William Godfrey (1813 - 1878)

Born 1813 in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Charlotte (Hart) Godfrey — married 17 Oct 1832 (to 1847) in Barkway, Hertfordshire

Husband of Lydia (Parker) Godfrey — married 8 Jun 1851 in Barkway, Hertfordshire

Descendants

Died 1878 at about age 65 in Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

1841 Census showed Thomas Hart Wheelwright in Royston, Hertfordshire with William Godfrey son-in-law & family in the same house. Agricultural Labourer^[1]

After 1847 death of wife Martha, William moved into his own home & employed Lydia Parker as his 17 yo servant. By the 1851 census she had her first child (James) & married by later in the year. Eldest son Joseph moved out at that time, then William in 1853 & John in 1859, the last coincided with the family moving from Barkway to Hackney, London. (by children's births)

1861, 1871 Census William Lydia & their growing family lived in High St Hackney, London

Sources

• Ancestry England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940

Name: William Godfrey

Gender: Male

Marriage Date: 17 Oct 1832

Marriage Place: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England

Spouse: Martha Hart

FHL Film Number: 991306

• Ancestry England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940

Name: William Godfrey

Gender: Male

Father's name: William Godfrey

Spouse's Name: Lydia Parker

Spouse's Age: 19

Spouse's Father's Name: William Parker

Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1851

Marriage Place: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England

• England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915

Name: William Godfrey

Estimated birth year: abt 1815

Registration Year: 1878

Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar

Age at Death: 63

Registration district: Hackney

Inferred County: London

Volume: 1b

Page: 352

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Graeme Rose.

Acknowledgments

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