Brief Life History of Reuel Edward
When Reuel Edward Goodey was born in 1863, in Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Reuel Goodey, was 20 and his mother, Eliza Ann Scotcher, was 24. He married Ada Blanche Marden on 29 September 1894, in Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in St Neots, Huntingdonshire, England, United Kingdom in 1939. He died in 1954, in Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 91.
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- Rend E Goodey in household of James R Goodey, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Reuel Edward Goodey, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
- Reuel E Goodey, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
1884
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
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.
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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