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William Brygge Godfrey 1520–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Wingfield, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 24 Jan 1571

Death Location: Wingfield, Suffolk, England

Father: Francis Godfrey

Mother: Katherine Godfrey

Spouse(s): Joan Busby, Jone Bushby

Children(s): John MP

William Brygge Godfrey was born in 1520 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England, the child of Francis Godfrey And Katherine Mcgregor Godfrey. William Brygge Godfrey married Joan Busby, Jone Godfrey Busby Bushby, and had children including John Godfrey Sr Mp. William Brygge Godfrey passed away in 1571 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Brygge Godfrey was born in 1520 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England, the child of Francis Godfrey And Katherine Mcgregor Godfrey.
  • William Brygge Godfrey married Joan Busby, Jone Godfrey Busby Bushby, and had children including John Godfrey Sr Mp.
  • William Brygge Godfrey passed away in 1571 in Wingfield, Suffolk, England.

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William Godfrey's Ancestors

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William Godfrey
1520–1571
Birth Place: Wingfield, Suffolk, England
Parents
Francis Godfrey
1490–1551
Wingfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Katherine (McGregor) Godfrey
1500–1557
Suffolk, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Godfrey's Descendants

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William (Brygge) Godfrey (1520–24 Jan 1571) m. Joan Busby (1524–30 Jan 1590) m. Jone (Godfrey Busby) Bushby (1524–30/1/1590)
  1. 1. John (Godfrey, Sr.,) MP 1545–1592 m. Isabell Mcllhany 1547–1599 m. Mary Freestone 1554–1606
    1. 1. Richard (Godfrey Sr.) MP 1578–1630 m. Isabel (Elizabeth) Ramadaile 1580–1600
      1. 1. Francis Godfrey 1600–1669 m. Elizabeth Hall 1603–1702
        1. 1. Elizabeth Godfrey 1620–1680 m. John Cary 1610–1681

William Godfrey's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Brygge Godfrey in Wingfield, Suffolk, England
Wingfield, Suffolk, England
1541
02-Oct-1541
Age 21
William Brygge Godfrey was married in St, Peter, St, Paul's, Church, Eye, Suffolk
St, Peter, St, Paul's, Church, Eye, Suffolk
1571
24 Jan 1571
Age 51
Death of William Brygge Godfrey in Wingfield, Suffolk, England
Wingfield, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Wingfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 02-Oct-1541
    Event Place: St, Peter, St, Paul's, Church, Eye, Suffolk

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Wingfield, Suff., Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1571
    Event Place: Wingfield, Suffolk, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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