Frederic William Goudy in Censuses, Directories and Passenger Lists

The Inland Printer, April 1899

1870 United States Federal Census
Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois
Name / Age / Occupation
John F Gowdy, 39, superintendent of schools
Amanda M Gowdy, 39
Charles Gowdy, 13
Fredrick W Gowdy, 5
Fannie Gowdy, 2
Amanda Gowdy, 2 months
Mary Senate, 14, servant

1880 United States Federal Census
Butler, Montgomery County, Illinois
Name / Age / Occupation
John F. Gowdy, 48, teacher
Amanda M. Gowdy, 48
Frederick W. Gowdy, 15
Josie T. Gowdy, 10

1885 South Dakota Territorial Census
Highmore, Hyde County, Dakota Territory
Name / Age / Occupation
John F Goudy, 54, real estate
Fred W Goudy, 20, real estate

1892 Chicago, Illinois, Voter Registration
F. W. Goudy, 4301 Oakenwald Avenue

Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index
Frederic W. Goudy, 32
Bertha M. Sprinks, 27
June 2, 1897, Berwyn, Cook County, Illinois

1900 United States Federal Census
Carol Avenue, Cicero, Cook County, Illinois
Name / Age / Occupation
Frederick W Goudy, 34, art designer
Bertha W Goudy, 30
Frederic T Goudy, 5 months
Harriette E Sprinks, 53 [Goudy’s mother-in-law]
Elsa C Sprinks, 29 [Goudy’s sister-in-law]

1909 Passenger List
Name: Frederic William Goudy
Home Address: 358 East 28th Street, Brooklyn, New York
Departure Date: August 18, 1909
Port of Departure: Cherbourg, France
Arrival Date: August 25, 1909
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Oceanic

1910 New York, New York, City Directory
Fred W Goudy, decorator, 225 5th Avenue, Room 1029; 353 West 117th Street (home)

1910 United States Federal Census
405 Seventh Street, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Name / Age / Occupation
Frederic W Goudy, 45, decorative designer
Bertha M Goudy, 40
Frederic T Goudy, 10

1910 Passenger List
Name: Mr. Fred Goudy
Name: Mrs. Bertha Goudy
Name: Master Frederic Goudy
Departure Date: August 20, 1910
Port of Departure: Havre, France
Arrival Date: August 30, 1910
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Chicago

1911 New York, New York, City Directory
Fred W Goudy, designer, 37 East 28th Street, Room 909

1912 New York, New York, City Directory
Fred W Goudy, designer, 39 East 28th Street, Room 909

Polk’s (Trow’s) New York Copartnership and Corporation Directory, Boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx, 1912
Goudy, Fred W., Co. (N.Y.) Frederick [sic] W. Goudy, Pres.; Charles H. Barnard, Sec. Capital, $20,000. Directors: Frederick W. Goudy, Charles H. Barnard, Winford J. Northup) 132 Madison Avenue

1913 New York, New York, City Directory
Fred W Goudy, president, 132 Madison Avenue; 405 7th Street, Brooklyn (home)
Fred W Goudy Co, publishers, 132 Madison Avenue

1913 Passenger List
Name: Frederic William Goudy
Name: Frederic Truesdale Goudy
Home Address: 405 7th Street, Brooklyn, New York
Departure Date: July 15, 1913
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: July 24, 1913
Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts
Ship Name: Arabic

1914 Passenger List
Name: Frederic W Goudy
Home Address: Forest Hills Gardens, New York
Departure Date: August 15, 1914
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: August 22, 1914
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: St Louis

1915 New York State Census
40 Deepdene Road, Forest Hills, Queens County, New York
Name / Age / Occupation
Frederick [sic] W Goudy, 50, designer
Bertha M Goudy, 45
Frederick [sic] T Goudy, 15

1916 New York, New York, City Directory
Frederick W Goudy, type designer, 2 East 29th Street; Forest Hills (home)

1917 New York, New York, City Directory
Frederick W Goudy, artist, 2 East 29th Street; Forest Hills (home)

Artist listing: Frederick W Goudy, 2 East 29th Street

Designers and Draughtsmen listing: Frederick N [sic] Goudy, 2 East 29th Street

1920 United States Federal Census
40 Deepdene Road, Forest Hills, Queens, New York
Name / Age / Occupation
Fred Goudy, 53, designer/type
Bertha Goudy, 50, composer/books

1921 Passport Application
Fred William Goudy, type designer, Forest Hills, New York
Witness: Hal Marchbanks, printer, Marchbanks Press, 114 East 13th Street, New York, New York

1921 Passenger List
Name: Fred W Goudy
Home Address: 40 Deepdene Road, Forest Hills Gardens, New York
Departure Date: July 16, 1921
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: July 25, 1921
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Baltic

1922 New York, New York, City Directory
Frederick W Goudy, president, Village Letter Foundry, Forest Hills (home)

1925 New York, New York, City Directory
Fred W Goudy, manager, Marchbanks Press Inc, 114 East 13th Street

1925 Passenger List
Name: Fred W Goudy
Name: Bertha M Goudy
Home Address: Marlborough, New York
Departure Date: July 11, 1925
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Arrival Date: July 19, 1925
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Carmania

1929 Newburgh, New York, City Directory
Frederick [sic] W and Bertha M Goudy, type designers, South Main

1930 United States Federal Census
South Main Street, Marlboro, Ulster County, New York
Name / Age / Occupation
Frederic W Goudy, 65, type designer/type manufacturer
Bertha M Goudy, 60, typography/type manufacturer
Frederic T Goudy, 31, type work/type manufacturer
Mary A Goudy, 26 

1930 Passenger List

Name: Frederick W Goudy

Home Address: Marlborough, New York

Departure Date: July 19, 1930

Port of Departure: Liverpool, England

Arrival Date: July 27, 1930

Port of Arrival: Boston, Massachusetts

Ship Name: Cedric

1935 Passenger List
Name: Fred Goudy
Departure Date: November 16, 1935
Port of Departure: New York, New York
Arrival Date: November 29, 1935
Port of Arrival: San Diego, California
Ship Name: California

1936 Newburgh, New York, City Directory
Frederick W Goudy, type designer and founder, South Main

1938 Newburgh, New York, City Directory
Frederick W Goudy, type designer and founder, South Main

1940 United States Federal Census
Marlboro Street, Marlborough, Ulster County, New York
Value of Home: $25,000
Name / Age / Occupation
Fred W Goudy, 75, designer of type
Fred T Goudy, 41, caster of type
Alice M Goudy, 36

1940 Passenger List
Name: Frederic Goudy
Departure Date: July 12, 1940
Port of Departure: Los Angeles, California
Arrival Date: July 17, 1940
Port of Arrival: Honolulu, Hawaii
Ship: Matsonia

1940 Passenger List
Name: Frederic Goudy
Departure Date: July 26, 1940
Port of Departure: Honolulu, Hawaii
Arrival Date: July 31, 1940
Port of Arrival: Los Angeles, California; bound for San Francisco, California
Ship: Lurline

Arts & Decoration, September 1919

Further Reading
An appreciation of Frederic W. Goudy as a type designer
Typophillics No. 1
Typophillics No. 1 update and addendum


(Next post on Monday: The Hawkeye Yearbook, 1937, 1943)