WEEKLY LOCAL HISTORY CLASSES THIS TERM

'HISTORY OF HOWDEN' - STARTING 1.30PM, SEP 21, HOWDEN COMMUNITY ROOM

'TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS IN THE LOCAL AREA' - STARTING 1.30PM, SEP 22, EASTRINGTON CHAPEL SCHOOLROOM

'HISTORY OF GOOLE' - STARTING 10.00AM, SEP 24, ILKESTON AVENUE COMMUNITY CENTRE, GOOLE

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In 1828 the Aire and Calder Navigation Company who had built and owned most of 'New Goole' took a census of the families living in their new town. It was probably made by James Hewitt Hodson, the company agent, who appears first on the list. The head of the household was listed as well as the numbers of males and females in the household. In some cases the address was given and sometimes the occupation. 1033 people lived then in New Goole. A census of Old Goole was made in 1827 but we only know from it that 584 people were then living there.

I have further information on some of these names and families.

Aire Street, Goole with the Lowther Hotel, the first building in New Goole, shown on the right. I have hundreds of pictures of Goole in my collection - some more appear on the old photographs pages.