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GOODRICH Family History

This ancient surname is either locational from the Village of Goodrich in Hereford, or more usually it derives from the Olde English pre 7th century personal name 'Godric' translating as 'God-rule'. Given such a meaning it is not perhaps surprising that the surname has developed widely and today includes many variant spellings including Goodrich, Goodridge, Gooderidge, Gooderick, Goodrick, Goodricke, Godrich, Godridge etc. In fact it could be said that the origin in all cases is the same as the village, first recorded in the year 1102 during the reign of King John (1199 - 1202) was formerly Castellum Godric, the castle of Godric...

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My Grandfathers name was frances Goodrich. I'm trying to learn and research my family tree.

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My grandmother’s name was Marie Elvira Goodrich. My cousin followed our family tree to William Goodrich, who is our 9th grandfather.

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Project one is a smart upgrade to The Pirate Queen, Grace O’Malley’s home on Clare Island, County Mayo to make it a ‘must visit’ tourist attraction.
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Project three is a new Enterprise Centre in Carrick-on-Suir in County Tipperary.

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