Captain.
Born in England on 12 October 1825, grandfather of Archer Frank Goodridge, he served in India as a Captain in the British artillery unit. Following retirement from the military, he settled in Manitoba in June 1880 and established a farm near Headingley. He is thought to have written several pamphlets about his emigration experience, including A Year in Manitoba, 1880-1881: Being the Experiences of a Retired Officer in Settling his Sons (1882) and The Colonist At Home Again; or, Emigration Not Expatriation (1889).
In early 1852, he married Louisa Eugenia Timbrell (?-?) from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. They had five children: Louisa Matilda Maria Goodridge (Indian, 1854-?), Stanley T. Goodridge (England, 1860-?), Arthur Edmund Goodridge (England, 1862-?), William Henry Goodridge (England, 1864-?), and Howard Alfred Goodridge (England, 1866-?). His wife died of a fall in December 1896 and was buried in the St. James Cemetery.
He died on the Channel Islands on 19 January 1908 and was buried in the Almorah Cemetery.
Obituary [Mrs. Goodridge], Manitoba Free Press, 29 December 1896.
“Sons pallbearers at funeral for St. Charles pioneer”, Winnipeg Free Press, 22 April 1946. [Manitoba Legislative Library, Biographical Scrapbook B9]
We thank Gerry Goodridge, Monica Ball, and the Channel Island Family History Society for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 31 March 2024
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