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    Question British Guiana

    Need info on family
    Candida Virginia Pereria 1847 Madeira isles Portugal
    William Goodridge married Candida 1878
    2 children born
    William Goodridge 11/11/1878 Demera British guiania
    Beatrice Goodridge 12/17/1884 Demera British guiania
    Left 1900 USA
    Worked for bookers brothers in Demera

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    Welcome to the British-Genealogy forums

    I have moved your post from the Introduce Yourself forum to the Rest of the World Genealogy forum, where hopefully it will attract more attention.

    Good luck

    Christina
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    thewideeyedowl
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    Default Booker Brothers and Guyana

    The Booker brothers - Josias, George and Richard - owned a sugar plantation in Demerara (now in Guyana) and set up a successful shipping line. Obviously, they must have employed many people and you may be able to track some records.

    Take a look at this blog from Merseyside Museum: https://www.blog.liverpoolmuseums.org...01/booker-line

    The [I]Guyana Times [I] has a lot on the Bookers too:https://www.guyanatimesinternational
    .com/?p=19385. I'm sure you will be able to re-construct the link - had to break it because of advertising on the page.

    Can't offer anything specific - sorry.

    Off to roost.

    Owl

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    From familysearch.org

    Name Candida Virginia Goodridge
    Event Type Death
    Event Date 05 May 1906
    Event Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
    Residence Place Brooklyn, Kings, New York
    Gender Female
    Age 59
    Marital Status Widowed
    Race White
    Occupation Housewife
    Birth Year (Estimated) 1847
    Birthplace Madeira Isles
    Burial Date 07 May 1906
    Cemetery Holy Cross
    Mother's Name Rosa Pereira

    Mother's Birthplace Madeira Isles

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    Son

    William FORTE GOODRIDGE granted naturalisation 1906 in New York described as an Insurance Agent
    Name: William T Goodridge
    Age: 28
    Birth Date: 11 Nov 1878
    Arrival Year: 1900
    Issue Date: 13 Jun 1906
    State: New York
    Locality, Court: Eastern District of New York, District Court

    Died ! July 1910 Barbados

    New York, Kings County Estate Files, 1866-1923
    Kings County
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    Goodridge, William F (1910)




    William F Goodridge

    New York, Kings County Estate Files

    Name William F Goodridge
    Event Place Kings County, New York
    Event Date 1910
    Schedule Type Administration of the Goods, Chattels and Credits
    Court Surrogate's Court
    Event Type Administration (without a valid will)
    Note died in Barbados West Indies
    Number of Images 6
    First Image Number 138
    Last Image Number 143

    The application is made by his sister Beatrice McGuiness and a letter signed by a George N FORTE is included which suggests he knew William & Beatrice

    Beatrice can be found with husband Thomas quite a bit older than her on the 1910

    1910 United States Federal Census
    Year: 1910; Census Place: Brooklyn Ward 10, Kings, New York; Roll: T624_961; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0202;
    Thos Mcguinness 43
    Beatrice Mcguinness 25
    Mary Mcguinness 2
    William T Mcguinness [6/12]

    1905

    New York, State Census, 1905
    New York State Archives; Albany, New York; State Population Census Schedules, 1905; Election District: A.D. 01 E.D. 21; City: Brooklyn; County: Kings
    Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA
    Candida Goodrich 58
    William Goodrich 26
    Beatrice Goodrich 20

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