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Explore your connections with a great man ......
Sir Samuel WAY - his ancestors and descendants
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 1842 - 1888 (45 years)
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| Name |
Susannah Mary GOODING (WHITE) |
| Nickname |
Susan |
| Born |
4 Dec 1842 |
Campbelltown, Tas  [1, 2] |
| Christened |
Y [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Notes for biography |
Death :
* 16th Sept 1888 in Storey St, Carlton, Victoria
* Aged 45 yrs
* Cause of death : Phthisis pulmonaris (ie consumption, tuberculosis) after a long and painful illness.
* In the dying days Samuel asked his brother in-law, Dr Edward (or Alan????) Campbell to ascertain what could be done.
* Samuel deeply missed her. He had a virtual nervous breakdown the following year, usually attributed to overwork alone.
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| Notes for biography |
Lineage :
* Parents : Andrew (jnr) GOODWIN and Lydia, nee HINES
* Paternal grandparents : Andrew (snr) GOODWIN and Lydia, nee MUNRO
* Maternal grandparents : unknown
* Siblings : Elizabeth, Belinda, Andrew, William, Susannah, Maria and Ann
* Children (father unknown) : John
* Children (with John DAGGS) : Lydia
* Children (with Samuel) : James, Frank, Alfred, Florence and Edward
* Grandchildren :
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| Notes for biography |
Summary :
Susannah was born in Tasmania in 1842. Her mother was a convict and father's parents were both convicts (first fleeters). Her father accidentally killed her mother in a fight when Susannah was 15 years old.
She was a servant, aged about 22 years, living with her father in Campbell Town when she met Samuel who was already becoming successful in his career. They did not marry nor live together and their relationship was never publicly acknowledged. She had two children from previous relationships. Samuel and Susannah had five children and although they were not living together, Samuel maintained contact over the years with many visits, arranging accommodation, the children's education, and other support. Their secret relationship (mistress) continued for two decades until Susannah's death in 1888 when she was 46 years old.
Two of their sons later served in WW2 and were prominent physicians, one being knighted. |
| Occupation |
* Servant
* Susannah ran a small millinery business from her house in Rathdowne St from about 1881 - Samuel helped set her up in this business (ref : Emerson)
* In 1883 Samuel organized a more substantial millinery business premises for her on the corner of Grattan and Lygon Streets. Some of her clients may have been Way's rich and famous friends. [3] |
| Residence |
Parkinson, p248:-
* Campbell Town, Tasmania as a child, until about 23 years old (at the birth of her first child)
* About 1872 - Brisbane Street, Hobart - Samuel helped set them up from about 1872
* In 1875 they moved into Andrew's (Susannah's father) house in Murray St Hobart
* In 1878 Samuel leased smart premises for them in Fitzroy Place (or 6 Fitzroy Cresc?, Hobart
* In 1881 Samuel leased a house on the east side of Rathdowne St, Carlton, Victoria (between Palmerston and Pitt Streets). Samuel boarded in houses around the corner.
* In 1886 Samuel moved Susannah and her father to a terrace house in Fitzgibbon Street, on the other side of Royal Parade, Parkville. Again, Samuel set himself just around the corner.
* Melbourne - Samuel helped them move from Tasmanian (ref : Emerson)
* Angoed-terrace, Storey Street, Parkville in 1885
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| Died |
16 Sep 1888 |
Carlton, Vic [5] |
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| Person ID |
I2 |
Samuel WAY |
| Last Modified |
26 Jul 2018 |
| Father |
Andrew GOODWIN (GOODING), b. 29 May 1809, Hobart Town, Tas , d. 31 Jan 1885, Susannah's house, Parkville, Vic (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Lydia HINES, b. 1804, Nottingham , d. 11 May 1858 (Age 54 years) |
| Married |
3 Mar 1834 |
Court House, Campbell Town |
| Wedding |
Andrew and Lydia married on 3rd March 1834 at the Campbell Town Court House by William Bedford junior and witnesses were Joseph and Sarah Hill. |
| Family ID |
F67 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Samuel James WAY, b. 11 Apr 1836, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK , d. 8 Jan 1916, North Adelaide (Age 79 years) |
| Wedding |
There was no wedding or public acknowledgement of their relationship. |
| Children |
| | 1. James Samuel GOODING, b. 16 Jul 1869, Hobart, Tas , d. 1895, East Melbourne, Vic (Age 25 years) |
| | 2. Frank Brook GOODING, b. 4 Oct 1872, Hobart, Tas , d. 7 Mar 1902, Fitzroy St, Melbourne, Vic (Age 29 years) |
| | 3. Alfred Edward Rowden (Sir Rowden) GOODING (WHITE), b. 5 Nov 1874, Hobart, Tas , d. 15 Jan 1963, Toorak, Vic (Age 88 years) |
| | 4. Florence Elizabeth Jane GOODING (WHITE), b. 9 Jan 1877, Hobart, Tas , d. 16 Mar 1880, Blue Tier, Tas (Age 3 years) |
| + | 5. Edward Roden GOODING, b. 14 Nov 1881, Hobart, Tas , d. 31 Jul 1958, Toorak, Vic (Age 76 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Aug 2016 |
| Family ID |
F1 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 4 |
John WHITE |
| Children of the marriage |
It is not known if Susannah and John had any children. |
| Wedding |
There is no documentation to support that Susannah and John ever married - or if they lived together - and if so, when. |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2016 |
| Family ID |
F82 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents |
 | Susannah Mary Gooding born on 4th Dec 1842 in Campbell Town
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| Susannah Mary Gooding - born 4th December 1842, baptised 23rd April 1843 in Campbell Town
* Father: Andrew Gooding, labourer, of Campbell Town
* Mother: Lydia Gooding, of Campbell Town
* Solemnized in the Parish of Campbell Town in the County of Somerset
* Celebrant: William Dewford?? |
 | Susan Mary White (Gooding) - death on 16th Sept 1888 in Story Street
* Person: Susan Mary White, housewife, female, 41 years, born in Campbell Town, Tasmania, 7 years in Victoria
* Place of death: Story Street, Smith Ward??, City of Melbourne, County of Bourke??
* Cause: Phithises?? Pulmonalis??
* Medical attendant: IV Scoles?? on 19th Sept 1888
* Parents: Andrew Gooding, gentleman & Lydia Gooding, maiden name unknown
* Spouse: Married in Hobart, Tasmania to John White
* Children: John Andrew 21 years, James Samuel Rowden 19, Frank Brook 15, Alfred 13, Edward 7, Florence dead
* Burial: 22nd Sept 1888 at General Cemetery, Melbourne - by J Daley
* Minister or witnesses: M Brennan & WJ Kerr
* Informant: JSR White [James Samuel Gooding], Carlton, son
* Registrar: John Clemmon??, 21st Sept 1888, Carlton
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| Stories |
 | 2.21 - Paternity
Why we are confident that Samuel Way was the father of five of Susannah Gooding’s children? - v2 |
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| 2.22 - Enigma
The relationship between Susannah Gooding & Samuel Way - v2 |
 | 2.20 - Tales of Two Women
Sir Samuel Way was a prominent figure in the colony of South Australia as it became part of the new Commonwealth of Australia. The two women were with him at different stages of his career and they had very different experiences with him. Firstly, his secret relationship with Susannah Gooding and their five children, while his career was rapidly growing. And then the public adoration of his relationship with Kitty Gordon at the peak of his career at the very centre of Adelaide high society.
(Biography by Don Gordon - updated June 2019)
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