Fay Goodwin, …–1946
- Name
- Fay /Goodwin/
- Given names
- Fay
- Surname
- Goodwin
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Death of a mother
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Cause: suicide by drowning Note: Newspaper article Newspaper article WOLLONGONG, Friday. -The bodies of Mrs. Phyllis Jean Goodwin, 33, and her six weeks old baby, Fay, were recovered from Lake Illawarra this morning Mrs. Goodwin was in night attire. The tragedy was discovered early today when the mother's body was recovered from the surf, and later the child's body was washed up on the beach. Mrs. Goodwin's body was seen floating in the breakers by a fisherman at 2 a.m. Later Mr. Oliver Massey, while walking along the beach, found the child's body. Police have been told that. Mrs Goodwin had been in ill-health since the birth of Fay. Mr Arthur Goodwin, husband of the dead woman, told the police mother and baby, with another child Pamela, went to bed at 8 pm. yesterday. Shortly after 3 a.m. today, Mr. Goodwin told police he was awakened by the child Pamela crying. Mr. Goodwin found that his wife and baby daughter, Fay, were missing. Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954), Sat 14 Dec 1946 |
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Death
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Note: Fay was murdered by her mother by drowning. She was only 6-weeks old. |
| father |
1888–1961
Birth: 1888
— Parkes, New South Wales, Australia Death: 16 June 1961 — Atherton, Queensland, Australia |
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| mother |
1913–1946
Birth: 9 March 1913
22
— Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia Death: 13 December 1946 — Lake Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia |
| younger sister |
Private
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| Death |
Fay was murdered by her mother by drowning. She was only 6-weeks old. |
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