Brief Life History of William
When William Goodwin was born in 1843, in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Goodwin, was 45 and his mother, Martha Mosley, was 35. He married Jane Boughey on 6 February 1868, in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1918, in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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- William Goodwin, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- William Goodwin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Goodwin, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"
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World Events (6)
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Godwin (Old English Gōdwine). Compare Godwin .
Irish: adopted in Mayo for Ó Goidín, a variant of Ó Godáin, ‘descendant of Godán’, a diminutive personal name from got ‘stammering, lisping’.
History: This name was brought independently to New England by many bearers from the 17th century onward. William Goodwin was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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