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William Goddard, 18351898 (aged 63 years)

Name
William /Goddard/
Name prefix
Captain
Given names
William
Surname
Goddard
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The Macquarie crew mending the sail.
18351898
Birth: 26 January 1835 Beccles, Suffolk, England
Death: 1 December 1898
Family with Susan D'Arcy
himself
The Macquarie crew mending the sail.
18351898
Birth: 26 January 1835 Beccles, Suffolk, England
Death: 1 December 1898
wife
Marriage Marriage24 November 1864
son
William Edward Lucien Darcy Goddard
Birth: Fontainebleau, Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France, France
Burial: Rookwood, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Alice Goddard in her nurses uniform.
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Birth
Occupation
Apprentice Seaman
between 1848 and 1853
Marriage
Occupation
Sea Captain (Master Mariner)
between 1854 and 1897
Retirement
30 December 1897 (aged 62 years)
Death of a father
Death of a mother
Birth of a son
Death
1 December 1898 (aged 63 years)
Birth of a son
Last change
27 January 201221:49:22
Author of last change: Danny
Note

Starting his apprenticeship at thirteen years of age, he spent around five years sailing around the english coast.

He came to Australia on the Hannibal at aged nineteen or twenty and later became Captain of the Fortuna, a ship that cost $42000 when launched in 1875. Weighing 1857 tons, it was 269 feet long and had a beam of 41 feet. It was later renamed the Maquarie. He was also Captain of the La Hogue.

He retired on 30th December 1897 at the age of 61, after having spent almost fifty years at sea.

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The Macquarie crew mending the sail.
The Macquarie crew mending the sail.
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Crew aboard The Macquarie.
Crew aboard The Macquarie.
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The ship La Hogue
The ship La Hogue
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The Macquarie
The Macquarie
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Captain William Goddard
Captain William Goddard