Joseph GOUNDRY 1830 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: ABT 1830
Event Place: Easington Lane, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 22 JAN 1830
Event Place: Houghton-le-Spring, Co. Durham

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
Event Place: Wharton Cottage, Coundon, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with four siblings and their parents
Age:
13y

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
Event Place: Kyo Laws, Co. Durham
Record Source: where he was a lodger - he was a Coal Miner
Age:
21y

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1 JAN 1857
Record Source: a newspaper published a list of people, including Joseph GOUNDRY, for whom there were unclaimed letters at Ballarat Post Office, Victoria, New South Wales, Australia

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 15 SEP 1860
Record Source: the Victorian Government Gazette published the names of people, including Joseph GOUNDRY, who had unclaimed ship letters

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 31 JAN 1866
Record Source: a list in the New South Wales Gazette of people with unclaimed mail included Joseph GOUNDRY

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: JUL 1868
Record Source: his nephew Ralph emigrated to join him in Victoria

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: FROM 1869
Event Place: the Newcastle area, New South Wales, Australia
Record Source: firstly in the mining township of Borehole and later in Lambton.

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 16 MAR 1873
Record Source: the Sydney Morning Herald printed this advertisement - "Unless my Husband, Joseph GOUNDRIE, comes forward within two (2) months from this date, I intend marrying again. (Signed) Jane GOUNDRIE. Sydney, 15th March, 1873"

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 8 OCT 1873
Record Source: the New South Wales Government Gazette advertised that the General Post Office, Sydney, had unclaimed Colonial letters returned from the country, to addressees including Josh. GOUNDRY, Hill End

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 12 DEC 1874
Record Source: J. GOUNDRY was one of several hundred signatories to an advert in the Newcastle Chronicle requesting C.J. STEPHENS of Stockton, Newcastle, in the County of Northumberland to "allow yourself to be Nominated as a Candidate in the forthcoming Election, to represent us in the new Parliament; and we pledge ourselves to give you our support and interest, and to use our utmost endeavours to secure your election"

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 6 OCT 1875
Record Source: at Waratah Police Court, Lambton, Lewis LYNCH was charged with assaulting Joseph GOUNDRY, a Miner, of the Commonage, Lambton, in GORDON's bar. GOUNDRY gave evidence that he was drinking in the bar with a man named McINTOSH and ordered more drinks, meaning two. GORDON said there were four drinks to pay for but GOUNDRY said "I declined paying for the four; the defendant then came up to me and said, ' Are you not going to pay for mine ?' I said 'No'. He then struck me five or six times, and knocked my senses away." LYNCH was fined 1s. with 10s. 10d. costs. Joseph GOUNDRY was then found guilty of assaulting LYNCH at the same time and place and was fined 10s., without costs.

Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: AFT 1877
Record Source: he was not listed on the Electoral Rolls for Northumberland, N.S.W. and appears to have left the area, and possibly even Australia.

Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 10 MAR 1882
Record Source: the New South Wales Government Gazette List of Letters Returned from the Country, and now Lying at this Office Unclaimed, Colonial Letters included :- Jos. GOUNDRY, Milporinka

Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 29 AUG 1882
Record Source: he had two unclaimed Colonial letters at Temora, NSW.

Genealogy Event 17
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1883
Record Source: when her grandson was born Isabella was using the name Isabella GOUNDRY and was both the witness and informant to his birth.

Genealogy Event 18
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1884
Record Source: he appeared on the Electoral Roll for Illawarra at Clifton, the same year as Isabella's son-in-law Robert HAILS - possibly they knew each other as both men were Miners from County Durham

Genealogy Event 19
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 1885
Record Source: Isabella was again referred to as Mrs. GOUNDRY when she was a witness to another of her grandchildren's births

Genealogy Event 20
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 JUL 1894
Event Place: New Lambton Heights, Newcastle City, New South Wales, Australia
Record Source: - he died suddenly

Genealogy Event 21
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 20 JUL 1894
Event Place: Sandgate Cemetery, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Record Source: The funeral notice stated "Friends of the late Joseph GOUNDRY are respectfully invited to attend his funeral to move from his late Residence at New Lambton this (Friday) afternoon at 2 o'clock to meet the train at Adamstown station for General Cemetery, Sandgate