• Born: 1855, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire, England
• Christened: 18 Nov 1855, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire, England ²
• Married: 6 Feb 1875, St. Mary's Church, Wilton, Wiltshire, England ³
• Died: 22 Jan 1926, Beechfield, Corsham, Wiltshire, England ^{4 5}

  Research Notes:

Ethel Julia daughter of Henry James Fowle Swayne of Stratford sub Castle, barrister at law, and Mina Elizabeth (baptismal record)

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At the time of the 1871 England Census Ethel J Swayne, aged 16, born in Stratford-sub-Castle Wilts, scholar, was with her parents at The Island, Wilton Wiltshire.

At the time of the 1881 England Census Ethel Julia Goldney, aged 25, born in Stratford sub Castle Wilts, and husband Frederick H Goldney, aged 35, born in Chippenham Wilts, solicitor, were living in Rowden? House, Chippenham. Present were daughters (born in Chippenham) Katherine L (2) and Mary D (1), and Frederick's brother Gabriel P Goldney (37) of Chippenham, unmarried, barrister...

In February 1893 Ethel J Goldney was present at the marriage of her sister Mina Buchanan Swayne to Thomas Lissaman in Wilton Wilts.

At the time of the 1901 England Census Ethel J Goldney, aged 46, born in Wilton Wilts, and husband Frederick H Goldney, aged 55, born in Corsham Wilts, living on own means, magistrate, were in Chobham Road, Frimley Surrey. With them were children Katherine L (22) of Chippenham, Mary H (21) of Chippenham, Evelyn M (18) of Chippenham, and Lucy H (12) of Camberley? Surrey.

At the time of the 1911 England Census Ethel Julia Goldney, aged 53, born in Wilton Wilts (mother of 5 children), private means, and husband of 36 years Frederick Hastings Goldney, aged 65, born in Chippenham Wilts, private means, Justice of the Peace, were living in Prior Place, Camberley, Frimley Surrey. With them were children (single) Katharine Long (32), Mary De La Riviere (30), Eveline Margaret Hungerford (29), Lucy Hulbert (27), and Harry Hastings (24) of Chippenham, B.A.

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Ethel Julia Goldney died aged 70 years. ³

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DEATH OF LADY GOLDNEY.

Lady Goldney died at her residence, Beech Field, Corsham, late on Friday night, after a short illness. Lady Goldney was the daughter of the late H. J. F. Swayne, Recorder of Wilton, and married in 1875 Sir Frederick Hastings Goldney, Bart., who succeeded to the Baronetcy last year on the death of his brother, Sir Gabriel Prior Goldney, a former City of London Remembrancer. Sir Frederick and Lady Goldney celebrated their golden wedding last year.

Belfast News-Letter, Monday, 25 Jan 1926, p. 12

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Dame Ethel Julia Goldney of Beechfield Corsham Wiltshire (wife of Sir Frederick Hastings Goldney, baronet) died 22 January 1926. Probate London 27 February to Henry Hastings Goldney, esquire, and Katharine Long Goldney, spinster. Effects £2856 7s. 9d. ⁵