John Eli Goodyer was sentenced to life transportation for highway robbery. He arrived in Tasmania in 1839 aboard the Egyptian. He was described as being 5 feet 3 inches (160 cms) tall, with brown hair, hazel eyes, and had a freckled scar on his right arm. His occupation was farm labourer. His age at arrival was given as 17. He was granted a ticket of leave in 1847 and a conditional pardon in 1851. He had married Susanna Chapman in 1846.
'Goodyer, John Eli (1823–1908)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/goodyer-john-eli-27811/text35547, accessed 25 March 2023.
11 April,
1823
Bedworth, Warwickshire, England
25 May,
1908
(aged 85)
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia