John Goyder

Male1774–

Brief Life History of John

When John Goyder was born in 1774, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Edward George Goyder, was 34 and his mother, Ann Miles, was 30.

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Family Time Line

Edward George Goyder
1740–1800
Ann Miles
1745–1778
Mary Goyder
1767–1767
Mary Goyder
1768–
Mary Goyder
1770–1805
James Goyder
1772–
John Goyder
1774–
Edward or Edmund Goyder
1776–1839

Sources (5)

  • John Goyder, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Goyder, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
  • John Goyder, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (6)

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World Events (7)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 27

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

Age 34

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1831 · Merthyr Uprising 

Age 57

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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