Brief Life History of John
John Goyder was born in 1712, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. He married Mary Thomas on 1 May 1732, in Pendoylan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Family Time Line
John Goyder
1712–
Mary Thomas
1714–
Marriage: 1 May 1732
Edward George Goyder
1740–1800
Sources (3)
- Legacy NFS Source: John Goyder - Individual or family possessions: birth: 1712; Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
- John Goydore, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
- John Goddard in entry for George Goddard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1712– Male
1714– Female
Marriage
1 May 1732Pendoylan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
Children (1)
1740–1800 Male
World Events (2)
1815
Age 103
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 119
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an Americanized form of German Gauder, anickname for a braggart or wastrel, from an agent derivative of MiddleHigh German giuden ‘to brag or squander’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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