NZ-AUCKLAND-L Archives

Archiver > NZ-AUCKLAND > 2007-10 > 1192766753


From: "michelle" <>
Subject: Re: [NZ-AUCKLAND] GOODSON/ BOURNE/ PERSTON from 1880 onwards
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:05:53 +1300
References: <005b01c81154$90eee700$0205a8c0@Fudge><007101c8119c$f0c79080$f9fc5618@donna77e5942c7>


Hi Donna

I work with a lady called Jennifer Goodson but is on leave at the moment for
the next 4 weeks. Will ask her when she returns.

Michelle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna Aitken" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 4:38 AM
Subject: Re: [NZ-AUCKLAND] GOODSON/ BOURNE/ PERSTON from 1880 onwards


> Hi Jan
> Have you tried doing a search in the New Zealand Archives portal
> http://archway.archives.govt.nz/
>
> Also this is a great webpage for information:
> http://www.pycroft.co.nz/services/NZ_Government_On-Line_Data.html
>
> Good Luck
> Donna
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jan & Stuart Moon" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 12:00 AM
> Subject: [NZ-AUCKLAND] GOODSON/ BOURNE/ PERSTON from 1880 onwards
>
>
>> GOODSON, Charles William and wife Betsy (nee Cartwright) arrived Auckland
>> 01 March 1880, Stracathro, with their children (all born UK) William b
>> 1863, Elizabeth b 1864, Edith 1866-1960, Charles 1867-1949, Nellie
>> Burkett
>> 1869-1948, Harry b 1872, Frederick Octavius (my grandfather) 1875-1956,
>> Bessie Maud 1876-1967, Ernest Edward 1877-1903. Looking for any info at
>> all about these people - who are very elusive. I understand there was a
>> great deal of family disharmony, and religion may have been the cause.
>> Edith and Nellie went to Australia, where they married, etc. Charles may
>> have lived in Hawera, he died there. Ernest Edward died in an accident at
>> the Hawera Bacon Factory, but may have lived in Auckland. Bessie married
>> Ernest Arthur Pacey, lived and later died in Hawera. William, Harry,
>> Elizabeth - nothing known at all.
>>
>> also
>> GOODSONS LONDON ARCADE, Auckland - established after 1880 - when?
>> Prop. Charles William Goodson declared bankrupt in 1883, was it this
>> business or something else? Where does one find records of these old
>> businesses?
>>
>>
>> also
>> GOODSON, Charles William and Betsy (nee Cartwright) - Betsy died in
>> Auckland 1881. In 1883 Charles married Eliza BOURNE, who had come to NZ
>> with family as children's governess - she died, but no info found yet. In
>> 1901 Charles marries Isabella PERSTON - have never found any info about
>> her. He predeceased her in 1919 (?), and at the time of his death they
>> were living at Elim (House name maybe?) Hopetoun Street, Auckland.
>>
>> -------------------------------
>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the
>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message
>
>
> -------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to
> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the
> quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This thread: