The Goldsworthy Family Of London

John Frederick Goldsworthy - Henrietta Bowcher

My grandmother, Eliza Agnes Goldsworthy married William Froggatt in Sydney in 1910. Her father was George GOLDSWORTHY. This page gives information about the Goldsworthy family. Follow the links for information about the Hutchison family.

              Frederick       Elizabeth        Thomas        Sarah
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      John                    Mary                          James            Charlotte
  GOLDSWORTHY========v=======DENNIS                         BOWCHER=====v=====DIMBLEBY
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   Annie John F  Frances Anne Emma Jessie                   Sarah   Henrietta  George
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Frederick Henrietta Annie Charlotte  John   George    Mary Minnie Helen  Kate Emily William Walter Charles
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         DUNNING FETTLING  ADAMS    LEE  HUTCHISON  HUGHES      GRAHAM FRANCIS              WHITE
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John Frederick Goldsworthy

John Frederick was born 31 January 1829, in Marylebone, London to John Goldsworthy and Mary (DENNIS).  John was a baker, born in Sidbury, Devon about 1800.

Henrietta Bowcher

Henrietta was born about 1833 in Middlesex, daughter of James and Charlotte BOWCHER. (See the Bowcher page for more information).

Marriage

John Frederick and Henrietta were married 22 Sept 1851 in the Trinity District Church St Marys Newington, Lambeth in the County of Surrey. There is a suggestion that this was an arranged marriage. Henrietta was living with her cousin as her parents had died a few years earlier.

John F Goldsworthy
John Frederick Goldsworthhy - probably taken at about the time the family departed for Australia in 1873.
Henrietta Bowcher
Henrietta Bowcher

The Goldsworthy Family

John and Henrietta had 14 children, 11 were born in London before the family migrated to Melbourne in 1873.

Frederick 1852 1852
Henrietta 1853  
Annie 1855  1942
Charlotte 1857  1920
John 1859  1932
George 1861 1929
Mary 1865  
Minnie 1867 1867
Helen 1868  
Kate 1870  
Emily 1871  
William 1872  
Walter 1873  
Charles 1878  

More information about the children is available here

Census Records:

1841: John aged 12 is living with his parents at 10 New St, Marylebone.

1851: John aged 22 and unmarried is a baker at 2 Bathurst St, Paddington living with his sisters Frances E. aged 18 and Jessie aged 9.

1861: John and Henrietta were at 2 Bathhurst St, with children - Annie (4) and Charlotte (4).

1871: John (42) and Henrietta (37) were at 2 Bathhurst St, with Henrietta (17), Annie (16), Charlotte (14), George (9), Mary (6), Helen (3), and Kate (1), as well as a journeyman baker and 3 servants:

Bathurst St, Paddington today

The building at 2 Bathurst St still exists - adjacent to the Archery Tavern at No 4. Today it is (or was) an Indian restaurant. In 1871 the shop at No 3 was a butcher operated by John Hobbs and the tavern was managed by Edward Barwell.

2 Bathhurst St
Bathurst St, Paddington, London. No 1 on the left with the red canopy. No 2 with the blue door is where John Frederick had his bakery from about 1850 until the family departed for Australia in 1873.
2 Bathhurst St
No 2 Bathurst St in 2003.
2 Bathhurst St
Bathurst St, looking from the Archery Tavern at Number 4. In 1871 there was a butcher at 3 and the Goldsworthy bakery at No2.

Migration to Melbourne, Australia

In 1873 the family boarded the sailing ship, the MacDuff, bound for Melbourne, where they arrived on 21 August 1873. The ship's manifest lists John aged 44 and Henrietta aged 39. They were accompanied by all 9 living children - Frederick and Minnie had died prior to departure.

The MacDuff entering Port Phillip Heads by G.F. Gregory - from the National Library of Australia Collection - see http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an5944947

Life in Australia

The first recorded address for John and Henrietta was in High St, Preston, and they lived there for 10 years. They then moved to Woods St, Preston in 1883-84, and Brunswick St, Fitzroy during 1884-1888. Finally the family moved to Sale, Gippsland.

John Frederick died in Sale, Gippsland on 6 Dec 1894, aged 64.
Henrietta died in Northcote, Victoria on 11 September 1910, aged 77.

 

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Last updated: 15/09/2010