James Goodwin

   Cause of his death was Broncho Pneumonia, Senility.

  General Notes:

Parents of James born 1856 Bangalore East Indies. James Goodwin and Elizab eth Thompson.
1851 Armagh Northern Ireland. James Goodwin, son of Patrick Goodwin and Ma ry O'Haggan, and Elizabeth Thompson were married June at St Marks Church A rmagh Co. Tyronne Nth Ireland. James was in the Army, 25th Regiment of Foo t.
St Mark's Armagh's Parish Church. The original church was built in 18 11 to relieve pressure on the cathedral which was then in a poor sta te of repair. When the army required a garrison church in the mid nineteen th century a decision was made to enlarge St Mark's.The large galleries we re primarily for use by the soldiers.

c1856 James Jnr. was born in Bangalore East India, as was his brother Edwa rd.

1857 May 25. James arrived in Melbourne aboard the ship "Southern Cross" w ith his parents James Goodwin aged 35yrs, mother Elizabeth Thompson aged 2 7years. Also sister Isabella aged 4,and brother Edward aged 2. Isabella w as born in Ireland and Edward and James were both born in East India. T he embarkation port was Calcutta.

James' brother John lived at Redlands just north of Corowa. When a Mr.Jo hn Goodwin of Redlands died in Oct 1912 his brothers were listed as Mess rs Edward Daniel and James.

1872 From Grevilles Post Office Directory - James Goodwin farmer at Terram ia. Post Town - Mulwala.

1876 May 20 Marriage at Albury to Eliza Curd. Occupation then - farmer fr om Mulwala.

1879 Living at Sandy Ridges near Corowa. Birth of son James Patrick Goodwi n.

1885 From NSW Residents List.
ID....27838 Goodwin James........Holding/Place....Pine Farm. Police Dist.. .. Corowa.
Post Town....Lowesdale. Acerage...1256. Horses....8. Cattle....9. Sheep. ...1230. Pigs....0.
Return to...Corowa. Pg No126.

ID....27839 Goodwin James Jnr. Holding/Place....Pine Farm. Police Dist.... Corowa.
Post Town....Lowesdale.
Acerage...0 . Horses....2. Cattle....0. Sheep....0. Pigs.... 0. Return to NE............Pg126.

1887 From Land Map of Mulwala James owned 200 acres. 1910 map has his na me crossed out so probably sold this farm to his neighbour.

1891 Farmer at "Wattle Park" Corowa. Birth and death of son Richard in Dec ember. Richard was buried at Wattle Park Farm.

1905 Living at Wodonga at the time of son James Patricks death.

1910 Death of Eliza at Wodonga Vic.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Gravesite: R/C Sect Cemetery Wodonga Vic Row R No15. No headstone.

• connection. ⁹²² David Young's connection to me is as follows:

David Young (1966) married Jennifer Vize (1966)
His father is John Young (1937) who married Valerie Chisholm (1943)
Her father was Victor Chisholm (c1905) who married Marion Kneebone (1908)
Her father was Henry Kneebone (1880) who married Mary Godwin (1882)
Her father was James Goodwin (1856)
His father was James Goodwin (1823) & he also had Isabella Goodwin (1851) who married George Foster (1834)
They had Elizabeth Foster (1880) who married Thomas Kirkup (1854)
They had Elizabeth Kirkup (1904) who married Joseph Keighran (1901)
His father was Joseph Keighran (1879) & he also had Leslie Keighran (1904)
He had Mary Keighran (1927) who married Mervyn Collins (1924)
They had Les Collins (1950) who married me - Robyn Bray (nee Davies) (1950)

James married Eliza Anne Curd, daughter of Richard (convict) Curd and Mary Ann Sexton, on 20 May 1876 in St Patricks, Albury, NSW Australia. (Eliza Anne Curd was born on 9 Dec 1852 in Kilmore, Victoria Australia, christened on 26 Dec 1852 in Christ Church C of E, Kilmore, Victoria Australia, died on 6 Mar 1910 in Beechworth Road, Wodonga, Victoria Australia and was buried on 7 Mar 1910 in R.C. Cemetery Wodonga, Victoria Australia.). The cause of her death was Virtual Henia. Strangulation of the bowel over three days.