Headstone 24
~ Slate ~ Gothic top and stepped shoulders, with a central IHS motif, and kerbs
- Joseph Goodland 1835 – 30 August 1901
- Aged 66
- Husband of Elizabeth Goodland
- Royal Navy
- of Polperro
- Native of Ilton, Somersetshire
- 14 years Churchwarden of this Parish
- “His end was peace”
- Parish Records show
- Buried 2 September 1901
- Elizabeth Goodland 1829 -18 February 1908
- Aged 79
Ancestry Research – Leading Seaman R.N Malta. Service No: 6906.
Leading Seaman, Coast Guard, Grocer & Draper – 1871 census records him as a Coast Guard living at the ‘Warren’, Polperro. 14 years Churchwarden of this Parish.
Joseph Goodland had seen service in the Royal Navy rising to Bosuns Mate in 1862 aboard HMS Neptune before entering the Coastguard Service. He was eventually stationed at Polperro where he settled down marrying Elizabeth Resuggan in 1870. She was the daughter of Stephen Resuggan another Coastguard from Mevagissey stationed in Polperro. Joseph went on to open the Grocery & Drapery store on The Green, Polperro.
‘Seafarers of Polperro’ – Polperro Family History Society J4
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