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Belper People of the Past: Matilda Pullein and Thomas Godbehere

Godbehere as a surname may have medieval origins. One theory is that it started as a nickname for someone who regularly used “God be here!” as an expression of annoyance or frustration. Another theory is that it means ‘bright God’. Variations include Godber, Godbert and Godbet. In the nineteenth century the name was found predominantly in Derbyshire, Cheshire and Yorkshire.

During my strolls in Belper Cemetery my attention was caught by an unusual name on an old grave. I looked up Matilda and Thomas Godbehere and discovered that they had an interesting story.

Matilda was born in Sneinton, Nottingham in 1831 to Thomas and Sarah Pullein, one of seven children. Her father was a lace maker from Gloucester and her mother was a Nottingham girl. In 1841 they lived in Chilwell. Ten years later Matilda worked as a cap maker, lodging with a family on Woolpack Lane in the heart of the lace-making industry. It is not clear why the Census describes her and another woman as ‘inmates’ as Census enumerators normally used the term ‘lodger’, but not in this instance.

In any case, she had a great change of fortune in 1855 when she married Thomas Godbehere and they set up home with his widowed mother Sarah on The Scotches. Thomas Henry is described in the Census variously as book-keeper, cashier or accountant at Strutts Cotton Mill during the last quarter of the nineteenth century.

His parents Thomas and Sarah had married in Middleton-by-Wirksworth in 1815 and settled in Belper where Thomas was born in 1824.

Matilda became a full-time housewife and mother, but tragically the couple lost three of their four sons. The first son Albert Henry died at the age of 29 of unknown causes. Their second son William Frederick died in infancy and their third son was named after him, the only one to live a long life. Last came George Edward who died of concussion at the age of seven after he had a fall and hit his head while out playing. It is hard to imagine the suffering and grief felt by Thomas and Matilda, but they would have rejoiced in the success of William Frederick who emigrated to Australia, where he worked as a commercial traveller. He also became a successful composer and organist and in 1899 the Belper News described him as “the son of a well-known and respected cashier of Messrs W G and J Strutt … had given promise of becoming more than an ordinary musician but was ordered away from Belper for his health”. His performance on the grand organ of Sydney Town Hall was proudly reported to Belper readers. The only surviving child of Matilda and Thomas, he died in 1935 in New South Wales at the age of 68.

I did not discover if he ever came back to see his parents. His father Thomas died in 1902 leaving an estate of £1,469.11s.9d and Matilda survived him by three years. Although far away in Australia, William Frederick commissioned the grave in Belper Cemetery to commemorate his grandmother, parents and brothers. It is neglected now, as there is probably no-one left to look after it, but there has recently been an excellent clean-up of this area by volunteers from Belper & Duffield Rotary Club. Anyone who cares to seek out the grave will find it on the left of the uphill path to the right of the funeral chapels. It’s a large but modest memorial to the Godbehere family.

The Godbehere grave in Belper Cemetery

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Community Diary February / March 2023

February:

1st: Belper Historical Society: ‘The Life and Work of a Master Thatcher’ by David Wood. 7:30pm Strutts Community Centre, Derby Road. Members free, visitors £5. 7th: The Arts Society Derby lecture “160 years of London Underground Design and Architecture” Landau Forte College, Derby, 7pm. Guests welcome £6 (free parking onsite). More info: theartssocietyderby.com 9th – 11th: ‘Puss in Wellies’ – a panto for all the family at Christ Church, The Triangle, Belper DE56 1BA. 7.30pm each evening plus matinee 2.30pm Saturday 11th. Tickets £5 (£3 for primary school aged children). Light refreshments included. Tickets: 01773 824974 / 07813 710028 or on the door. 11th: Belper Organ and Keyboard Club concert: Leigh Wilbraham. 2pm, Congregational Church, Church Walk, Belper DE56 1DB. £6 members, £8 visitors. Refreshments available. www.belperorganclub.com 11th: Derby German Group’s ‘Kaffe und Kunchen’ 3pm at Carnero Lounge, 10 St Peter’s Street, Derby DE1 1SH. New members welcome. Basic understanding of German helpful. Info: derbygermangroup.wordpress.com, email: derbygermangroup@gmail.com 21st – 25th: Belper Musical Theatre presents: The Wedding Singer! Tuesday - Friday 7.30pm; Saturday 1.30pm & 6.30pm at Belper Community Theatre, Belper School, John O’Gaunts Way. Tickets from £13 from www.belpermusicaltheatre.co.uk

March:

1st: Belper Historical Society: ‘The Evans family – their local, national and international influence’ by Katherine Everitt. 7:30pm Strutts Community Centre, Derby Road. Members free, visitors £5. 4th: The Sitwell Singers: Come and sing Duruflé’s Requiem 10am – 5pm (informal performance at 4pm), St Peter’s Church, Belper DE56 1FD. Tickets £20, buffet lunch £5. Tickets: www.sitwellsingers.org.uk or barry@watlings.org.uk. 11th: Belper Organ and Keyboard Club concert: David Thomas. 2pm, Congregational Church, Church Walk, Belper DE56 1DB. £6 members, £8 visitors. Refreshments available. www.belperorganclub.com 11th: Derby German Group’s ‘Kaffe und Kunchen’ 3pm at Carnero Lounge, 10 St Peter’s Street, Derby DE1 1SH. New members welcome. Basic understanding of German helpful. Info: derbygermangroup.wordpress.com, email: derbygermangroup@gmail.com 16th: Language Soirée 7-9pm at No.28 Market Place, Belper DE56 1FZ. Conversation in a different language at each table. All welcome from native speakers to students and complete beginners. All languages welcome. £6 on the door (no booking req’d). BYO drinks & language-themed nibbles.

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Index

Aerials: AMC Aerials Aerials: Satellite Aerial Services 55 44

Airport Transfers: Connect Cars

13 Airport Transfers: Holbrook Travel 14 Animal Welfare: The Cat’s Protection League 15 Architect: Pilkington Architecture 60

Bathrooms: Belper Kitchens & Bathrooms 51 Bathrooms: Best One Bathrooms 61 Bathrooms: Browns 40 Bathrooms: Paul M Longden 36 Bedrooms: Contour Furnishings 54 Blinds: UK Blinds 57 Blinds, Curtains & Shutters: Hillarys 2 Builder’s Merchant/Landscaping Products: Browns 40 Building Work: 3Sixty Property Solutions 36 Building Work: Hilltop Builders 44 Building Work: JJN 43 Building Work: Little Job Building Co 50 Building Work: Simon Owen Response 43 Building Work: TDB Builders 50

Car Body Repairs: B A Kelf Car Body Repairs: ChipsAway

32 31 Car Body Repairs: Martin Buxton 33 Car Key Replacement: Belper Car Keys 14 Car Servicing, Repairs, MOTs: 20Ten Garage Services 29 Car Servicing, Repairs, MOTs: Little Eaton Garage 32 Carpets & Flooring: Ian Wilson 53 Carpets & Flooring: Spondon Carpets 37 Carpets & Flooring: T Nutt & Sons 7 Cash for Jewellery, Watches etc 17 Cleaning/Sanitising: Molly Maid 12 Cleaning/Sanitising: Time For You 15 Computer Support: PC Support 14

Dentures: Beautiful Dentures 26

Education: Derbyshire County Council Adult Education 71 Electrical Goods Retailer: Lester & Nix 13 Electrician: A Hallam 56 Electrician: Andy Hill 56 Electrician: Devenport Electrical 43 Electrician: JB Electrical & Security Systems 57 Electrician: McPherson-Davis 39 Electrician: TME Electrical 63

Fencing: ColourFence Financial Advice: Belper IFS Florist: Floraline Footcare: Amber Feet

48 10 76 28 Fuel: Browns/Signal Fuels 40 Funeral Director: Thomas Ryde & Son 73

Garage Doors: Garolla 63 Garage Doors: Ockbrook Garage Doors 54 Garden Design: Clare Bufton Gardens 35 Garden Heating & Furniture: Robeys 59 Garden Living: Cabin Master 3 Garden Services: Elements Solutions 49 Gutter Clearance: Gutter PRO 39 Gym/Fitness (Ladies only): Gymophobics 25

Hearing Specialist: Audiyo Hearing 1 Home Improvements: Next Generation 79 Hotel: The Derby Hotel Blackpool 6 Hotel: The Kedleston Country House 21 Hotel: Morley Hayes 21

Joinery: L Tansley 36

Kitchens: Belper Kitchens & Bathrooms 51 Kitchens: Dream Doors 55 Kitchens: Holtams 45 Kitchens: Paul M Longden 36

Landscaping: Langley 46 Landscaping: Mount Pleasant Landscaping 53 Log Supplies: Robeys 63

Painting & Decorating: John the Painter 50 Painting & Decorating: Roy Milner 65 Painting & Decorating: TCA Home Maintenance 57 Personal Trainer: Alex Robinson 24 Pest Control: MW Pest Control 44 Plastering: JM Plastering & Property Maintenance 44 Plastering: McPherson-Davis 39 Plastering: S Beresford 36 Plumbing & Heating: Belper Plumbing & Heating 55 Plumbing & Heating: CB 44 Plumbing & Heating: Dervale Maintenance 56 Plumbing & Heating: LEEVA Plumbing & Heating 58 Plumbing & Heating: MDA 50 Plumbing & Heating: Richard Fearn 56 Plumbing & Heating: Woodward 50 Properties Wanted for Cash: Ethical Property Partners 64 Property Maintenance: 3Sixty Property Solutions 36 Property Maintenance: JM Plastering & Property Maintenance 44 Property Maintenance: Simon Owen Response 43 Public House: The Sitwell Arms 20

Reflexology: Reflexology with Vicky 28 Restaurant: Angelo’s at The Kings Head 23 Restaurant: The Gallery 23 Restaurant: The Kedleston Country House 21 Restaurant, Function Room: Morley Hayes 21 Restaurant, Function Room: The Sitwell Arms 20

Security: Prestige Solicitors: Ellis Fermor & Negus Solicitors: Shacklocks Solicitors: Smith Partnership 39 4 8 9

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14 Tree Care: ArborEx 54 Tree Care: Charnwood Tree Services 42 Tree Care: Greg Long 42 Tree & Garden Services: Pennine 44 Tyres: Best Grip 33 Tyres & Exhausts: ETS 80

Walking Footwear: Rock Fall UK 11 Windows, Doors, Conservatories: Clearview Glass 34 Windows, Doors, Conservatories: Smartglaze 47 Windows, Doors, Conservatories: Trade Windows 38 Windows, Doors, Glass Replacements: JG Glazing 57 Woodburning Stoves: Robeys 59

Yoga: Tabitha Yoga 28

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