George GOODMAN

[Maddie]

Hi all

For any one who wants to follow this new chapter in the Goodman hunt take a look at this new thread on the NZ board.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=684607.0

Those chatters are absolutely brilliant.

Maddie

[bgoodman]

Hi, thank you Maddie that was kind of you to add the link. I haven't mastered how to put links on roots as yet.

[bgoodman]

Hi all, I received my NZ printout of Thomas Goodman's death in 1907 in NZ. 

[bgoodman]

Hi, I didn't expect that attachment to work, phew pleased that it did. Perhaps George (junior) was playing with me after all. In the respect that there are some concerns with the cert details, as per usual in FH, much as I love the hobby. This Thomas appears to have come to NZ in abt 1867. Born in Essex is another concern. Still, I mustn't pin all my hopes on the cert as there has been at least two other references found of Thomas Goodman in New Zealand which does look promising. The search goes on at present.

[bgoodman]

Hi, pleased to say that as George Junior was referred to as McCarthy it pretty much confirms a connection to the Thomas from Hillgrove NZ. Elizabeth Seabrook, George senior sister, appears to have moved from Hagden lane in a second paper article that was found.

[bgoodman]

Hi all, Spades from Rootschat, NZ, kindly went to Wellington archives on my behalf re Thomas Goodman. Spades sent me a file today concerning the information available 1907/08 on Thomas Goodman's probate. It was in fact a life policy for £150.00, from what I can read. I suppose in 1907/08 that was a fair amount. Of course it doesn't give any further detail on the person or his relatives. I expect the newspapers gave as much information as was available. I am very grateful for the information as I would not have been able to view the probate myself.

[[Ray]]

Hi [ All ]

Don't know if anyone has this (I'll record it anyway) . . . . .

Death notice of Frederick Goodman. Croxley Green Died 18th August aged 29
Watford Leader page 8 22/08/1893


Ray
Hope all are well?

[[Ray]]

Like a 183 bus, none for hours then 2 come along at once . . . . .


Title:  News after 14 months : Croxley man prisoner of Japs
West Herts Post & Watford Newsletter page 6 08/04/1943
Subject: Prisoners of war
Croxley Green
Lance Sgt Raymond Goodman
Portrait


Ray

[bgoodman]

Hi Ray & everyone. Thank you for those Goodman posts Ray. 1783caz has found those also and some others. There appears to quite a lot of interest around the military side of FH at present, which has made it possible to find new entries on the internet lately. I know that the 100th WW1 anniversary has a lot to do with it. I was just thinking that Raymond is not one of the usual Christian names used by the Rickmansworth Goodmans. When I received a reply from the lady at the NZ museum she also mentioned names that I had not seen used much. I guess that there were different groups of Goodman people sometimes decided by religion. The below reply mentioned Clementine Goodman who was an old Presbyterian. I couldn't copy all the details to post as it was in box form. The death cert for Thomas confirmed what we knew that he was C/E.

"I have checked the Hampden Cemetery records and have found the following entry:
Row 1
Plot 159
William Wheeler died 30 May 1832 aged 74
Also
Thomas Goodman died 22 December 1907 aged 72
 
I checked the death notices from both the Oamaru Mail and the North Otago Times but found no entry for Thomas Goodman. However I did find the following entries:
GOODMAN – Clementina, died 24 May 1891 at Oamaru aged 76 years, mother of Mrs Thomas William, Oamaru and Mr R J Goodman, Wellington – Oamaru Mail
 
GOODMAN – On 25 May 1891 at St Kilda, Nen Street Mrs Clementine Goodman aged 76, mother of Mr R J Goodman, Post & Telegraph, Wellington – North Otago Times 25/5/1891"