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Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey 1789–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Oct 1789

Birth Location: Bath, Somerset, England

Death Date: 13 Dec 1855

Death Location: All Souls, Kensal Green, London

Father: Race Rev

Mother: Elizabeth Dewe

Spouse(s): Jane Woodhouse

Children(s): Charles Godfrey, John Godfrey, Louisa Godfrey, Maria Godfrey, Henry Godfrey, Jane Godfrey, William Godfrey, Frederick Godfrey, Adelaide Godfrey

The story of Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey began in 1789 in Bath, Somerset, England. Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey married Jane Octavia Woodhouse, and had children including Adelaide Godfrey, Charles James Godfrey, Frederick Race Godfrey, Henry Godfrey, Jane Emily Godfrey, John Richard Race Godfrey, Louisa Madeleine Godfrey, Maria Godfrey, William Godfrey. Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey passed away in 1855 in All Souls, Kensal Green, London.

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Biography

  • The story of Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey began in 1789 in Bath, Somerset, England.
  • Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey married Jane Octavia Woodhouse, and had children including Adelaide Godfrey, Charles James Godfrey, Frederick Race Godfrey, Henry Godfrey, Jane Emily Godfrey, John Richard Race Godfrey, Louisa Madeleine Godfrey, Maria Godfrey, William Godfrey.
  • Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey passed away in 1855 in All Souls, Kensal Green, London.

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Lieutenant Godfrey's Ancestors

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Lieutenant Godfrey
1789–1855
Birth Place: Bath, Somerset, England
Parents
Race Godfrey Snr Rev
1758–1821
St Luke, Old Street, Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Dewe
1757–1850
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
Benjamin Godfrey
1720–1765
Exeter, Devon, England
Mary (Elizabeth) Race
1722–1802
Bermondsey, Surrey, England
John Dewe
1725–1796
Croxton Keyrial, Leicestershire, England
Hannah Frost
1730–1782
Leicester, Leicestershire, England
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Lieutenant Godfrey's Descendants

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Lieutenant (Colonel John Race) Godfrey (16 Oct 1789–13 Dec 1855) m. Jane (Octavia) Woodhouse (14 Jul 1797–14 Aug 1871)
  1. 1. Charles (James) Godfrey 1830–1878 m. Sarah (Rebekah) Rowlandson 1837–1923
    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
  2. 2. John (Richard Race) Godfrey 1821–1898
  3. 3. Louisa (Madeleine) Godfrey 1822–1907
  4. 4. Maria Godfrey 1823–1898
  5. 5. Henry Godfrey 1824–1882
  6. 6. Jane (Emily) Godfrey 1825–1912
  7. 7. William Godfrey 1827–1906
  8. 8. Frederick (Race) Godfrey 1828–1910
  9. 9. Adelaide Godfrey 1830–1911

Lieutenant Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1789
16 Oct 1789
Birth of Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey in Bath, Somerset, England
Bath, Somerset, England
1855
13 Dec 1855
Age 66
Death of Lieutenant Colonel John Race Godfrey in All Souls, Kensal Green, London
All Souls, Kensal Green, London

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1789
    Event Place: Bath, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1855
    Event Place: All Souls, Kensal Green, London

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