Charlotte Godart1

#17546, (1818 - 1881)
FatherPeter Dennett Godart1 (c 1788 - 1860)
MotherElizabeth Jackson1 (c 1787 - 1866)
RelationshipGranddaughter of Peter Godart
Extended Family
ChartsPeter Godart & Mary Dowson - Children & Grandchildren
Peter Godart & Mary Dowson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart

Children of Charlotte Godart and William Castor Bear
BirthCharlotte Godart was born on 1 Jan 1818 in Saint Marylebone, London.1
 
BaptismShe was baptized on 9 Aug 1818 in St Marylebone, Middlesex. She was the daughter of Peter Dennett & Elizabeth Godart of St Marylebone. Peter's occupation was trade. Her birthdate was noted to be 1 January 1818 and she was baptised on the same day as her older sister Elizabeth.1 
(Witness) Marriage Charlotte Godart witnessed the marriage of Henry Brooker and her sister Elizabeth Godart on 26 Mar 1837 in St John of Wapping, Middlesex.2 
(with Parents) 1841 CensusCharlotte Godart appeared on the 1841 Census of St John Wapping, Middlesex in the household of her parents. Charlotte was 20 and born in county.3 
MarriageShe married William Castor Bear on 1 Nov 1842 in All Saints Stepney, Middlesex.
Information from the register: William Castor Bear, full age, bachelor, painter, residence 47 Chapman Street Cannon Street Road, father William Bear, painter;
Charlotte Godart, full age, spinster, 90 East Smithfield, father Peter Godart, plumber;
They were married after banns and the witnesses were [Charlotte's father] Peter Godart and [her sister] Anne Godart.4 
1851 CensusCharlotte Godart and William Castor Bear appeared on the 1851 Census of St Georges East, Tower Hamlets, Middlesex, at No 8 Anthony Street. There were two families at this address. William C Bean [sic] was 34, a Painter & Glazier, and was born in Hackney. Charlotte was 33, a Dress maker born in Somers Town. Their children Charlotte Elizabeth and William Castor were living with them, along with two visitors, Joseph Williams and Elizabeth Hill.5 
1861 CensusCharlotte Godart and William Castor Bear appeared on the 1861 Census of St Botolph without Aldgate, Middlesex, at 7 Burr Street. Willm C was 44, a Master Painter employing 5 men, and was born in Shoreditch. Charlotte was 43 and born in St Pancras. Their children William Castor and Charles were with them, as well as one house servant.6 
1871 CensusCharlotte Godart and William Castor Bear appeared on the 1871 Census of Leyton, Essex, at Church Road, enumerated 2 Apr 1871. William C was 54, a Plumber employing 3 men, and was born in Hacaney. Charlotte was 53 and born in St Pancras. Their son Francis Arthur was listed as living with them.7 
1881 CensusCharlotte Godart and William Castor Bear appeared on the 1881 Census of Leyton, Essex, at Church Road. William O [sic] was 64, a Plumber, and born in London, Middlesex. Charlotte was 63 and born in London, Middlesex. With them was a four year old granddaughter, surname Bear, forename not recorded.8 
DeathCharlotte died in 1881.
Note: there is another death for a Charlotte Bear in 1891 in West Ham RD but she is aged 65 at death.9 
Last Edited3 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. Baptisms of St Marylebone, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Charlotte Godart, 1818, #1735.
  2. Marriages of the parish of St John Wapping. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. Henry Brooker & Elizabeth Godart, 1837, #803.
  3. 1841 Census for England & Wales, HO107/715/5 folio 42.
  4. Marriages of All Saints, Mile End New Town Tower Hamlets Stepney, Middlesex. Register at London Metropolitan Archives. Image viewed at Ancestry. William Caster Bear & Charlotte Godart, 1842, #23.
  5. 1851 Census for England & Wales, HO107/1548 folio 428 page 20.
  6. 1861 Census for England & Wales, RG9/274 folio 86 page 14.
  7. 1871 Census for England & Wales, RG10/1634 ed1 f6 p5.
  8. 1881 Census for England & Wales, RG11/1725 folio 4.
  9. FreeBMD. Charlotte Bear, age 62, Sep Q 1881, West Ham RD.