Master Sidney Leslie Goodwin
- Biography
| Name: Master Sidney Leslie Goodwin
Born: Friday 9th September 1910 Age: 1 years 7 months and 6 days. Last Residence: in Melksham Wiltshire England 3rd Class passenger First Embarked: Southampton on Wednesday 10th April 1912 Ticket No. 2144 , £46 18s Destination: Niagara Falls New York United States Died in the sinking. Body recovered by: Mackay-Bennett (No. 4) |
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Sidney Leslie Goodwin was born on 9th September 1910.
He boarded the Titanic with his parents, Frederick,and Augusta and siblings Lillian, 16; Charles, 14; William, 11; Jessie, 10; and Harold, 9.
The entire family was lost in the sinking.
One of the first bodies recovered by the cable ship Mackay-Bennett was of that of a small fair haired boy. The sailors involved in the expedition were so moved that when no relative came forward to claim the child, they personally escorted the child's coffin to Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax and paid for a large monument in memory of the "unknown child". (His was the only burial service that day - 4 May 1912). In 2002 the body previously identified only as "the unknown child" was positively idenified as Eino Viljami Panula by means of DNA technology, in 2007 the researchers revised their opinion and stated that the body was in fact that of Sidney Goodwin.
'The unknown Child'
Photo © Lars-Inge Glad
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NO. 4 - MALE - ESTIMATED AGE, 2 - HAIR, FAIR CLOTHING - Grey coat with fur on collar and cuffs; brown serge frock; petticoat; flannel garment; pink woolen singlet - brown shoes and stockings. NO MARKS WHATEVER PROBABLY THIRD CLASS |
Travelling Companions (on same ticket)
Mr Frederick Joseph Goodwin
Mrs Augusta Goodwin
Miss Lillian Amy Goodwin
Mr Charles Edward Goodwin
Master William Frederick Goodwin
Miss Jessie Allis Goodwin
Master Harold Victor Goodwin
References and Sources
Alan Ruffman, personal communication, 21 May 2002
Credits
Alan Ruffman, Canada
Arthur Merchant, USA
Linda Ridd, UK
Related Articles and Documents
| THE GOODWIN FAMILY | ||
| (1911) | GOODWIN FAMILY 1911 CENSUS | |
| Chicago Daily Tribune (1912) | FAMILY OF EIGHT MISSING | |
| livescience.com (2011) | TITANIC'S UNKNOWN CHILD GIVEN NEW, FINAL IDENTITY | |
| thestar.com (2011) | TINY SHOE SOLVES ID OF TITANIC'S 'UNKNOWN CHILD' | |
| (2011) | TITANIC'S UNKNOWN CHILD | |
| todaystmj4.com (2011) | TITANIC'S "UNKNOWN CHILD" HAS A LOCAL CONNECTION | |
| Titanic Research (2011) | THE FINAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE 'UNKNOWN CHILD' |
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