Our Family has
lived in New Zealand for a number of generations. On my father’s mother’s side, we go back to the daughter of pioneering
Methodist Missionary John Hobbs who was one of the first European children born
in NZ.
My mother Kath’s father was Herbert
Gould, a cabinetmaker from Ipswich England, who married Ina Zumbach from
Montreue in Switzerland. They
immigrated to NZ where he became a Presbyterian Minister.
My father Selwyn (Jim) ’s great
grandfather, Alfred Goldsbury arrived with his family and that of his brother
George Fredrick from Ipswich / Woodbridge in England on the ship Ben Novis on
Jan 11 1880, landing in Auckland.
Alfred and his family later moved to Wanganui, leaving George Fredrick
in Onehunga.
Our name and family origins trace
back to Goldsborough-Hall
and the small village of the same name, closeby to Knaresborough in Yorkshire.
Records start with Hugh de godelesburc (living 1165-71.
Here we find our founding Knights, Sir Richard Goldisborough, Crusader
entombed in the church. Even before
that, one of the earliest recorded english romantic poems recalls the Romance
of Havelock the Dane, who after taking our ancestor for queen became King
of England, reigned for forty years and was buried at Stonehenge.
(see bottom of this page) You
can read about this at www.havelokthedane.com
and
find one version of the Legend of Grim at http://www.nely.co.uk/grimlegend.html.
Later we find Peter de-Goldesburgh
was keeper of the wardrobe of Edward the Black Prince in 1345. People bearing derivations of the village name
were found as Will
de-Goldsborough with Robin Hood in Sherwood Forest. http://www.geocities.com/longo44au/robinhoodsgrave5.html For much more information her visit the Robin
Hood Society http://www.robinhood.ltd.uk/index.asp
Around 1556 Margaret Goldsborough
married Thomas Durberville an event recorded in the Church
stained glass window in Bere
Regis, Dorset (home of Thomas Hardy’s
novel “Tess of the D’Urbervilles”)
In 1586 it is recorded that in a bitter family depute over the ownership
of the original Goldsborough Manor one of the parties ransacked the place and
this largely marked the end of the family name in the village. The family spread far and wide, with strong
branches in London, Shrewton and Ireland.
It was included in Samuel Pepy’s Diary in Oct 15 1665, and can now be
found across the globe.
There is another small hamlet /
farmlet called Goldsborough on the cliffs on the coast just north of Whitby.
(I visited it on an archaeology trip in the 70’s as it was near the
site on a Roman Signal station.)
A branch of the Goldsborough family
farmed near Craythorn, Hutton Rugby in North Yorkshire and are related to John Brown
the US loyalist. Members of the family still live there.
Records:
The most complete record of our
family origins that we know of is in a book "Memorials of the
Goldesborough Family" written by Rev Albert Goldsbrough MA and published
by Ed J Borrow & Co Ltd in 1930, commissioned by HRH Princess Mary and The
Earl of Harewood when they owned G. Hall.
(You can purchase a copy of this using the link at the bottom of this
page.) Another is "The House
of Goldsborough" by Eleonora Goldsborough (Winter) Goldsborough written in
1932. Her work probably has never been published, but exists as thousands
of typwritten pages. The Mormon Library has it on microfilm, and it
starts from 1066 and includes the more recent American generations.
Our Yorkshire ancestors were
amongst the first Quakers, one Peter
Goldsbrough was with those that were presents at a meeting of Quakers (in early
times) in Darlington and summoned for refusing to attend the local church on 28
March 1675. This Quaker persuasion was it seems was somehow picked up by many
members of our family in Ipswich and Woodbridge from where many attended the Ackworth Friends
School in Yorkshire. Many early Quakers
including some of our family were buried as dissidents in the Bunhill Cemetery
in London, and our family were strong members of the Society of Friens Meeting
House in Woodbridge, Sussex
Sussex and Quakers
In Ipswich / Woodbridge many of our
earliest ancestors were involved with shipping and later immigrated from there
to NZ, Australia, US and elsewhere. It
is suspected that this Ipswich branch may well be derived from the Shrewton
(Dorset) or London Branches of the Goldsborough family which were also involved
in trade and shipping. A family bible
in our possession, plus Quaker and other records allows us to trace back to
Samuel Goldsbury b ???, m. 13 Mar 1674 to Lydia Cornelius, d. 18 Oct 1725 in
Ipswich / Woodbridge. (Woodbridge has a
great historical
museum if you ever visit there.)
One of our Ipswich family Samuel
Goldsbury (1678-1752) was the second husband (m about 1715) of Bridget the
daughter of Phillip Ford(1631-1702) and Bridget Gosnell (1636-1710, buried
Bunhill), It seems Phillip and Bridget married in 1672 and lived in Bow lane,
London where she played an active role amongst London Quaker women and he was
an agent of William Penn who founded Pennsylvania. Apparently William Penn
during hard times signed a deed that passed ownership Pennsylvania across to
Phillip Ford, but this was released when their daughter Bridget’s first husband
James Ayrey (1661-1712,buried at Bunhill) went bankrupt, so to our dismay that
was never claimed. It seems some funny business went on between William Penn
and Phillip Ford in Pennsylvania (http://www.quaker.org/wmpenn.html)
It is possible but unproven that a
marriage between one Ann Goldsborough (possibly aunt of rich and childless Sir
John Goldsborough of London, a captain of The East India
Company) and John Newbury in Ipswich, possibly resulted in their oldest son
John Goldsborough Newberry coining our current name, seemingly without
compromising the sea captain’s will written 17 March 1691-92 and proved 7 Feb
1695) which required him to take the name John Goldsborough only in place of
Newbury. If this is true, this may
explain why the top two generations of our proven tree in Ipswich were
described legally as Goldsborough alias Goldsberry until Goldsbury eventually
set in. (An example of name
hyphenation?) (Note Kolkata Tourist site says - On the western side of the Maidan is
Fort William planned and built by Sir John Goldsborough, the then Commissioner
General and Chief Governor of the Company's Settlement. It overlooks the river
Hooghly, alongside which the Strand is a popular promenade.)
The Goldsbury – Bentley branch of
our family which imigrated from Ipswich to the USA talk of an embroidered item
described in wills as the “Queens cloth”, which belonged to Anne Boelyn
before she was executed in 1536. A
“Goldsbury” apparently worked for her in the royal court.
We are interested in making contact
with others around the world that share our heritage and may have additional
information to share. A family tree for the New Zealand / Australian branch and
the family in Ipswich that it started with, has been prepared by Elwyn
Goldsbury, Wellington NZ. (Elwyn@attglobal.net).
In the USA, Judy Bingham (pickleweek@usa.net) is doing research on
her family line (see http://www.mytrees.com/)
which started there with John Goldsbury who was born on 11th May
1700 and who arrived from England when he was around 10-15. He married Eunice Pond there in
1727 and had children Samuel (the Loyalist), James and John. We are trying to find evidence (or
otherwise) that this John may have been the son by first marriage of Cornelius
Goldsbury (1687-1708) mariner of Ipswich.
He married his second wife, Elizabeth Brunning in 1708, but we have no
record of his first, so perhaps she may have run off to the US with her
son?.
We do see Samuel Goldsbury, Yeoman
of Wrentham, County of Sussex included with others banned from
the state of Massachusetts, USA in 1778. If they returned they would
“suffer the pain of death without benefit of clergy.” Compare Wrentham, Mass, US
with Wrentham
Sussex UK
To any researching
the US Goldsboroughs, I suggest you go to the library and look up a copy
of Burke’s American families with British Ancestry. There is an
entry for this branch’s family history back to 1200, with one Robert
Goldsborough sailing to Maryland in 1677 and later Charles Goldsborough a
member of the US House of Representatives from 1805-1817 and Governor of
Maryland 1818-1819. He died in 13 Dec
1876 having issue one son.
I am the oldest
son of Jim and Kath Goldsbury, and have brothers and sister Ross, Ruth, Neil
and Kevin. We lived in Te Whaiti a small predominantly Maori community in
the Urewera, where my parents were principal and matron of the Te Whaiti Nui-a-Toi
Maori Agricultural school. It was
a very special childhood living as a minority culture, sharing other's richness’s
under the mountain Tuuwatawata. The valley is carved by the Whirinaki river
which originates in the internationally renowned Whirinaki Native Forest. This is the place where I learnt my most valuable
early lessons in life and is the centre of my spiritual world. Some very special things are still going on
in this Maori community that has had to recover from enforced unemployment
with the end of native forest milling. It’s
school - Te Whaiti Kura, http://www.tewhaiti.school.nz is making special efforts to help its students
retain their language and culture while at the same preparing themselves for
the information age. It has received an exceptional Education Review
Office Report on it's performance which it proudly publishes on it’s website.
The Whirinaki river (see http://www.whirinaki.org.nz)
still today carries the wisdom of this place to share with the world. see
The Tipu Ake Lifecycle – A Leadership Model for Innovative Organisations
www.tipuake.org.nz
I left Te Whaiti in
1959 to attend New Plymouth Boy's High School where I was a border, then
studied engineering at Auckland University.
My son Richard has
completed a mechanical engineering degree at Auckland University in 1999.
He is a keen mountainbike rider and recently toured the USA on his MTB bike,
meeting and making many of his friends in the MTB sport.
Richard is affectionately known to his many friends as “Richie"
. Richard is also into snowboarding, kayaking and mountainbike so is now vey
hapy to be working for Scope Industries in Christchurch.
My daughter Suzanne completed a
conjoint Commerce and Arts degree at Canterbury University in (psychology
and marketing) in 1999, and now works for Atlantis Marketing in Auckland. Suzanne wasinto competition rowing and her
crew has won many gold medals rowing for Takapuna Grammar School, West End
Rowing Club and Canterbury University (where she was the 1999 rowing club
captain).
Both now have mostly left home and
live with friends in their own flat, 58 Sackville Street, Grey Lynn, Auck
(Phone 378 9262) but like my three stepchildren Anna Kelly (Melbourne, Denham
Kelly (Milford) and Lukas Kelly Grey Lynn) they return home from time to time
to see me and/or to check out the swimming pool, frig and pantry! Lukas has
just returned from the UK and has established Phi Creative an graphic design
and website development company in Devonport http://www.phisite.com
I graduated as an
Electrical Engineer at Auckland University in1968 and still maintain a connection
with things technical. I now work more with people, through my own company,
Strategic Expertise
Ltd, as a organisational development and learning facilitator. I have developed a programme of short courses
“Leading Projects and
Innovation in your Organisation” which I deliver regularly as public workshops
in Auckland and Wellinton or as In-house corporate training anywhere in New
Zealand or the world. I operate my business electronically from a downstairs
office at home. see project management
workshops
My interests are
wide and varied including: home renovation, gardening, writing poetry, trying
to master the banjo, skiing, tramping, running, canoeing, swimming, beaches,
movies, self development, cooking wine and enjoying my many good friends.
I like this Millennium Mantra from the Dalai Lama that someone sent
me recently.
Our family home is
in Devonport, a small, quiet, and very historical marine suburb just a ten
minute Ferry ride from Downtown. It
is now much larger than we need, so we welcome interesting international visitors,
families or groups to be our guests at Aniwaniwa Cottage Homestay
Peter Goldsbury, 20 Hastings Parade, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Phone 64 (9) 445, Mob: (021) 465372, Email: pgoldsbury@stratex.co.nz
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copyright 1999 Peter Goldsbury.
Early
Goldsborough family Roots
As far as the
origins of the Goldsbury , Goldesborough , Goldsberry, Goldbough
Gouldsbury
and many other derivations of the name , a book worth reading is
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it can be
found at
http://www.quintinpublications.com/familygenealogies_gled.html
and it is well worthwhile buying as it gives a very good perspective of the
origin of the name and traces the various family groups on England back
to where records become hard to find. The original was published about
1934
The Grim and Havelock Legend Website
greeting (see http://www.havelokthedane.com/)
Greetings to all Goldburys,
Goldsboroughs, Goldberrys, and all golden distant cousins, and thankyou for the
reference link to our new website. I am delighted to know that there are many
people with an open mind out there and a sincere desire to wonder whether there
may be any family genealogical links to the famous English Princess Goldborough
of ancient British legend, that married Havelok the Dane, later allegedly
between them going on to regain their usurped kingdoms and crowns.
It is very difficult to ascertain
the full facts concerning our collective cultural ancient folk heroes and
heroines today and identify them with real historical characters with any
degree of certainty; this is true of Robin Hood and Maid Marion, King Arthur
and Guinevere, and also true with regard to Prince Havelok the Dane and the
fair Princess Goldborough and Grim himself, yet that has never prevented them
from becoming immortalised and cherished in the hearts and imaginations by way
of reported records of their deeds and adventures, whether historians forever
find reason to argue and disagree about them in the background or not. There is
good reason for us to regard and refer to Robin Hood today as ‘ The Hooded Man’
since new evidence suggests that neither his Christian nor his Surname has in
fact survived. Yet to explain and try to tell the world that means nothing for
in essence he has a charming story and immortal lesson for us all come what
may. The same is true with all the others too. It may interest you to know that
according to some commentators, Tolkein’s Goldberry was derived from the
ancient legend concerning the Princess Goldborough. According to the legend,
she was from Anglo-Danish family background and certainly no shrinking violet.
Some have said that she was really styled after one of the Valkyries and is
purely fictional and symbolic but then again people have said many things and
have been quick to attempt to unlock the great secrets of the past unrecorded
enigmas of history; too quick if you ask me. Yet by all accounts, the Princess
Goldborough was no shrinking violet by any means and she comes across as a very
clever and brave heroine without doubt. Researching into the ancient legend
concerning Grim, Havelok, and Goldborough has rather been like embarking on a
quest and there have been some amazing discoveries and new evidence which we
will be releasing in time upon our site.
It is difficult to
ascertain genealogical links to that period we refer to as The Dark Ages
indeed, and as one of our articles shows, there have been contesting claims
made even to the present day with families to Hereward the Wake and indeed to
Havelok. Whilst I cannot comment and verify any of these claims, I am delighted
that they are there and made; it shows an admirable form of family pride in a
sense. My own family can claim to have genealogical connections to the ancient
Scottish Gracie family famous now for American links with New York’s Gracie
Mansion and the production of The Simpsons – but there you go. I am proud of
that all links even though some would be shocked in horror, or ashamed at what
they might find somewhere in their family tree and lineage. Your distant
relative from Southern California states that the late
rector of Goldsborough considered the meaning to be "the fortification of
Godwin," and
in research one will find that there is also Anglo-Danish blood ties here too
historically. Earl Godwin became almost the most powerful man in the land at
one time marrying the sister of the Danish Jarl [ Earl ] Ulf. Their daughter
married King Edward the Confessor. Godwin's father was from Wessex, but his
mother was a Danish Princess. He accepted Canute's rule so it is said.
He also states that the
legendary story we are discussing can be read in M. I. Ebbutt’s ‘ The British,
Myths and Legends published in 1986. That work was first published in
1910 and later also reprinted in 1995 under a different title. The ‘ story ’
can also be read in a many, many other works too such as Richard Barber’s ‘
Myths and Legends of the British Isles, ’ [ 1999. ] However, the version as
given by your relative and many others is often based solely upon the later
piecemeal English manuscript version which was written nearly 200 years after
the Norman French extant lay we have. I would really refer your readers to read
the articles on our site and suggest that a delight is in store for them to
read the story in its original epic novel written form that appeared in 1900 by
Charles Whistler. This was based on all known sources at that time and is
available upon our website. Bless you all. Regards.
Kevin Gracie [ Founder
& Chairman of the Grim & Havelock Association – Grimsby, England. ]