William Goodwin

William Goodwin, one of 230 convicts transported on the Elphinstone, 06 April 1842

Name, Aliases & Gender

Name:	William Goodwin
Aliases:	none
Gender:	m

Birth, Occupation & Death

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

Conviction & Transportation

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

References

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.

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Community Contributions

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.

Convict Changes History

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