Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameCommander Augustus Edward GODFREY
Birth18 Dec 1874, Kenstoke, Somerset
Death17 Dec 1943, Weybridge, Chertsey, Surrey, England
Spouses
Birth23 Feb 1887, Stoke, Surrey
Baptism16 Apr 1887
Death27 Jan 1946, Highgate, London
FatherRev. Frank Robert COCKS (1857-1950)
MotherWilliamina ANDERSON (~1857-1931)
Marriage15 Jun 1908, Tuticorin, Madras, India
ChildrenPercy (~1918-)
 Edward Frank (1924-1943)
Notes for Commander Augustus Edward GODFREY
Name, birth year and death year from The Danbys by Selby Whittingham.

UK and Ireland Masters and Mates Certificates
Augustus Edward Grosholz, born 1874, Weston Super Mare, Somerset, Second Mate of a Foreign-going Ship issued May 11, 1895

UK Naval Officers Records
August Edward Grosholz, born December 18 1874, Kenstoke, Somerset, England, rank Sub-Lieutenant
[No date given for this record]

Freemason Registers
Lodge Waltair Viagapatam
Initiation April 18 1914, passing July 18 1914 raising August 22 1914 Augustus Edward Grosholz (Godfrey), age 40, residence Vizagapatam, profession post officer, name changed by deed poll, resigned February 15 1917

UK Navy Lists
August Edward Godfrey retired Commander April 4 1921, lieutenant June 30 1903

National Probate Calendr
Augustus Edward Godfrey of 3 Curzon-road Weybridge Surrey died 17 December 1943 in Heath-road Weybridge Probate Llandudno 4 February 1944 to Ethel Lucy Williamina Godfrey widow and Henry Lionel Maurice Wickham Daniel civil servant. effects 6196 pounds.
Notes for Ethel Lucy Williamina (Spouse 1)
Name, birth year and death year from The Danbys by Selby Whittingham.

Parish Records St. Mary, Guildford, Surrey
Baptism April 16 1887, Ethel Lucy Williamina Cocks, parents Frank Robert and Williamina Cocks, abode London Road, father is a Clerk in Holy Orders Holy Trinity Saint Mary’s, cefremony by F. R. Cocks [father]

In the 1891 census The Rectory, Upton, Huntingdonshire
Head Frank R. Cocks, age 33, Rector of Upton and Coppingford, born Bayswater, London
Wife Williamina Cocks, age 34, born Mortlake, Surrey
Daughter Ethel L. W. Cocks, age 4, born Stoke, Surrey.
Son Cyril A. Cocks, age 2, born Guildford, Surrey
Son Gilbert A. Cocks, age 1, born Guildford, Surrey
4 servants

In the 1901 census Forncett St. Mary Church school, The Rectory, Forncett, Norfolk
Boarder Ethel L. W. Cocks, age 14, scholar, born Guildford, Surrey
The Priest, 10 other boarding students, 2 teachers and 4 servants

India Select Marriages Titicorin, Madras, India
June 15, 1908
August Edward Grosholz, father Mathias Grosholz and
Ethel Lucy Williamina Cocks, father Frank Robert Cocks

UK Incoming Passenger Lists
Departed Bombay, India, arrived London, England May 17 1919 on the Nagoya
Mr. Augustus E. Godfrey, Post Officer Calicut, age 44
Mrs. Ethel L. Godfrey, age 32
Percy Godfrey, age 1

UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed London England, on the Malda Otober 13 1923, destination Madras, India
Augustus Godfrey, Upton Horsell, Rideway, Woking, marine officer, age 48
Mrs. Ethel Godfrey, age 36

UK Outward Passenger Lists
Departed Liverpool, England October 9 1925 on the Herefordshire, destination Colombo, Ceylon [Sri Lanka], 1st class
Ethel Godfrey, Upton, Horsell, Ridgway, Woking, Surrey, occupation none, age 38
Edward Godfrey, age 1

1939 England and Wales Register
3 Curzon Road, Weybridge, Surrey
1. Augustus E. Godfrey, born February 23 1874, married, master mariner retired, Air Raid Precautions Warden
2. Ethel L. W. Godfrey, born February 23 1887, married, unpaid domestic duties,

National Probate Calendar
Ethel Lucy Williamina Godfrey of 18 Holly Lodge-gardens Highgate London widow died 27 January 1946 Probate Llandudno 22 March 1946 to Edward Wiggett Millard Thompson schoolmaster and Henry Stockwell commodore Royal Naval Reserve C.B. D.S.O.. Effects 17415 pounds.
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