Henry Goulstone
Encyclopedia
Henry Goulstone was an early European immigrant to New Zealand
, where he was a financier and magistrate.
Goulstone was born on 22 October 1836 in Long Ashton
, England
, as 1 of 12 children, and baptised in the Church of England
faith. His father was school master and proprietor of the Ashton Gate Academy.
In 1841, at the age of five, he was living with his parents and seven of his brothers and sisters in North Street, Bedminster, Bristol.
Henry arrived in Melbourne
, Australia
, on 29 March 1858, having sailed alone from Liverpool
on the ‘Tornado’.
From Melbourne
, Henry moved on to Queensland
, and lived for about three years in a small place called Darling Downs, where he ran his own business. However, he had to leave the locality on account of his health. On 11 May 1860 Henry arrived in Sydney
, having sailed from Brisbane
on the ship the ‘Telegraph of Sydney’. Just over a week later on 19 May he married Mary Sayer Cox.
Henry and Mary’s first child, Newton Henry Goulstone, was born on 1 July 1861, at Belgrave Terrace, Sydney
. On 5 August 1861 Henry started work at the head office in Sydney
of the Bank of New South Wales.
Sometime between August and January Henry, Mary and Newton moved to Auckland
, New Zealand
and on 4 January 1862, Henry was appointed as the Acting Accountant, Bank of New South Wales, Auckland
, at a salary of £300 per annum.
Henry quickly rose through the ranks of the bank and he moved with his family to Napier, New Zealand
where he was made acting bank manager on 30 October 1862. This was to be a short stay as the branch was closed on 7 December 1863, though long enough for Mary to give birth to their second son, William Fitzhugh Goulstone. While in Napier Henry took part in the Anniversary Day Rifle Shooting contest on 16 November 1863.
On 1 April 1863, Henry sent a note to Donald McLean (New Zealand politician), confirming an appointment with him for the following day. Unfortunately no account of the meeting has been uncovered, so it is presently a mystery as to why Henry went to see Sir Donald. The letter (at right), is currently the only surviving written document of Henry's.
From Napier, Henry and his family moved to the South Island, and in 1865, Mary gave birth to their first daughter, Amie (sometimes written Amy) Florence Goulstone, in Lyttelton, New Zealand
. This time in Lyttelton could have been a brief “holiday” or interlude between postings with the bank. It is maybe possible that his wife, Mary, stayed by herself in Lyttelton, with friends or relatives, while Henry continued with his bank work in Auckland.
After much moving around, Henry and Mary and their three young children settled in Nelson, New Zealand
and on 8 September 1865 Henry was made Acting Bank Manager of the Nelson branch of the Bank of New South Wales, at a salary of £500 per annum.
Whilst in Nelson, Henry played cricket for the bank, one such annual fixture being reported on in the Nelson Examiner. On 29 March 1869 Henry opened the batting for the Banks Eleven vs the College Eleven. He made 15 in the first innings and 1 in the second and took one catch. The Bank beat the College by two wickets.
On 18 April 1869, the first Royal visitor to New Zealand, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
and Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Nelson as Captain of HMS Galatea
. The Duke was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
. There was a very large welcome put on for the Duke, with many dignitaries and speakers. Henry himself was among the invited guests to personally meet with the Duke.
Two of Henry’s donations to causes of the day were recorded by the local paper. Firstly, in June 1866, Henry donated the sum of two pounds and two shillings to the New Zealand Patriotic Fund. Later that same year in August, there was a very large fire in Nelson that destroyed 18 homes, Henry donated two pounds to the fire relief fund.
On 14 June 1873, Henry elected by the ratepayers to the Nelson Education Board. The meeting and election took place at the Nelson Court-house. In this capacity as a board member, Henry took the chair at the annual Town Schools prize giving in December 1873, this included the giving of a short speech and the overseeing of the presentation of the prizes.
While in Nelson, Henry became a Magistrate, and in such capacity took part in the Annual Licensing meeting held on 20 June 1871. Henry and four other magistrates met to hear any new liquor applications and also to oversee the correct behaviour of the 40 Public Houses that were all ready in operation in the Nelson area. At this meeting one new application was granted to the Mitre Hotel.
Also in his capacity as a Magistrate, Henry had had to sit on the jury of the Supreme Court of Nelson on numerous occasions. Three such occasions where Henry was a juror were recorded in the local paper as follows:
1. Civil Sitting, Monday 13 July 1868, Trimble vs New Zealand Insurance.
2. Civil Sitting, August 9 and 10 1871, Pike vs Travers. This was an action to recover the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds, the amount of a promissory note, with interest since September, 1864.
3. Criminal Sittings, Monday 20 November 1871. This included the trying of six criminal cases, none of a very serious nature.
In 1866 Henry briefly gave evidence in the Maungatapu murders trial, in his capacity as the acting manager of the Bank of New South Wales. This was in relation to whether he saw one of the accused come into his bank and exchange some money.
Goulstone was a founding investor and share holder in the Perseverance Mining Company. The company was formed on 15 January 1870 to mine for gold in the
Bedstead Gully and Golden Gully area, in Golden Bay. To this end the company leased 16 1/2 acres of crown land in this area for a period of 15 years. The company went out of business in the late 1870s, with another company taking over the mine site in 1879. Henry was also a director of the company from it’s founding up until 21 November 1870 when he stepped down. However, as of 8 March 1871 he was still a shareholder, attending a
special general meeting of the company as such.
Children in Nelson
Another son was born to Henry and Mary, on 7 November 1867, Harold James Goulstone. On 24 September 1870, Mary had twin boys Cyril Thorpe Goulstone and Alexander Goulstone . Sadly, less than three months later, Cyril died on 13 December of “debility”. And just a couple of weeks before his second birthday, Alexander died, on 6 September 1872, of “congestion of the lungs”. Despite these tragedies, they tried again and Henry and Mary had their second daughter, Ella Margaret Irene Goulstone late 1871 and their third daughter, Agnes Lillias, on 12 May 1873, and their forth and last daughter, Rosa Theodora, on 25 September 1875. Shortly after this Henry resigned from the bank on 31 October and they moved back to Auckland.
Auckland
In Auckland Henry undertook a number of roles and employment. He joined the New
Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company as its colonial accountant. In 1902 Henry was Secretary of the Auckland Fire Underwriters’ Association, and also of the Mackelvie Trust. In 1904 he was the Secretary of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Henry also undertook auditing work. For example, he was the auditor of Sharland and Co. (Limited) from the early 1890s up until December 1907 when he had to resign due to ill health.
Later in 1877, Henry returned, by himself, to Sydney, arriving there on 26 November on the ‘Rotorua’. He started work back at the head office of the Bank of New South Wales on 3 December. He was put in temporary charge of the Balmain branch on 25 April 1878, returned to head office on 7 June, and resigned on 30 September 1878. Henry returned to Auckland on the ‘Hero’ on 8 October 1878.
Sometime between 1878 and 1881, Henry bought a farm in Whakatane
. But by 1885 he was back in Auckland, and the farm was sold in 1913. Goulstone Road in Whakatane
is named after this short farming stint.
Funerals and marriages
Henry and Mary lived in Park Road, Newmarket, New Zealand
. Tragically, during 1883 Mary contracted tuberculosis
and died two years later, on 18 August 1885 and was buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery
.
Henry was not a man who liked to be alone, however, and on 23 December 1887 he
remarried, to Mabel Anna Louisa Roskruge in the St Thomas Church, Tamaki, Auckland.
Mabel was born in Cornwall, England, and moved to New Zealand with her family when she was nine years old, in 1863. Henry and Mabel had two children together, both girls - Cecil Mary in 1889 and Lucy Beatrice in 1892. Unfortunately, though, tragedy was again to befall Henry, twofold. On 24 March 1891 his second daughter, Ella Margaret Irene, died, at just 20 years of age of tuberculosis
at the family home in Park Road, and in 1892 Mabel also contracted tuberculosis. Mabel died on 12 June 1893 from the tuberculosis
, and was buried at the Purewa Cemetery on 14 June 1893.
Three years later on 25 March 1896 Henry married his third and last wife, Margaret Alice Haslett. This wedding took place at the home of her brother, James Haslett, Eden Street, Auckland. Margaret was born in Belfast, Ireland and came to New Zealand with her family
in 1860 at the age of 7. Margaret was to outlive Henry and died on 21 June 1945 at the age of 92 of heart failure.
Henry Goulstone spent the last days of his life with Margaret in Park Road,Newmarket, Auckland. He died 20 March 1914 at the age of 78 years. Cause of death is listed as “Senile degeneration & cerebral atrophy”. Henry had amassed quite some wealth at the time of his death, his estate was listed for ‘Stamp Duty’ at £10,284. Henry left a watch, silver salver and other various pieces of crockery to his three daughters - Amy, Agnes and Rosa. The remainder of his estate was left in trust to his wife. Henry Goulstone was buried on 21 March at the Purewa cemetery in Auckland.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, where he was a financier and magistrate.
Goulstone was born on 22 October 1836 in Long Ashton
Long Ashton
Long Ashton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It falls within the Unitary Authority of North Somerset, a few miles south west of the city of Bristol. The parish has a population of 4,981...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, as 1 of 12 children, and baptised in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
faith. His father was school master and proprietor of the Ashton Gate Academy.
In 1841, at the age of five, he was living with his parents and seven of his brothers and sisters in North Street, Bedminster, Bristol.
Henry arrived in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, on 29 March 1858, having sailed alone from Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
on the ‘Tornado’.
From Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Henry moved on to Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, and lived for about three years in a small place called Darling Downs, where he ran his own business. However, he had to leave the locality on account of his health. On 11 May 1860 Henry arrived in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, having sailed from Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
on the ship the ‘Telegraph of Sydney’. Just over a week later on 19 May he married Mary Sayer Cox.
Henry and Mary’s first child, Newton Henry Goulstone, was born on 1 July 1861, at Belgrave Terrace, Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. On 5 August 1861 Henry started work at the head office in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
of the Bank of New South Wales.
Sometime between August and January Henry, Mary and Newton moved to Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
and on 4 January 1862, Henry was appointed as the Acting Accountant, Bank of New South Wales, Auckland
Auckland
The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...
, at a salary of £300 per annum.
Henry quickly rose through the ranks of the bank and he moved with his family to Napier, New Zealand
Napier, New Zealand
Napier is a New Zealand city with a seaport, located in Hawke's Bay on the eastern coast of the North Island. The population of Napier is about About 18 kilometres south of Napier is the inland city of Hastings. These two neighboring cities are often called "The Twin Cities" or "The Bay Cities"...
where he was made acting bank manager on 30 October 1862. This was to be a short stay as the branch was closed on 7 December 1863, though long enough for Mary to give birth to their second son, William Fitzhugh Goulstone. While in Napier Henry took part in the Anniversary Day Rifle Shooting contest on 16 November 1863.
On 1 April 1863, Henry sent a note to Donald McLean (New Zealand politician), confirming an appointment with him for the following day. Unfortunately no account of the meeting has been uncovered, so it is presently a mystery as to why Henry went to see Sir Donald. The letter (at right), is currently the only surviving written document of Henry's.
From Napier, Henry and his family moved to the South Island, and in 1865, Mary gave birth to their first daughter, Amie (sometimes written Amy) Florence Goulstone, in Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton, New Zealand
Lyttelton is a port town on the north shore of Lyttelton Harbour close to Banks Peninsula, a suburb of Christchurch on the eastern coast of the South Island of New Zealand....
. This time in Lyttelton could have been a brief “holiday” or interlude between postings with the bank. It is maybe possible that his wife, Mary, stayed by herself in Lyttelton, with friends or relatives, while Henry continued with his bank work in Auckland.
After much moving around, Henry and Mary and their three young children settled in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson is a city on the eastern shores of Tasman Bay, and is the economic and cultural centre of the Nelson-Tasman region. Established in 1841, it is the second oldest settled city in New Zealand and the oldest in the South Island....
and on 8 September 1865 Henry was made Acting Bank Manager of the Nelson branch of the Bank of New South Wales, at a salary of £500 per annum.
Whilst in Nelson, Henry played cricket for the bank, one such annual fixture being reported on in the Nelson Examiner. On 29 March 1869 Henry opened the batting for the Banks Eleven vs the College Eleven. He made 15 in the first innings and 1 in the second and took one catch. The Bank beat the College by two wickets.
On 18 April 1869, the first Royal visitor to New Zealand, Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the third Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and reigned from 1893 to 1900. He was also a member of the British Royal Family, the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha...
and Duke of Edinburgh, arrived in Nelson as Captain of HMS Galatea
HMS Galatea
HMS Galatea, after the Galatea of mythology, has been the name of eight ships in the British Royal Navy.*HMS Galatea was a 20-gun sixth-rate post-ship launched in 1776 and broken up in 1783....
. The Duke was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
Prince Albert
Prince Albert was the husband and consort of Queen Victoria.Prince Albert may also refer to:-Royalty:*Prince Albert Edward or Edward VII of the United Kingdom , son of Albert and Victoria...
. There was a very large welcome put on for the Duke, with many dignitaries and speakers. Henry himself was among the invited guests to personally meet with the Duke.
Two of Henry’s donations to causes of the day were recorded by the local paper. Firstly, in June 1866, Henry donated the sum of two pounds and two shillings to the New Zealand Patriotic Fund. Later that same year in August, there was a very large fire in Nelson that destroyed 18 homes, Henry donated two pounds to the fire relief fund.
On 14 June 1873, Henry elected by the ratepayers to the Nelson Education Board. The meeting and election took place at the Nelson Court-house. In this capacity as a board member, Henry took the chair at the annual Town Schools prize giving in December 1873, this included the giving of a short speech and the overseeing of the presentation of the prizes.
While in Nelson, Henry became a Magistrate, and in such capacity took part in the Annual Licensing meeting held on 20 June 1871. Henry and four other magistrates met to hear any new liquor applications and also to oversee the correct behaviour of the 40 Public Houses that were all ready in operation in the Nelson area. At this meeting one new application was granted to the Mitre Hotel.
Also in his capacity as a Magistrate, Henry had had to sit on the jury of the Supreme Court of Nelson on numerous occasions. Three such occasions where Henry was a juror were recorded in the local paper as follows:
1. Civil Sitting, Monday 13 July 1868, Trimble vs New Zealand Insurance.
2. Civil Sitting, August 9 and 10 1871, Pike vs Travers. This was an action to recover the sum of one thousand five hundred pounds, the amount of a promissory note, with interest since September, 1864.
3. Criminal Sittings, Monday 20 November 1871. This included the trying of six criminal cases, none of a very serious nature.
In 1866 Henry briefly gave evidence in the Maungatapu murders trial, in his capacity as the acting manager of the Bank of New South Wales. This was in relation to whether he saw one of the accused come into his bank and exchange some money.
Goulstone was a founding investor and share holder in the Perseverance Mining Company. The company was formed on 15 January 1870 to mine for gold in the
Bedstead Gully and Golden Gully area, in Golden Bay. To this end the company leased 16 1/2 acres of crown land in this area for a period of 15 years. The company went out of business in the late 1870s, with another company taking over the mine site in 1879. Henry was also a director of the company from it’s founding up until 21 November 1870 when he stepped down. However, as of 8 March 1871 he was still a shareholder, attending a
special general meeting of the company as such.
Children in Nelson
Another son was born to Henry and Mary, on 7 November 1867, Harold James Goulstone. On 24 September 1870, Mary had twin boys Cyril Thorpe Goulstone and Alexander Goulstone . Sadly, less than three months later, Cyril died on 13 December of “debility”. And just a couple of weeks before his second birthday, Alexander died, on 6 September 1872, of “congestion of the lungs”. Despite these tragedies, they tried again and Henry and Mary had their second daughter, Ella Margaret Irene Goulstone late 1871 and their third daughter, Agnes Lillias, on 12 May 1873, and their forth and last daughter, Rosa Theodora, on 25 September 1875. Shortly after this Henry resigned from the bank on 31 October and they moved back to Auckland.
Auckland
In Auckland Henry undertook a number of roles and employment. He joined the New
Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company as its colonial accountant. In 1902 Henry was Secretary of the Auckland Fire Underwriters’ Association, and also of the Mackelvie Trust. In 1904 he was the Secretary of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Henry also undertook auditing work. For example, he was the auditor of Sharland and Co. (Limited) from the early 1890s up until December 1907 when he had to resign due to ill health.
Later in 1877, Henry returned, by himself, to Sydney, arriving there on 26 November on the ‘Rotorua’. He started work back at the head office of the Bank of New South Wales on 3 December. He was put in temporary charge of the Balmain branch on 25 April 1878, returned to head office on 7 June, and resigned on 30 September 1878. Henry returned to Auckland on the ‘Hero’ on 8 October 1878.
Sometime between 1878 and 1881, Henry bought a farm in Whakatane
Whakatane
Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with...
. But by 1885 he was back in Auckland, and the farm was sold in 1913. Goulstone Road in Whakatane
Whakatane
Whakatane is a town in the eastern Bay of Plenty Region, in the North Island of New Zealand, and is the seat of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. Whakatane is 90 km east of Tauranga and 89 km north-east of Rotorua, at the mouth of the Whakatane River.The town has a population of , with...
is named after this short farming stint.
Funerals and marriages
Henry and Mary lived in Park Road, Newmarket, New Zealand
Newmarket, New Zealand
Newmarket is an Auckland suburb to the south-east of the central business district. With its high building density, especially of retail shops, it is considered New Zealand's premier retailing area, and a rival of local competitor Auckland CBD...
. Tragically, during 1883 Mary contracted tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and died two years later, on 18 August 1885 and was buried at the Symonds Street Cemetery
Symonds Street Cemetery
Symonds Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery and park in central Auckland, New Zealand. It is in 5.8 hectares of deciduous forest on the western slope of Grafton Gully, by the corner of Symonds Street and Karangahape Road, and is crossed by the Grafton Bridge...
.
Henry was not a man who liked to be alone, however, and on 23 December 1887 he
remarried, to Mabel Anna Louisa Roskruge in the St Thomas Church, Tamaki, Auckland.
Mabel was born in Cornwall, England, and moved to New Zealand with her family when she was nine years old, in 1863. Henry and Mabel had two children together, both girls - Cecil Mary in 1889 and Lucy Beatrice in 1892. Unfortunately, though, tragedy was again to befall Henry, twofold. On 24 March 1891 his second daughter, Ella Margaret Irene, died, at just 20 years of age of tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
at the family home in Park Road, and in 1892 Mabel also contracted tuberculosis. Mabel died on 12 June 1893 from the tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
, and was buried at the Purewa Cemetery on 14 June 1893.
Three years later on 25 March 1896 Henry married his third and last wife, Margaret Alice Haslett. This wedding took place at the home of her brother, James Haslett, Eden Street, Auckland. Margaret was born in Belfast, Ireland and came to New Zealand with her family
in 1860 at the age of 7. Margaret was to outlive Henry and died on 21 June 1945 at the age of 92 of heart failure.
Henry Goulstone spent the last days of his life with Margaret in Park Road,Newmarket, Auckland. He died 20 March 1914 at the age of 78 years. Cause of death is listed as “Senile degeneration & cerebral atrophy”. Henry had amassed quite some wealth at the time of his death, his estate was listed for ‘Stamp Duty’ at £10,284. Henry left a watch, silver salver and other various pieces of crockery to his three daughters - Amy, Agnes and Rosa. The remainder of his estate was left in trust to his wife. Henry Goulstone was buried on 21 March at the Purewa cemetery in Auckland.