Walter William Goodwin

Walter was born about 1885/86, the son of John and Rebecca Goodwin. In 1891 the family was living in Spalding where John was employed as a bricklayer. Walter (6) had three siblings; an older brother, Norman (8), and two sisters, Nellie (5) and Jessie (2). By 1901 John and Rebecca had moved with their family to Peterborough where they lived at 1 White's Cottage. They now had five more children, Jane (9), Sidney (7), Seth (5), Arthur (4) and Victor (1). Walter married May Carter in Peterborough in 1906 (Apr/May/Jun), a few months after the birth of their eldest son who was named Walter Goodwin Carter (birth registered Jan/Feb/Mar 1906, Peterborough).

In the 1911 census they gave their son's surname as 'Goodwin'.

In 1911 Walter and May were living at 11 West Terrace, Sherwood Street, Nottingham, with their three children, Walter (5), Albert Martin (3, b. 1907, Peterborough) and Annie E. Goodwin (2m, b. 1911, Nottingham).

They had had five children born alive two of whom had died by the time of the census.

Commencing 18th December 1916 his widow was awarded a pension of 22 shillings and 6 pence a week at this time she was living at 19 Magson Terrace, Seymour Street, Nottingham.