Baptism/Death lookup please - GODDEN, Sudbury

[Mggirl]

Hi

Would SKS be able to have a look for 2 lost children for me please ?

Parents : George GODDEN and Charlotte Ann WHENT, (m) Apr 1872, living in Sudbury St Gregory in 1881.

Known children :
Annie, b 1873, Bures
Frank, b 1874 Sudbury
John Harvey, b 1881 Sudbury
Alice, b 1884 Sudbury

I thought the family was complete but I have a group photo with 2 boys unnamed and noticed today that the 1911 census return shows 4 living children and 2 who have died.

I was thinking that the missing children could be born between 1874 and 1881 and wondered if someone could look at Baptisms or burials for me please ?

Many thank

[trish1120]

FreeBMD has these 2 possibles ;
ELLEN Birth Sept Reg 1875, Death Reg June 1876 age 0
FLORENCE EMMELINE Birth Reg Dec 1877, Death Reg Dec 1879 age 2

Someone may be able to check these 2 for Parents names.

Trish

[Mggirl]

Wow Trish

Speedy and helpful. Thank you

[ribbo39]

Hi Mggirl,

The following  confirms the entries that Trish has found;
Suffolk Burial Index (Ex Suffolk FHS);
Ellen                         Godden abode; Bures St.Mary          31-5-1876 6 mths.  Buried Bures St.Mary
Florence Emmeline         "          "    ; Sudbury St.Gregory 28-11-1879 aged 2.  Melford Road. Buried Sudbury Cemetery.

Unfortunately there is no mention of parents' names.

Hope this helps.

Alan

[annes]

I have looked at Sudbury All Saints, Sudbury St Gregory and Sudbury St Peter baptisms, but the only child I could find was:
John Harvey Godden s/o George and Charlotte Godden born 16th Feb 1881 baptised 5th April 1881
at Sudbury St Peter
George was a gardener and they lived at Melford Road.

[annes]

Been back to RO today and did what I should have done the first time, had a look at Bures St Mary parish register 

No sign of Annie.
Frank s/o George and Annie Godden baptised 8th February 1874. Father = a groom, and they lived at Bures St Mary.
No sign of Alice.

Ellen d/o George and Maria Godden of Bures St Mary, baptised 12th  September 1875
Maria could be a curate's error (?) as the surname had also been crossed out Gregg and Godden written underneath.

I also looked at Bures St Mary burials.

Charles William Godden 4th July 1870 aged 5 mths
Hannah Godden 31st December 1875 aged 16
Sarah Godden 27th June 1876 aged 60
Ellen Godden 31st May 1876 aged 9 months
Thomas Godden of Sudbury 26th April 1878 aged 69 years