William Goodwin

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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Family Time Line

William Goodwin
1843–1918
Jane Boughey
1848–1931
Marriage: 6 February 1868
John Goodwin
1868–1941
Martha Goodwin
1870–
Sarah Ann Goodwin
1873–1921
Elizabeth Alice Goodwin
1877–
George Boughey Goodwin
1880–1904
William Arthur Goodwin
1884–

Sources (13)

  • William Goodwin, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • William Goodwin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • William Goodwin, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"

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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