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Record #2971
Name :
: Hilda Mary GODFREY (1900 - )


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1900 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 9 Mar 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Sicilian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Barnardos
NotesA marriage was recorded between Omer Godfrey and Anastasia Kehoe: Year of Registration: 1888; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; District: West Derby; County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 615.

A birth record was found for Hilda Mary Godfrey: Year of Registration: 1899; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Birkenhead (1861-1998); County: Cheshire, Merseyside; Volume: 8a; Page: 585.

On the 1901 Census for England and Wales, Hilda M. Godfrey is shown living at 6 Grosvenor Road, Liskard, Cheshire, England, with Annie Godfrey, 30. Annie states she is a wife and married. Other children include: Maggie Godfrey, 11; Reginald Godfrey, 8; Benjamin Godfrey, 6; and Phillip Godfrey, 4.

On the 1901 Census for England and Wales, Omer Godfrey is a patient in Victoria Central Hospital. He is 33 years of age, a confectioner breadmaker, and was born in New Brighton, Cheshire, England. Omer Godfrey died the same year: Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870; Year of Registration: 1901; Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun; Age at Death: 31; District: Birkenhead (1861-1998); County: Cheshire, Merseyside; Volume: 8a; Page: 350.

On the 1911 Sicilian manifest, Hilda says she has a sister, but her residence is unknown. Hilda is described as having a fair complexion, fair hair and grey eyes and was born in London.

In 1911, Hilda was shown as domestic for Thomas Hills and family in Percy, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada.

On May 10, 1919, a marriage was recorded in St. Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, between Hilda Mary Godfrey and Roy Claude Gray, a carpenter, 22 years of age (son of Arthur Gray and Mary Mathews). Hilda declared that she was born in New Brighton, England; that her parents were Omer Godfrey and Nina Kehoe.

On August 24, 1922, Hilda entered the United States through Detroit, Michigan. She stated she was married, had no occupation, that she was living in London, Middlesex, Ontario, and her nearest relation was her brother, Philip Godfrey, who was living in Sask., Canada. Her final destination was Detroit, Michigan, to visit her frient, Mrs. Sam Plant, in Detroit. She was described as 5 foot 5 inches in height, fair complexion, brown hair and blue eyes. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-01-27 01:14:55 / From original database

Last Updated : 2008-01-27 12:42:58 /

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3004 AARON, Alfred Robert1899ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3131 ACKERS, Victor Roy1904ENG, DEV, Plymouth Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3159 ADAIR, Henry Bower1895SCT,    , Dumfries Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
3173 ADAM, Robert Goulay1895ENG,     Apr 1911 : Sicilian CAN Labourers & Domestics  
23724 ADAMS, Lizzie1898ENG,     Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
17045 ADAMS, Mary 1896ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
6389 ADAMSON, Christina Alison1894SCT, LKS, Glasgow Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
6256 ADDIS, Herbert1897WAL, MON, Newport Jul 1909 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
12583 AIRY, Frederick1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
4595 AITCHESON, Edith1906ENG,     Mar 1920 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3156 AITON, William Lyle1888SCT, LKS, Glasgow Apr 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19366 AKEHURST, Wilfred John Kelly1896ENG, SRY, Chertsey Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23738 ALBURN, Doris1903ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9622 ALDERSON, John Robert1899ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8683 ALDERTON, Frederick1902ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
9626 ALDERTON, Walter Isaac1904ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
8813 ALDERTON, William1900ENG, SFK, Thingoe Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
16550 ALDRIDGE, Ada Florence1900ENG, LND, Clapham Jul 1911 : Sicilian  Barnardos Niksmum  
6358 ALEXANDER, William1893SCT,     Apr 1906 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
12600 ALFORD, Stephen1900ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23226 ALLAN, Jane1891SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
23225 ALLAN, Joan1895SCT,    , Larbert Jun 1907 : Sicilian CAN Quarriers  
19153 ALLDER, Alec William Alfred1902ENG, LND, Marylebone Sep 1912 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
10893 ALLEN, Albert Edward1904ENG,     Sep 1915 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5694 ALLEN, Albert Ernest1904ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
5695 ALLEN, George1903ENG,     Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
26755 ALLEN, Herbert1899 Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23047 ALLEN, Lily1897ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
23762 ALLMARK, Florence1901ENG,     Oct 1910 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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