Peerage Record – 42336

     Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. was born on 17 May 1867.¹ He was the son of Alfred Goodson.¹ He married Mary Ethel Baker, daughter of Richard Baker, on 9 September 1892.¹ He died on 29 November 1940 at age 73.¹
     He held the office of Member of the Cheshire County Council between 1904 and 1907.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1920.¹ He was created 1st Baronet Goodson, of Waddeton Court, co. Devon [U.K.] on 18 January 1922.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Cheshire.¹

     Richard Baker lived at Stretford, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹

     Mary Ethel Baker was born in 1872 at Barton, Lancashire, England.² She was the daughter of Richard Baker.³ She married Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt., son of Alfred Goodson, on 9 September 1892.¹ She died on 6 April 1946 at Totnes, Devon, England.¹
     From 9 September 1892, her married name became Goodson.

     Lt.-Col. Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 2nd Bt. was born on 26 August 1893.¹ He was the son of Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. and Mary Ethel Baker.² He married, firstly, Joan Leyland, daughter of Christopher John Leyland, on 7 October 1920.¹ He married, secondly, Enid Clayton Swan, daughter of Colonel Robert Clayton Swan, on 24 June 1941.¹ He died on 17 February 1986 at age 92, without issue.^1,3
     He was educated at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ He fought in the First World War, where he was mentioned in despatches.¹ He gained the rank of Captain in 1924 in the City of London Yeomanry.¹ He succeeded as the 2nd Baronet Goodson, of Waddeton Court, co. Devon [U.K., 1922] on 29 November 1940.¹ He lived at Waddeton Court, Devon, England^G.¹

     Frederick Sawbridge Wright Cator was born in 1822.¹ He was the son of Reverend Charles Cator and Philadelphia Osbaldeston.¹ He died in 1854.¹

     Joan Leyland was the daughter of Christopher John Leyland.² She married Lt.-Col. Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 2nd Bt., son of Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. and Mary Ethel Baker, on 7 October 1920.¹ She died on 16 October 1939.¹
     From 7 October 1920, her married name became Goodson.

     Major Alan Richard Lassam Goodson was born on 1 January 1896.¹ He was the son of Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. and Mary Ethel Baker.² He married Clarisse Muriel Weston Adamson, daughter of John Weston Adamson and Lily May Mitchell, on 14 August 1923.¹ He died on 11 February 1941 at age 45.¹
     He gained the rank of Major in the L.R.B.¹

     John Weston Adamson was born in 1867 at Sunderland, County Durham, England.² He married Lily May Mitchell, daughter of John James Mitchell and Amelia Barnes, in 1889 at Thirsk, Yorkshire, England.²
     He lived at The Mount, Northallerton, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Clarisse Muriel Weston Adamson was born on 16 February 1901 at Sunderland, County Durham, England.² She was the daughter of John Weston Adamson and Lily May Mitchell.^3,2 She married Major Alan Richard Lassam Goodson, son of Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. and Mary Ethel Baker, on 14 August 1923.¹ She died on 3 January 1982 at age 80 at Northumberland, England.²
     From 14 August 1923, her married name became Goodson.

     Hugh Lassam Goodson was born on 9 July 1905.¹ He was the son of Sir Alfred Lassam Goodson, 1st Bt. and Mary Ethel Baker.² He married June Patricia Hunter, daughter of Major Joseph Charles Hunter and Cicely Longueville Heywood Jones, on 10 July 1945.¹ He died on 4 February 1985 at age 79 at Brixham, Devon, England.^1,3
     He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Devon between 1938 and 1952.¹ He gained the rank of Sub Lieutenant between 1942 and 1944 in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve.¹ He held the office of High Sheriff of Devon in 1954.¹ He was chairman of the Royal Yacht Squadron taking the Yacht Sceptre to the America’s Cup in 1958.¹ He was appointed Officer, Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.)¹ He was a director of Torbay Hotels Ltd and Devonshire Investment Estates.¹ He was appointed Commander, Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (C.St.J.)¹