Brief Life History of John Edwin
When John Edwin Goy was born on 13 October 1888, in Caistor, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, George Goy, was 36 and his mother, Fanny Clifton, was 32. He married Alice Stoney on 10 October 1921, in Pateley Bridge, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Gillingham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom in 1911 and Yorkshire West Riding, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died in 1975, in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87.
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- John E Goy in household of George Goy, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Record Transcription: England & Wales Births 1837-2006
- Goy, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
1908
London, United Kingdom hosts Summer Olympic Games.
1914
Outbreak of World War I. UK enters hostilities against Germany. Grueling trench warfare in Belgium and France.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Jacques.
English (Lincolnshire, of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in France named Gouy, for example in Aisne or Pas-de-Calais.
Galician: habitational name from Goy in Lugo province, Galicia (Spain).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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