Robert Goffin and Alfred Goffin were the sixth and seventh (of eleven) children of the Yarmouth cabinet maker Robert Goffin (1783-1848) and his wife Charlotte, née Hounsom (b. 1785). Both siblings appear to have been implicated in an election bribery scandal in Great Yarmouth, the proceedings for which were published in 1867. In their testimonies, Robert is identified as a baker, and Alfred as a "marine store dealer." The latter admits to receiving bribes from candidates on both sides.
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Goffin, Alfred, 1819?-1898. | Goffin, Robert, 1816?-1889. | Penmanship -- Study and teaching. | School notebooks -- Great Britain. | Children -- Conduct of life. | Butterflies.