Matilda BLAKE b. 1798 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Jan 1875 Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England: Our Family History

1798 - 1875 (77 years)

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Name Matilda BLAKE

Relationship with Henry Walter ROLFE

Birth 1798 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Christening 7 Oct 1798 St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Baptism Record (1798-1799)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

St. Michael's Church
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Gender Female

Census 1841 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Occupation	Comments
Image									Transcript
24	197	John	Goodall	1793	Derbyshire	48	Male	Farmer
25	197	John	Goodall	1825	Derbyshire	16	Male
26	197	William	Goodall	1829	Derbyshire	12	Male
27	197	Francis	Goodall	1831	Derbyshire	10	Male
28	197	Peter	Goodall	1835	Derbyshire	6	Male
29	197	Matilda	Goodall	1799	Derbyshire	42	Female
30	197	Elizabeth	Goodall	1833	Derbyshire	8	Female
31	197	Emily	Goodall	1840	Derbyshire	1	Female

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 182 Folio: 7 Page: 9 Enumerated: 1841 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=z032_5208
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Census 1851 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
1	59	John	Goodall	Head	1793	Shirley	58	Male	Married	Farmer
2	59	Matilda	Goodall	Wife	1793	Shirley	58	Female	Married	Farmer's Wife
3	59	Elizabeth	Goodall	Daughter	1833	Rodsley	18	Female	Single	Domestic Employment
4	59	Peter	Goodall	Son	1834	Rodsley	17	Male	Single	Labourer
5	59	Emily	Goodall	Daughter	1840	Shirley	11	Female		Scholar
6	59	Lydia	Goodall	Daughter	1843	Shirley	8	Female		Scholar
7	59	Edward	Blake	Father-in-Law	1777	Shirley	74	Male	Widower	Retired Farmer

PRO Class: HO107 Piece: 2146 Folio: 93 Page: 15 Enumerated: 1851 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=qjsr_5207
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Census 1861 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
12	57	John	Goodall	Head	1793	Shirley	68	Male	Married	Saddler
13	57	Matilda	Goodall	Wife	1799	Shirley	62	Female	Married	Saddler's Wife
14	57	Rachael	Goodall	Daughter	1823	Shirley	38	Female	Single	General Servant
15	57	Emily	Goodall	Daughter	1840	Shirley	21	Female	Single	General Servant
16	57	Edward	Palmer	Grandson	1844	Somerset	17	Male		Apprentice to a Joiner

PRO Class: RG09 Piece: 2519 Folio: 47 Page: 11 Enumerated: 1861 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=6j1v_1439
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Census 1871 Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	BirthDate	BirthPlace	Age	Gender	Status	Occupation	Comments
Image											Transcript
15	30	John	Goodall	Head	1793	Shirley	78	Male	Married	Occupier of 8 1/2 Acres
16	30	Matilda	Goodall	Wife	1799	Shirley	72	Female	Married
17	30	Rachel	Goodall	Daughter	1823	Derby	48	Female	Single

PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 3596 Folio: 42 Page: 6 Enumerated: 1871 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=pbnj_1619
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Death

Jan 1875

Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England

Burial 18 Jan 1875 St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

FindAGrave Memorial 194190762

John Goodall (1793-1873) & Matilda Blake (1798-1875) & Peter Goodall (1834-1861) & William Goodall (1828-1862) & Rachael Goodall (1822-1875)

St. Michael's Churchyard
Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Burial Record (1873-1874)
St. Michael's Church, Shirley

Origins

Patriarch & Matriarch

Edward KNIVETON, b. 1776, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

d. Feb 1859, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 83 years) (Father)

Elizabeth THOMPSON, b. 1776 d. Jul 1841, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

(Age 65 years) (Mother)

Person ID I28662 Rolfe Family Tree

Last Modified 2 Mar 2026

Father	Edward KNIVETON, b. 1776, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Feb 1859, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 83 years)
Mother	Elizabeth THOMPSON, b. 1776 d. Jul 1841, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 65 years)
Marriage	23 Dec 1797	St. Werburgh's Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England
		Marriage Record (1797-1798) St. Werburgh's Church, Derby
		St. Werburgh's Church Derby, Derbyshire
Family ID	F19603	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family John GOODALL, b. 1793, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 17 Mar 1873, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 80 years)

Marriage 8 Feb 1819 St. Chad's Church, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

Marriage Record (1819-1820)
St. Chad's Church, Longford

St. Chad's Church
Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire

Children

	1. Matilda GOODALL, b. 1819, Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire, England
+	2. Sarah GOODALL, b. 1820, Normanton, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1857, Babcary, Somerset, England (Age 37 years) ▻ George PALMER m. 27 Jul 1841
	3. Rachel GOODALL, b. 13 Nov 1822, St Alkmund, Derby, Derbyshire, England d. 10 Sep 1875, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age 52 years)
+	4. John GOODALL, b. 9 Apr 1825, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 4 Nov 1906, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA (Age 81 years) ▻ Mary Eliza SHREVE m. 20 Oct 1869
	5. William GOODALL, b. 12 Aug 1828, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 9 Jul 1862, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England (Age 33 years)
>	6. Francis GOODALL, b. 1831, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England ▻ Emma Grace FLYNN m. 1 Feb 1860
	7. Elizabeth GOODALL, b. 1833, Rodsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. Mar 1910, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age 77 years)
	8. Peter GOODALL, b. 1834, Rodsley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 20 Apr 1861 (Age 27 years)
	9. Emily GOODALL, b. 1840, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
+	10. Lydia GOODALL, b. 1843, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England d. 8 Mar 1891, Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England (Age 48 years) ▻ Walter FAIRCLOUGH m. 30 May 1868

Family ID F9874 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Mar 2026

Event Map

	Birth - 1798 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Christening - 7 Oct 1798 - St. Michael's Church, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Marriage - 8 Feb 1819 - St. Chad's Church, Longford, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1841 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1851 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1861 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Census - 1871 - Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England
	Death - Jan 1875 - Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire, England
	Burial - 18 Jan 1875 - St. Michael's Churchyard, Shirley, Derbyshire Dales, Derbyshire, England

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