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HENRY SUGAR GOODSON
1856-1917
BORN 19 February 1856, Seven Stars Yard, Brick Lane.
Baptised 9 March 1856. St Marys. Spital Square.
1861 CENSUS, Seven Stars Yard.
1871 CENSUS, Seven Stars Yard.
1876, 4 September married Ann Smith at St James, Shoreditch.
1877, 17 May, birth of James Henry Goodson at 8 Severne Street, St George in the East.
1879, March, birth of Joseph Frederick Goodson, 29a, Brick Lane.
1880, 21 August, birth of Edward Sanders Goodson, 29a, Brick lane.
1881 CENSUS, Deptford Small Pox Hospital, New Crop, Hatcham.
Deptford Hospital 1910
1882, 22 May, birth of Arthur Goodson, 29a Brick Lane.
1883 17 July, death of Arthur Goodson.
1882, 8 May, Clerkenwell. Charged with RIOT.
The Sessions House Clerkenwell Green London.
1883, 19 November, birth of John Goodson 29a Brick lane.
1883, 25 August, Charged with assaulting brother Edward. MORNING POST, Newspaper
1884, 4 January, Kent. Charged with UNLAWFULL ASSEMBLY TO FIGHT.
1885, Appealed against conviction for assaulting brother Edward. Reported LLOYDS WEEKLY Newspaper 1 November.
1890, Worship Street Police Court. Charged with Disorderly conduct and using obscene language. Reported LLOYDS WEEKLY Newspaper, Sunday 25 March.
1890, abode: 11 Hanbury Street.
1891 CENSUS, 5John Street.
1898, Acquires The Oxford Arms, 62 Brushfield Street.
1901 CENSUS, Oxford Arms, 62 Brushfield Street.
1911 CENSUS, 32 Lamb Street.
1917, 27 August, death at Field House, Chingford.
1918, 3 July, Probate: States Henry Goodson of Field House Chingford died 27 August 1917. Administration London 3 July to Ann Goodson widow. Effects £1342-10shillings-5d.
Henry was born in Seven Stars Yard, Brick Lane, Spitalfields, he was one of 13 Children. His father Edward Saunders Goodson was a Master Carman, ( haulage). Edward run the business until his death in 1877. On his death Edward had left his wife Sarah very well off financially, this also included leases on property in Seven Stars Yard. Edwards eldest son Edward Benjamin took over the running of the business, and with the help of his brothers, Benjamin, Thomas, Joseph, Henry, and John, they made quite a good living. They all seemed to be involved in one way or another.
Henry and his elder brother Thomas took up boxing, Henry known as SUGAR, and Thomas known as TREACLE. Its not known how they got their nick names, but hazarding a guess, it may have been the goods they were contracted to carry in their wagons.
Thomas TREACLE Goodson boxing career started in 1879, and ended in 1884.
Henry married Ann Smith in 1876 they had 5 sons, James Henry, Joseph Frederick, Edward Sanders, Arthur, and John.
In 1881 Henry became a victim of the Small Pox epidemic, he is recorded to have only one eye, it is not known whether he lost this to Small Pox or Boxing. More than lightly boxing, as at least 2 articles report, he appeared in court with one eye closed.
Henry is infamous for his involvement in The Fight In The Chapel at Tavistock Square in 1882, and the illegal fight at Eltham in 1884, Both of these are well recorded, especially The Fight in The Chapel, this made headlines throughout the British Isles in April and May of 1882. Henrys boxing career started in 1873 and ended in 1885, but for one last fight in 1889.
After Henry,s career as boxer came to an end in 1889, He carried on working as a Carman and around 1898 he acquired the OXFORD ARMS in Brushfield St, for the first year or so this pub was in his son Joseph's name, after that it was put in his eldest son James Henrys name, who ran it until its closure and demolition around 1927.
Henry and Ann lived together with their son James and his family, running the pub together. The pub had 6 rooms, with James wife Frances, and their children, they were by todays standard was quite cramped, But James and Frances made a good living, After the demolition of the Oxford Arms, James and Frances went on to run the Fleur Dis Lis pub, just a couple of streets away in Fleur Dis Lis Street.
Frances died 25 July 1943, at Whips Cross Hospital.
In 1947 James Henry remarried at Folkestone to Ada Ellen F Haywood 1847-1957.
James Henry Goodson died 2 June 1959 at Hythe Folkestone, Kent.
At the time of the 1911 census Henry and Ann were living at the Salmon and Ball, with his son, Edward. Their other son Joseph and family living almost next door in Nantes Place, (formally Church Passage).
Some time between April 1911 and before Henrys death in 1917, Henry purchased Field House in Chingford , and Glen House which was next door .
It was at Field House that Henry passed away in 1917, After his death his wife Ann moved back to the Salmon and Ball, at 32 Lamb Street.
Henrys son Edward Sanders, known as TED, had a long boxing career, far better than his fathers, and after his retirement in the early 1900,s he acquired the Licence for Salmon and Ball, at 32 Lamb St, he with the help of his brothers Joseph and John ran the pub for 26 years. Between the years 1917-1920, a manager Arthur Lund ran the pub.
Edward never married.
On the 18 April 1912, Edward is mentioned at the trial of a Mr A E Lawrence, who is accused of obtaining credit without disclosing he is a un-discharged bankrupt, He obtained £100 from Edward, and the same amount from John McCarthy of the RING Blackfriars.
Edwards military record shows he enlisted 12 December 1915, he was posted to Alexandria, Egypt in 1917, it was here he sustained a minor injury to his leg, but he also contracted Malaria, thought to be Cerebral Malaria
Edward was discharged 19 October 1919, his record shows he gave his permanent address as Field House, Chingford Road.
Sadly less than 3 months after Edward was discharged from the military. On the 11 January 1920, he took his own life in the Salmon and Ball pub.
Edwards estate including the license for Salmon And Ball passed to his mother Ann
.
Probate states: Edward Sanders Goodson of the Salmon and Ball public house 32 Lamb Street Spitalfields, died 17 January 1920. Administration London to Ann Goodson widow. Effects £2808-7 shillings.
It was at this time that Henrys youngest son John and his wife Martha Alice and children moved into the Salmon and Ball with Ann. On Ann's death in 1924, her estate was divided between her 3 sons, with Joseph taking over the Salmon and Ball.
Probate states: Goodson Ann of 32 Lamb Street, Spitalfields, widow died 31 January 1924. Administration (with will) London 28 march to Joseph Goodson and James Henry Goodson, Publicans and John Goodson, Market Porter. Effects £2892- 16 shillings-9d.
John, Martha and family moved out and went to Walthamstow.
On the 18 February 1926, Joseph relinquished the license of the Salmon and Ball, and the fixtures and fitting were sold to his nephew, another Edward Saunders Goodson, the eldest son of his brother James.
Joseph and family moved first to 4 Whitecross Place, then in1927 out of the area to 92 Stamford Hill for a couple of years, then to 95 Upper Clapton Rd. I am told this was a flat above a garage. By 1934 they had moved to 263 Evering Rd, then finally by 1936 are shown to be living at 160 Brooke Road.
Joseph died at the metropolitan Hospital from a heart attack 27 March 1942.
His wife Norah remained in the same house in Brooke Road until 1976, 4 years before her death on the 29 June, 1980 at The Old Peoples Home, Median Road, Lower Clapton, Hackney, she was just 2 weeks short of 101.
Edward Saunders Goodson and his wife Amy ran the Salmon and Ball until the end of the year 1927
Whilst they were there, Henrys granddaughter Ann, Edwards sister moved in with them.
It was at this time the family sold Field House at Chingford to the Liley family. The negotiations taking place in the pub. At these meetings, Ann a widow met her second husband, Albert John Liley.
The Salmon and Ball was demolished in 1928 to make way for the expansion of Spitalfields Market.
It not known what happened to Glen House, other than it, and Field House were later demolished, although, one of the neighbouring properties is still standing today.
Henrys other son John married Martha Alice Scotcher in August 1908, and in 1912, with their 2 children John and Henry, went on to run a pub at 79 Brick Lane, this pub had several previous addresses first number 159 and known as the Phoenix, then number180, and finally in 1895, number 79. By 1915 they were elsewhere. Its not known where they were between 1915 and 1920 when they moved to the Salmon And Ball.
Family photos show John was in the military, 1914-18 war, we have been told Johns war records were probably destroyed in the blitz of London in second world war.
In 1924 at the time of Henry,s wife Ann's death, John was working in Spitalfields Market as a Porter
He died the following year, from alcohol related diseases.
In 1926 Johns widowed wife, Martha Alice married Oliver Green at Poplar. They went on to run a café named Oliver's café in Southend on Sea, Essex, where she died in 1983.
HENRY “SUGAR” GOODSON
(Denny Harrington’s
Novice)
Born
Spitalfields, 19 Feb 1856.
Died Chingford, 27 Aug 1917.
Death
reported in the “SPORTING LIFE” of September 4th 1917.
He
died at his home FIELD HOUSE, CHINGFORD RD, CHINGFORD. His funeral service was
held at ILFORD CEMETERY.
He
only had one eye (thought to have lost the other eye to Smallpox in 1881).
Height
5ft 5, 3/4 inches.
Brother
Thomas, who also boxed, nick named “TREACLE”.
HENRYS
son EDWARD “TED” GOODSON (HAGGERSTON) was also a professional boxer from
1894-1903.
Sometimes
confusion was caused by the similarity in the names of the following brothers,
all of whom were active at the same time.
1-Goode
brothers – Jim (Jem) and William “Bill”(
Chesterfield) Goode.
2-Goodey
brothers- Henry (Harry) and Owen Goodey.
THEY
were all active in the transitional period of boxing, when with the end of the
PRIZE ring (bare knuckle fights, under the LONDON PRIZE RING rules) in 1867,
and the start of legalised boxing with gloves under the Marquis of Queensbury
rules, which was originally formed to run amateur boxing, and for a long time
professional boxing was run on amateur lines by the amateur officials, and
anything held outside of their jurisdiction was often frowned upon by the
authorities. Competitions of 3 or 4 rounds were in the main considered alright
as long as they were Just friendly “spars” with no hard hitting, but bouts “to
a finish”, and even “distance” bouts of a scheduled number of rounds-6-8-10-12,
or more with gloves under the Marquis of Queensbury, often led to a run in with
the authorities, with several court cases resulting, testing the legality of
gloved boxing (Marquis of Queensbury) rules.
Hence
the importance of the many “sparring” rooms run in the various Public Houses in
most big towns and cities, especially London.
These
were where the professional boxers of the day got their practice, as these
“spars” were held in public, it being a case of a man having to “try his best”
or not being paid, and as some of the “pub” sparring rooms paid 2/6d
(12&1/2p) for a 3 round contest it could be a good earner, for a good man.
This type of genuine sparring was entirely different to the sparring on the
Music hall engagements, later on so common and popular.
The
pub “spars” encouraged pure boxing skills of “the hit, stop and get away” mode,
with pure skill being encouraged, and where the “pugs” of the day got their
experience, for the occasional contest over either a set “distance” or for
“endurance” (if allowed) . Although of course the occasional “bare knuckle”
contest was still engaged in. It was in this period of time that HENRY “SUGAR”
GOODSON plied his trade.
Researched and compiled by HAROLD ALDERMAN
MBE, boxing historian.
AYLESBURY, KENT.
Researched 2006
HENRY ”SUGAR” GOODSON
1873
Boz Terry
won 45 minutes.
Note: “Bare Knuckle prize fight” states to be Sugar
Goodson ring debut.
Not
traced but claimed in later reports of his bouts.
1874 no records
traced
1875
no records traced
1876 no records
traced
1877
Mon,
Sept10 - Denny Harrington (born Co Cork) .
Hoxton High Street Hall. EXH3
Note:
Denny Harrington the 10st 8lbs (148lbs) to 10st 10 lbs (150lbs) middle weight
champion Sugar Goodson was “Just a novice” and Harrington’s pupil.
Thurs,
Dec 13- Jerry Donovan. Hackney “The Three Colts” Music Hall, Broadway. EXH3
1878
Tues,
June 18- Denny Harrington , Mile End, The Gate hotel.
EXH3
1879
Mon,
march 17- Tom Symonds (given as Simmonds) Shoreditch “Blue Anchor” EXH3
Church
Street.
Note:
Just GOODSON not sure if this was SUGAR or TOM.
Sat,
Nov 3- Tom Symonds, Shoreditch, “The
Five Ink Horns”
EXH3
Sat,
Nov 15- Tom Symonds, Shoreditch, “The Five Ink Horns” EXH3
1880
Tues,
Jan 6- “ Boss” Furze, The Old Mile End Gate Tavern, Whitechapel Road. EXH3
Tues,
Jan 20- “Boss” Furze, The Old Mile End Gate Tavern, Whitechapel Road. EXH3
Thurs,
Feb 3- Dyer , Shoreditch “The Blue
Anchor” Church Street. EXH3
Mon,
March 8- Samuel “Pat” Perry (Birmingham) EXH3
Clerkenwell,
The Central Baths Gym.
Note:
Just Goodson, certain it was “Sugar” (was Perry’s benefit)
Tues,
June 22- Tom Symonds /Simmons, Shoreditch “The Blue Anchor” EXH3 Church
Street
Note:
“THE BLUE ANCHOR” belonged to Tom Symonds at some time and every night after
the boxing, at 8 o clock in the evening, LINNET singing competitions were held in the
backroom.
HENRY”SUGAR”GOODSON
1880 CONT
Nov/Dec
– Seekey Hart.
Won, 5 minutes.
Note:
Not traced, but claimed in 1882 “SPORTING LIFE” as about 18 months ago, which
would make it Nov/Dec 1880 as the likely time the bout took place. The article
states only “SUGAR” Goodsons second bout of his career, the impression given is
this was also a “bare knuckle” prize fight, hence the scarcity of reporting.
Mon,
Nov 15- Denny Crogan/Cronin, Shoreditch, “The Five Ink Horns.” EXH3
Note:
Jem Carney (Birmingham) annual benefit show- Crogan(Cronin also given) badly
injured his left hand in this exhibition “spar”.
1881
“Sugar”Goodson
believed to have been in the Smallpox Hospital for a short time this year.
Thurs,
March 17-“ Seekey” Hart, “The
Griffin”
EXH3
Note:
Benefit show for Jim Edwards, (Tom
“Treacle” Goodson on the same bill.)
Sat,
Aug 27- “Seekey” Hart, Spitalfields,
“The Blue Coat Boy”, Dorset Street . EXH3
Nr
Christ Church, Spitalfields.
Note:
Opening show by proprietor W.G. “punch” Lewis.
Tom “Treacle” Goodson on the same
bill. The Goodson brothers were stated
to be the managers of the boxing sessions at this venue, they were never
mentioned as such in any future shows held here
The
Nov 3 “SPORTING LIFE” gives Jim
Harrington and Barney Scannell as managers.
Tues,
Sept 6- “Lumpy” Hughes, Shoreditch “The Blue Anchor“, Church Street. EXH3
Note:
Dave Cables benefit show.
Sat,
Sept 10 - Sam Croker, Shoreditch
“The Blue Anchor”, Church Street. EXH3
Tues,
Sept 27 – “Lumpy” Hughes, Spitalfields “The Blue Coat Boy”, Dorset Street. EXH3
Tues,
Dec 6 - Tom “treacle” Goodson, Shoreditch, “The red Cow”. EXH3
Old
Castle Street, the back of Shoreditch Church.
Note:
Second day of 2 day benefit show for Ben “Basher” Harkness.
Mon,
Dec 12 – Denny Cronin, Spitalfields
, “The Blue Coat Boy”, Dorset Street. EXH3
Note:
Benefit show for Charlie Hipkiss (Birmingham).
Tues,
Dec 13 – “Seekey” Hart, The Old Mile End
Gate Tavern, Whitechapel Road. EXH3
Note:
Was “Seekey” Harts benefit show and his
second “exhibition” on it.
1882
Sat,
Jan 28 – Tom Goodson, Spitalfields,
“The Blue Coat boy”, Dorset Street. EXH3
Tues,
Feb 7 – Tom Goodson, Spitalfields, “The Blue Coat Boy”, Dorset Street. EXH3
Note:
Benefit for Charlie Bartlett, (The Meat Market Black).
HENRY
“SUGAR” GOODSON
1882 CONT
Mon,
Feb 13 – Charlie Parish , Shoreditch,
“The Spread Eagle” Kingsland Road.
EXH3
Note:
Benefit for the veteran, Billy Crane.
Mon,
march 27- Jack Hicks (Mile End), St Pancras, St Andrews Hall, STOPPED POLICE 3
Tavistock
Place, Tavistock Square.
This bout was for a £100, Silver cup, Marquis of Queensbury
rules, normal boxing gloves as used in all amateur bouts, and “to a finish”.
Police stopped the bout and arrested both men plus eleven others making
thirteen in all. The case made national headlines as “The Fight in The Chapel”.
Although the hall hadn’t been used as a place of worship for some time, in
spite of reports to the contrary,
After
the case dragged on for several months all the men were set free, but bound
over to keep the peace for 12 months
The
court ruled that gloved bouts over a stipulated number of rounds were legal,
but bouts to a finish, even with gloves held under the Marquis of Queensbury
rules were illegal.
Note:
The contrast between the two boxers was amazing, the veteran Hicks was 10st
2lbs (142lbs) , 5 ft 5 ½ inches tall,
and 55 years of age.
While
Henry “Sugar” Goodson was 5ft 5 ¾ tall, 11st (134lbs) and aged 25 but had only
TWO previous bouts (outside of exhibitions), one in 1873, and the other about
18 months previous, where as Hicks had much more experience and a long record
going back many years.
Wed
June 14- Jack Hicks (Mile End), Mile End, Lushys Music Hall EXH3
Note:
Jack Hicks benefit show, mainly musical, Hicks was presented with a silver
belt.
The
above details on both men were actually given in the report on the benefit
show.
Mon,
Sept 18 –T. Harding, Mile End, “The
Prince Arthur”, Calverly Street. EXH3
Wed,
Oct 25 - “Ching” Ghook, Mile End, “The Old Mile End Tavern”, EXH3
Whitechapel
Road. This was the HQ of The Tower
hamlets and East London B.C.
1883
Mon,
June 25 - “Australian Ben”, The Borough,
“The Rodney Arms” EXH3
Note:
Joe Knutts Benefit show.
Mon,
Aug 20 – “Young” Bendoff, Bethnal
Green, “The Old Apollo” Music Hall EXH3
“Red
Cross Tavern”, Hare Street.
NOV
27,SPORTING LIFE. Henry (alias “Sugar”)
Goodson, now matched with Bill England (Canning Town) who is “The champion
weight lifter”.
HENRY
“SUGAR” GOODSON
1884
Thurs,
Jan 11 - Bill England,
(Canning Town), Eltham, LOST, STOPPED BY
POLICE
Lyme
Barn, High Street, Eltham.
Note: Attendance restricted to seventy (70).
This
was a “bare Knuckle” prize fight under LONDON PRIZE RING rules. Both England
and Goodson, plus three others, Mr James Hull, Mr George Coe, and Mr Thomas Hyams
were arrested, to appear at Woolwich Court the following day, Friday, January
12, all bailed to Friday, January 19. The case sent for trial at the OLD
BAILEY, Wednesday, January 30. Where both England and Goodson were sentenced to
two months imprisonment without hard labour, for engaging in a “bare Knuckle”
prize fight.
NOTE: Sentences were in fact, each, ”One week Wandsworth prison. Fined £10, and to
enter into his own Recognizances in £25 to keep the peace for twelve calendar
months”,
Discharged.
March
27 – Benefit held for Bill England (Canning Town) at “The Queens” Music hall,
Poplar High Street. Thus giving the impression he was now out of
prison, and if so,
“Sugar” Goodson ( who there was no mention of
) would most likely have been freed also.
Oct,
30 – SPORTING LIFE. A Gentleman offered
to back, Jim “Jem” Smith ( Clerkenwell and Cripplegate ) against Henry “Sugar”
Goodson for £20 or £25 a side.
Wed,
Dec 3 – G. Russell, “The Old Mile End
Gate Tavern, Whitechapel Road.
EXH3
Note: G. Russell was also the promoter of this
show.
1885
Jan
20 – SPORTING LIFE. George Allen,
better known as “Sugar” Goodson (alias
“gunner”) of Bethnal Green.
ALLEN was almost certainly a different man and is the subject of this
record. A possible reference to his ring name as “Sugar” Goodson could have
been a type setting error or some such mistake ,as this is the only time it was
ever referred to in the research of
Henry “Sugar” Goodson (of Spitalfields).
Thurs,
Feb 26 – “Jem” Smith ( St Lukes & Clerkenwell). Shoreditch,
“The Blue Anchor”. LP3
Church
Street. (First Series of £25 heavy
weight competition).
Note:
“Jem” Smith was to go on to win this competition, and was stated to be “one of
the best heavyweights to be seen for some time”.
Smith
born at Cripplegate, London, Jan, 21, 1863. Was to go on to win ENGLISH ( Bare
Knuckle prize ring rules) heavy weight title, Dec, 17, 1885, and also claimed
the genuine English title (Marquis of Queensbury rules) Gloves in Sept, 1889.
Losing it July 1891, reclaiming it May 1895, then finally losing it for good in
Feb, 1897. The ENGLISH title was renamed The BRITISH CHAMPIONSHIP in 1909 with
the introduction of the LONSDALE BELT, by the National Sporting Club (NSC).
HENRY”
SUGAR” GOODSON
1885 cont
Sun,
March 1- The formation meeting of the P.B.A. (Professional Boxers Association)
at “The Blue Anchor”, Little Church
Street, Shoreditch. Henry “Sugar” Goodson, was among those present and one of
over sixty who enrolled
Mon,
March 2 – Mr J. Young. Mile End,
EXH3
“The Kings Arms” Music Hall, Beamont Street.
Sun,
Sept 13 – One of the mourners present at the funeral of Alex Munroe “The Black”
at Ilford Cemetery.
1886
Aug
10 – One of the mourners present at the funeral of Bill Richardson, late owner
of “The Blue Anchor”, Shoreditch.
Funeral
at Abney Park Cemetery, Stoke Newington.
1889
Tues,
April 11 – William “Bill” Maney.
Spitalfields. Lost,
retired 3 (4)
Harlow
and ballards Boxing Saloon, Fort Street.
Note:
Neither man in anything like proper trim for boxing. Both carrying far too much
flesh for violent exercise, with who ever could stay the best likely to be the
winner, this proved to be Maney.
On
the same bill.
S.
Harvey (Spitalfields) aged 20, 5ft 10
inches and over 12 stone
Won, retired 2.
Jack
Goodson (Spitalfields) brother of “Sugar” Goodson.
Jack
Goodson was at least 3 inches shorter and about a stone (14lbs) lighter and had
never had a chance
1898
July
13, - “MIRROR OF LIFE” – Henry “Sugar” Goodson who twenty years ago , fought
Jack Hicks in Archdeacon Dunbar’s chapel
in Tavistock Place, only had one eye, he is the father of Ted Goodson (Haggerston), who is now boxing
as a professional.
Researched and compiled by HAROLD ALDERMAN
MBE, boxing historian.
AYLESBURY, KENT
Researched,
2006 .
HENRY “SUGAR”
GOODSON
( A.K.A “Denny Harrington’s
Novice”)
Born
Spitalfields 1856.
Died August 1917.
Plain
won, lost, draw, and exhibitions.
Henry
Goodson stated to have only one eye.
1873
Boz
Terry, bare knuckle prize fight, “London
Prize Ring Rules”. WON,
45 Minutes.
1874,
no records.
1875 no records.
1876 no records.
1877
Sept,
10 – Denny Harrington, Hoxton. EXH3.
Dec,
13 – Jerry Donovan, Hackney. EXH3.
1878
June,
18 – Denny Harrington, “Mile End Gate
Hotel”. EXH3.
1879
March,
17 – Tom Symonds, Shoreditch. EXH3.
Just
Goodson, believe brother Tom, but not certain.
Nov,
1 – Tom Symonds, Shoreditch. EXH3
Nov,
1 – Tom Symonds, Shoreditch. EXH3.
1880
Jan,
6 – “Boss” Furze, Whitechapel
Road. EXH3.
Jan,
20 – “Boss” Furze, Whitechapel
Road. EXH3.
Feb,
3 – Dyer, Shoreditch.
EXH3.
March,
8 – Samuel “Pat” Perry,
Clerkenwell. EXH3.
Note:
Just Goodson, but believe this was “Sugar” Goodson.
June,
22 – Tom Symonds, Shoreditch. EXH3.
Nov/
Dec ? – “Seekey Hart, WON, 5 Minutes.
Bare
Knuckle prize fight , under” London Prize Ring Rules”
Nov,
15 – Denny Cronin/Crogan,
Shoreditch. EXH3.
1881
March,
17 – “Seekey” Hart, Shoreditch. EXH3.
Aug,
27 – “Seekey” Hart,
Spitalfields.
EXH3.
Sept,
6 – “Lumpy” Hughes, Shoreditch. EXH3.
Sept,
10 – Sam Croker,
Shoreditch.
EXH3.
Sept,
27 – “Lumpy” Hughes,
Spitalfields.
EXH3.
Oct,
10 – “Seekey” Hart,
Spitalfields.
EXH3.
Dec,
16 – Tom Goodson,
Spitalfields.
EXH3.
Dec,
12 – Denny Cronin,
Spitalfields.
EXH3.
Dec,
13 – “Seekey” Hart, Whitechapel
Road. EXH3.
HENRY “SUGAR” GOODSON
( AKA Denny Harrington Novice)
1882
Jan,
28 – Tom Goodson, Spitalfields. EXH3.
Feb,
7 – Tom Goodson, Spitalfields. EXH3.
Feb,
13 – Charlie Parish, Shoreditch. EXH3.
March,
27 – Jack Hicks, St Pancras, STOPPED POLICE 3.
June,
14 – Jack Hicks, Mile End, EXH3.
Sept,
18 – T. Harding, Mile End. EXH3.
Oct,
25 – “Ching” Ghook, Mile End. EXH3.
1883
June,
25 – “Australian” Ben, The Borough. EXH3.
Aug,
20 – “Young” Bendoff, Bethnal
Green. EXH3.
1884
Jan,
11 – Bill England, Eltham. LOST.
Note
: Bare knuckle prize fight, under “London Prize Ring Rules”
Both
men convicted on Jan, 30.
Dec,
3 – G. Russell, Whitechapel Road. EXH3.
1885
Feb,
26 – “Jem” Smith, Shoreditch. LP3.
First
Series £25 heavyweight competition.
March,
2 – Mr J. Young, Mile End. EXH3.
1889
April,
11 – William “Bill” Maney,
Spitalfields. LOST RETIRED 3(4).
LAST
TRACED BOUT OF HENRY “SUGAR” GOODSON.
Research and compiled by HAROLD ALDERMAN MBE, boxing historian.
AYLESBURY, KENT.
Researched
2006.
MORNING POST NEWSPAPER 25 August 1883
LLOYDS WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED, 1 November 1885
report The Middlesex Sessions Court of Appeal at Westminster Guildhall
LOYDS WEEKLY ILLASTRATED Newspaper, Sunday 25 March 1890.
HENRY GOODSON OBITUARY FROM "THE SPORTING LIFE"
TUESDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 1917.
It states.
THE DEATH OF "SUGAR" GOODSON
We learn that Harry ("Sugar") Goodson, another of the old-timers of the early eighties has passed away at his residence the Oxford Arms, Brushfield St, Spitalfields. The funeral will take place today at Ilford Cemetery, the cortege will leave the Oxford Arms at 2 oclock.
Family Grave of HENRY 1856-1917 and ANN GOODSON, 1851-1924 sons EDWARD SANDERS 1880-1920 & JOHN GOODSON 1883-1925, located in The City of London Cemetery, Ilford
