Joseph Goodwin

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Goodwin was born in 1847, in Kingsley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Goodwin, was 49 and his mother, Martha Mosley, was 39. He married Eliza Johnson on 7 June 1870, in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Ipstones, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died in 1912, in Cheadle, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 65.

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Joseph Goodwin
1847–1912
Eliza Johnson
1848–1925
Marriage: 7 June 1870
Martha Ann Goodwin
1873–1949

Sources (12)

  • Joseph Goodwin in household of Moses Johnson, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Joseph Goodwin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Joseph Goodwin, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

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World Events (5)

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.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

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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