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![Show Contents]() Goodacre History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 England
Early Origins of the Goodacre familyThe surname Goodacre was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Godeboldus was the first record of the family. 1 Later, Adara filius Goboldi was listed in Essex and later again, William Godebald was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Bedfordshire in 1206 . Early Devon records include Henry Gobaud, Gubaut there in 1242 and later, John Gobaut was listed in Wales in 1316. A year later, back in Essex, John Godebold was listed in the Feet of Fines in 1317. 2 Early History of the Goodacre familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Goodacre research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1210, 1242, 1455, 1487, 1548, 1549, 1553, 1604, 1611, 1627, 1636, 1647, 1648, 1721, 1759 and 1778 are included under the topic Early Goodacre History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Goodacre Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Godbold, Goodbold, Godbald, Godball, Goodball, Gobat, Godbolt, Goodbolt, Goodbow and many more. Early Notables of the Goodacre familyDistinguished members of the family include - Hugh Goodacre (d. 1553), was Primate of Ireland, vicar of Shalfleet, Isle of Wight, and chaplain to Bishop Poynet of Winchester. Strype supposes him to have been at first chaplain to Princess Elizabet...
 Goodacre migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Goodacre Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Thomas Goodacre, aged 22, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Anglia" 3
| Goodacre migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Goodacre Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Alfred R. Goodacre, aged 45, a shoemaker, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Assaye" in 1874 4
- Mary A. Goodacre, aged 50, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Assaye" in 1874 4
- Frederick Goodacre, aged 20, a shoemaker, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Assaye" in 1874 4
- Mary Goodacre, aged 21, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Assaye" in 1874 4
- Hal Goodacre, aged 18, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Assaye" in 1874 4
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| Contemporary Notables of the name Goodacre (post 1700) | + |
- Glenna Maxey Goodacre (1939-2020), American sculptor, best known for having designed the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar and the Vietnam Women's Memorial, mother of 1980s supermodel Jill Goodacre
- James Goodacre, American politician, Representative from Connecticut 1st District, 1894 5
- Jill Goodacre Connick (b. 1964), American actress and former model, one of Victoria's Secret's main models in the 1980s and early 1990s, married to singer Harry Connick Jr
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Goodacre migration to Australia 
Goodacre migration to New Zealand 
