Marine Corporal William
Goodall (c.1745...1828)
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Royal Marines
- The New South Wales Corps. (
Rum Corps. ) "Renamed 102nd Regiment
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Born :
Circa 1745
Where Born : Gaevald Heddington , East Lothian
Scotland
Occupation : Soldier
Date Arrived : 26th Jan 1788
Ship Arrived on : " Alexander "
Rank on Discharge : Corporal .
Date of Enlistment : Dec 1777
Where Enlisted : Plymouth
Date of Discharge : 4. March 1790
Where Discharged : Sydney
Date of Enlistment R.N.S.W.Reg
: 6. April
1792
Where Enlisted : Sydney
Date of Discharge : 6 April 1797
ReEnlisted : 6 April 1797
Transfer Invalid Company : 24. April 1810
Date Discharged : 1818
Where Discharged : Sydney
Died : 10. July 1828
Where Died /
Buried : St
Matthews Church Cemetery Windsor
Parents Names :
Spouse's Name : Ann Powell
Born :
Where Born :
Occupation :
Date Arrived : Second Fleet Convict
Ship Arrived on :
Died :27. April 1818
Where Died /
Buried : St
Matthews Church Cemetery Windsor
Date Married :
Where Married :
Spouse's Parents :
- Descendants
- Area Settled :
- Mulgrave Park., Toongabbie
- Children :
- 1 . William Goodall . (bapt. 24/9/1793.....d.1/12/1793)
- 2 . Margaret Goodall (b.April 1797....d.9/7/1797
History
& Achievements :
- William Goodall enlisted in the Royal Marines as
a member of the 6th Plymouth Company
- . On his arrival he was attached to Captain James
Meredith 's Company. William was stationed on board the
ship " Alexander" It was on this ship that he
arrived in Australia .During his time in the marines he
served in the West Indies prior to his departure from
England. On the 29th of January for discontent he was
reduced in rank to Private but soon obtained his Corporal
rank not long after . Sent to Norfolk Island on March the
4th 1790 via the ship "Sirius "left the Island
in 1792. He discharged from the Marines and enlisted in
the Royal New South Wales Regiment. He served his time
and discharged but re-enlisted almost immediately .Recieveing
a grant of land at Bankstown of 25 acres at Mulgrave Park
also recieved a grant of 270 acres at Toongabbie.
Eventually discharged from the 102nd Regiment he joined
the Royal N.S.W. Veterans and served at Windsor
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- References
- Military records ,Pay rolls, Pay Musters, Cemetery Records, Church
Records & General Muster Records, Mitchell Library ,Sydney Australia
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