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Sidney James GODFREY
1911 - 1999 (88 years)
Has 4 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
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Name Sidney James GODFREY Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 27 Jun 1911 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England 
- Date from death registration index - providing I have the right Sidney James Godfrey.
GRO ref: Godfrey, Sidney J q3 1911 mother's maiden name: Ruck, Milton RD 2a 1986; GRO online index shows middle name as James
Baptised 9 Mar 1913 Upchurch, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Shows Sidney James, about 3 yrs, parents Frederick and Lucy Maud Godfrey, abode Ham Green Upchurch, Labourer
A brother Edwin Thomas was baptised the same day.
Gender Male Residence 1939 Ashtead, London Road, Bapchild, Kent, England - With his widowed mother and brother Thomas (Edwin). Also one Henry Robinson, no relationship known, possibly just a boarder / lodger.
(Ref: RG101/1854G/010/41 Letter Code: DJVN)
Died 22 Dec 1999 Medway Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Godfrey, Sidney James reg Dec 1999 dob 27 June 1911 Medway RD Register Number: A37A, District and Subdistrict: 5611A, Entry Number: 18
Actual date from probate calendar entry
Probate 23 Feb 2000 Brighton, Sussex, England - From 'Find a will' website
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Frederick GODFREY, b. Sep Q 1881, Lynsted, Kent, England, d. 21 Nov 1915 (Age ~ 34 years) (Father) 
Clara VANT, b. Mar Q 1861, Challock, Kent, England, d. Dec Q 1933, Canterbury Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 72 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I4978 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch Last Modified 25 Jun 2022
Father Frederick GODFREY, b. Sep Q 1881, Lynsted, Kent, England , d. 21 Nov 1915 (Age ~ 34 years) Mother Lucy Maude RUCK, b. Jun Q 1882, Challock, Kent, England , d. 18 Dec 1960, Fenleigh, 85, The Street, Bapchild, Kent, England (Age ~ 78 years) Banns of marriage From 4 Oct 1903 to 18 Oct 1903 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Lynsted, Kent, England - From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 6 April 2019)
Married 24 Oct 1903 St. Peter and St. Paul’s Church, Lynsted, Kent, England - GRO ref: GODFREY, Frederick to RUCK, Lucy Maude q4 1903 Faversham RD 2a 1991
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 6 April 2019)
The 1911 census confirms that by then Frederick and Lucy had had 5 children, two of whom had died.
Family ID F9082 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Victoria May GOATHAM, b. 23 May 1915, Newington, Kent, England , d. 27 Jun 1968, Chatham Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 53 years) Married Mar Q 1942 St. Lawrence’s Church, Bapchild, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Victoria M to Godfrey, Sidney J q1 1942 Sittingbourne RD 2a 3230
Banns of marriage From 25 Jan 1942 to 8 Feb 1942 - From KFHS transcribed data:
Shows GODFREY, Sidney James, Bachelor of Bapchild to GOATHAM, Victoria May, Spinster of Lynsted
Children 1. Living Last Modified 18 Dec 2019 Family ID F369 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Date from death registration index - providing I have the right Sidney James Godfrey.