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" <stu_jan52@activ8.net.au> To: <NZ-AUCKLAND@rootsweb.com> 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 > NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

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" <bruceanddonnaaitken@shaw.ca> To: <nz-auckland@rootsweb.com> 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" <stu_jan52@activ8.net.au> > To: <NZ-AUCKLAND@rootsweb.com> > 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 >> NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Michelle!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "michelle" <wreckers@xtra.co.nz> To: <nz-auckland@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2007 2:05 PM Subject: Re: [NZ-AUCKLAND] GOODSON/ BOURNE/ PERSTON from 1880 onwards > 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" <bruceanddonnaaitken@shaw.ca> > To: <nz-auckland@rootsweb.com> > 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" <stu_jan52@activ8.net.au> >> To: <NZ-AUCKLAND@rootsweb.com> >> 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 >>> NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com 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 >> NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com 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 > NZ-AUCKLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >