John Sydney GODFREY

1926 - 1947  (21 years)   Has 35 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Alfred GODFREY

- Bef 1948

Died	Bef 1948
Family	Annie BRAHAM,   b. 26 Jan 1888, Westoe, South Shields, England
Married	Between Apr 1922 and Jun 1922	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Children	1. John Sydney GODFREY,   b. 17 May 1926, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Annie BRAHAM

1888 - 1948  (60 years)

Birth	26 Jan 1888	Westoe, South Shields, England
	Address: Barrington St.
Died	6 Nov 1948	New Brighton, Wallasey, Cheshire, England
	Age: 60y
	Cause: Suicide by drowning in River Mersey.
	Address: 159a Victoria Road
Father	Simeon Henry ABRAHAM,   b. 20 Nov 1854, St Pancras, London, England
Mother	Elizabeth Ann MCKENZIE,   b. 3 Jan 1855, Hoyland, Yorkshire, England
Married	17 Jul 1879	Glasgow, Scotland
	Address: 62 Waterloo Street
Family	Alfred GODFREY
Married	Between Apr 1922 and Jun 1922	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
Children	1. John Sydney GODFREY,   b. 17 May 1926, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

• Name	John Sydney GODFREY
  Birth	17 May 1926	Birkenhead, Cheshire, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  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
  Ancestor Count	35
  Reference Number	BR 0058a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	E112D3E2C20346639F7A57DAEB7C02D59E25
  Death	Dec 1947	Birmingham, Warwickshire, England   [3, 4]
  	Age: 21y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I217	Dave
  Last Modified	8 Nov 2025

  
  

  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, Cheshire, England   [5]
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 May 1926 - Birkenhead, 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, 1926 AMJ Birkenhead 8A 962. [S1399] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3955-3955C-004, RG101/3955C/004/30. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1947 OND Birmingham 9c 594. This seems the most likely as he is aged 21 [S367] Newspaper Cutting - Annie Braham's Suicide. Mentions that George's brother died previous Dec i.e. 1947 [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1922 AMJ Birkenhead 8A 1156 [NO].