Goodey Family of Reading

[Magicdave2015]

Hi,

I'm currently researching the Goodey Family of Reading, Berkshire and would love to get in touch with anyone looking at the same surname. I've managed to get quite a lot of information over the years but still have a few blank spaces which need to be filled in.

David Hawkins

[rosie99]

Hi David

Welcome to rootschat 

It may be better if you post what you are looking for regarding your blank spaces. There may be someone who can help.

Rosie

[Manchester Rambler]

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[youngtug]

I have wondered if there was a connection between the Goodey family of Reading and the Goudy's from Suffolk who moved to Reading.

[Elise Masterman]

Hello

I am researching Frederick Goudy born 1848 in Suffolk to Elijah. He was married firstly to Louisa and also then to Anna Maria Soffia but I think he may be a bigamist as he appears to have another family with Bathsheba Snasdell who he married in 1882 in Westminster. She moves to Reading St Giles with their children in 1891 and he moves to Poplar London and then moves to Maidenhead. Does anyone else have this theory or am I barking up the wrong tree?  Bathsheba then moves eventually to Coventry with her daughter Alice who married Eli Pendell. My granddaughter descends from Alice who is her 3 x great grandmother. Thanks
Elise

[youngtug]

Hi Elise, Frederick was my gtgtgrandfather.
He was "married" to Laurena Fisher and had two children. I cannot find a marriage. She died in 1879
He then married Anna Maria Soffe in 1880.
I must say that I have never considered looking for another marriage for him, bigamous or not.
It wouldn't surprise me, must have a look.

[youngtug]

I see that the 1882 marriage to Bathsheba is a Frederick Bryer Goudy. You don't happen to have the marriage certificate by any chance?

[Elise Masterman]

Hi thanks for replying.

I might be totally wrong but I have a hunch that he had two families on the go. Not counting the first marriage that you can't find. His son Frederick mentions his father as Frederick Goady on his Military Record the son was a bit of a character, was in the paper for stealing five pounds to run away to sea he did go to sea as he is in Cornwall in 1901.. he joined the army Royal Irish Regiment in 1902 and deserted the same year then rejoined and was discharged 1904 medically unfit. He then turns up twice in the workhouse. He had also previously been at a reform school. His name on the details of the first marriage was Frederick Bryer Goudy . He is not living with Bathsheba in any census but had three maybe more children by her, Frederick Arthur G and Alice.  I found the above info about Fred junior from Army Records on FindMyPast and Newspapers also on FindMyPast.
Best wishes Elise

[Elise Masterman]

Hi again

It was Fred Senior who married in 1882 who had Bryer as his middle name Fred junior was born in 1883 Arthur in 1884 and Alice in 1886.

Elise