Poverty and Wretchedness: Goodwin Family in Hobart 1808–1827

Poverty and Wretchedness is a detailed timeline of the diverse historical records of Andrew and Lydia Goodwin along with their children experiences as early settlers in Hobart between 1808 and 1827, detailing their journey from Norfolk Island and the challenges they faced in Hobart.

It traces Andrew Goodwin and Lydia Munro’s lives, including movements between settlements, the birth of their children both on Norfolk Island and in Hobart, the marriages of the Goodwin children in Hobart and much more.

While highlighting the hardships, land allocations, court matters and social dynamics encountered by the Goodwin Family during this formative period in Tasmanian history.

Poverty and Wretchedness: Goodwin Family in Hobart 1808–1827. The publication date is Oct 2026, as part of the Goodwin – Munro Family “Creating Stories” Muster.

Paradise on Norfolk Island: Goodwin Family 1790 – 1807 provides a detailed timeline of the diverse historical records relating to the Goodwin Family on Norfolk Island.