Goodman Naylor

Brief Life History of Goodman

When Goodman Naylor was born in 1836, in Greasley, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Naylor, was 20 and his mother, Amy Burrows, was 27. He married Jane Edwards on 13 November 1858, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Langley Mill, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. In 1881, at the age of 45, his occupation is listed as railway engine driver in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. He died in December 1918, in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Goodman Naylor
1836–1918
Jane Edwards
1838–
Marriage: 13 November 1858
Mary Elizabeth Naylor
1860–1920
Goodman Naylor
about 1866–1938
Amy H. Naylor
about 1870–
Hannah Naylor
1861–
Emma Naylor
1863–
William Henry Naylor
1865–
Jane Naylor
1868–
Bertha Naylor
1869–
Ruth Naylor
1872–1960
George Edwards Naylor
1875–
Arthur John Naylor
1877–
Daniel Naylor
1879–

Sources (22)

  • Goodman Naylor in household of Samuel Burrows, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Goodman Naylor, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Goodman Naylor, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

World Events (6)

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): occupational name for a maker of nails, from Middle English nailer ‘nail maker’. This name was also taken to Ireland in the 17th century. Compare Nail .

Americanized form (translation into English) of German Nahler, a variant of Nagler , and of French Cloutier . Compare Nailor .

History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Naylor are descendants of Zacharie Cloutier from France, who was in QC by 1634 (see Cloutier ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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