- Charles Goff b. 1883 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 406. Died, aged 20, in 1904 J Quarter in HONITON Volume 05B Page 13 and was buried, on 5 Jun 1904 at St Mary's, Kentisbeare.
- Bessie Goff b. 1884 D Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 416
- Henry Goff b. 15 Feb 1887 J Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 409, bap. 10 Apr 1887 at St Mary's, Kentisbeare.
- Edmund Goff b. 1890 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 413. Killed in action on 18 Jul 1917, see below.
- Rose Ellen Goff b. 31 Jul 1893 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 402, bap. 10 Sep 1893 at St Mary's, Kentisbeare.
- Arthur Goff b. 19 Jul 1896 S Quarter in TIVERTON Volume 05B Page 384, bap. 13 Sep 1896 at St Mary's, Kentisbeare.
- Harold Goff b. 7 May 1899 J Quarter in HONITON Volume 05B Page 19, bap. 11 Jun 1899 a St Andrew's Church, Broadhembury
In 1891, John Goff (30) Carpenter, Cottage, Kentisbeare, Annie Goff (29), Charles Goff (7), Bessie Goff (6), Henry Goff (4) and Edmund Goff (0).
In 1901, John Goff (39) Estate carpenter in Kerswell, Broadhembury with Annie Goff (39), Edmund Goff (10), Rose Ellen Goff (7), Arthur Goff (4) and Harold Goff (1). Charles Goff was not listed anywhere; Bessie Goff (16) was a Domestic Servant at Gowers Turners,
Fore Street, Cullompton and Henry Goff (15) was a Farm Servant at
Kentismoor Farm, Kentisbeare.
In 1911, John Goff (49) Estate carpenter was at
Bradfield, Uffculme with Annie Goff (49), Edmund Goff (20) Baker; Arthur Goff (14) and Harold Goff (11). The 1911 census confirms that the couple had 7 children, of whom 6 were, at that time, still living. Bessie Goff (26) was a Domestic Servant in
Holland Villas Road, Kensington, London (
Holland Park). Rose Ellen Goff, who will have been 17, I assume was out working, but didn't find her.
On 2 Aug 1912, Edmund Goff (22) listed as a Farm Labourer embarked in London on the
SS Roscommon, bound for
Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia, where he arrived, after a 56 day voyage, on 27 Sep 1912.
On the 1913 Australia Electoral Roll, Edmund Goff, Baker, was listed "Care Of Mrs Reed,
Sachs Street, Cairns, Herbert, Queensland, Australia". Then in 1915, Edmund Goff, Baker was in
Rankin Street,
Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, where the record suggests he had been since 20 Jul 1914.
On 13 May 1916, Edmund Goff enlisted in the
Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and on 20 Oct 1916, embarked on Australian Troop Transport,
HMAT A17, Port Lincoln, with the 12th Machine Gun Company, 6th Reinforcements, from Melbourne, Victoria. The record gave his home address as 'Care Of Mrs E Wallace, Innisfail'. It also gave his next of kin as John Goff of
Willand, Cullompton, Devon, England.
Edmund Goff, Private, 13th
Australian Machine Gun Corps., A.I.F., Service No. 415, son of John and Hannah Mary Goff of Willand, Cullompton, Devon, England, was Killed in Action, in Belgium, on 18 July 1917. (
Battle of Passchendaele). He
is buried at (the presumably aptly named)
Mud Corner Cemetery,
Wallonie, Belgium, Grave II. B. 2. Personal Inscription: FAME & GLORY EASE NOT OUR ACHING HEARTS. He is remembered on the
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, the
Innisfail Cenotaph and on
Willand War Memorial at
St Mary the Virgin Churchyard, Willand Old Village.
In 1921, John Goff (59) Estate Carpenter working for Mrs Adams; Hannah Mary Goff (58), Arthur Goff (24) Coal Miner; and Harold Goff (22) Motor Driver were living in the New Buildings, Willand, Devon.
John Goff died, aged 76, in 1936 D Qtr in TIVERTON Vol 05B Page 483.
In 1939, Hannah M Goff, Widowed, Old Age Pensioner, was living with daughter & son-in-law, Charles & Rose Hole in Station Road, Culmstock.