Goold History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Goold arrived in North America very early:

Goold Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Edith Mary Goold, aged 3, who immigrated to the United States from Bath, in 1903
• Ernest Crosbie Goold, aged 27, who landed in America from Melbourne, Australia, in 1910
• Ernest Crosbie Goold, aged 28, who immigrated to America from Victoria, Australia, in 1911
• Amy Goold, aged 26, who landed in America, in 1913
• Grace Goold, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, England, in 1913
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Goold Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Eliza Goold, aged 39, who immigrated to Toronto, Canada, in 1919

Goold Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. Thomas Goold, (Gooldritch), (b. 1792), aged 28, Irish coach builder who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for felony, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1823 6
• William Goold, English convict from Warwick, who was transported aboard the "Argyle" on March 5th, 1831, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 7
• Pat. Goold, aged 22, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1851 aboard the ship "Hydaspes" 8

Goold Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

• Rose Ann Goold, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Ernestina" in 1865
• Miss Susanna Goold, (b. 1842), aged 27, British general servant travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Hydaspes" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 30th September 1869 9

• Derrick Goold (b. 1975), American author and award-winning sportswriter
• H. L. Goold, American politician, Member of University of Nebraska Board of Regents, 1896-1902 10
• Gardner Goold, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Orleans County, 1845 10
• Stephen Styles Goold (1817-1876), English-born, Australian politician, Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Mudgee (1874–1876), Mayor of Sydney in 1874
• Sir James Stephen Goold (1848-1926), 4th Baronet of Old Court in the County of Cork, Irish peer
• Sir Henry Valentine Goold (1803-1893), 3rd Baronet of Old Court in the County of Cork, Irish peer
• Sir George Ignatius Goold (1903-1967), 6th Baronet of Old Court in the County of Cork, Irish peer
• Sir George Patrick Goold (1878-1954), 5th Baronet of Old Court in the County of Cork, Irish peer
• Sir George Goold (1778-1870), 2nd Baronet of Old Court in the County of Cork, Irish peer
• Sir Francis Goold (d. 1818), 1st Baronet of Old Court in the County of Cork, Irish peer
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