Sidney Leslie Goodwin (bef. 1910 - 1912)

Born before 9 Sep 1910 in Melksham, Wiltshire, England

Ancestors

Son of Frederick Joseph Goodwin and Augusta (Tyler) Goodwin

Died 15 Apr 1912 after age 1 in At Sea

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Biography

Sidney Goodwin died young.

Sidney was born in 1910, one of . He was 6 children born to Frederick Goodwin and Augusta Tyler. ^[1]

His siblings were

• Lilian Augusta Goodwin 1896
• Charles Edward Goodwin 1898
• William Frederick Goodwin 1899
• Jessie Allis-Mary Goodwin 1900
• Harold Victor Goodwin 1902

Census 1911 In the 1911 census Sidney was living with her parents, Frederick Joseph Goodwin and Augusta (Tyler) Godwin, and siblings in Melksham, Wiltshire, England. ^[2]

On the 10 April 1912 the Goodwin family set sail from Southampton on RMS Titanic bound for New York, USA. ^[3]

On the 15 April, 1912 the Titanic sank in the Atlantic Sea and all members of the Goodwin family were lost at sea. Sidney was 2 but age on records listed as 6. ^[4]

His body was recovered but at the time was not identified. He is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In 2007 Canadian researchers at Lakehead University tested the child's HVS1, a type of mitochondrial DNA molecule. DNA extracted from the exhumed remains and DNA provided by a surviving maternal relative helped positively match the remains to Sidney, and the identification was announced on 30 July 2007.^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp#Results GOODWIN, SIDNEY LESLIE; Mother’s Maiden Name: TYLER; GRO Reference: 1910 D Quarter in MELKSHAM Volume 05A Page 93
2. ↑ 1911 Census: "England and Wales Census, 1911"
   citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
   FamilySearch Record: X72P-37H (accessed 14 April 2023)
   FindMyPast Image
   Sidney Leslie Goodwin (0) son in household of Frederick Joseph Goodwin (41) in Melksham registration district in Wiltshire, England. Born in Melksham, Wiltshire.
3. ↑ Passenger List: "UK, RMS Titanic, Outward Passenger List, 1912"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2970 #892 (accessed 14 April 2023)
   Name: Sidney Goodwin; Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910; Age: 2; Class: 3rd; Last Residence Country: England; Departure Port: Southampton.
4. ↑ Death At Sea: "UK, RMS Titanic, Deaths at Sea, 1912"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2969 #472 (accessed 14 April 2023)
   Sidney L Goodwin death (age 6).
5. ↑ Titanic baby given new identity BBC News 1 August 2007
6. ↑ Death At Sea: "UK, RMS Titanic, Deaths at Sea, 1912"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2969 #472 (accessed 14 April 2023)
   Sidney L Goodwin death (age 6).

• https://www.encyclopedia-titanica.org/titanic-victim/sidney-leslie-goodwin.html
• Wikipedia: The Unknown Child