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Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin 1797–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1797

Birth Location: The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 1 Feb 1851

Death Location: Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England

Father: William Godwin

Mother: Mary Wollstonecraft

Spouse(s): Percy Shelley

Children(s): Elena Shelley, Percy Goring, William Shelley, Clara infant)

In 1797, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin entered the world in The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England, born to William Godwin And Mary Wollstonecraft. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin married Percy Bysshe Shelley, and had children including Clara Everina Shelley, Clara Shelley Premature Infant, Elena Adelaide Shelley, Percy Florence Shelley 3Rd Baronet Of Castle Goring, William Shelley. Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin passed away in 1851 in Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England.

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Biography

  • In 1797, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin entered the world in The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England, born to William Godwin And Mary Wollstonecraft.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin married Percy Bysshe Shelley, and had children including Clara Everina Shelley, Clara Shelley Premature Infant, Elena Adelaide Shelley, Percy Florence Shelley 3Rd Baronet Of Castle Goring, William Shelley.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin passed away in 1851 in Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Godwin
1756–1836
Birth Location: Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
WG
Mary Wollstonecraft
1759–1797
Birth Location: Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
MW

Spouses(s)

Percy Shelley
1792–1822
Birth Location: Field Place, Broadbridge Heath, Horsham, West Sussex, England
PS

Children(s)

Elena Shelley
1818–1820
Birth Location: Naples, Napoli, Campania, Italy
ES
Percy Goring
1819–1889
Birth Location: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Italy
PG
William Shelley
1816–1819
Birth Location: London, London, England
WS
Clara infant)
1815–1815
Birth Location: Hillingdon, London, England
Ci

Mary Godwin's Ancestors

Self
Mary Godwin
1797–1851
Birth Place: The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England
Parents
William Godwin
1756–1836
Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Wollstonecraft
1759–1797
Spitalfields, Middlesex, England
Grandparents
Edward (John) Wollstonecraft
1736–1803
London, England
Elizabeth Dixon
1730–1782
Ballyshannon, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Godwin's Descendants

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Mary (Wollstonecraft) Godwin (30 Aug 1797–1 Feb 1851) m. Percy (Bysshe) Shelley (4 Aug 1792–8 July 1822)
  1. 1. Elena (Adelaide) Shelley 1818–1820
  2. 2. Percy (Florence Shelley 3rd Baronet of Castle) Goring 1819–1889
  3. 3. William Shelley 1816–1819
  4. 4. Clara (Shelley (premature) infant) 1815–1815

Mary Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1797
30 Aug 1797
Birth of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England
The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England
1851
1 Feb 1851
Age 54
Death of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin in Mayfair, Middlesex, England
Mayfair, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1797
    Event Place: The Polygon, Somers Town, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1851
    Event Place: Mayfair, Middlesex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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