Harold Scott was the son of John and Rose Hannah Goodman (née Scott).
John Goodman was born at Kiveton Park, Yorkshire, in about 1872 and Rose Hannah Scott in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, on 16 October 1871. They were married in 1895 (A/M/J Worksop) and by the time of the 1911 Census had four sons: Harold Scott b. Kiverton Park (Micklefield) Yorkshire birth registered 1896 (J/F/M Worksop), John Scott b. Scarcliffe 4 November 1897 (O/N/D Mansfield), Wilfred b. Creswell Derbyshire 9 August 1903 (J/A/S Worksop) and Samuel b. Creswell 4 October 1905 (O/N/D Worksop). However, the Probate record for Rose Hannah (d. 1948) shows that probate was granted to John, Wilfred and Samuel and also Arnold Goodman, bank clerk, so Arnold may have been a fifth child born after the 1911 Census: Arnold Goodman b. 1911 (J/A/S Tadcaster-Scott)
In 1901 John (29) a colliery deputy, and Rose (29) were living in New Village, Creswell, Derbyshire, with their son Harold (5). Also in the household was John's widowed mother, Mary A Goodman (61 b. Walsall Staffs).
By 1911 the family had moved to 1 North View, Micklefield, near Leeds. John, a colliery under-manager, and Rose now had four sons, Harold (15), John (13), Wilfred (7) and Samuel (5). John employed a general servant, Martha Swift (20).
The family later moved to Nottinghamshire and the Pension Ledgers record gives Rose's address as 1 George Street, Forest Town, Mansfield. The later CWGC record gives John and Rose's address as 'Rose Dene', Clipstone Colliery, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire.
John Goodman died on 25 January 1932 aged 60; he and Rose were then living at Elmsley Villas, Rufford Colliery, Nottinghamshire.
Rose Hannah was living at 52 Mansfield Road, Clipstone Colliery, Mansfield, in 1939 when the England & Wales Register was compiled; she was sharing the home with Mary Chapman (b. 2 February 1874) a widow. Rose died at the same address in on 11 September 1948 aged 76.
Of Harold's siblings:
John Scott, a mine surveyor, attested on 11 December 1915 and transferred to the Army Reserve the following day. He was mobilized on 30 May 1917 and posted on 1 June to the South Staffordshire Regiment (39179 Private). However, he was discharged on 5 September 1917 'being no longer physically fit for war service'; he suffered from eczema. John married Ada L Gibbs in 1918 (O/N/D Mansfield) and in 1939 they were probably living at Clipstone Colliery village where he was a colliery deputy. He ded in 1985 (O/N/D Mansfield).
Samuel married Clarice Holmes (b. 14 August 1906) in 1931 (O/N/D Mansfield). In 1939 they were probably living in Clipstone Colliery village; Samuel was a colliery manager. He died on 25 July 1980 (J/A/S Mansfield); he was then living in Mansfield.
Wilfred married Elsie Lee (b. 17 August 1902) in 1928 (J/A/S Mansfield). In 1939 they were living in Bolsover; Wilfred was a colliery surface and underground surveyor. He died on 25 June 1995 (A/M/J Mansfield) in a nursing home in Forest Town, Mansfield.
Arnold has not been traced after 1948 but may have died in 1985 (July Norwich, b. 30 August 1911).