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Sir William Godfrey 1513–1553 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1513

Birth Location: Claverley, Shropshire, England

Death Date: 1553

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: francis Godfrey

Mother: katherine McGregor

Spouse(s): GRACE Godfrey, Elizabeth Godfrey, Joane Godfrey

Children(s): John MP, Robert Godfrey, Richard Godfrey

Sir William Godfrey was born in 1513 in Claverley, Shropshire, England, the child of Francis Godfrey And Katherine Mcgregor. Sir William Godfrey married Elizabeth De Burdett Godfrey, Grace Briggs Godfrey, Joane Godfrey, Mary Ann, and had children including John Godfrey Sr Mp, Maria Godfrey, Richard Godfrey, Robert Godfrey. Sir William Godfrey passed away in 1553 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • Sir William Godfrey was born in 1513 in Claverley, Shropshire, England, the child of Francis Godfrey And Katherine Mcgregor.
  • Sir William Godfrey married Elizabeth De Burdett Godfrey, Grace Briggs Godfrey, Joane Godfrey, Mary Ann, and had children including John Godfrey Sr Mp, Maria Godfrey, Richard Godfrey, Robert Godfrey.
  • Sir William Godfrey passed away in 1553 in London, London, England.

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Sir Godfrey's Ancestors

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Sir Godfrey
1513–1553
Birth Place: Claverley, Shropshire, England
Parents
francis Godfrey
1500–1550
England
katherine McGregor
1500–1557
Suffolk, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Godfrey's Descendants

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Sir (William) Godfrey (1513–1553) m. GRACE (Briggs ^) Godfrey (1530–4 Aug 1613) m. Elizabeth (de Burdett) Godfrey (1513–21 December 1556) m. Joane Godfrey (1502–2 February 1550)
  1. 1. John (Godfrey Sr) MP 1545–1592 m. Mary Freestone 1554–1606
    1. 1. John Godfrey 1587–1639 m. Mary (Clearke) (Cox) 1589–1640
      1. 1. Anne Godfrey 1626–1669
        1. 1. Susannah Burges 1647–1695 m. William (James) Burgess 1648–1727
  2. 2. Robert Godfrey 1550–1619
  3. 3. Richard Godfrey 1553–1619

Sir Godfrey's Timeline

2 Records

1513
1513
Birth of Sir William Godfrey in Claverley, Shropshire, England
Claverley, Shropshire, England
1553
1553
Age 40
Death of Sir William Godfrey in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1513
    Event Place: Claverley, Shropshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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