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Title: goodman -feilder
Post by: lnr on Wednesday 03 June 09 00:47 BST (UK)
Can someone tell me which Goodman family started the Goodman Feilder group company in nz. names possibly. thanks lnr
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: AMBLY on Wednesday 03 June 09 00:52 BST (UK)
Hi Inr

To start off....

http://www.goodmanfielder.com.au/whoweare/history.aspx

Patrick GOODMAN, who established Quality Bakers Co-operative  in New Zealand in 1968.
In 1986 Goodman Fielder Ltd was established with the merger of Goodman Group Ltd ( New Zealand ) and Allied Mills Ltd .

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: AMBLY on Wednesday 03 June 09 01:01 BST (UK)
http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Goodman-Fielder-Ltd-Company-History.html

Patrick (Pat) GOODMAN was the son of a small family-owned baking business in Motueka

http://www.enzt.co.nz/~enztWeb/halloffame/2005/hof2005b.htm
Piccy of Patrick GOODMAN.
b 1929, CBE in 1990, Knighted in 1995.

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: AMBLY on Wednesday 03 June 09 01:09 BST (UK)
http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc05Cycl-t1-body1-d1-d2-d48.html

There is an interesting article (and a pic) of a Mr Thomas GOODMAN  born 1821 in Nottingham England, where he apprenticed in the  Baker and Confectioner business. He arrived in NZ in 1843 and eventually ended up in Motueka in 1867 where he started his own bakery business. Retired in 1903. Died 1905

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: AMBLY on Wednesday 03 June 09 01:26 BST (UK)
Other articles etc found though, say Thomas GOODMAN was born leicestershire, rather than Nottinghamshire.

If you google:  "Thomas GOODMAN" Motueka there is a lot of information to be found

Cheers
AMBLY
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: lnr on Thursday 04 June 09 00:06 BST (UK)
Hi Ambly . Thanks so much for that info, very much appreciated, We have Goodmans in our family and it was once said that they were related but as I can see from this we are not as ours came from cornwall and came on the Woodlark in 1873  .Regards lnr
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: TraceyNZ on Monday 06 July 09 01:35 BST (UK)
we have that family in our tree, he was my 3rd gr grand uncle! great uncle of my gr grandmother lol.
Title: Re: goodman -feilder
Post by: lnr on Tuesday 07 July 09 01:00 BST (UK)
Hi Tracey: My gt gt Grandmother was Charlotte goodman whom married Joseph francis Knight 1875 thanks lnr