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
1740–1800 Male
1745–1778 Female
Siblings (6)
1767–1767 Female
1768– Female
1770–1805 Female
1772– Male
1774– Male
+1 More Child
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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