Emma Elizabeth Ackworthy (Munden) Godfrey (1865 - 1953)

Born 29 Nov 1865 in Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Frederick Charles Godfrey — married 14 Apr 1884 (to 27 Jul 1903) in Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 26 Jul 1953 at age 87 in Gillingham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Emma (Munden) Godfrey was born in Gillingham, Kent, England.

Biography

Emma Elizabeth Ackworthy is born on the 29 November 1865 in the Village of New Brompton, east of the Town of Chatham, Gillingham Parish, Kent, England^[1]. Her parents are James Anning Munden and Martha Payne.

Baptism

She is baptized on the 21 January 1866 at the Parish Church of St. Mary Magdalene, Gillingham Green, Town of Gillingham, Gillingham St. Mary Magdalene Parish, Kent, England. On her Baptism Record, there is a third name that is illegible, something like "Acworthy"^[2].

Marriage

Emma marries Frederick Charles Godfrey on the 14 April 1884 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Gillingham Green, Town of Gillingham, Kent, England^[3].

Marriage Certificate

1884. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Gillingham in the County of Kent.

Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, after Banns, by me, {M. W. Wilson?}, Vicar. This Marriage was solemnized between us, Frederick Charles Godfrey and Emma Elizabeth Munden in the Presence of John Silvester Munden and Alice Spring^[4].

Children

1. William James (25 December 1884)
2. Frederick Charles (27 January 1887)
3. Edith Florence (18 April 1889)
4. Albert "Bert" Edward (20 June 1893)
5. George Archibald (9 May 1898)
6. Percival Scott Lambton (2 March 1900)
7. Walter Henry (28 August 1901)

Residence

In the England Census of 1871, Emma Elizabeth is living with her parents James Anning (Munden) and Martha (Payne) and siblings Mary Ann, John, Joseph, Madalina, Walter and Charles at 11 High Street, Village of New Brompton, Gillingham Parish, Medway District, near the Town of Chatham, in Kent, England^[5]. She disappears from the Census of 1881, only to reappear married to Frederick Charles (Godfrey) in 1891. She is living with her children William James, Frederick Charles and Edith Florence at 43 Arden Street, in the Village of New Brompton, near Brompton Barracks, Gillingham Parish, Medway District, Kent, England^[6].

By 1901, Frederick is back with his family at 60 Foreign Street, in the District of Lambeth, in South London, England, London Borough of Lambeth, London and Surrey, England. He and Emma Elizabeth live with their children William James, Frederick Charles, Edith Florence, Albert "Bert" Edward, George Archibald and Percival Scott Lambton^[7]. However, the Census of 1911 reveals Emma is now widowed and living with her sons George Archibald and Walter Henry. They are lodging with Alfred (Stamford), his wife, Alice and their children Alfred, William and Alice at 4 Saxton Street, Town of Gillingham, Gillingham Parish, Medway District, in Kent, England. Her occupation is recorded as being a Hired Machinist^[8]. With the arrival of the 1939 England and Wales Register, Emma Elizabeth (Munden/Godfrey) is a Domestic Servant to Ellen E (Macey) and Ellen's son, Walter J. (Macey) at 18 St. George's Road, in the Town of Gillingham, Gillingham M.B., Medway District, Kent, England^[9].

Death and Burial

Emma Elizabeth died on the 26 July 1953 at Milton Regis Hospital 1 St. George's Road, in the Town of Gillingham, in Kent, England at the age of 87 years. She is interred in Grange Road Cemetery, Gillingham Parish, Town of Gillingham, north east of the Town of Chatham, in Kent, England on the 29 July 1953. Her Grave is located at Section: CH, number 2142 (C). ^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England and Wales Births 1837-2006 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast and Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (January-March 1866); Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 413
2. ↑ Source: Kent Baptisms and Births (Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Chatham); Reference: (Baptism Year-1866); Registration Parish: Gillingham St. Mary Magdalene; Archive Reference: P153/1/8; Year Range: 1849-1873; Image 38 of 74; Page number: 221; Record number: 1768); Record Link: https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P153-01-08(2).pdf
3. ↑ Source: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (April-June 1884); Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 846
4. ↑ Source: Kent Marriages And Banns (Medway Archives & FindMyPast); Reference: (Marriage Year-1884); Registration Parish: St. Mary Magdalene Gillingham; County: Kent; Archive reference: P153/1/35; Year range: 1882-1885; Image 30 of 63; Page number: 56; Record number: 111; (https://cityark.medway.gov.uk/wwwopacx/wwwopac.ashx?command=getcontent&server=files&value=P153-01-35(1).pdf)
5. ↑ Source: 1871 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Archive Reference: RG10; Piece number: 907; Folio number: 99; Page number: 15
6. ↑ Source: 1891 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Archive Reference: RG12; Piece number: 659; Folio number: 117; Page number: 12
7. ↑ Source: 1901 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Reference: Registration District: Lambeth; County: London and Surrey; Archive Reference: RG13; Piece number: 419; Folio number: 68; Page number: 28
8. ↑ Source: 1911 England Census (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA) & FindMyPast); Reference: Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Registration district number: 47; Sub-district: Gillingham; Sub-district number: 2; Enumeration district number: 15; Series: RG14; Piece number: 3944; Schedule: 2; Census reference: RG14PN3944 RG78PN150 RD47 SD2 ED15 SN2; RG 78 piece number: 150
9. ↑ Source: 1939 England and Wales Register (FindMyPast); Reference: RG101/1730I/018/29 Letter Code: DHRT
10. ↑ Source: Kent Burials (Kent Family History Society & FindMyPast); Reference: (Burial Year-1953); Record source: Gillingham, Kent. Grange Road Cemetery burials 1907-2007; Grave reference: Section CH. Number 2142. (C); Notes: Entry No. 20916
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #226421020