Name: | William Goodwin |
Aliases: | none |
Gender: | m |
Date of Birth: | - |
Occupation: | Miner |
Date of Death: | 15th January, 1856 |
Age: | - |
Life Span
Male median life span was 56 years*
* Median life span based on contributions
Sentence Severity
Sentenced to 7 years
Crime: | Theft of boots |
Convicted at: | Central Criminal Court |
Sentence term: | 7 years |
Ship: | Elphinstone |
Departure date: | 6th April, 1842 |
Arrival date: | 28th July, 1842 |
Place of arrival | Van Diemen's Land |
Passenger manifest | Travelled with 229 other convicts |
Primary source: | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 62 The Bendigo Advertiser newspaper 22/1/1856 |
Source description: | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Project. |
Judy Hutchins on 22nd January, 2015 wrote:
William Goodwin married Anne Roach in Richmond Tasmania. He was killed in a mine cave in at Heathcote Victoria in January 1856, leaving a pregnant wife and 3 other young children.
Judy Hutchins on 22nd January, 2015 made the following changes:
source: Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number 62 The Bendigo Advertiser newspaper 22/1/1856 (prev. Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 91, Class and Piece Number HO11/13, Page Number
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