The Goodliffe Family of Nottingham

The Story of My Life - The original, handwritten version of the Memoirs of Arnold Goodliffe

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heard her say that the sisters-in-law, were rather down upon her, because she could not milk. She told me she tried hard to learn but could not; they said she would not learn; but by her intelligent, kind, practical mind, she soon grew to be respected by them. She found in her mother in law an intelligent Christian friend and adviser. She was firm in her religious views without narrow bigotry and enjoyed the company of intelligent Christian people, of whatever denomination they might be. Although she had a large family - 12 children - 2 buried in infancy – 10 living to full maturity, together with and men, and women, and servants to train and manage, she found time for reading and regular devotion, which she kept up to the close of her life. In her middle life and best days her conversational power was above the average. Her early advantages, and

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