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William GODFREY 1809–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1809

Birth Location: Anstey, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 14 Jan 1878

Death Location: London, England

Father: William Godfrey

Mother: Hannah Busby

Spouse(s): Martha HART, Lydia Parker

Children(s): William GODFREY, John GODFREY, Joseph GODFREY, George GODFREY, Elizabeth Godfrey, Lydia Parker, James Parker, Benjamin Godfrey, Walter Godfrey, Harry Godfrey, Cully Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Benjamin Godfrey, Caroline Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, James Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Ellen Godfrey, Ellen Godfrey

In 1809, William GODFREY entered the world in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England, born to William Godfrey And Hannah Busby. William GODFREY married Lydia Parker, Martha Hart, and had children including Benjamin Hezekiah Godfrey, Caroline Godfrey, Cully Godfrey, Elizabeth Anne Godfrey, Ellen Godfrey, Ellen Jane Godfrey, George Godfrey, Harry Godfrey, James Godfrey, James Godfrey Parker, John Godfrey, Joseph Godfrey, Lydia Parker, Mary A Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Thomas H Godfrey, Walter William Godfrey, William Thomas Godfrey. William GODFREY passed away in 1878 in London, England.

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  • In 1809, William GODFREY entered the world in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England, born to William Godfrey And Hannah Busby.
  • William GODFREY married Lydia Parker, Martha Hart, and had children including Benjamin Hezekiah Godfrey, Caroline Godfrey, Cully Godfrey, Elizabeth Anne Godfrey, Ellen Godfrey, Ellen Jane Godfrey, George Godfrey, Harry Godfrey, James Godfrey, James Godfrey Parker, John Godfrey, Joseph Godfrey, Lydia Parker, Mary A Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Thomas H Godfrey, Walter William Godfrey, William Thomas Godfrey.
  • William GODFREY passed away in 1878 in London, England.

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William GODFREY's Ancestors

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William GODFREY
1809–1878
Birth Place: Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
William Godfrey
1789–1865
Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
Hannah Busby
1781–1851
Piddington, Oxfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Godfrey
1758–1839
Anstey Hertfordshire
Mary Dellow
1760–1825
Thundridge, Hertfordshire, England
John Busby
1750–1820
Piddington, Oxon, England
Mary Peverell
1750–1832
Piddington, Oxfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Godfrey
1734–1803
Mary Collison
1726–1797
John Busby
1724–1812
Sarah Adams
1726–1817
Richard Peverill
1716–1775
Margery Lea
1716–1775
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Godfrey
1710–1803
Sarah Chapman
1700–1751
Christopher Busby
1690–
George Peverell
1695–1764
Anne Alley
1700–1770
Thomas Lea
1676–
Susanna Taylor
1680–1766

William GODFREY's Descendants

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William GODFREY (1809–14 Jan 1878) m. Martha HART (1812–1849) m. Lydia Parker (abt 1832–24 Aug 1896)
  1. 1. William (Thomas) GODFREY 1835–1897 m. Annie (Riley) READ 1837–1929
    1. 1. Elizabeth A 1858–1927 m. Thomas MOXON 1853–1935
      1. 1. Esther MOXON 1885–1935 m. William (Henry) King 1884–1961
        1. 1. Cleveland (Thomas Henry) King 1912–1971 m. Gladys (Maud) FRISBY 1913–2003
        2. 2. John King –1931
        3. 3. Mary (Ann) King 1856–1926
        4. 4. Ada (Ann) King 1926–1927
        5. 5. Alma (Joyce) King 1917–2000 m. Kenneth (Marathon) Owens 1909–1973
        6. 6. Robert (William) King 1927–1993 m. Heather Dorothy 1933–1985
      2. 2. Bertha (E) Moxon 1881–1957 m. Pogo HILL 1881–1952
        1. 1. Raymond (Charles) HILL 1910–1993 m. Dulcie Newman 1916–2002
        2. 2. Ronald (Keith) HILL 1913–1989 m. Elsie (Winifred) Baker 1913–2002
        3. 3. Laurence (Arthur) Hill 1919–
        4. 4. Marjorie (Thelma) Hill 1909–1909
        5. 5. Walter (Harold) MOXON 1901–1963 m. Ethel (M) Green 1901–1985
        6. 6. Arthur (Thomas) Hill 1899–1968 m. Gwalia (Gladys) Griffiths 1900–1994
      3. 3. Allan (Aubery Clarence) MOXON 1900–1949 m. Ruth Gibson 1902–1981
        1. 1. Arthur (M) Moxon –1927
      4. 4. Alfred (Ernest) MOXON 1883–1951
      5. 5. Alice (Sarah) MOXON 1879–1948
      6. 6. Walter (W) MOXON 1898–1898
      7. 7. Arthur (Frederick) Moxon 1887–1917 m. Ethel (May) Bonham 1890–1963
        1. 1. Ida (Ethel) MOXON 1917–1989 m. George (Henry Joseph) Flanagan 1917–1980
        2. 2. Edward (Alfred) Moxon 1911–1926
        3. 3. Arthur (William Middleton) MOXON 1909–
        4. 4. Noel (Arthur) MOXON –1973 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Freebody 1908–1984
        5. 5. Elsie (Isabel) Moxon 1915–1995 m. Clarence (Henry) Smith 1913–1980
      8. 8. Herbert (Godfrey) MOXON 1891–1968 m. Mabel (Gertrude) Hill 1899–1987
        1. 1. Linda (Mary) Moxon 1923–1930
        2. 2. Francis (Herbert Thomas) Moxon 1919–1986
        3. 3. Violet (May) MOXON 1921–2011
      9. 9. Edith (Victoria) MOXON 1899–1900
      10. 10. Albert (Edward) MOXON 1882–1882
      11. 11. Thomas (Henry) MOXON 1889–1948
      12. 12. Bertie (Robert) MOXON 1897–1898
      13. 13. Horace MOXON 1896–1962 m. May (Walker) Brown 1898–
        1. 1. Donald (Kingsley) Moxon 1926–1933
    2. 2. Margaret ((Mag)) Godfrey 1876–1947 m. Alfred (Ernest) Cusick 1878–1947
      1. 1. Reginald (John) Cusick 1902–1965 m. Amy (Isabel) Spalding 1907–2002
        1. 1. Reginald (John) Cusick 1933–2004
        2. 2. Eva (Marlene) Cusick 1935–1992
      2. 2. Alfred (Allen) Cusick 1899–1976 m. Dorothy (Maud Alice) Guildford 1902–
      3. 3. Ernest (Daniel) Cusick 1901–1975 m. Elizabeth (Esther Jane) Quigley 1897–1982
        1. 1. Marjorie (Catherine) Cusick 1935–2018
      4. 4. Doris (Anne) Cusick 1904–1956
      5. 5. Ada (Mary) Cusick 1906–1951 m. Pogo 1905–1959
        1. 1. Robert (John) Bryant –1940
      6. 6. Hilda (May) Cusack 1908–1966 m. Albert (Leslie Augustus) Hurst 1910–1971
        1. 1. Patricia (Eunice) Hurst 1938–1939
        2. 2. Kenneth Cusick 1927–1988 m. Dorothy (May) FREEBODY* 1929–2014
      7. 7. Clarice (Ena Martha) Cusick 1910–1978 m. Clarence (R) Stocks 1904–1982
      8. 8. Gladys (Matilda Jean) Cusick 1912–1975 m. Herbert (Allan) Kellahan 1905–1991
    3. 3. Thomas (George) GODFREY 1864–1929 m. Minnie (Ellen) Cusick 1872–1950
      1. 1. William (George) GODFREY 1904–1966 m. Nella (Trixie) Withers 1912–2000
        1. 1. Robert (John) GODFREY 1950–1998
    4. 4. Mary GODFREY 1862–1935 m. Patrick (J) HARTIGAN 1851–1903
      1. 1. Sarah C 1890–1943 m. Victor (William) Wiggins 1887–1965
        1. 1. Eileen (C) Wiggins 1912–1976 m. Eric (Oswald) WARD 1911–1976
    5. 5. Maria GODFREY 1880–1963 m. Stephen (Henry) Dunford 1872–1937
      1. 1. Mabel Dunford 1904–1986 m. James (Robert) Corcoran 1898–1973
      2. 2. Aileen Dunford 1917–2007 m. Kenneth (Raymond) Woods 1913–
        1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Woods 1938–1938
      3. 3. Margaret Dunford 1911– m. Rowallan (George) Macdonald 1904–
        1. 1. James (A) Macdonald 1936–1996
    6. 6. Ellen GODFREY 1872–1931 m. Henry Shirlaw 1865–1939
      1. 1. Charles (William) Shirlaw 1897–1976 m. Gladys (Hilda) Sweeny 1898–1988
        1. 1. Jean Shirlaw 1923–2013 m. Richard (Wright) Jewry 1918–1997
        2. 2. William (Walter Henry) Shirlaw 1921–1977
        3. 3. Gordon (Hugh) Shirlaw 1927–1976
        4. 4. Kevin (Charles Hilton) Shirlaw 1937–1996
        5. 5. Charles (G) Shirlaw –1925
      2. 2. Hilton (Henry) Shirlaw 1896–1947
      3. 3. Walter (James) Shirlaw 1898–1957
      4. 4. Ethel (May) Shirlaw 1903–1998 m. William (Malcolm) Rigg 1900–1939 m. Edward (Joseph) Humphreys 1913–1988
        1. 1. Shirley (Rose) Rigg 1933–2009
      5. 5. Nellie Shirlaw 1907–1942
    7. 7. Joseph GODFREY 1868–1933
    8. 8. William GODFREY 1866–1917 m. Lily (Lavinia) Cusick 1870–1936
      1. 1. Ida (Elsie) GODFREY 1893–1960 m. Ira (Wilden) Taylor 1890–
        1. 1. Thelma Taylor 1917–2008 m. Alexander (Clement) Herrington 1901–1989
        2. 2. Nita Taylor –1919
    9. 9. Martha GODFREY 1860–1932 m. Frederick (Jesse) MOXON 1855–1947
      1. 1. Charles (Frederick) MOXON 1881–
      2. 2. George (Robert) Moxon 1878–1941
    10. 10. Still (Born) GODFREY 1871–1871
    11. 11. Harriet (Theresa) GODFREY 1875–1882
  2. 2. John GODFREY 1839–1889 m. ANN PEARCE 1834–1869 m. Martha Hagger 1842–1921
    1. 1. John GODFREY 1864–1919 m. Jessie (Ethlene) Churches 1868–1907
      1. 1. Percy (Joseph) GODFREY 1890–1890
      2. 2. Martha (Grace) GODFREY 1888–1938 m. George (Henry) Rue 1881–1959
        1. 1. John (Geoffrey) Rue 1912–1994
      3. 3. Clarence (Stanley Roy) GODFREY 1891–1941 m. Millicent (Annie) SMITH 1894–1951
        1. 1. Joan GODFREY 1921–2010 m. Victor (Charles) Rule 1923–2006
      4. 4. Maurice (John) GODFREY 1893–1971
      5. 5. Linda (Etheline) GODFREY 1899–1981
      6. 6. George (Darrell) GODFREY 1901–1966
      7. 7. Zillah GODFREY 1903–1980
    2. 2. James Godfrey 1877–1885
    3. 3. Ada (Anne) Godfrey 1879–1963
    4. 4. Grace Godfrey 1882–1976 m. Ivan (A) Scott 1886–1968
    5. 5. Charlotte Godfrey 1870–1946 m. Arthur (John Waldock) Reverand 1872–1961
      1. 1. Arthur (John Alfred) Waldock 1898–1950
    6. 6. Martha Godfrey 1859–1912
    7. 7. William Godfrey 1862–1882
    8. 8. Sarah Godfrey 1866–1904 m. Arthur (Edward) Gough 1865–
      1. 1. Ivy (Grace) Gough 1894–1936
    9. 9. Mary Godfrey 1869–1869
    10. 10. Esther Godfrey 1874–1956 m. Ernest (Frank) Thomson 1876–1949
      1. 1. Nellie (Esther) Thomson 1906–
  3. 3. Joseph GODFREY 1833–1905 m. Sarah (Ann) Bunyan 1828–1909
    1. 1. Ellen GODFREY 1854–1936 m. George (Daniel) Ison 1852–1915
      1. 1. Ellen (May) Ison 1889–1959 m. Leonard (Keith) Asquith 1891–1955
        1. 1. Mavis (Joan) Asquith 1921–2001 m. John (Robert) Herington 1919–2017
      2. 2. Adeline Ison 1887–1954
        1. 1. Amy (Irene) Croft 1904–1983 m. Robert (Bruce) Crisp 1906–
        2. 2. Eva (Adeline) Croft 1906–1992
    2. 2. Martha GODFREY 1857–1912 m. James Shirlaw 1862–1925
      1. 1. Sidney (Herbert) Shirlaw 1901–1991
    3. 3. Emma GODFREY 1858–1906 m. Henry (Wilson) Collier 1865–1926
      1. 1. Mary (Emma) Collier 1897–1981
    4. 4. Sarah (Ann) GODFREY 1862–1909 m. Frederick (Edward Charles) Jepson 1859–1934
      1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Jepson 1887–1936
      2. 2. Grace (Ethel) Jepson 1903–1970 m. Edward (Bertie Thurston -) Parkinson 1891–1979
        1. 1. June (Ilma) Parkinson 1934–1997
      3. 3. Edward (Charles) Jepson 1889–1893
      4. 4. Emma (E) Jepson 1891–1892
      5. 5. Joseph (Henry) Jepson 1892–1974 m. Linda (M) Bagnell 1898–1988
        1. 1. George (Edward) Jepson 1918–1986
      6. 6. Martha (Hannah) Jepson 1895–1896
      7. 7. Ellen (Jane) Jepson 1898–1957
      8. 8. Thomas (James) Jepson 1900–1939
      9. 9. Elsie (May) Jepson 1907–1971
    5. 5. Joseph (R) GODFREY 1863–1943 m. Lillian (Eleanor) JONES 1866–1914
      1. 1. Nellie GODFREY 1887–1932 m. James Clellend 1894–1967
      2. 2. Sidney (George) GODFREY 1897–1965 m. Eva (Margaret) Pettingell 1897–1962
        1. 1. Sidney GODFREY 1934–1996
      3. 3. Lillian (E) Godfrey 1889–
    6. 6. William GODFREY 1866–1962 m. Mary Cochrane 1865–1930
      1. 1. James GODFREY 1898–1974
      2. 2. Hugh GODFREY 1903–1982
      3. 3. Edith (Mary) GODFREY 1906–1979
      4. 4. Arthur (William) GODFREY 1900–1984
    7. 7. John GODFREY 1868–1870
  4. 4. George GODFREY 1844– m. Maria (Catherine) Widowson 1849–1907
    1. 1. Maria (Louisa) GODFREY 1884– m. Henry (George) Edwards 1884–
      1. 1. Henry (G) Edwards 1912–1918
      2. 2. Leonard (Richard) Edwards 1914–2002
      3. 3. Lilian (M) Edwards 1908–
      4. 4. Winifred (Ivy) Edwards 1909–1998
      5. 5. Evelyn (Dorothy) Edwards 1917–2006 m. Joseph (Wilfrid J) Siequien 1916–1998
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Godfrey 1877–1967 m. Alfred (Alexander) Honor 1876–1957
      1. 1. Winifred (May) Honor 1912–2004
      2. 2. Stanley (John) Honor 1918–1975
      3. 3. Elsie (Elizabeth Kate) Honor 1896–1928 m. John (Henry William) Edwards 1897–
      4. 4. George (Alfred) Honour 1903–1916
      5. 5. Doris (Ivy Ellen) Honor 1914–2008
    3. 3. George (William) Godfrey 1880–1882
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Susannah) Godfrey 1878–1954 m. James (Arthur) Cannon 1877–
      1. 1. Ivy (Frances) Cannon 1901–
      2. 2. Edward (Arthur) Cannon 1904–1921
      3. 3. Jack Cannon 1908–1979 m. Dulcie (Nina) Hooker 1909–1957
        1. 1. Joan (Elizabeth Alice) Cannon 1930–2007 m. John (William) Gockelen 1928–1998
      4. 4. Peter (William Godfrey) Cannon 1915–
      5. 5. Nora (Elizabeth) Cannon 1913– m. Alfred (George) Evans 1905–
      6. 6. Dennis (David) Cannon 1919–
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Anne) Godfrey 1865–1902 m. Henry (William) Moore 1854–1926
    1. 1. Richard (Thomas) Moore 1894–1985 m. Sarah (Louise) Watkins 1894–1965
      1. 1. Doreen (Louise) Moore 1927–2012 m. George (Thomas) Weaver 1924–2004
  6. 6. Lydia Parker 1851–
  7. 7. James (Godfrey) Parker 1851–1928 m. Caroline 1850–
    1. 1. Mary (E) Godfrey 1887–
    2. 2. Martha (Daisy) Godfrey 1890–
    3. 3. Lydia Godfrey 1873–
    4. 4. Esther (E) Godfrey 1876–
    5. 5. Caroline Godfrey 1880–
    6. 6. William (J) Godfrey 1882–
    7. 7. Ruth Godfrey 1889–
  8. 8. Benjamin (Hezekiah) Godfrey 1858–1917 m. Bessie Willicott 1861–
  9. 9. Walter (William) Godfrey 1860–
  10. 10. Harry Godfrey 1862–
  11. 11. Cully Godfrey 1870–
  12. 12. Thomas (H) Godfrey 1855– m. Annie 1862–
    1. 1. Thomas (Henry) Godfrey 1882– m. Annie Harris 1886–
      1. 1. George (William) Godfrey 1913–1992 m. Peabody 1914–1995
      2. 2. Thomas (Henry) Godfrey 1909–
    2. 2. Annie (L) Godfrey 1887–
    3. 3. William (J L) Godfrey 1890–
    4. 4. Albert (E) Godfrey 1900–
  13. 13. Benjamin (Hezekiah) Godfrey 1854–1854
  14. 14. Caroline Godfrey 1870–
  15. 15. Mary (A.) Godfrey 1877–
  16. 16. James Godfrey 1842–1848
  17. 17. Thomas Godfrey 1837–1839
  18. 18. Ellen Godfrey 1872–1875
  19. 19. Ellen (Jane) Godfrey 1867–1868

William GODFREY's Timeline

8 Records

1809
1809
Birth of William GODFREY in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
1813
1813
Age 4
Birth of William GODFREY in Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
1851
April 1851
Age 42
William GODFREY was married in Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
1851
1851
Age 42
William GODFREY resided here in Barkway, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Barkway, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 52
William GODFREY resided here in Hackney, Middlesex, England
Hackney, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 62
William GODFREY resided here in St Barnabas, London, England
St Barnabas, London, England
1878
1878
Age 69
Death of William GODFREY in Hackney, Middlesex, England
Hackney, Middlesex, England
1878
14 Jan 1878
Age 69
Burial of William GODFREY in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1871 England Census
    [2] 1861 England Census
    [3] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1809
    Event Place: Anstey, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: April 1851
    Event Place: Royston, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Barkway, Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1707; Folio: 307; Page: 15; GSU roll: 193615

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: St Barnabas, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1878
    Event Place: Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Westminster, London, England, Cemetery Registers, 1855-1990, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Cemetery Registers; Reference: CR237

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Jan 1878
    Event Place: London, England
    Record Source: Westminster, London, England, Cemetery Registers, 1855-1990, City of Westminster Archives Centre; London, England; Westminster Cemetery Registers; Reference: CR237

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