Birth: 18 June 1903 Colchester, Essex,, UK
Father: Robert Armstrong Godfrey 1866-1907
Mother: Mary Ann Adams 1865-1935
Christening: 28 August 1904 St Peter, Colchester, Essex, UK
Marriage: April-June 1924 Colchester, Essex, UK
Wife: Doris Esther Bailey 1903-1988
Death: 26 May 1983 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK
Denis Stanley Arthur Godfrey 1925-2002
Joy Mildred Godfrey [Capel] 1928-2008
Birth of Stanley Claude Godfrey in FreeBMD in July-September 1903 in Colchester (4A 850).
Entry in Ancestry Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1921 for Stanley Claude Godfrey born 18 July 1903 and baptised 28 August 1904 at Colchester, St Peter, parents Robert Armstrong and Mary Ann Godfrey.
His brother was born on 18 May 1906, registered in April-June 1906 in Colchester, and baptised on 10 June 1906 at Colchester, Christ Church With St Mary-at-the-Walls.
His father died on 3 December 1907 at Danoka, 8 Errington Road, Colchester.
In the 1911 census as Stanley Claude Godfrey aged 7, born in Colchester, and living with his widowed mother (Mary Ann), and three brothers (Frank Robert William, Owen Lancelot and Reginald Frderick) in four rooms at 8 Errington Road, Colchester, Essex.
In the 1921 census as Stanley Claude Godfrey aged 17 years 11 months, born in Colchester, Essex, a hair dresser assistant gents & board employed by Mr Hox Hardware, 25 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex, and visiting Annie Maria Chamberlain (aged 55 years 8 months, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, widowed, with two children under 16 aged 10 and 12 - his aunt?), her four sons (Alfred aged 16 years 6 months, Ernest aged 18 years 3 months, single, and a turner at Clarks Machine Tool Compy (Out of Work) of Dunstable Road, Seagrave (Leagrave), Beds, Horace aged 25 years 9 months, single and a porter retail hardware stores employed by Chamberlains General Hardware Stores of 106 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, and William aged 14 years 1 month, father dead, and a stockkeeper at Chamberlains General Hardware Stores of 106 Dunstable Road, Luton, Bedfordshire, all born in Luton, Bedfordshire, and two daughters (Ivy aged 12 years 9 months, and father dead, and Violet May aged 23 years 1 month, single, a wages clerk employed by Ikefks Ball Bearing Anti Fricto Engineers Company Limited of Seagrave (Leagrave) Road, Suton (Luton), Bedfordshire, both born in Luton, Bedfordshire), and sister (Minnie Adams aged 40 years 11 months, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, single, a straw hat machinist employed by Vyse & Sons Ltd Straw Hat Manufacturers of Bude Street, Suton (Luton), Bedfordshire - his aunt?) in seven rooms at 71 Hazelbury Crescent, Luton, Bedfordshire.
Marriage of Stanley C Godfrey and Doris E Bailey in FreeBMD in April-June 1924 in Colchester (4A 1751).
His son was born on 17 February 1925 and registered in January-March 1925 in Watford.
His daughter was born on 15 September 1928 and registered in October-December 1928 in Watford.
In the 1939 England and Wales Register as Stanley C Godfrey born 18 July 1903, married, a ladies & gentlemans hairdresser toilet & theatrical sundries salesman-own business and living with Doris E Godfrey (wife?) and two others (son and daughter?) at 44 Woodford Road, Watford, Hertfordshire.
Death of Stanley Claude Godfrey, born 18 June 1903, in FreeBMD in April-June 1983 in Bury St E (10 2140).
There are nineteen entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Stanley Claude Godfrey adding his death on 26 May 1983.
Stanley Claude Godfrey was the father of Joy Mildred Godfrey, wife of Percy Thomas George Capel, my fifth cousin twice removed.
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