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Australasian
Immigrant
Goldstraws
& Goostreys
prepared by Peter John Goldstraw
George Goldstraw; Born circa 1800 – 1812 Leeds
Staffordshire [sic
family legend: may be Leek Staffs or Leeds].
Died 1870 near Warrnambool, Victoria.
He departed Liverpool on 24th April 1830 on the “Juno" as a free
passenger
[steerage] & arrived Hobart Town, Van Diemans Land,. 7th Nov 1830
Ancestor to a large family of Australian Goldstraws.
Anson Goldstraw; [“aka” Hanson], [“aka Goostrey]. Born
abt
1834,
Christened 28th June 1837Leek Staffs.
Convicted Stafford Quarter Sessions, 16th October 1848, sentenced to
10 years. Transported on Convict Ship “Lady Montagu”, 31st July 1852 ex
Plymouth, arrive 9th Dec 1852 Hobart Town, VDL
Anson lies on Bud Dorrett’s Family Tree
John Goostrey; Married Alice Mainwaring 25th August 1845
Cathedral,
Manchester, Lancashire.
Emigrated with wife & four children, reputedly on the “Sarah Dixon”
abt 1858, arrived Melbourne.
He lies on the ‘Lawless/Gosstray’ family tree.
Charles Goldstraw; Born 1810, Lancashire. Parents James
Goldstraw &
Frances Schofield, married 6th January 1808 at Bowden, Cheshire,
England
Charles married Mary Ann Matley
Emigrated with wife and four children on the “Morning Light”
7th Aug 1857, ex Liverpool, for Melbourne
William Goldstraw; [“aka” Bill]. Born abt 1935, England.
Died
Melbourne
mid 1990’s.
His father was Edward Walwyn Goldstraw recently of Canada,
formerly
of Maidstone, Kent.
Bill’s father identified graves of his ancestors in Cheddleton
Churchyard, Staffs [Samuel Goldstraw christened 17th March 1812 Leek,
Staffs.]
& Churchyard of St Edward the Confessor, Leek [Isaac Goldstraw,
died
23rd March 1818. Buried with wife Elizabeth, sons Daniel & John,
and
son-in-law Daniel Birchenough
Joseph Goldstraw; Born 1791 Staffs Died 28th October
1868
Oatlands,
Tas.
Convicted Stafford Assizes, sentence 'Life' 29th July 1830 and
transported on Convict ship "Strathfieldsay" 22nd July 1831, London,
arr
Hobart Town, VDL.
Convict Muster of 31st October 1846 lists him as already having
a Free Pardon
Rupert Gouldstraw; [probable “aka” Robert], [“aka
Goldstraw
& possibly
Goostrey] born cira 1810 – 1814,
Possible parents James Goosetry & Elizabeth
Married Jane Smith 19th May 1856 Launceston, Tasmania
With Richard Birchenough, broke into dyehouse in Leek 17th
January
1843. Convicted Stafford Assizes, 9th Mar 1844 sentence 15years.
Transported
on Convict ship "Lord Auckland" 13 July 1844 arr VDL 1844
[Ralph Birchenough was convicted at the Stafford Assizes on 9th Mar
1844, sentenced to 20 years & transported on thr “Marion” 7 th June
1845 to VDL]
Thomas Goosey; [SPECULATION: Is this a Goostrey?]
Born
1843, England
Emigrated on "Nereus" dep January 1869, arr
Melbourne
Sephus Goosetry; [SPECULATION possible “aka”
Chepas or
Cephas
Goostree]
Born bef 1832. England, Died [Chepas] 1890 Moama NSW
Emigrated on "Una" [Sephus] dep Liverpool arr Melb Feb 1853 Passenger
occupation given as farmer.
William Goostrey; Born 1820, England
Emigrated with wife Sarah Ann and infant son James on the “Bangalore”
dep England 9th May 1851 arr Canterbury New Zealand, 2nd August
1851
Agricultural Labourer.
Edward Goostry; [“aka” George on some Tasmanian Indexes]
[SPECULATION:
christened on 9th March 1808 St. Michael, Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Father
John Goosetry]
Convicted Chester Quarter Sessions 27th April 1829, sentence
7 years
Transported on "Bussorah Merchant" 1st October 1829, depart "Downs"
for VDL
James Goostry; Emigration on "Magnolia" depart
Liverpool
Nov 1852
arr Melbourne
Joel Goostrey; Convicted [Chester] Nether Knutsford
Quarter
Sessions,
sentenced to Seven years.
Transported 4th Oct 1842 on the “Earl Grey” to VDL
John Goldstrough; [SPECULATION:possibly an “aka” for
Goldstraw] born
1836
Emigrated July 1878 on the “Kent” for Melbourne
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Transcripts:St
John's Parish Church Wetley Rocks, Staffordshire