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Lewis John Godfrey 1833–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1833

Birth Location: Chelsea, London, England

Death Date: 3 Apr 1919

Death Location: Hawthorn, Victoria

Father: Thomas Godfrey

Mother: Catharine Scot

Spouse(s): Emma JOHNSON

Children(s): Lewis GODFREY, Matilda Godfrey, Thomas GODFREY, Katherine GODFREY, Reuben GODFREY, Edith GODFREY, Leonora GODFREY, Sydney GODFREY, Julia GODFREY, Edmund GODFREY, Bertram GODFREY, Emma GODFREY, Mortimer GODFREY

The story of Lewis John Godfrey began in 1833 in Chelsea, London, England. In 1841, Lewis John Godfrey resided in Chelsea, Middlesex, England. In 1861, Lewis John Godfrey resided in Battersea, Surrey, England. Lewis John Godfrey married Emma Sarah Johnson, and had children including Bertram James Godfrey, Edith Hester Godfrey, Edmund Frederick Godfrey, Emma Kate Godfrey, Julia Mary Godfrey, Katherine Alice Kate Godfrey, Leonora Godfrey, Lewis Marmaduke Mortimer Godfrey, Matilda E Godfrey, Mortimer Godfrey, Reuben William Godfrey, Sydney Walter Godfrey, Thomas James Godfrey. Lewis John Godfrey passed away in 1919 in Hawthorn, Victoria.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis John Godfrey began in 1833 in Chelsea, London, England.
  • In 1841, Lewis John Godfrey resided in Chelsea, Middlesex, England.
  • In 1861, Lewis John Godfrey resided in Battersea, Surrey, England.
  • Lewis John Godfrey married Emma Sarah Johnson, and had children including Bertram James Godfrey, Edith Hester Godfrey, Edmund Frederick Godfrey, Emma Kate Godfrey, Julia Mary Godfrey, Katherine Alice Kate Godfrey, Leonora Godfrey, Lewis Marmaduke Mortimer Godfrey, Matilda E Godfrey, Mortimer Godfrey, Reuben William Godfrey, Sydney Walter Godfrey, Thomas James Godfrey.
  • Lewis John Godfrey passed away in 1919 in Hawthorn, Victoria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lewis Godfrey's Ancestors

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Lewis Godfrey
1833–1919
Birth Place: Chelsea, London, England
Parents
Thomas Godfrey
1797–1875
Middlesex, England
Catharine Scot
1800–1895
St Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Mary Hire
1771–
THOMAS GODFREY
1764–1802
Myton On Swale, Yorkshire
Great-Grandparents
John Godfrey
1722–1771
Mary Shepherd
1726–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Godfrey
1691–1767
Elizabeth Hardisty
1689–1740
Elizabeth Bell
1711–1777

Lewis Godfrey's Descendants

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Lewis (John) Godfrey (11 Nov 1833–3 Apr 1919) m. Emma (Sarah) JOHNSON (1839–19 Aug 1920)
  1. 1. Lewis (Marmaduke Mortimer) GODFREY 1859–1910
    1. 1. Edith (Alice) Godfrey 1891–1969 m. Archibald (Llewelyn) Owens 1887–1953 m. William McQueen 1888–1959
      1. 1. Raymond (Archibald) Owens 1925–1989 m. Bernice (Anne) Allen 1924–2004
        1. 1. Raylene (Anne) Owens 1951–2022
      2. 2. Leslie (Alexander) Owens 1914–1991
    2. 2. Amelia Godfrey 1888– m. Charles (Michael De) Bazin 1891–1941
  2. 2. Matilda (E) Godfrey 1859–1920
  3. 3. Thomas (James) GODFREY 1877–1965
  4. 4. Katherine (Alice (Kate)) GODFREY 1875–1930
  5. 5. Reuben (William) GODFREY 1865–1910
  6. 6. Edith (Hester) GODFREY 1881–1950
  7. 7. Leonora GODFREY 1873–1961
  8. 8. Sydney (Walter) GODFREY 1861–
  9. 9. Julia (Mary) GODFREY 1871–1960
  10. 10. Edmund (Frederick) GODFREY 1879–1952
  11. 11. Bertram (James) GODFREY 1884–1955
  12. 12. Emma (Kate) GODFREY 1870–
  13. 13. Mortimer GODFREY 1867–1916

Lewis Godfrey's Timeline

4 Records

1833
11 Nov 1833
Birth of Lewis John Godfrey in Chelsea, London, England
Chelsea, London, England
1841
1841
Age 8
Lewis John Godfrey resided here in Chelsea, Middlesex, England
Chelsea, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 28
Lewis John Godfrey resided here in Battersea, Surrey, England
Battersea, Surrey, England
1919
3 Apr 1919
Age 86
Death of Lewis John Godfrey in Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn, Victoria

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1833
    Event Place: Chelsea, London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 371; Folio: 53; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542625
    [3] 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 688; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Chelsea; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 31; Page: 8; Line: 17; GSU roll: 438804
    [4] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Chelsea, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 688; Book: 6; Civil Parish: Chelsea; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 12; Folio: 31; Page: 8; Line: 17; GSU roll: 438804

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Battersea, Surrey, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 371; Folio: 53; Page: 17; GSU roll: 542625

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Hawthorn, Victoria
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia, Newspaper Vital Notices, Fairfax Media; Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
    [3] Victoria, Australia, Coroner Inquest Deposition Files, 1840-1925, Public Records Office Victoria; Victoria, Australia; Coroner Inquest Deposition Files (1840-1925)

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