John Sydney GODFREY

1926 - 1947  (21 years)

• Name	John Sydney GODFREY
  Birth	17 May 1926	Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Wallasey, Cheshire, England   [2]
  	Age: 13y
  	Address: 22 Egerton Street
  	Indexed as Podfrey Born: 17/05/1926 At School
  Address (2)	New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England
  	Address: 22 Egerton Street
  	On postcard sent to John by his uncle, George Albert
  Reference Number	BR 0058a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Death	Dec 1947	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England   [3, 4]
  	Age: 21y
  Person ID	I217	Jacobs
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	Alfred GODFREY   d. Bef 1948
  Mother	Annie BRAHAM,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Westoe, South Shields, England d. 6 Nov 1948, New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	Between Apr 1922 and Jun 1922	Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England   [5]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 May 1926 - Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England Census - Age: 13y,Address: 22 Egerton Street - 29 Sep 1939 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England Address (2) - Address: 22 Egerton Street - - New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England Death - Age: 21y - Dec 1947 - Birmingham, Warwickshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  According to my mother: John was eldest son - approximately 1 year older than my mother so born approx 1930 Also went to sea. Died young - never married. Middle child According to Maureen, followed his father into the MN as a Steward Died young, never married

  
  

• Sources

  [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 2 Nov 2015, 1926 AMJ Birkenhead 8A 962. [S1399] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3955-3955C-004, 18 Feb 2016, RG101/3955C/004/30. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1 Jan 1980, 1947 OND Birmingham 9c 594. This seems the most likely as he is aged 21 [S367] Newspaper Cutting - Annie Braham's Suicide, 1 Jan 1980. Mentions that George's brother died previous Dec i.e. 1947 [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1 Jan 2014, 1922 AMJ Birkenhead 8A 1156 [NO].