John Goodfellow and Jane Jeanes in Wincanton

 

John Goodfellow, born about 1790 in Wincanton, Somerset, England was the son of Henry Goodfellow and Dinah Tewksbury. 

Jane Jeanes was baptised on 1 July 1801, at the Anglican church in Wincanton. Her parents were John Jeanes and Susanna Bridle.

In 1823, Jane married John Goodfellow, a widower; Jane was a spinster.  The witnesses were John Bartlett and Susan Jeanes. 

John and Jane had three children: Henry Tewkesbury born 1825, John Tewksbury born about 1828 and Edwin born about 1836.

Jane (Jeanes) Goodfellow was a school mistress and ran the Berlin Wool Depot in Wincanton in 1851. 

"Berlin wool work is a style of embroidery similar to today's needlepoint that was particularly popular in Europe and America from 1804 to 1875.   It is typically executed with wool yarn on canvas, worked in a single stitch such as cross stitch or tent stitch, although Beeton's book of Needlework (1870) describes 15 different stitches for use in Berlin work. It was traditionally stitched in many colours and hues, producing intricate three-dimensional looks by careful shading. Silk or beads were frequently used as highlights. The design of such embroidery was made possible by the great progress made in dyeing, initially with new mordants and chemical dyes, followed in 1856, especially by the discovery of aniline dyes, which produced bright colors. 

Berlin work creates very durable and long-lived pieces of embroidery that can be used as furniture covers, cushions, bags, or even clothing."   (Wikipedia)

In the 1841 Census they were living in Church Street, Wincanton.  John, aged 50 was a painter, Jane aged 35 was a school mistress. There was one teacher and 15 girls, who were pupils at the school.  Their son Henry aged 15 was a druggist assistant.  At the next house was Alice Gale, an inn keeper.  The next neighbour, Thomas Phillips was a chemist. 

On his son Henry’s baptism record, his father John's occupation was a painter.  John Goodfellow was an organist on son Henry Goodfellow’s marriage to Grace Fitzpatrick in 1847.  

At the 1851 Census John and Jane were living in Market Place, Wincanton.  John was aged 60, so born 1790 or 1791.  He was a house painter employing three men and one apprentice and was a church organist. Their son Edwin aged 15 was living with them.  Henry had left; he married Grace Fitzpatrick in 1847.  Jane was aged 48, so born about 1803; but her baptism was 1 July 1801.  She was a school mistress and ran the Berlin Wool depot.  Louisa MacKenzie lived with them and was an assistant draper in the Berlin Wool shop. There were four scholars living with them and a house servant, Mary Ann Green. 

John Goodfellow died on 28 Mar 1868 in Wincanton, Somerset, England.  Jane died on 14 July 1853 in Wincanton.  Her Monumental Inscription stated: “Wife of John, Age 57”, so birth date assumed 1796, but her baptism was 1 July 1801.