Charles Goin
- Born
- 1 Jan 1940
- Gender
- Male
- Place of migration
- Migrated to/Born in Caribbean
My great-grandfather was Charles Goin, son of Virginia and William Henry Goin. He was also the grand-nephew of Charles Goin, planter and former military, who arrived in Trinidad in 1799 and died there in 1848.
Charles the elder owned two cotton estates, Mauxico and Willow Vale, and, by all accounts, was very prosperous. He was a devout methodist and left a sizeable portion of his fortune to the Wesleyan church in his will, of which I have a copy. Charles was married twice, first to Margaret, who was sickly and subsequently died, and then to Sophia, who resided in England.
William Henry Goin was manager of one of his uncle's estates under a seven-year lease, beginning in 1841.
Information gained from family trees on Ancestry claim that the Goins were from Tipperary. Charles the elder had a sister, Ellen, who resided in Mountrath, Queen's county.
I am seeking information on both Charles the elder and the younger, especially records that would demonstrate the link between the two. I've been unsuccessful in finding any information on Willian Henry and his family, especially his son. Charles the younger would have been born around 1840 as he was a young boy when his great-uncle died in 1848. Apparently Charles the younger was also in the military, though I have no documentary evidence of that fact.
I first posted the above information several years ago. Last year, I moved and changed my email address. It seems that I missed a reply from Neisha B with additional information of the Goin family. I would greatly appreciate her contacting me once again so that we can compare notes.
