Family of Alfred Godley and Grace Violet Gillingham

Husband: Alfred Godley

Name:
Alfred Godley^1,2,3
Sex:
Male
Father:
-
Mother:
-
Occupation:
servant then a postmaster, grocer and draper^4,5
Birth:
15 Jan 1892
Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England^2,3,4,5,6
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 10)
65 Rudyard Road, Nether Hallam, West Riding of Yorkshire, England⁶
living with his parents Albert and Anne, a sister, two brothers and a cousin. Born in Sheffiled Yorkshire
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 19)
1 Meadow Street, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England⁴
a servant living in nine rooms with John and Amelia Gamble and family. Born in Sheffield Yorkshire
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 47)
Post Office, Holbrook, Suffolk, England⁵
married ? postmaster, grocery and drapery retailer living with his wife Grace, two closed records (presumably his daughters Iris and Jennifer) and his son Jack. Born on 15th January 1892
Death:
Q4 1970 (age 78)
Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England³

Name:
Grace Violet Gillingham^7,8
Sex:
Female
Father:
Albert Gillingham (1873-1906)
Mother:
Menora Emilie Carnell (1872?-1953)
Occupation:
shop assistant⁹
Birth:
12 Mar 1896
Ipswich, Suffolk, England^{5,7,8,9,10,11}
Baptism:
11 Oct 1896 (age 0)
St. Margaret's Church, Bolton Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁸
daughter of Albert Gillingham (carpenter and joiner) and Menora Emilie of North Hill Road
Census:
31 Mar 1901 (age 5)
46 Cemetery Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England¹⁰
daughter living with her parents and sister Doris. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
2 Apr 1911 (age 15)
3 Cobbold Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, England⁹
unmarried daughter working as a shop assistant and living in six rooms with her mother, sister Doris and four boarders. Born in Ipswich Suffolk
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 43)
Post Office, Holbrook, Suffolk, England⁵
married doing unpaid domestic duties and living with her husband Alfred, two closed records (presumably her daughters Iris and Jennifer) and her son Jack. Born on 12th March 1896
Death:
Q3 1983 (age 87)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹¹

Name:
Jack Eric Godley^5,12,13
Sex:
Male
Spouse:
Marion Rosamund Double (1923-2022)
Occupation:
postal clerk and grocer⁵
Birth:
7 Apr 1921
Samford "Registration District", Suffolk, England^5,12,13
Census:
29 Sep 1939 (age 18)
Post Office, Holbrook, Suffolk, England⁵
a postal clerk and grocer living with his parents Alfred and Grace and two closed records (presumably his sisters Iris and Jennifer). Born on 7th April 1921
Death:
Oct 2005 (age 84)
Ipswich "Registration District", Suffolk, England¹³

Name:
Iris Mary Godley¹⁴
Sex:
Female
Birth:
Q2 1933
Holbrook, Suffolk, England^14,15
Death:
28 May 2017 (age 83-84)
Royal Infirmary, Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland¹⁵
Cremation:
9 Jun 2017¹⁵
a private cremation
Funeral:
9 Jun 2018
St. Fillan’s Episcopal Church, Buckstone Drive, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland¹⁵
at 2:30pm, beloved wife of Tony, much loved mother of Paul, Michael and Elizabeth and a dear mother-in-law and grandma of the family

1.: England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Ecclesall Bierlow 1917 quarter:4 volume:9c page:653. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

2.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Sheffield 1892 quarter:1 volume:9c page:522. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

3.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1970 quarter:4 volume:4b page:2713. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

4.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:27871 class:RG78 piece:1595 registration district:510 sub-district:2 enumeration district:4 schedule:167. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

5.: UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG101 piece:6652G page:19 line:13 letter code:TXKO. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

6.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:4342 folio:62 page:39. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

7.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipwich 1896 quarter:2 volume:4a page:912. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

8.: Suffolk Family History Society - Ipswich Baptisms 1813-1900, (2011 SFK-BPI-06/P1 own copy). Ipswich St. Margaret's Church entry:1452. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

9.: England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG14 piece:10845 class:RG78 piece:585 registration district:213 sub-district:2 enumeration district:20 schedule:170. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

10.: England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). class:RG13 piece:1780 folio:27 page:4. Cit. Date: 24 December 2018.

11.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 1983 quarter:3 volume:10 page:2526. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

12.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1921 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1865. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

13.: England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Ipswich 2005 quarter:4 district:7471D register:D38B entry:111 date:1005. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

14.: England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Samford 1933 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1505. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.

15.: Ipswich Star web site, (on-line at www.ipswichstar.co.uk). http://www.familynotices24.co.uk/national/view/4367049/iris-mary-woods-nee-godley. Cit. Date: 21 March 2019.