Goodhew History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Goodhew family

The surname Goodhew was first found in Essex where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1086 when a Got Hugo was recorded with estates in that county.

Early History of the Goodhew family

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Goodhew Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Goodhue, Gothue, Goodhue, Goodhew, Goodhind, Goothue and many more.

Early Notables of the Goodhew family

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Goodhew migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goodhew Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jane Goodhew, aged 58, who landed in New England in 1635 aboard the ship "James" 1

Goodhew 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:

Goodhew Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Nicholas Goodhew, aged 39, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Louisa Goodhew, aged 34, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Earl Goodhew, aged 8, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Alfred Goodhew, aged 5, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
Walter Goodhew, aged 3, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Tongariro" in 1888
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Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)