at No.3, Elizabeth GILL, born in Pembrokeshire, was at home with her two young children.
Also alone, her neighbour Mary J. AARON and her two young sons at No.5, had the company of her younger sister Laura HUNT.
Thomas KAY had his daughter and son-in-law (a Tailor, born Exeter) living with him at No.9, together with his three grand-children.
Lilian KITWOOD was bringing up James W., Thomas H., Ernest and Alfred at No.13.
Eliza ROCKETT (born Chichester) and two young children had visitors at No.17.
Bertha J. BARKER, was at No.19 with her four children under six years.
Joseph CASS, a Mariner, born Selby, and his wife were at No.25.
At No.27 Frederick LILL, another Mariner and his wife, who were both born at Louth, Lincolnshire, had two young children born at Goole.
No.35 was the home of Goole man John W. SUTHERBY and his wife Mary, from Newport, Yorkshire. Their four year old daughter was born at Rotherhithe in London, but the younger child, Thomas W., was born at Goole.
Edward LORD, a seaman, and his wife at No.37 had Norfolk genes but their baby son was born at Goole.
No.39 was the SHERBURN household. John W. was Captain of a Steamship but his two children were born at Goole like their father, although Lilian Sherburn came from Hertfordshire. They had 17 year old Elizabeth ANDREWS helping them.
Another wife heading the household at No.26 was Matilda ROBERTSON, born London, as were her four older children, although seven month old Cyril was born at Goole.
No.30 was home to Miriam FULCHER, born in London, as were her three sons.
Robert ALCOCK, at No.32, was a Mariner from Louth, and his wife born at Lowestoft, but their daughter came into the world at Goole.
Mary A. FOSTER, at No.36 with three sons born at Knottingley, but her one year old daughter in Goole, had the help of a 15 year old local girl, Susannah Lazenby.
No doubt all these families, and other residents, made good use of the Grocery run by Allan Phillips, born Rawcliffe, and his wife Grace, with the help of their son-in-law George W. Darley and daughter Esther.
Many were or became well-known in Goole: GRAY Hydraulic Engineer, born Thorne (No.6), HAILSTONE (No.8), HUDSON Marine Engineer (No.10), CHAFER Shipwright and his brother-in-law LEGGOTT Grocer's Manager, from the Trent-side area (No.12), CRAVEN, Shipping Clerk (No.14), FOX (No.16), WATSON, from Knottingley (No.18), SPENCE, Town Carter, born Faxfleet (No.20), SMITH (No.22), T.THOMPSON a Waterman from Mistley, Essex (No.24), HAIGH, Shipwright (No.28), CLAYTON (NO.34), MUMMERY, born Grimsby, Tug Boat Agent (No.38), SCUTT, Engine Driver, had his in-laws Thomas and Mary GREENFIELD, and all were born at Swinefleet (No.40).
Across the road were HEWORTH, Book-keeper and Cashier (No.33), S. BROOKSBANK, from Leeds (No.31), LINSLEY, Engine Fitter from Hull (No.29), BATEMAN, Carpenter from Idle (No.23), BLAKEY, Engine Fitter from Wakefield (No.21), J. BROOKSBANK, born Goole (No.15), WHITHAM, Tugboat Engine Driver (No.11), SIMPSON, Assurance Agent (No.7).
It can be seen that "the world and his wife" were living in this newly-built area of Goole. Mariners moved from Selby, Knottingley, Keadby, Thorne and muddy ports around the east coast, taking advantage of opportunities for inward and outward sailings out of Goole. They brought their wives, met and married during earlier coastal voyages, and added to existing families now based in Goole. Shipwrights and carpenters could still find work in shipbuilding. Engineers came from industrial towns bringing experience, as locomotive drivers and fitters. Legions of clerical workers found employment in commercial and shipping offices, adding the figures and writing-up sailings and merchandise by hand in ledgers. Some people were shop-keepers, others laboured on the docks, and most women kept the ships afloat, managing households and families.
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