Thomas Goody
Thomas was born in 1849. Thomas' father was
Thomas Goody and his mother was
Emily Reeve. His paternal grandfather is
William Goody and his paternal grandmother was
Lucy Bonnett. He had four brothers and five sisters, named
John,
Jonas,
William,
James,
Eliza,
Elizabeth,
Sarah,
Lucy and
Emily. He was the fifth oldest of the ten children.
Birth was registered between April-June 1849 in Newmarket Registration District.
Parish records show that he was christened on 22nd April 1849 in All Saints Church, Kirtling, Cambridgeshire.
1851 Census shows that he was 2 years of age and living in Newmarket, Ceverley, Cambridgeshire. His name is shown as JONAS in this census.
1861 Census shows that he was 12 years of age and living in Newmarket, Cheveley, Cambridgeshire
1871 Census shows that he was 22 years of age and living in Cheveley, Newmarket.
He arrived in Quebec aboard the ship Prussian on 19th July 1873. His name was spelt as THOMAS GOODAY on the passenger list. (Information from Collections Canada).
1891 Canadian Census shows that he was 40 years of age, born in England, religion was shown as Church of England. The family were living in Cobourg Town, Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada. His parents were shown as both being born in England.
Occupation Details
At the time of his marriage he was shown in the records as being an Agricultural Labourer
His occupation was shown as being a Teamster at the time of his son, Joseph's marriage to Ethel.
Death Notes
Cause of death was shown as Consumption, 2 years.
Information from Ontario, Canada Deaths 1869-1936 show that his death was registered under the surname GOODEY.
He died in Cobourg, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.
Died at the age of 49 on November 8th, 1898.
Thomas' family with Mary Steele
Thomas and
Mary were married in a religious ceremony on February 3rd, 1876. They had three sons and six daughters, named
John,
Joseph,
Wilfred,
Emily,
Martha,
Elizabeth,
Mabel,
Edith and
Alice.
According to information from Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1801-1926.
They were married in Northumberland West, Ontario, Canada on 3rd February 1876
The records show that Thomas was a bachelor of 23 years of age, resident in Hamilton, his birthplace was shown as Kirtland (sic), Cambridgeshire, England.
Mary was a spinster of 19 years of age, resident in Cobourg.
The witnesses were William John Thomas and Sarah Steele, both of Cobourg.
Both gave their religious denominations as Presbyterian.
They were married under licence by Rev. Jeffrey.
