Thomas Goodes (1852 - 1922)

Born 18 Apr 1852 in Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom

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Died 21 Nov 1922 at age 70 in St. Thomas, Elgin County, Ontario, Canada

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Thomas Goodes migrated from England to the United Province of Canada.

Biography

Thomas Goodes was born in Huntingdonshire on 18 April 1852. He was the son of Thomas Goodes and Selina Webb. His birth was registered in Huntingdon in the second quarter of 1852.^[1]

In 1856, Thomas, Selina, Thomas, and Alfred Goodes were listed as immigrant passengers on the Aurora, landing in New York City.^[2]

By 1861, the family had settled in Clifton, Canada West, where Thos, Selina, Thos, Alfred, Mary, and David Goodes (misspelled as "Goods" on the enumeration sheet) were listed as living at the time of the census of Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.^[3].

At the time of the 1871 Census of Canada, Thomas, Selina, Thomas, Alfred, Mary E., David, Horatio, Selina, and Anne Goodes were listed as living in Clifton.^[4]

At the time of the 1891 Census of Canada, Thomas, Mary, Mary S., Thomas L., Alfred W., John B., and David H. Goodes were listed as living in Niagara Falls, Ontario.^[5] At the time of the census, Thomas' occupation was listed as "RR Engineer".

At the time of the 1901 Census of Canada, Thomas, Mary, T L, A W, J B, D R, J C, Blanche, and G W Goodes were listed as living in Niagara Falls.^[6] At the time of the census, Thomas' occupation was listed as "Engineer".

At the time of the 1911 Census of Canada, Thomas, James, and David Goodes were listed as living in Niagara Falls.^[7] At the time of the census, Thomas' occupation was listed as "Engineer".

Thomas died in St. Thomas, Ontario on November 21, 1922^[8]. On his death registration, Thomas' occupation was listed as "Loco Engineer GTR". He was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Niagara Falls, Ontario.^[9]

Notes

• Clifton's name was changed to Niagara Falls in 1881^[10].

Sources

1. ↑ FreeBMD: Births Jun 1852, Surname: Goodes, Given Name: Thomas, District: Huntingdon, Volume: 3b, Page: 232.
2. ↑ "New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27RF-6XN : accessed 25 September 2015), Thomas Goods, 1856; citing NARA microfilm publication M237 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm.
3. ↑ Census of Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, 1861, Canada West, Welland, Clifton, page 4, Thomas Goods; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll C-1080 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1861/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2052950 : Accessed July 5, 2022).
4. ↑ Census of Canada, 1871, Ontario, Welland (19), Clifton (I), page 31, dwelling 109, family 117, Thomas Goodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll C-9920 (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1871/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1566958 : Accessed May 9, 2017).
5. ↑ Census of Canada, 1891, Ontario, Welland (124), Niagara Falls (Town) (F), page 60, family 310, Thomas Goodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6376 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2926002 : Accessed July 24, 2021).
6. ↑ Census of Canada, 1901, Ontario, Welland (123), Niagara Falls (Town) (G), page 11, dwelling 119, family 119, Thomas Goodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-6503 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2245254 : Accessed July 5, 2022).
7. ↑ Census of Canada, 1911, Ontario, Welland (132), Niagara Falls (44), page 32, dwelling 347, family 351, Thomas Goodes; RG31 - Statistics Canada, roll T-20408 (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=5390065 : Accessed July 7, 2022).
8. ↑ "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDNC-M3B : 11 December 2014), Thomas Goodes in entry for Thomas Goodes, 21 Nov 1922; citing St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, 11601, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,907,004.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #211686445
10. ↑ Wikipedia: Niagara Falls