Goodwin Family History
Goodwin Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Godewyn, Old
English Godwine, composed of the elements god
‘good’ + wine ‘friend’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Goodwin
Name Distribution of Goodwin Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Goodwin families
 1,132 - 2,261  378 - 1,131 |
 1 - 377  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Goodwin families
|
160 - 317 54 - 159 |
1 - 53 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Goodwin census records
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Goodwin Family Origin
Goodwin Emigration Information (US)
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to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Goodwin Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Goodwin families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Goodwin Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Goodwin census records
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Military Service by Goodwin
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