Matthew Goode and Co

For Matthew Goode, storekeeper of Goolwa, South Australia, see Matthew Goode (merchant).

Matthew Goode and Co. was a softgoods wholesaler of Adelaide, South Australia with branches in Perth, Western Australia and Broken Hill, New South Wales

History

Matthew Goode

Warehouse of Matthew Goode and Co. Stephen's Place, Adelaide

Matthew Goode (ca.1820 – 26 August 1901) was born at either Hampton Charles, Worcester,[1] or Leominster, Herefordshire[2] England. He was apprenticed to a draper in Hereford, where he worked for some time, then he and his brother, Charles Henry Goode, moved to London. Charles decided to try his luck in South Australia and journeyed to Adelaide, where he opened a successful drapery business in Kermode street, North Adelaide, and four or five years later Matthew Goode, who had been working with Goode Gainford and Co., of The Borough, London and J and C Boyd and Co. of Friday Street, London,[2] together with brother Samuel and their parents, arrived in Adelaide on the Princess Helena in September 1850 . Shortly afterwards they removed to Rundle Street, in a building which was later occupied by Charles Birks & Co.

For a time, Charles Moore was an employee, and went on to found the celebrated department store in Grote Street and Victoria Square.
Robert John Lavis (ca.1860 – 27 May 1941) had a career with Goode Brothers and Matthew Goode and Co., then in 1907 purchased the moribund Hooper's Furnishers of Hindley Street, which he turned into a highly regarded and profitable institution.[3]

Charles and Matthew then opened a wholesale warehouse in Stephens Place, under the name of Goode Bros. The retail business was later sold to L. Roach. Subsequently Goode Brothers removed to Grenfell Street, and in 1870[2] after the brothers had been together in business for over 30 years they dissolved their partnership. Matthew Goode and his sons continued in possession of the warehouse in Grenfell Street, while C. H. Goode became a proprietor of the wholesalers Goode, Durrant, & Co., also in Grenfell Street.[1]

Matthew Goode was for a few years a member of Adelaide City Council. He then strongly advocated the construction of the deep drainage system, which, was adopted, despite many members who wanted the refuse drained to the sea. He was one of the founders of the Stow Memorial Church, and for a several years he was the treasurer of the church. He was on the committee of the local chapter of the London Missionary Society, and was connected with the Adelaide City Mission from the time of its inception, alnd with the Lay Preachers' Association. He worked with Sir George Williams in connection with the London Y.M.C.A., and with Dean Russell in the Funeral Reform Association.[1]

The next generation

In 1902 the Grenfell Street premises were disposed of, and the business relocated to the old Goode Brothers site on Stephens Place, and the company was floated as a limited liability company with Edward Francis Goode, (Matthew) Albert Goode and R. J. Leavis as directors. Five years later Samuel Henry Goode replaced Leavis. In 1923 the directors were Edward Francis, Matthew Albert, and Arthur Hedley Goode, and the London office was managed by H. P. Goode. The company had 16 commercial travellers covering the whole State,[2] with interstate branches in Argent Street, Broken Hill and Hay Street, Perth. Paul Goode was a director in 1928.

Family

Matthew Goode was a brother of Sir Charles Henry Goode, founder of Goode, Durrant and Co. and member of Parliament, Thomas Goode (1816–1882) of Goolwa and Samuel Goode jun. He had two sisters in South Australia, Ann and Elizabeth (one of whom was Mrs. Marshall). Their parents Samuel (died 1856) and Ann (ca.1786 15 July 1874) had leasehold properties at Walkerville and Islington.[4] Ann was a sister of Sarah Tolley (ca.1793–1872), mother of George Tolley of Rundle Street.

Thomas Goode (1816–1882) of Goolwa was a cousin, whose family included Matthew Goode (1847–1931) who ran a business in Willunga.

In 1850, before leaving England, Matthew Goode was married in Hereford to Anne Jones (1826-1852) of Fencott in Worcestershire. Anne died on 19 June 1852 (age 26) in Adelaide South Australia. In 1853, Matthew Goode married her sister Elisabeth Jones (1838 – 19 May 1902)

They were daughters of Elizabeth Britten (1804-1882) and Edward Jones (1792 – 29 January 1880) of Welland in Worcestershire who also migrated to South Australia, and farmed at Finniss Point before retiring to Hutt Street, Adelaide. Another sister Frances (ca.1845 – 1 February 1930)[5] married Matthew's cousin Benjamin Powell Goode on 19 June 1867; another sister, Emily G. Jones (October 1845 – 17 October 1932), married Benjamin's brother Henry Abel Goode on 19 August 1868[6] and a fifth, Marion (ca.1853–1929), married a third brother William Goode.[7] These last three were partners in the Port Pirie firm of H. A. and W. Goode.

The children of Anne Jones & Matthew Goode include: Lydia Anne Goode, Matthew Henry Goode, and Edward Samuel Jones Goode.

The children of Elizabeth Jones & Matthew Goode include: Samuel Henry Goode, Jones Goode, Annie J Goode, Clara Elizabeth Goode, Alice Mary Goode, Edith Marion Goode, Edward Francis [Frank] Goode, Florence Grace Goode, Lily Hope Goode and Mabel Faith Goode.

  • Henry Percival Goode (14 September 1879 – later than 1953) married Gladys Wearing MacLachlan on 29 July 1911. Gladys was a daughter of Dr. MacLachlan and grand-daughter of Justice Wearing. He was in London office at the outbreak of World War I and enlisted with the British Army. He was active with St. John Ambulance, Home Guard, Liberal and Country League. Samuel was a pioneer of lacrosse in South Australia.[18]
  • (Arthur) Hedley Goode (8 October 1881 – later than 1950) married Marianne Hill on 7 October 1909, was wounded in action, World War I. A director of Matthew Goode and Co.

He had a residence in Wakefield Street.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The Late Mr. M. Goode". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 28 August 1901. p. 5. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Australian Commercial Houses". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 31 March 1923. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  3. "Rebuilding Hoopers". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 28 June 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  4. "Advertising.". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 9 January 1857. p. 4. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. "Personal Reminiscences". Port Pirie Recorder (Port Pirie, SA: National Library of Australia). 8 February 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. "Personal Reminiscences.". Port Pirie Recorder (Port Pirie, SA: National Library of Australia). 22 October 1932. p. 3. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  7. "The Advertiser Friday, January 30, 1880.". The South Australian Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 30 January 1880. p. 5. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  8. SOAS Archive Catalogue CWM/LMS/18/02/039 North China,1898
  9. http://www.pinyin.info/romanization/murray/explanation.html
  10. "Family Notices.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 11 December 1907. p. 8. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  11. "Dr. A. Krakowsky". The Chronicle (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 26 June 1930. p. 19. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  12. "A Lady Medical Student". South Australian Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 27 January 1897. p. 5. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  13. "People". The Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW: National Library of Australia). 30 March 1899. p. 3 Edition: Second Edition. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  14. "Concerning People". The Register (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 3 July 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  15. "Society News and Events.". The Mail (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 22 July 1922. p. 17. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  16. "Personal". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 6 December 1919. p. 8. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  17. "Family Notices.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 21 January 1933. p. 18. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  18. "Jubilee of Lacrosse in S.A.". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 31 July 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  19. "Obituary". The Advertiser (Adelaide: National Library of Australia). 29 June 1939. p. 12. Retrieved 24 February 2013.