Percival Scott Lambton Godfrey (1900 - 1969)

Born 2 Mar 1900 in Camberwell, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Louise Elizabeth (Tomsett) Godfrey — married 1925 in Medway, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Died 5 Mar 1969 at age 69 in Chatham, Kent, England, United Kingdom

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Percy Godfrey was born in Camberwell, Surrey, England.

Biography

Percival "Percy" Scott Lambton was born on the 2 March 1900 at 66 Foreign Street, Kennington, in the District of Camberwell, South London, in the London Borough of Southwark, District of Lambeth, in Surrey, England^[1]. He was the son of Frederick Charles Godfrey and Emma Elizabeth Munden.

Baptism

He is baptized on the 27 April 1900 at the Parish Church of St James the Apostle, Knatchbull Road, in District of Camberwell, South London, in the London Borough of Southwark, District of Lambeth, in County of London, England^[2].

Marriage

Percival "Percy" Scott Lambton (Godfrey) marries Louise Elizabeth (Tompsett) between July and September 1925 in the District of Medway, in Kent, England^[3].

Children

1. Joan Elizabeth (19 April 1926)
2. Doris M. (24 January 1928)
3. Dennis L. (23 January 1934)

Residence

Percival "Percy" appears in the Census of 1901 living with his parents Frederick Charles (Godfrey) and Emma Elizabeth (Munden), along with siblings William James, Frederick Charles, Edith Florence, Albert "Bert" Edward and George Archibald (Godfrey). They reside at 60 Foreign Street, in the District of Lambeth, in South London, England, London Borough of Lambeth, London and Surrey, England^[4]. For some reason, he disappears from the 1911 Census.

With the Register of 1939, Percival "Percy" Scott Lambton (Godfrey) has married Louise Elizabeth (Tomsett) and they live with their children Joan Elizabeth, Doris M. and Dennis L. (Godfrey) at 13 Baden Road, in the Village of Gillingham, near the Town of Chatham, in Kent, England^[5].

Royal Marine Service

Percival "Percy" enlists in the Royal Marines on the 27 April 1915 at Chatham Barracks (aka H.M.S. Pembroke), adjacent to the southern end of the Dockyard, in the Town of Chatham, Kent, England. He was given the service number 19842 and is attached to the Light Infantry, Chatham Division of the Royal Marines and is one of their Buglers.

Percy is described as being 4 feet 8 1/4 inches with a fresh complexion, grey eyes and light brown hair. During the First World War, he serves aboard such vessels as the H.M.S. Lord Nelson from 2 June 1917 to the 29 September 1917; and H.M.S. Victory V from the 30 November 1917 to the 1 January 1918. He is discharged on the 26 February 1920^[6].

Occupation

With the Register of 1939, Percy is now out of the Royal Marines and working as a Carpenter.

Death/Cremation

Percival "Percy" Scott Lambton (Godfrey) passes away on the 5 March 1969 in the Town of Chatham, on the River Medway, Kent, England. He was 69 years old at the time of his death^[7]. He is cremated on the 12 March 1969 at the Medway Crematorium, Robin Hood Lane, Blue Bell Hill, in the Town of Chatham, Kent, England. His ashes were strewn in Glade 16^[8].

Sources

1. ↑ Source: England & Wales Births 1837-2006 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (April-June 1900); Registration District: Lambeth; County: London; Volume number: 1D; Page number: 428
2. ↑ Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1920 (London Metropolitan Archives, London & Ancestry.com Operations); Reference: (Baptism Year-1900); Registration Parish: St. James Camberwell; Record Set: London Church of England Parish Registers; Archive Reference Number: P85/JS2/002/001; Year Range: 1870-1920; Record number: 688; Page number: 86
3. ↑ Source: England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 (General Register Office (GRO), FindMyPast & Brightsolid Online Publishing Ltd); Reference: (July-September 1925); Registration District: Medway; County: Kent; Volume number: 2A; Page number: 2098
4. ↑ 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
5. ↑ Source: 1939 England and Wales Register (FindMyPast); Reference: RG101/1726J/007/28 Letter Code: DHQJ
6. ↑ Source: Admiralty: Royal Marines: Registers of Service (The National Archives of the UK, Kew (TNA)); Archive Reference Number: ADM 159/133/19842; Record Link: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7810746
7. ↑ Source: England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 (General Register Office (GRO) & FindMyPast); Reference: (January-March 1969); Registration District: Chatham; County; Kent; Volume number: 5F; Page number: 309
8. ↑ Source: Kent Burials (Kent Family History Society, Canterbury & FindMyPast); Reference: (Cremation Year-1969); Record source: Medway, Kent Cremation Records 1959-1980