Mary Ann Goodey

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Goodey was born about 1863, in Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Daniel Goodey, was 24 and her mother, Hannah Ellis, was 25. She married Frederick Charles Marks on 2 November 1890, in Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Bromley, London, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Edmonton, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1911.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Charles Marks
1849–
Mary Ann Goodey
1863–
Marriage: 2 November 1890
Harold Walter Marks
1894–

Sources (5)

  • Mary A Goodey in household of Daniel Goodey, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
  • Mary Ann Goodey in entry for Frederick Charles Marks, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
  • ANN in household of CHLS, "England and Wales Census, 1911"

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World Events (8)

1868 · Abolition of Public Hangings at Newgate

On May 26, 1868 the Capital Punishment Act was put into action. This made it so that public hangings no longer existed at Newgate in London.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1894 · Tower Bridge Completed

Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is built across the Thames and is a suspension bridge. It has gothic towers on either side of it and is sometimes confused with the London Bridge. It is also the oldest bridge in London.

Name Meaning

1 English: (i) nickname from the Middle English salutation godne dæie, about 1205, godun dai, about 1250, god dai after 1300 ( OED ), ‘(have a, God give you a) good day!’ Compare Haggerty (2) and the salutation ‘good morrow’ in Walter Godemorwe (Godemorwen), 1327 in Subsidy Rolls (Essex). Some of the following bearers may alternatively belong with (2), (3), or (4). (ii) nickname, occupational name, possibly in some instances from Middle English god(e) day(e) (or dey(e)) ‘good dairy man’ ( see Day ).

2 English: locative name from Middle English god(e) ‘good’ + hei(e) ‘enclosed plot, field’ (Old English gōd + (ge)hæg), for someone who lived ‘(at the) good enclosure’. Compare Goodacre , Goodfield .

3 English: status name, variant of Goodeve , whether from the Middle English female personal name Godive or from the word goodwife, goody.

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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