Swansea South Wales Institution For The Blind - George Gould

 Marwood, Devon today is a village 3 miles north of Barnstable. The village today contains 20 acres of ornamental gardens, known as Marwood Hill Garden, which are open to the public

The 2011 Census recorded 1,879 residents.  The church, St. Michael and All Angels dates to the 13^th century and is Grade I listed.

Marwood is the birthplace of George Gould.

Born in 1861, George at the time of the 1871 Census, is a servant, residing at Marwood Barton.  The home of James Day, a farmer of 38 acres.

1871 Census

Twenty years later at the time of the 1891 Census, George is living with his brother, John, at 17 Villiers Street, Hafod.

1891 Census

John, who is 35 years old is employed as a Head Shunter.  His wife, is Susan, 40.  They have a one-year-old daughter, Elizabeth A.

George, who is 30 years old, is employed Basket and Mat Maker.

A decade later, George now age 40 at the time of the 1901 Census, is boarding at 19 Cromwell Street, the home of Thomas Wood.

1901 Census

George’s occupation recorded on the census is Foreman Basket Maker.

1906, George marries Elizabeth Grove.

Married for four years at the time of the 1911 Census, George and Elizabeth are living at 136 Rhondda Street.

1911 Census

George, 50, is a Foreman Basket Maker, whilst Elizabeth is 25 years old.

They have three sons, Joseph Stanley, 4; Harold George, 3 and 2-year-old Edward James. The census entry was signed by Elizabeth on behalf of George.

A further two more children have been born by the time of the 1921 census. The family is still living at 136 Rhondda Street

1921 Census

George now 60 years old is a Foreman Basket Maker.  His employer is recorded as Swansea South Wales Institution For The Blind. Elizabeth Mary is 34 years old.

The children are Joseph Stanley, 15, who is employed as Telegraph Messenger; Harold George, 13; Edward James, 12; Emily Evelyn, 9, and 3-year-old Elizabeth May.  

Swansea South Wales Institution For The Blind

The Swansea South Wales Institution For The Blind was founded in 1865 as a society for teaching and helping adult blind people, a permanent home was established in Swansea in 1873

North Devon Journal

George died in 1935, and his death was recorded in the North Devon Journal, and he was buried at Bethel Cemetery.