| Name | Birth | Marriage | Spouse | Death | Other |
| Rosetta Randall | abt Oct 9, 1861 Elma Twp, Perth County, Ont |
June 14, 1880 Hawkesville, Ont |
George E. Gooding | Dec 27, 1900 Elmira, Ont |
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| George E. Gooding | abt 1859 Peel Twp, Perth County, Ont |
Rosetta Randall | -- | -- | |
| Alexander Gooding | 1883 | -- | -- | -- | 1891 Census (age 9) |
| William Gooding | 1887 | -- | -- | -- | 1891 Census (age 4) |
| Flossie Gooding | July 19, 1888 Elmira, Ont |
-- | -- | -- | Named as 'Macey' in 1891 Census (age 2) |
| Sarah Elizabeth Gooding | Aug 09, 1890 Elmira, Ont |
-- | -- | -- | 1891 Census (age 7 months) |
| George David Gooding | July 14, 1892 Elmira, Ont |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
| Henry Gordon Gooding | Nov 07, 1894 Elmira, Ont |
-- | -- | -- | -- |
| Caroline Gooding | June 28, 1897 Elmira, Ont |
May 14, 1919 Guelph, Ont |
George Calvin Griffenham 1898-19xx |
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Birth
Rosetta Randall was the last child of William Randall and Sarah Gooding. She was born in about 1861 after the family moved to Elmira. The date comes from the fact that she is younger than her sister Caroline, based on ages in census, marriage and death sources.Marriage
Rosetta married George E. Gooding, the son of Stephen and Frances Gooding, in Hawkesville on June 14, 1880. The information comes from the Ontario Marriage Index for 1880, reference #011-111.
Groom: George E. Gooding Age: 21 years Residence: Tp of Woolwich Born: Tp of Peel, Ontario bachelor Occ: Farmer Parents: Stephen Gooding and Frances Relig: Canada Methodist Bride: Rosetta Randell Age: 19 Residence: Tp of Woolwich Born: Tp Elma, Ontario spinster Parents: William Randell and Sarah Relig: Canada Methodist Witnesses: Abraham Wakefield + Sarah Randell, both of the Township of Woolwich Place: Hawksville, 14th June 1880 By: Rev Thomas Amy License Registered: 14th June 1880
- Elma Township is nearby in Perth County. While this fact causes no problems, Elmira would have been the expected location for Rosetta's birth.
The couple were living in Elmira in 1881. In 1891 the Goodings were living in Elmira beside the family of Rosetta's sister, Caroline and George Cathrae. They had at least seven children.
Death
Rosetta died in Elmira on December 27, 1900. This information comes from the Ontario Death Index of 1900, #027-040. No obituary appeared in the Elmira Signet or in either of the two Berlin newspapers. Obits were not common in the local paper of the day. When Queen Victoria died a couple of weeks later, it was noted with a single column in the weekly newspaper.Name: Gooding, Rosetta Sex: F[emale] Date: Dec 27/1900 Age: 39.2.18 [yy.m.d] Residence: Elmira, King St Occ: -- married Born: Perth County, O[nt] Religion: Presbyterian Cause: Heart Failure, about 1 1/2 years Physician: N.R. Hay, M.D. By: N.R. Hay Dec 28, 1900
- From the death information, Rosetta was born October 9, 1861. The math is suspect as her older sister was born January 31, 1861.
No entry in the 1901 census has been found for the widower and surviving children. Nothing has been found to tell us where Rosetta was buried or what happened to her husband George.
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