Brief Life History of Hilda
When Hilda Goodey was born on 26 December 1893, in Forest Gate, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward William Goodey, was 44 and her mother, Margaret Toomey, was 41. She lived in Cann Hall, Essex, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Leyton, Essex, England, United Kingdom in 1939. She died in 1968, in Barking, Essex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75.
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- Hilda Goodey in household of Edward Goodey, "England and Wales Census, 1911"
- Hilda Goodey in the Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1918
- Hilda Goodey, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"
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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
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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