Francis Mary (Smith) Goyder (1825 - 1870)

Born 22 Jan 1825 in Suffolk, England

Wife of George Woodroffe Goyder CMG — married about 10 Dec 1851 (to 8 Apr 1870) in North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 8 Apr 1870 at age 45 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

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Biography

Francis was born in 1825. Francis Smith ... She passed away in 1870. ^[1]

Frances Drive ^[2] Named after Frances Mary Goyder (nee Smith)(c 1824-1870) whose brother, Edwin Smith a nurseryman, was a friend of George Woodroffe Goyder, Surveyor-General of SA and later to become the 'founder' of Darwin. Frances and George were married on 10/12/1851 in Adelaide and raised 9 children. During the Goyder survey of Darwin & Environs 1868-70, Frances, together with the children and her sister Ellen Priscilla Smith, had gone to visit her family in Bristol, England. Unfortunately, Frances, who had not been well even before she left Adelaide, died on 8\4\1870 just prior to their planned return to Australia. Goyder later married the sister, Ellen.

BMD Index

Birth (of children) Index : Reg x x ^[3]
Year | Reg | Surname | Given Name | Spouse Surname | Spouse Given Name | District |
1852 GOYDER Frances Ellen George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 4/62
1854 GOYDER Florence Sarah George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 4/275
1855 GOYDER George Arthur George Woodroofe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 5/128
1856 GOYDER Emma Gertrude George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 7/155
1858 GOYDER Mary Ellen George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 11/265
1859 GOYDER Isabella Agnes George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 15/150
1862 GOYDER David John George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 20/291
1863 GOYDER Francis Charles George Woodroff GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 27/101
1864 GOYDER Alexander Woodroffe George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 31/87
1865 GOYDER Francis Ethrington George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances Mary SMITH Adelaide 33/160
1866 GOYDER Norman Underwood George Woodroffe GOYDER Frances SMITH Adelaide 33/658

Sources

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Phil Richardson, Sunday, October 26, 2014.
2. ↑ Place Names Register Extract
3. ↑ genealogysa

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