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Charles James Godfrey 1830–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Jul 1830

Birth Location: Bellary, Karnataka, India

Death Date: 15 Jun 1878

Death Location: Madras, India

Father: Lieutenant Godfrey

Mother: Jane Woodhouse

Spouse(s): Sarah Rowlandson

Children(s): Harry D.S.O., Charles Godfrey, Annie Godfrey, Frederick Godfrey, Arthur Godfrey, Frank Godfrey, Irene Godfrey

Charles James Godfrey was born in 1830 in Bellary, Karnataka, India, the child of Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey And Jane Octavia Woodhouse. In 1871, Charles James Godfrey resided in Torquay, Old Tor, Devon, England. Charles James Godfrey married Sarah Rebekah Rowlandson, and had children including Annie Marion Godfrey, Arthur Rowlandson Godfrey, Charles Edward Rowlandson Godfrey, Frank Rowlandson Godfrey, Frederick Rowlandson Godfrey, Harry Rowlandson Godfrey C B D S O, Irene Lilian Godfrey. Charles James Godfrey passed away in 1878 in Madras, India.

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Biography

  • Charles James Godfrey was born in 1830 in Bellary, Karnataka, India, the child of Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey And Jane Octavia Woodhouse.
  • In 1871, Charles James Godfrey resided in Torquay, Old Tor, Devon, England.
  • Charles James Godfrey married Sarah Rebekah Rowlandson, and had children including Annie Marion Godfrey, Arthur Rowlandson Godfrey, Charles Edward Rowlandson Godfrey, Frank Rowlandson Godfrey, Frederick Rowlandson Godfrey, Harry Rowlandson Godfrey C B D S O, Irene Lilian Godfrey.
  • Charles James Godfrey passed away in 1878 in Madras, India.

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Charles Godfrey's Ancestors

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Charles Godfrey
1830–1878
Birth Place: Bellary, Karnataka, India
Parents
Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey
1789–1855
Bath, Somerset, England
Jane (Octavia) Woodhouse
1797–1871
Bath, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Race (Godfrey Snr) Rev
1758–1821
St Luke, Old Street, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Dewe
1757–1850
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Richard Woodhouse
1760–1833
Lyonshall, Herefordshire, England
Susanna Gliddon
1766–1811
Okehampton, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Godfrey
1720–1765
Mary Race
1722–1802
John Dewe
1725–1796
Hannah Frost
1730–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Godfrey's Descendants

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Charles (James) Godfrey (3 Jul 1830–15 Jun 1878) m. Sarah (Rebekah) Rowlandson (1837–18 Sep 1923)
  1. 1. Harry (Rowlandson Godfrey C.B.,) D.S.O. 1875–1947 m. Mary (Caroline Pearl) Barrett-Lennard 1886–1976
    1. 1. Derek (Charles) Godfrey 1922–1999 m. Evelyn (Mary) Barrett-Lennard 1927–1991
    2. 2. Jocelyn (Marion) Godfrey 1920–2013 m. Roger (Norman Hately) Whitehouse 1922–2018
  2. 2. Charles (Edward Rowlandson) Godfrey 1866–1941
  3. 3. Annie (Marion) Godfrey 1869–1945
  4. 4. Frederick (Rowlandson) Godfrey 1867–1955 m. Monica Wilding 1877–1957
    1. 1. Anthony (Frederick Halliday) GODFREY 1901–1939 m. May (Alexandra) McLaren 1906–1984
      1. 1. Anthony (John) GODFREY 1940–1995
    2. 2. Michael (LtCdr) Godfrey 1899–1984
  5. 5. Arthur (Rowlandson) Godfrey 1870–1882
  6. 6. Frank (Rowlandson) Godfrey 1877–1949
  7. 7. Irene (Lilian) Godfrey 1863–1865

Charles Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1830
3 Jul 1830
Birth of Charles James Godfrey in Bellary, Karnataka, India
Bellary, Karnataka, India
1871
1871
Age 41
Charles James Godfrey resided here in Torquay, Old Tor, Devon, England
Torquay, Old Tor, Devon, England
1878
15 Jun 1878
Age 48
Death of Charles James Godfrey in Madras, India
Madras, India

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1830
    Event Place: Bellary, Karnataka, India

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Torquay, Old Tor, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: West Malvern, Worcestershire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1878
    Event Place: Madras, India

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