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John Alfred GOUNDRY 1879 – 1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT AUG 1879

Birth Location: Shildon, Co. Durham

Death Date: 27 JAN 1968

Death Location: Exeter Registration District, Devon

Father: John GOUNDRY

Mother: Margaret THOMPSON

Spouse(s): Hilda MATHEWS

Children(s):

According to available records, John Alfred GOUNDRY was born in 1879 in Shildon, Co. Durham, the child of John Wesley GOUNDRY and Margaret THOMPSON. Following those early years, John Alfred GOUNDRY married Hilda May MATHEWS. In the later years of life, John Alfred GOUNDRY died in 1968 in Exeter Registration District, Devon.

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Parents

John GOUNDRY
1838 – 1905
Birth Location: Shildon, Co. Durham
JG
Margaret THOMPSON
1846 – 1919
Birth Location: Fremington, Reeth, Yorkshire (North Riding)
MT

Spouses(s)

Hilda MATHEWS
1891 – 1974
Birth Location: –
HM

Children(s)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT AUG 1879
    Event Place: Shildon, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: ABT DEC 1885
    Record Source: living at Gosforth, with three siblings he joined the Big Book, a newspaper club for children, which promoted kindness to all living things

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1906
    Record Source: he was training at Chichester Theological College.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1910
    Record Source: he was appointed as Deacon at the Church of St. Margaret with St. Nicholas, King's Lynn, Norfolk.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1912
    Event Place: Lady Bridge House, Kings Lynn, Norfolk
    Record Source: and was Curate of St. Margaret's Church

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: BET 1912 AND 1915
    Event Place: St. Margaret with St. Nicholas, King's Lynn

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1 FEB 1913
    Record Source: he conducted the marriage ceremony of his brother Arthur Charles at Betchworth, and was described as John A. GOUNDRY, Assistant Curate of Kings Lynn.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: BET 1916 AND 1918
    Event Place: Appledore, Devon

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: BET 1919 AND 1929
    Event Place: Heavitree, Exeter, Devon

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 15 AUG 1926
    Record Source: living at 59 Polsloe Road, he said "At 4.58 am. I was awakened by a violent shaking of my bed and the rattling of various articles in the room. I was convinced that it was an earthquake shock of very marked violence. I feel sure that it was a

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: OCT 1929
    Record Source: he was appointed Rector of St. Mary Major, Exeter.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 25 JUN 1930
    Record Source: a newspaper advertisement for "The Allegro" Automatic Honing & Stropping Machine includes this testimonial:- About five years ago I purchased one of your "Allegro" machines and during the whole of the time I have used only two blades - which sp

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 14 JUL 1930
    Record Source: at Exeter Juvenile Court five boys aged between seven and ten were charged with stealing two tins of cigarettes valued at 5s. from a car in Bedford Circus and 1p. from "a collection box in St. Mary Major's Church . . . . the money of the Rev. J.A

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1 OCT 1932
    Record Source: he officiated at the marriage of his brother Arthur Charles GOUNDRY.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1934
    Record Source: he was living in Devon and was listed in Who's Who

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 19 JUL 1934

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 23 JUL 1935
    Record Source: at South Molton County Bench, a man was sentenced to six months hard labour for attempting to obtaining £1 by false pretences from the Rev. GOUNDRY, Rector of St. Mary Major, Exeter, by requesting the money for a train journey to start a new job, w

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: BET 1939 AND 1961
    Event Place: 1 Colleton Crescent, Exeter, Devon

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: SEP 1947

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 28 SEP 1947
    Record Source: a newspaper advert. stated that St. Petrock's Childrens' Church, Exeter would re-open the following day, with a Short, Bright and Interesting Service for Children and Young People, to be conducted by the Rector, John A. GOUNDRY

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1953
    Event Place: St. Mary Major Rectory, Exeter, Devon
    Record Source: and was Rector of St. Mary Major with St. George, St. John & St. Petrock, Exeter

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1954
    Record Source: he was the author of that year's Exeter Diocesan Directory

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 25 FEB 1958
    Record Source: with his brother Rev. Walter Edwin GOUNDRY, he was joint Executor of the Will of their sister Ruth Annie GOUNDRY.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 5 JAN 1960
    Record Source: with his brother Rev. Walter Edwin GOUNDRY, he was joint Executor of the Will of his sister Janet Amelia Kate Mary GOUNDRY

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 JAN 1968
    Event Place: Exeter Registration District, Devon
    Record Source: Age:

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