Francis Goodman

Brief Life History of Francis

When Francis Goodman was born in 1845, in Otterham, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Goodman, was 54 and his mother, Mary Anne Smith, was 53. He married Phoebe Jane Thorne on 9 February 1872, in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

Francis Goodman
1845–
Phoebe Jane Thorne
1850–1892
Marriage: 9 February 1872
Sophia Ann Goodman
1875–
Franklin Goodman
1877–
James Francis Goodman
1880–
Joseph William Goodman
1883–1951
Mary Elizabeth Goodman
1889–
Minetta Goodman
1890–

Sources (24)

  • Francis Goodman in household of James Goodman, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Francis Goodman, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Francis Goodman, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

World Events (7)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Godeman, Old English Gōdmann, composed of the elements gōd ‘good’ or god ‘god’ + man ‘man’.

English: status name from Middle English gode ‘good’ + man ‘man’, in part from use as a term for the master of a household. In Scotland the term denoted a landowner who held his land not directly from the crown but from a feudal vassal of the king.

English: from the Middle English personal name Gudmund, Godmund (from the Old English personal name Gūthmund, composed of the elements gūth ‘battle’ + mund ‘protection’, or the Old Norse cognate Guthmundr).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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