Author: Goodrick, A.
Biography:
GOODRICK, Absalom (fl 1778-82)
Although the author’s name on the title page of the BL copy has been altered by hand from “Goodrick” to “Goodridge,” public records indicate that Goodrick is probably correct: it is how the author signed his name on the record of his marriage to Betty Newby on 9 June 1778 in Sutton in Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. The 30 June 1782 baptismal record for their son, Absalom, gives the surname as Goodrich. Absalom (the son) was baptised in St. Peter, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire. At present these are the only records found for this author. Curiously, a family in Norfolk with the same surname also used Absalom as a first name through several generations. (ancestry.co.uk 17 Oct. 2024; findmypast.co.uk 17 Oct. 2024)
Other Names:
- Goodridge
Books written (1):
Nottingham: [no publisher: "for the Author"], 1780