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Death for my Gt. Grandmother

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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jun 2015 09:49

Good find LondonBelle :-D

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jun 2015 09:51

If aunt Bessie was visited in London wonder about this death

Name: Harriet E Godden
Birth Date: abt 1869
Date of Registration: Sep 1946
Age at Death: 77
Registration district: Hammersmith
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5c
Page: 623

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jun 2015 09:53

???
Name: Bessie Elizabeth Godden
Year: 1922
County or Borough: Ealing
Ward or Division/Constituency: Ealing
13 Carlyle road

With an Avery Godden

NOPE false trail again !!!!

Name: Bessie Godden
Age in 1911: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1880
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Bromley, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Ealing
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England
Street address: 13 Carlyle Road, South Ealing
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 9
Estimated Marriage Year: 1902
Occupation: Bricklayer
Registration district: Brentford
Registration District Number: 128
Sub-registration district: Brentford
ED, institution, or vessel: 34
Household schedule number: 74
Piece: 6901
Household Members:
Name Age
Alice Hurren 68
Avory Godden 37
Bessie Godden 31
Edward Godden 7
Florence Godden 6
George Godden 5
Fred Bates 22

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jun 2015 09:53

Looking good Londonbelle!

Frederic Edmond John Slade
Baptism Date: 26 Aug 1888
Baptism Place: Hilton, Dorset, England
Father: Edward Slade
Mother: Elizabeth Slade

Gee

Gee Report 26 Jun 2015 09:55

Cracking find LB :-)

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jun 2015 09:58

1911

William Godden
Age in 1911: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1891
Relation to Head: Son (Child)
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Ansty, Dorset, England
Civil Parish: St Mary
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England
Street address: 104 Northumberland Road, Southampton
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Blacksmith
Registration district: Southampton
Registration District Number: 99
Sub-registration district: Southampton Eastern
ED, institution, or vessel: 27
Household schedule number: 292
Piece: 5961
Household Members:
Name Age
James Henry Godden 44
Harriet Elizabeth Godden 42
William Godden 20
Daisy Godden 14
Ethel Godden 12
Voilet Godden 8
Alice Godden 6
Earnest Godden 5
Louis Godden 4
Ada Godden 3
Carl Godden 2 months

Harriet married 24 years, 13 children born, 10 living and 3 had died

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jun 2015 10:01

This looks interesting as it's the same birth date


First name(s) Frederick
Last name Godden
Birth year 1888
Birth date 25 Mar 1888
Event year 1901
School name Borstal National School
Town Rochester
County Kent
Country England
Parent name(s) John Godden
Book type Admissions
Archive reference C/E5/305B/1/2/1
Folio / page no. -
Archive Medway Archives
Record set National School Admission Registers & Log-books 1870-1914
Category Institutions & organisations
Subcategory Schools & education
Collections from Great Britain

Edit
Think this is coincidental but will leave for elimination purposes

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 26 Jun 2015 10:01

Yes, Rootgather looked at the baptism too couldn't make out whether his second name was Edmond or Edward! Although his Birth Registration states it's Frederick Edward J Slade

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 26 Jun 2015 10:03

There is a marriage for James Henry Godden and Elizabeth Slade...will type up

Marriage Dec 1900

Godden James Henry
Slade Elizabeth
Southampton 2c 58

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jun 2015 10:09

Hammersmith death looks good for Bessie as James died same area!!!

James H Godden
Birth Date: abt 1867
Date of Registration: Jun 1951
Age at Death: 84
Registration district: Hammersmith
Inferred County: London
Volume: 5c
Page: 681

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jun 2015 10:13

Well done Londonbelle, you've cracked this. Take a bow and go straight to the top of the class :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 26 Jun 2015 10:17

Why thank you Rootgather. ** Takes bow** :-D :-D

LondonBelle

LondonBelle Report 26 Jun 2015 10:46

Military Record for a William Percival Godden Father James Henry Godden Age 26 Born abt 1886 Dorset. Regimental No 874 Royal Fusiliers. Address given for Father
5 Stowe Rd, Shepherds Bush, London

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jun 2015 11:05

joined at Shepherds Bush 5.9.1914
discharged as medically unfit 3.10.1914

Father James Henry Godden 15 Stowe Road Shepherds Bush

so they had moved to London not long after the 1911 census

JPK

JPK Report 26 Jun 2015 12:00


Wow thankyou so much for all your help I will look at all the info you have given me.

I have been looking for Bessie and her sons for an incredibly long time. I like Frederick Godden. Don't know why but will check him out.

Thanks Joan

JPK

JPK Report 26 Jun 2015 12:04



I think you all should take a bow.!!

JPK

JPK Report 26 Jun 2015 12:06

So excited at what you have found that I forgot to say that the sons were not with family.

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jun 2015 12:10

Following up on all those Godden half siblings of your grandfather should keep you busy for a wee while Joan :-)

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 26 Jun 2015 12:12

To help you out Carl's death has been mistranscibed

Darl J H Godden
Birth Date: abt 1911
Date of Registration: Dec 1968
Age at Death: 57
Registration district: Fulham
Inferred County: Greater London
Volume: 5b
Page: 323

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 26 Jun 2015 12:22

Name: James Godden
Year: 1931
County or Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Hammersmith
Street address: 24 Richford street

With Godden 's
Elizabeth
Ada Eugenie
James Charles
Ernest
Lewis
Daisy
Ethel

Same address in 1921
Name: James Godden
Year: 1921
County or Borough: Hammersmith and Fulham
Ward or Division/Constituency: Hammersmith
Street address: 21 Richford Street-
With Elizabeth and Fredrick Edward