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William Henry Geer, William Goldsworthy, Charles Henry Gooding,
William Goudge, John Gray, William Grey, John Grieves,

Geer

See this site for a photo of a Choir at Mildura, including Revd Geer, Eva, Stan and Arthur
George Geer 37 came Aug 1856 on the True Briton with Sarah Foster 34, George Geer 11 and William Geer 8. The family lived in Melbourne.

6 children

1. George Geer 11 - c1844
2. William Geer 8 - c1847
3. Mary Annie Eliza Geer 1858 #1588 - 1863 #5421 lived 5 years
4. Josiah Andrew Geer 1861 #19510
5. Alfred Geer 1865 #11703

1. George Thomas Geer 11 - c1844 wed 1869 #2734 to Davinia Louisa Macdougall born in Adelaide, lived in Melbourne, Timor, Ballarat, Dimboola

6 Children

1. George Archibald Geer 1870 #19444
2. Frederick William Geer 1872 #19784
3. Archibald Henry Geer 1874 #26337
4. Claribelle Maud Geer 1878 #14499
5. Aurelia Stellav1880 #20126
6. Lillian Ella Geer 1883 #8570

2. William Henry Geer from England wed 1876 #1339 to Elizabeth Annie Ware. He became an Anglican clergyman, and the family moved to various parishes, including Mildura

Bishop James unveiled and dedicated a Memorial Tablet to the Rev W H Geer, Vicar of Mildura 1904 - 1909, on Sunday 27 October 1929.
William Henry Geer died at Trafalgar 1910 #14582, aged 62, son of Sarah Foster and George Thomas Geer
Elizabeth Annie Geer died at Mansfield 1929 #10580 aged 76, daughter of Sarah Dede and John Ware

11 Children

1. William John Geer 1877 #7203 at Carisbrook took Holy Orders in Launceston Tasmania, returned to Mildura to preach 7 July 1907
2. Florence Mary Ann Geer 1878 #6789 at Beauford wed 1905 to Charles David Hutton
3. Mabel Sarah Geer 1880 #7940 born at Creswick and died 1887 #5010 aged 7 at Ballan
4. Ethel Elizabeth Geer 1882 #681 - 1926 aged 42, born at Bran wed 1912 to Osbert Dudley Coventry
5. Harold Geer 1884 #9906 at Ballan
6. Eva Muriel Edith Geer 1886 #231 at Ballan, wed 1911 to Thomas Armstrong Stephenson
7. Stanley Reginald Geer 1887 #8203 at Ballan wed 1912 to Ellan Hart Bird
8. Horace Clement Geer 1889 #29068 - 1933 aged 43
9. Arthur Herbert Geer 1891 #20552 - 1963 aged 71, born at Buninyong wed Dorothea Leonard Abrahamson
10. Annie May Geer 1895 #10107 - 1949 aged 56, born at Buninyong wed 1920 to William Murray
11. Alma Beatrice Maud Geer 1897 #25256 at Avoca

5. Josiah Andrew Geer wed 1884 #5302 to Ethel Louisa Blanche Peachman

2 Children

1. Alfred Claud Geer 1887 #24134
2. Ethel Blanche Geer 1886 #6513

Goldsworthy

William Goldsworthy, who died at Avoca in 1902, son of William, wed c1879 to Grace Richards

2 children

1. William Goldsworthy 1880
2. Matilda Goldsworthy 1882 wed 1908 to Edwin Wilson

Gooding

IGI has entry submitted by Charles H. R. Gooding, Kiwi Avenue. Hamilton, New Zealand -
with Jacob Henry Goodman born c1812 at Curry Rivell, Smst, Engl, son Jacob Gooding Birth: 17 Feb 1838 - 7 Oct 1900 born at Curry Rivell, Smst, England, Burial: Featherston, N-Zl, wed 24 Dec 1861 to Sarah Anne Burling
IGI has submitted entry, Jacob Henry Gooding c1813 wed c1837 to Charlotte Brookman c1813 - Sep 1859
Second submitted entry lists Charlotte Brookman born 1813 at Curry Rivel, Somerset, England, dau of Hannah Meecham and William Brookman

1841 Census for Curry Rivel has the family in Green Rd
1851 Census use FIND to locate Gooding families employed as Ag Lab.

The Bombay arrived Dec 1852 bringing Henry Gooding aged 38 (born c1814), Charlotte 39 (born c1813), Jacob 14 (born c1838), Emma 12 (born c1840), Mary Ann 9 (born c1843), Elizabeth 7 (born c1845), Charles 5 (born c1847) and Selina 1 (born c14 Mar 1851 - Census has age 2 weeks)
Only Charles appears to remain in, or return to Victorian records

From on Sat, 17 Feb 2007
Elizabeth,
On your website you have information on the Gooding family, and their arrival into Victoria on the Bombay in 1852. I am a descendant of Jacob Gooding, who was 14 at the time of this arrival. I’m trying to identify when he and perhaps other members of the family later moved on to New Zealand.

Could you point me in the direction of any further information you know of on the voyage of the Bombay from England to Australia in 1852? Do you know how or when any members moved to New Zealand?

I understand that the focus of your information is Charles Gooding, who remained in Victoria. I’m trying to pin down when others arrived in New Zealand and where they landed. Jacob must have moved on between 1852 (arrival in Australia) and 1861 (his marriage in New Zealand).
Regards
Tracy Pilet
UK Births Mar 1838 Jacob Gooding in Langport Vol 10 page 399. The district Langport is in the county of Somerset
Victoria - Outward Shipping for Jacob Gooding in 1859 went to NZ

Charles Henry Gooding, born c1847 in Devon, wed 1872 #1433 to Harriet Ann Retallack 1854 - 1905 #2038 aged 51
Charles Henry Gooding wed 1907 #8133 to Emma Sharpe

10 children

1. Elizabeth Harriet Gooding 1873 #6514 at White Hill lived 8 months
2. Charles Retallack Gooding 1875 #19120 at Sandhurst lived 6 months
3. Edith Mary Gooding 1877 #5031 at Sandhurst
4. Emma Gooding 1880 #4738 at Sandhurst
5. Elizabeth Amanda Gooding 1882 #5225
6. Charles Henry Gooding 1884 #12723 wed 1910 #5676 to Stella Boyd
7. Thomas Holmes Gooding 1886 #21863 wed 1914 #469 to Martha Farrell
8. Albert Victor Gooding 1889 #13504 at Huntly, wed 1919 #7539 to Elizabeth Wood
9. Hilda Maud Gooding 1891 #4218 at Huntly, wed 1907 #7032 to Alfred James Rutherford (or Palamountain)
10. Harriet Brice Gooding 1894 #21663 at Huntly

3. Edith Mary Gooding 1877 #5031 at Sandhurst, wed 1900 #2224 to Frederick Alfred Falcke 1877 #18774 born at South Yarra, 3 children

4. Emma Gooding 1880 #4738 at Sandhurst wed 1905 #7289 to Peter Climas

5. Elizabeth Amanda Gooding 1882 #5225 wed 1911 #3815 to James Henry Climas

6. Charles Henry Gooding 1884 #12723 - 1964 #4659 aged 79, wed 1910 #5676 to Stella Boyd 1886 #21893 - 1965 #9411 aged 78, daughter of Maria Vinnard and John Boyd born at Sandhurst, died at Bendigo

2 children

1. Eunice Evelyn Gooding 1911 #20935
2. Charles Henry Gooding 1912 #31103 lived 9 years

7. Thomas Holmes Gooding 1886 #21863 - 1968 #782 aged 81, wed 1914 #469 to Martha Farrell c1893 - 1984 #3720 aged c91 daughter of Margaret and George Farrell, died at Bendigo

8. Albert Victor Gooding 1889 #13504 - 1964 #11074 aged 75, born at Huntly, wed 1919 #7539 to Elizabeth Wood 1889 - 1967 #19696 aged 78, daughter of Sarah Shirley and Arthur Wood died at Eltham

Elizabeth's brother is John Edward Wood 1887 #23581 son of Sarah Sherley and Arthur Wood

9. Hilda Maud Gooding 1891 #4218 at Huntly, wed 1907 #7032 to Alfred James Rutherford (or Palamountain)

Goudge

William Goudge 1827 - 1889, son of John Goudge and Dorothy, may be the father of William Henry Goudge born in Adelaide

William Henry Goudge born in Adelaide 16 Dec 1847 the son of William Goudge and Eliza Davey (only entry listed), wed 1870 #2752 to Mary Ann Catherine Taylor 1852 - 1929, born in Fryerstown and died at Inglewood aged 77, daughter of Charles Taylor and Ellen Bell but her parents are not in the Victorian index. Lived at Inglewood, and Mt Korong after 1881

15 Children

1. Eliza Goudge died 1870 #6975 aged 2 months
2. Eliza Goudge died 1873 #4146 aged 3 weeks
3. Eliza Ann Goudge 1873 #13132
4. William Charles Henry Goudge 1874 #16538
5. John Alfred Goudge 1876 #23938 - 1878 #2124 lived 1 year
6. Elizabeth Ann Goudge 1878 #16844
7. Letitia May Goudge 1880 #16632 - 1880 #7433 lived 3 months
8. Catherine Jane Goudge 1881 #17387 - 1881 #7776 lived 1 month
9. Letitia Goudge 1882 #17850 - 1883 #9128 lived 1 year
10. Jane Goudge 1883 #25289 - 1922
11. Albert Goudge 1885 #12180
12. Ethel Goudge 1887 #13403
13. Florence Goudge 1888 #31754
14. Alfred Goudge 1890 #34847 wed 1915 #2537 to Ethel Susan Walker
15. Ruby Goudge 1894 #5631 wed 1920 #10680 to Ernest Smith

4. William Charles Henry Goudge 1874 wed 1902 to Janet Hamilton Hitchings 1872, no known children

6. Elizabeth Ann Goudge 1878 wed 1895 William George Wachtershauser 1873, 4 children

10. Jane Hanley Goudge 1883 - 1922 wed 1898 Isaac Ward Turner, 3 Children

11. Albert Goudge 1885 wed 1908 #5315 to Myrtle May Little and lived at Mt Korong
She may be Myrtle May Little 1888 #2532 second registered daughter of Emma Nankerville and William John Little born at Eaglehawk, sister of Elsie Charlotte Little 1884 #8928, or
Myrtle Mays Little 1888 #9912 daughter of Alexander Little wed 1887 #3176 to Ann Eliza Mays born at Charlton

6 Children

1. Claud Albert Alex Goudge 1909 #13124
2. William Marshall Goudge 1910 #29390
3. Dorothy Myrtle Goudge 1912 #22740
4. Annie Velma Goudge 1913 #33501
5. Oswald Robt Goudge 1915 #26401
6. Regd George Goudge 1919 #23707

12. Ethel Goudge 1887 wed 1906 to Colin Panton MacKay/McKay and lived at Mt Korong

2 Children

1. Eunice Pearl McKay 1909 #8475
2. Agnes Mary Reta McKay 1912 #5733

13. Florence Goudge 1888 had two children born at Mt Korong, then wed 1908 to Walter Matthews and lived at Inglewood

4 Children

1. Raymond Mitchell Goudge 1906 #12672
2. Walter Matthew Goudge 1908 #5494
3. Leonard William Matthews 1910 #20362
4. Edna May Matthews 1913 #13574

14. Alfred Goudge 1890 #34847 wed 1915 #2537 to Ethel Susan Walker

2 Children

1. Alfd Hy Geo Goudge 1915 #33751
2. Gwenyth Goudge 1920 #15937

Gray

An entry in firstfamilies2001 by Betty Foster, who left no contact details, gives the following details.
John Gray born Broughshane, Antrim, Ireland died 1897 at Arnold's Bridge, Vic, Australia, and Margaret Alaine (Allen, Lann, Lynn), born Kilwaughter, Antrim, Ireland died 1890 at Neilborough, Vic, Australia, came to Melbourne 1868 on the Southern Ocean.

7 children

1. Margaret Ellen Gray c1860 wed 1879 #396 to George Cockayne
2. Susan Gray wed 1879 #2762 to John Nelson
3. William John Gray 1868 #25M
4. Joseph Gray c1872
5. Alexander Gray 1872 #20428
6. Elizabeth Gray c1874 wed Wright
7. Robert Gray 1876 #25225 lived 6 months

Grey

From on Wed, 28 Jun 2006

Hello Elizabeth,
Just a line to let you know that the William and Celia Grey mentioned on your site were not married 1857 as you state but 1858, and they arrived in Australia in 1859, and all their children were born in Victoria.
Regards
Kenneth Webb

See Ken's Grey web page

William Grey born 1831 at Hawkhurst, Kent, England, wed 3 May 1858 to Celia Eastwood of Ticehurst, Sussez, England, and came to Melbourne Jan 1859 on the Great Britain, William aged 27 and Celia aged 30. They spent some time at Stoney Creek then at Tarnagulla where 3 children were registered, and settled in the Ironbark Gully area, where they built a daub house still owned by the family over 140 years later. William's skills as a taxidermist became widely recognised.
Celia Grey died 24 Sep 1891 aged 62 and William Grey died 13 Oct 1901 aged 70 and both are buried at Tarnagulla.

5 children

1. Flora Ellen Gray 13 May 1859 #9555 - 1885
2. William Arthur Grey 4 Apr (or Sept) 1861 #22739
3. Celia (Clarice) Alice Grey 7 Nov 1863 #22975 - 9 June 1933 wed 1886 #5565 to Louis Faux
4. Walter Selwyn Grey 23 Aug 1868 #26230 - 7 Aug 1943
5. Eveline (Evelyn) Mildred Grey 25 July 1872 #26244

2. William Arthur Grey 4 Apr (or Sept) 1861 and died 28 Oct 1941 at Maryborough, wed 21 Apr 1884 to Sarah Henrietta Rands born 1861 at Stoney Creek and died 15 May 1897 at Tarnagulla. After Sarah died, William wed Alice Bullock and two more children were born.

7 Children

1. Arthur Henry Grey 10 Dec 1884 - 18 May 1957
2. Dulcie Henrietta Grey 27 Mar 1886 - 18 Oct 1959
3. Lydia Evelyn Grey 18 Aug 1887 - 1 Nov 1964
4. Victor Albert Grey 1888 - 1964, Tarnagulla
5. William Bertram Grey 1890 - 1965, Tarnagulla
6. Horris Leslie Grey 1891 - 1 Aug 1915 KIA Gallipoli, Turkey
7. Devonshire Dickson Grey 31 Aug 1892 - 3 Mar 1971
8. Roland Lewis Grey 1893 - 1897 lived 4 years

1. Arthur Henry Grey 10 Dec 1884 - 18 May 1957 wed 20 Mar 1917 to Constance Muriel Pauline Ashworth 11 Jul 1894 - 9 Dec 1987 born at Islington, London, England died at Healsville, children born at Tarnagulla

2. Dulcie Henrietta Grey 27 Mar 1886 - 18 Oct 1959 wed 1909 to George Harry Cheetham 4 May 1882 - 8 Sep 1949, lived at Katanning, Western Australia,

3. Lydia Evelyn Grey 18 Aug 1887 - 1 Nov 1964 at Tarnagulla wed 2 Jul 1908 to Arthur Sydney Goltz 13 Nov 1885 - 18 Apr 1967 born at Stuart Mill, Victoria, died at Tarnagulla

3. Celia (Clarice) Alice Grey 7 Nov 1863 #22975 - 9 June 1933 wed 1886 #5565 to Louis Faux of Dunolly, and lived at Tarnagulla

1st Child

1. Celia Anna Faux 1887 #24363

4. Walter Selwyn Grey 23 Aug 1868 - 7 Aug 1943 wed 1893 #110 to Frances Jane Strachan born 13 May 1872, - younger children from Ken's Grey web page

3 Children

1. Wm Simon Grey 1895 #7546
2. Flor Frances Grey 1898 #6989
3. Sylvia Grey 1900 #14872
4. Walter Selwyn Grey
5. Horace Edward Grey
6. Jack Eastwood Grey
7. Annie Grey
8. Vera Grey

7. Devonshire Dickson Grey 31 Aug 1892 - 3 Mar 1971 wed 30 Jan 1924 to Ruby Irene Matilda Dodds 1897 - 14 Feb 1926 - lived at Maryborough, Victoria,

5. Eveline (Evelyn) Mildred Grey 25 July 1872 #26244 wed 1896 #5054 to Henry Bofill, 3 Children

Grieves

From on Wed, 26 Oct 2005

Hello Elizabeth,

We are probably rellies of some sort. I notice your GRIEVES entry on your website has a couple of mistakes. John and Janet had 2 boys and 8 girls. I have pictures of them all.

I am the son of Lawrence Grieves.

John arrived in Australia in 1858, aged 16, with his father Robert and mother Mary (Wilson) Grieves. They wrote back to Robert's sister Mary Ann (Grieve) Steel or Steell from 1858 to 1873 and the letters have been kept. If you'd like to read them I'll post you copies of the material. Let me know by email.

It appears that Robert was christened as GRIEVE. There was another sister Francis.

Go to www.nevra.com.au/gen.html to see my brother's and my pedigree.

Grieves
John Grieves born at Newcastle on Tyne, wed 1870 to Janet Kennedy born in Perthshire, and lived at Korong
8 children
1. Margaret Grieves 1871
2. Mary Grieves 1872
3. Robert Grieves 1874
4. Jane Grieves 1875
5. Janet Grieves 1877
6. John (Jack) Grieves 1878
7. Charlotte Grieves 1881
8. Frances Grieves 1882
9. Isabella Grieves 1885
10. Ellen Grieves 1887

6. John (Jack) Grieves wed 1903 to Charlotte Collins 1880 - 1954
7 children
1. Leslie George 1904 - 1982
2. Donald John 1907 - 1953
3. Lawrence Robert 1909 - 1964
4. Doris Evelyn 1911 - 2004
5. Colin Edward 1913 - 1915
6. Ivy Janet 1916
7. Mervyn Dugald 1917 - 1961

Rodney Grieves, Dianella, Western Australia.

John Grieves born at Newcastle on Tyne, wed 1870 #796 to Janett Kennedy born in Perthshire, and lived at Korong

10 children

1. Margaret Grieves 1871 #10975 - 1950 #19703 aged 79
2. Mary Grieves 1872 #18222
3. Robert Grieves 1874 #21125
4. Jane Grieves 1875
5. Janet Grieves 1877 #10379 - 1959 #26245 aged 84
6. John (Jack) Grieves 1878
7. Charlotte Grieves 1881 #7235
8. Frances Grieves 1882 #18349 - 1960 #12657 aged 75
9. Isabella Grieves 1885
10. Ellen Grieves 1887 #14161 - 1968 #12711 aged 81

1. Margaret Grieves 1871 #10975 - 1950 #19703 aged 79 wed 1899 #151 to Arthur Johnson and lived at Kingower

1 child

1. Sylvester Augustine Johnson 1901 #20225

3. Robert Grieves 1874 #21125 wed 1898 #149 to Mary Queripel 1876 #7138 born at Bealila, and lived at Rheola

5 children

1. Jno Grieves 1901 #6058
2. Janet Grieves 1905 #5670
3. Robt Grieves 1907 #13581
4. Sarah Grieves 1910 #22447
5. Paul Grieves 1913 #16026

5. Janet Grieves 1877 - 1959 #26245 aged 84 wed 1894 #4398 to John Paterson and lived at Mt Korong

3 children

1. Mary Paterson 1896 #22077
2. Alice Paterson 1898 #20913
3. Janet Watson Paterson 1901 #13165

7. Charlotte Grieves 1881 #7235 - 1962 #19411 aged 81, wed 1908 #5393 to Joseph Wharton 1871 #23635 - 1927 #9706 aged 56 lived at McIntyre, died at Dunolly, 2 Children

8. Frances Grieves 1882 - 1972 #3870 aged 89 wed 1905 #4540R to James Paterson

9. Isabella Grieves 1885 - 1960 #12657 aged 75 wed Wharton

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