Godfrey

[suanj]

Richiee: you know that Godfrey is Goffredo in italian....for to start a search you must provide us some other data.. regards, suanj

[nuccia]

Richiee1,

Lets just stick to this thread for now...its difficult to keep track of things if you jump around. Also, can you answer these questions for us.

So, your dad was JOHN Derwood Godfrey (or his first name was Derwood) and he died July 25, 2005. When was he born?

Did he die in Calagary? I don't want to get personal but are you able to get a hold of his death certificate? Do you know what his parents names were (your Nonno and Nonna) or in what year they came to Canada?

Answering these questions are very important.. The name Godfrey in Canada..especially out your way, goes way back so we need to determine if they came through Ellis Island or through Pier 21. Find out when your family arrived here. It will help.

nuccia

[Richiee1]

kk
dont be afriad to ask me anything i wont find nothign personal
i need help and you are helping me so feel free to ask anythign
no my dad deid in saskatoon sask. his first name was john im sure of it
i dont even no how derwood is in his name i just search his death and it came up with his full name and no i dont have his death cerificate im going to see his wife in saskatoon in about a week or so to get all of his belongings and i have no idea what my nonnos name was
its liek it was kept a secret or somthing i asked his wife and she dident even no
she said i think it was john. so it might be john
i just really wanan find out what the family last name was and aboutt he family
specialy the last name cause i wil have peopel ask me what i am and i say italian and they ask me my last name and i godfrey and there alwes liek that aitn italian then i have to explain the whole story it would just be nice to find out more about my family and yea

[suanj]

Hi Richiee, please to read here: http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/par ... gi-gou.txt


GODFREY DERWOOD JOHN 56128 79A-L106-SH Jul-24-2005 Jul-28-2005


it seem that the first name was Derwood John and not John Derwood... suanj

[Richiee1]

Thats messed up
does derwood mean anything?
or by all those numbers u have beside his name can you get any info out of them by any chance?
or now that you no his name can you find out his parents names?
thanks

richi

[suanj]

Richi, now you have the death act of your dad; you must to search the birthact now! from birthact you can descover more about the first Godfrey italian( your grandfather), otherwise on your grandfather we have not birthdate, no deathdate, no marriage date, no name spouse etc etc etc etc... you understand me that YOU MUST SEARCH IN CANDA ALL POSSIBLE DATA AND AFTER WE CAN HELP YOU ABT ITALIAN GENEALOGY! YOU MUST TO CONTACT ALSO GOFFREDO PEOPLE living in CANADA and to ask the italian origin place, maybe they can be related with your ancestor.. suanj

[Richiee1]

kk
so what should i do
contact a person with the last name goffredo?
and say what?
im kinda cunfused

[suanj]

and to ask the italian origin 's birthplace, so we can help better, because GIOVANNI GOFFREDO is a popular name in Italy, and perhaps your ancestor came in Canada by ellis island, and to know a probable italian birthplace can help us for to search the ship's manifest.. many italians came in Canada by ellis island port NY, USA.. so we know that many Giovanni Goffredo desembarking in ellis island, but we cannot read all ship's manifest in the hope of to find something, some info, and for this I advice you of:
-to find the probable birthyear of Giovanni Goffredo italian
- ditto for the death
-to find the italian birthplaces of Goffredos in Ontario ( because it is possible that was the same, normally where came a paisano came also another paisano, of same birthplace)
-to find the name spouse( your grandmother/paternal line)
-the marriage date
-the name of all children
-the rumor of a probable immigration year
and so..
suanj

[Richiee1]

kk
i got a name of all the children if you wanna know it

[Richiee1]

saunj
i have my dads sin number
can you do anything with it
i know it has all the info

[suanj]

Richi, by SIN are the birthdate? you know almost the birthdate of your dad?
suanj

[suanj]

also some data abt militar service of your dad

[Richiee1]

i have an idea of when his birth day is if thats helps
and what are you talking about right There ^ about ym dad being in the militar whast that

[Richiee1]

My dad was born around 1945 mabey a bit a year or two earlyer or later
and his birth day was in september my mom just todl me we dont not he date though

[Richiee1]

suanj?