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  • Thomas Hill Goodwin (1871 - 1943)
    Baptism 1871 Probate/DN 1943 Name Thomas Hill Goodwin Sex Male Father's Name William Howe Goodwin Father's Sex Male Mother's Name Martha Hill Mother's Sex Female Event Type Birth Event Date 12 Mar...
  • Robert Goodwin (c.1840 - bef.1901)
  • Thomas Goodwin, SV/PROG (1839 - 1904)
  • John Fowlis Goodwin, Snr. SV/PROG (bef.1772 - 1841)
    Baptism / Christening 1772 : DN 1841 : 1820 British Settler John Foulis Goodwin 46, Wine merchant, together with his wife Mary Ann Beeston 39, and their 3 children, were members of Bailie's Part...
  • George Goodwin, SV/PROG (bef.1825 - 1876)
    Baptism 1825 Probate 1876

A surname found in the shires of Ayr, Lanark, and Stirling. From the Old English personal name Godwine, 'God friend. ' The spelling Goodwin is due to the fact that the o in Godwin was originally pronounced long.

Goodwin surname Progenitors in South Africa
Who was the first Goodwin ?

From first arrival in ??

John Fowlis Goodwin, Snr. SV/PROG

  1. John Francis Goodwin, Jnr.
  2. Mary Ann Heathcote
  3. Henry Samuel Goodwin

Thomas Goodwin, SV/PROG

George Goodwin, SV/PROG

Ernest Henry Goodwin, SV/PROG

Edward Goodwin, SV/PROG

References :

A Brief History of One Branch of the Godwins of London -- https://www.cgpublishing.com/Godwin/history.html

https://one-name.org/name_profile/goodwin/