Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Goodey was born in July 1840, in Halstead, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Goodey, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Mansfield, was 34. He married Hannah Ellis on 19 May 1861, in Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. He lived in Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 40 years.
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- Daniel Goodey, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Daniel Goodey, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1861"
- Daniel Goodey in entry for Jane Goodey, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
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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