Waimate New Zealand B__GOOD Early Settlers

Bernadette  2012/04/07

Hi Don,
There are 31 Bedggood Waimate North Cemetery headstones here: http://www.myrasplace.net/hstones/hwainth1.htm and a picture of the Bedggoods’ flour mill http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/agricultural-processing-industries/5/2
Good hunting

Don  replied

Bernadette that site with the 31 BEDGGOOD headstones is a find, well organized with interesting links to Geneaology. It seems clear that there is a well defined BEDGGOOD line established in New Zealand when John BEDGGOOD and his wife Eliza Eling CLARKE reached Bay of Islands on the “Prince Regent” in 1836.

Then there is John BEDGOOD b. 1820 who landed in Bay of Islands in 1939 from the “Patriot” with his missionary father and founded the Waimate North Mission, where a Martha E. BEDGOOD was b. in 1837.
Albert Henry BEDGOOD (1874) and Eliza Ann BEDGOOD (1871) may be descendants but this is uncertain.

More information is needed to find the descendants of John BEDGOOD b. 1820 in New Zealand, and his ancestors in the UK.  Can anyone help?

B__GOOD ancestry?

Elle Shepard says:

Does this mean these (B__GOOD) folks are related to me ?

Don Bidgood says:

If you have a B__GOOD ancestor there is a possibility that you may be related to some of the people that are listed. To find out you will need the full name and approximate date and place of at least one B__GOOD ancestor. It helps if he was born before about 1910. Then go to TribalPages or WorldConnect and search for him. You may find the information on the Newbies page helpful.

Ann(e) BEDGGOOD 1805 – 1871

Irene Stingers says:
Hi
My name is Irene and this is my first post here so I hope I have composed this post correctly.
My Great grandmother was Ann Bedggood her father was James Bedggood (1745-1815) who married Ann Smith and they had a son Josiah.
The help I need is information on the Father and Mother of James (birth dates etc).
Thanks in advance (from Australia)

Don Bidgood says:
Good to hear from you.  You can find the parents of James BEDGGOOD (1745 – 1815) on TribalPages at:
http://dbidgood.tribalpages.com/family-tree/dbidgood/366/1944/James-BEDGGOOD-Family
They are part of a well researched line Tree T003.  There is more information about this Tree at:
http://bandgood.wordpress.com/t003-rev-2/

Don Bidgood says:
A query: Could I please have the dates for your Great grandmother Ann Bedggood. I do not have an Ann in the children of James BEDGGOOD and Ann SMITH, but she might be a grandchild.

Irene Stingers says:
My Ann/e Bedggood is the daughter of Josiah Bedggood Birth 11 Mar 1783 in Thornbury, Gloucester, England Death 16 Jan 1857 in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England who married Hannah Margaret Packer in 1804 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England. His parents were James Bedggood and Ann Smith.

Irene Stingers says:
Ann Bedggood (8 Dec.1805- 29 Jan 1871) was the daughter of Joshiah Bedggood (1783-1857) and Hannah Parker (1780-1864) she was born in Rangworthy, Glouchestershire.

I seemed to have missed a great which makes Ann my G-G grandmother.
Thank you for that information it was very helpful, now all I have to do is get past all these James.

Alan Bedggood says:
Irene, I am keen to learn of your Ann Bedggood – John Stone connection with Australia. I am aware that 7 of her siblings came to Australia, a cousin went to a New Zealand as a missionary (Bay of Islands) and this cousin’s brother went to Tasmania. I am descended from Ann’s younger brother George and also live in Victoria. It would be great to get in touch.

Irene Stingers says:
Ann Bedggood married John Stone in 1829 2 Feb Age: 23 in Rangeworthy, Gloucestershire, England.they had ten children one of which was my great grandfather William Bedggood Stone (he is my paternal great grandfather). Birth 1845 Stroud, Gloucestershire, England. Arrival Sydney, New South Wales 5 Jun 1870 Age: 25.
Ann Bedggood is my second great grandmother on my paternal side.
What I find amazing is the next twist in this story, my fathers’ family (Stones) have never been to Victoria but my mothers’ family (Mcgraths) have lived in the Ballarat area (Newtown/Scarsdale) since the 1850s and I moved to Snake Valley (Ballarat area) in 1994, where I now live. When my father died I had his ashes brought here and he is now in the wall at Ballarat (New) Cemetery.
I would love to get in touch with you as I have only just found out about this side of my family. The Bedggood family are a blank canvas that I would dearly love to colour in. I’m not sure if my email address shows here or not it is luvstar@bigpond.com .please feel free to email me.

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UK Surname Maps

Based on the 1881 Census returns

http://forebears.co.uk/surnames

shows distribution maps and tables for a selected surname.  In diminishing order BIDGOOD, BEDGOOD and BEDGGOOD were found, but nothing for BITGOOD.

http://gbnames.publicprofiler.org/Surnames.aspx

has similar maps but also extends to coverage from the 1881 Census to 1998. This shows how the name spread to other parts of the UK.

Canadian 1881 Census – new version

Library and Archives Canada has announced the release of a new version of the 1881 Census. See:

http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/news/Pages/2013/04-new-1881-census.aspx

Despite what they say the census appears to be incomplete. For example I found no B__GOOD entries for Newfoundland where there were known BIDGOOD and BEDGOODs living at the time. In fact no BEDGOOD entries were found from anywhere in Canada. BIDGOOD and BEDGGOOD are present mainly in Ontario.

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