Alice Godden (buried 1929)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Godden
First name: 
Alice
Other Christian names: 
Norah
Gender: 
Female
Children: 
No
Burial number: 
1419
Born: 
0/10/1914
Died: 
00/11/1929
Buried: 
01/11/1929
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Image of plaque for Alice Norah Godden
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
3
Cemetery plot: 
19
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone description: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves
Headstone inscription: 
None Found - Listed in Heene Cemetery Index of Graves

Life story

Life story

Alice Norah Godden was born in Westhampnett, Sussex, in October 1914. Her father was John Newall Godden, a bricklayer, and her mother, Bertha Lily, nee White, they married in 1912 and lived in Tarring, Worthing. Alice had a sister, Annie L., born 1913.

Alice's grandparents, John Newall Godden, bricklayer, and Alice Annie had 8 children, her father, John (jr.) was the eldest, two of his brothers fought in the Great War, Charles Vere Godden was killed in action at the battle of the Somme, 1916, Edgar Godden died from wounds, 1917, they are commemorated on the War Memorial plaque in St. Botolph's Church.

Alice Norah died, aged 14yrs, on 29th October 1929, at 1, Elm Terrace, Tarring Road. She had been named after her grandmother, Alice, and on 1st November 1929, the day of Alice Norah's funeral, her grandmother also died, aged 66yrs.

Norah's death certificate gave the cause of death as 1.a) Pulmonary Phthisis b) Exhaustion.

Burial researcher: 
Maggi Martin

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/10/1914

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
00/11/1929
Age (at time of death): 
31
Cause of death: 
Pulmonary Phthisis; Exhaustion
Address at time of death: 
Elm Terrace, 1 Tarring Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1901 census: 

Living at 30 Howard Street, Worthing - John Newell Godden 37yrs Brick Layers Foreman, Alice Ann 38yrs, J Newell 16yrs Bricklayer, Edgar 8yrs, Chas Vere 5yrs, Norah Edith 2yrs

1911 census: 

Living at Chiswick, Tarring Road, Worthing - John Newell 47yrs Bricklayer, Alice Ann 48yrs, John Newell 26yrs Bricklayer, Edgar 18yrs Bricklayer, Norah Edith 12yrs, Ethel Francis 8yrs, Raymond 5yrs

1921 census: 

Living at 1 Elm Terrace, Tarring Road, West Worthing

John N Godden, Head, 35yrs 10mths; Born Cosham, Hants; Bricklayer working for Gates Builder, Shoreham;

Bertha S Godden, Wife, 32yes; Born Worthing, Sussex;

Annie S Godden, Daughter, 7yrs 7mths; Born  Worthing, Sussex;

Norah A Godden, Daughter, 6yrs 6mths; Born Bognor, Sussex;

Ada M White, Sister, 25yrs 3mths; Single; Born Cosham, Hants; Personal Service at Marine Hotel;