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Hi i wonder if anyone can help me im looking for any relativesmy Granddad's sister's might have had.....i will give you the only information that i have found.

Granddad's name Cyril John Godfrey d.o.b 1906 i think born in Canning Town
1st sister Hilda Godfrey d.o.b 1885
2nd sister Jessie Godfrey d.o.b 1900
Their parents were Thomas Henry Godfrey d.o.b 1864 and
Jessie Susan Thompson d.o.b 1870

I would really appreciate any help. Thank you in advance

are you looking for the sister's marriages

Im looking for any family the sisters might have had....so anything that might lead me to that. Thank you.

1939 Register

Godfrey Household (2 People)

46 Hessel Road , Ealing M.B., Middlesex, England


Hilda A Rowe 28 Feb 1895 Female Packer Medical Tablet Married 108 2
Jessie Godfrey 22 May 1869 Female Domestic (Unpaid) Widowed 108 1

Marriages Dec 1921


Godfrey Hilda A Rowe Brentford 3a 256

Rowe Henry A J Godfrey Brentford 3a 256

London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1932


Name:Hilda Amelia Godfrey

Gender:Female

Marriage Age:26

Record Type:Marriage

Birth Date:abt 1895

Marriage Date:26 Dec 1921

Marriage Place:St John, Northfields, Ealing, England

Father:Thomas Henry Godfrey

Spouse:Henry Alfred John Rowe

Register Type:Parish Register

England and Wales Census, 1901
Name: Thomas H Godfrey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: Shoreditch, London, Middlesex, England
County: London, Middlesex
Civil Parish: Shoreditch
Ecclesiastical Parish: St Paul Haggerston
Sub-District: Haggerston
Registration District: Shoreditch
Residence Note: Marlborough Road
Gender: Male
Age: 37
Occupation: CUTTERS B DEPT G P O C SERVICE
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Birthplace: St Georges E, London
Schedule Type: 446
Page Number: 61
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas H Godfrey Head Male 37 St Georges E, London
Jessie Godfrey Wife Female 31 St Georges E, London
Hilda Godfrey Daughter Female 6 Dalston, London
Irenie Godfrey Daughter Female 1 Dalston, London

Thomas H Godfrey
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name: Thomas H Godfrey
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Event Place: St George, East, London, Middlesex, England
Enumeration District: 17
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Occupation: Scholar
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1864
Birthplace: St George In The East, Middlesex
Entry Number: 20
Affiliate Image Identifier: GBC/1871/0533/0082
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Alfred J Godfrey Head Male 33 City Of London, Middlesex
Sarah A Godfrey Wife Female 27 City Of London, Middlesex
Thomas H Godfrey Son Male 7 St George In The East, Middlesex
Anne L Godfrey Daughter Female 3 St George In The East, Middlesex
Alfred A Godfrey Son Male 1 St George In The East, Middlesex

Births Jun 1923 (>99%)
Rowe Alma J Godfrey Brentford 3a 303

Wow this is overwhelming......so Malyon you have found another Daughter Irenie.....its children of theirs i would be looking for.....Thank you.

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census

123 Ling Road Canning Town E, West Ham, London & Essex, England


Thomas Henry Godfrey Head Married Male 46 1865 Commercial Road London Porter G P O

Jessie Godfrey Wife Married Female 41 1870 Commercial Road London -

Hilda Godfrey Daughter Single Female 16 1895 Dalston N E Dressmaker

Irene Godfrey Daughter - Female 11 1900 Dalston N E School

Dorris Godfrey Daughter - Female 8 1903 Dalston N E School

Cyril Godfrey Son - Male 5 1906 Plaistow Essex School

(5 children born, 4 still living)

Births Mar 1897

Godfrey Thomas John W. Ham 4a 402


Deaths Sep 1897

Godfrey Thomas John 0 Shoreditch 1c 85

Choccy i wonder if i got one of the sisters mixed up with the Mum because i have a Jessie as a Sister and you have found irene and Dorris

Not seeing a birth for a sister Jessie. Think you may be thinking of Irene


First name(s) IRENE AGATHA
Last name GODFREY
Birth year 1899
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name Thompson
District Shoreditch
County London
Country England
Volume 1C
Page 118
Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Civil Births
Collections from Great Britain, England
© brightsolid online publishing ltd

Think this could be Irene Agatha Godfrey


Marriages Dec 1932

Godfrey Irene Jordan B.Stortford 3a 1903
Jordan Arthur W Godfrey B. Stortford 3a 1903


Death of husband


Deaths Jun 1938

Jordan Arthur W 42 B.Stortford 3a 945



1939 Register


Reed Household (5 People)

Arkesden Road , Saffron Walden R.D., Essex, England


>>>>>Irene A Jordon 09 May 1899 Female Cook General Widowed 22 3
Elizabeth A Reed 06 Sep 1885 Female Household Duties Widowed 22 1
Gladys L Walford (Reed) 21 Jan 1913 Female Domestic Duties Single 22 2
>>>>>Jessie A Waters (Jordon) 05 Sep 1933 Female At School Single 22 4
Joyce Florence (J) Murrey 23 May 1929 Female At School Single 22 5

NB >>>>>> Jessie A WALTERS (Jordon) on original


This confirms her date of birth:


London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911


Name:Irene Agatha Godfrey

Age:5

>>>>>Birth Date:9 May 1899

Admission Date:6 Jun 1904

School:St Paul's School

Father:Thomas Godfrey

Mother: Jessie Godfrey

Notes:Saint Paul's School opened 1870. Renamed Saint Paul's with Saint Michael's School in 1981

1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
123 Ling Road Canning Town E, West Ham, London & Essex, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Birth place Occupation
Thomas Henry Godfrey Head Married Male 46 1865 Commercial Road London Porter G P O
Jessie Godfrey Wife Married Female 41 1870 Commercial Road London
Hilda Godfrey Daughter Single Female 16 1895 Dalston N E Dressmaker
Irene Godfrey Daughter - Female 11 1900 Dalston N E School
Dorris Godfrey Daughter - Female 8 1903 Dalston N E School
Cyril Godfrey Son - Male 5 1906 Plaistow Essex School

The 1911 census shows that Thomas and Jessie had been married for 17 years. They had had 5 children born alive to the marriage, but 1 had since died

Here are the 4 showing on the 1911 census. Be blowed if i can find a 5th at the moment. Could be a variant spelling, born out of expected area, born before marriage etc

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/

Name: Mother's Maiden Surname: Order:
GODFREY, HILDA AMELIA THOMPSON Order
GRO Reference: 1895 J Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 86

GODFREY, IRENE AGATHA THOMPSON Order
GRO Reference: 1899 J Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 118 Order

GODFREY, DORIS ALEXANDRA THOMPSON Order
GRO Reference: 1902 S Quarter in SHOREDITCH Volume 01C Page 75 Order

GODFREY, CYRIL JOHN THOMPSON Order
GRO Reference: 1906 J Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 142

Births Dec 1933

JORDAN Jessie A Godfrey B.Stortford 3a 1060


Deaths Mar 1969

JORDAN IRENE A 69 B STORTFORD 4B 34

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Possible son posted at 22.22

Thomas John Godfrey born and died 1897

Marriage of daughter Jessie - 1939 Register gives married surname


Marriages Jun 1954

JORDAN Jessie A WALTERS Saffron W. 4a 1331
Walters Richard C Jordan Saffron W. 4a 1331




England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007


Name:Jessie Audrey Walters

Death Age:52

Birth Date:5 Sep 1933

Registration Date:Jan 1986

Registration district:Uttlesford

Inferred County:Essex

Volume:9

Page:3871

Thomas John(above) confirms as the 5th child - mother's maiden name Thompson:

GODFREY, THOMAS JOHN THOMPSON Order
GRO Reference: 1897 M Quarter in WEST HAM Volume 04A Page 402

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