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Mary (Butcher) Godfrey (bef. 1842 - aft. 1901)

Mary Godfrey formerly Butcher
Born before in Aldington, Kent, Englandmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 8 Sep 1863 in Aldington, Kent, Englandmap
Died after after age 58 [location unknown]
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Biography

Mary was born in Aldington, Kent, in about 1842. [1]

Marriage

Husband: Walter John Godfrey
Wife: Mary Butler
Marriage:
Date: Abt 1863
Place: East Ashford, Kent, England[2]

The beginnings of Mary's adult life seem quite usual as she goes into service as a teenager to George Peddleston, a retired tradesman from Ashford and then marries Walter Godfrey, a local iron moulder and goes on to have four children. However, from there on her life takes an unexpected turn as in 1881 Mary seems to have taken up a position as a domestic servant to Charlotte Seymour (b.1829 Cranbrook, Kent) and resides with Charlotte from there on at the lodging house of Elizabeth Mann in Hastings. This seems especially peculiar given that she is still recorded as married in the 1881 census and her youngest child would have only been 11 at this time. By the 1891 census, she is recorded as widowed.

By 1901 Mary is working as a servant for Elizabeth Mann, a boarding house keeper in Hastings, Sussex. She is recorded as aged 59 and being born in Aldington Kent. [3]

Sources

  1. Baptism - Name: Mary Butcher Gender: Female Baptism Date: 15 May 1842 Baptism Place: Aldington, Kent, England Father: Richard Butcher Mother: Eliza Butcher FHL Film Number: 1785906 Ancestry.co.uk
  2. Marriage Name: Mary Butcher Gender: Female Record Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 8 Sep 1863 Marriage Place: Aldington, Kent, England Spouse: Walter John Godfrey Ancestry.co.uk
  3. 1901 - Registration district: Hastings Sub registration district: St Mary in the Castle ED, Institution or Vessel: 16 Piece: 764 Folio: 10 ncestry.co.uk
  • Source: S39 Abbreviation: Ancestry.co.uk Marriage Index Title: Database and images. Author: Ancestry Text: Source Information: CONT FreeBMD. England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. CONT Original data: General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration Indexes. London, England: General Register Office. CONT © Crown copyright. Published by permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Office for National Statistics. You must not copy on, transfer or reproduce records without the prior permission of ONS. Database Copyright © 1998-2003 Graham Hart, Ben Laurie, Camilla von Massenbach and David Mayall. CONT CONT Description: CONT This database is a searchable, digitized version of the indices of civil registrations in England and Wales, reported quarterly to the General Register Office (GRO) in London. This index spans the years between 1837 and 1915. You need the information found in an original index to request a copy of a marriage certificate for the individual referenced. Learn more...




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