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William Thomas GODFREY 1835–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jul 1835

Birth Location: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 30 Nov 1897

Death Location: Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia

Father: William GODFREY

Mother: Martha HART

Spouse(s): Annie READ

Children(s): Elizabeth A, Margaret Godfrey, Thomas GODFREY, Mary GODFREY, Maria GODFREY, Ellen GODFREY, Joseph GODFREY, William GODFREY, Martha GODFREY, Still GODFREY, Harriet GODFREY

In 1835, William Thomas GODFREY entered the world in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England, born to William Godfrey And Martha Hart. William Thomas GODFREY married Annie Riley Read, and had children including Elizabeth A, Ellen Godfrey, Harriet Theresa Godfrey, Joseph Godfrey, Margaret Mag Godfrey, Maria Godfrey, Martha Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Still Born Godfrey, Thomas George Godfrey, William Godfrey. William Thomas GODFREY passed away in 1897 in Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1835, William Thomas GODFREY entered the world in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England, born to William Godfrey And Martha Hart.
  • William Thomas GODFREY married Annie Riley Read, and had children including Elizabeth A, Ellen Godfrey, Harriet Theresa Godfrey, Joseph Godfrey, Margaret Mag Godfrey, Maria Godfrey, Martha Godfrey, Mary Godfrey, Still Born Godfrey, Thomas George Godfrey, William Godfrey.
  • William Thomas GODFREY passed away in 1897 in Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William GODFREY
1809–1878
Birth Location: Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
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Martha HART
1812–1849
Birth Location: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Annie READ
1837–1929
Birth Location: Dundalk Ireland
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Children(s)

Elizabeth A
1858–1927
Birth Location: Bathurst, NSW, Australia
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Margaret Godfrey
1876–1947
Birth Location: Kelloshiel, New South Wales, Australia
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Thomas GODFREY
1864–1929
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary GODFREY
1862–1935
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Maria GODFREY
1880–1963
Birth Location: Eglinton, New South Wales, Australia
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Ellen GODFREY
1872–1931
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Joseph GODFREY
1868–1933
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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William GODFREY
1866–1917
Birth Location: Duramana, New South Wales, Australia
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Martha GODFREY
1860–1932
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Still GODFREY
1871–1871
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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Harriet GODFREY
1875–1882
Birth Location: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
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William GODFREY's Ancestors

Self
William GODFREY
1835–1897
Birth Place: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
William GODFREY
1809–1878
Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
Martha HART
1812–1849
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
William Godfrey
1789–1865
Anstey, Hertfordshire, England
Hannah Busby
1781–1851
Piddington, Oxfordshire, England
Thomas HART
1777–1854
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Elizabeth Daines
1779–
Great-Grandparents
John Godfrey
1758–1839
Mary Dellow
1760–1825
John Busby
1750–1820
Mary Peverell
1750–1832
William HART
1743–
Mary MOOR
1748–
William Daines
1751–1828
Ann Sutton
1758–1795
2nd-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
John Dane
1710–
John Sutton
1733–1806
Ann Jordan
1740–1806

William GODFREY's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) GODFREY (5 Jul 1835–30 Nov 1897) m. Annie (Riley) READ (01 Jan 1837–24 AUG 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
        1. 1. Joan (Evelyn) King 1932–2021 m. Roy (Mervyn) Colb 1927–1998
        2. 2. Kevin (Maxwell) King 1934–2012 m. Jean (Rutherford Bowie) Dickson 1931–2018
      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
        1. 1. Shirley (Ann) HILL 1937–2001 m. Robert (Henry) Williams 1935–1979 m. Peter (Bede) Calder 1936–2011
      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
        1. 1. Walter (Maxwell) Moxon 1930–1982 m. June (Audrey) Tookey 1933–1986
      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
        1. 1. Ronald (Barry) Flanagan 1944–1982
        2. 2. Dale (Joseph) FLANAGAN 1941–1957
        3. 3. Barbara (Mary) Flanagan 1935–2010 m. Mervyn (Lawrence) Parlett 1933–2018
        4. 4. Ronald (Barry) Flanagan 1944–1982
      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
        1. 1. Mervyn (Charles) Smith 1937–1983
    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
        1. 1. Katherine (Judy) Herrington 1946–1988 m. Slater –1995
        2. 2. William (Alexander) Herrington 1942–1942
      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

William GODFREY's Timeline

5 Records

1835
5 July 1835
Birth of William Thomas GODFREY in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
1835
5 Jul 1835
Birth of William Thomas GODFREY in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
1835
5 Jul 1835
William Thomas GODFREY was baptized in Barkway, Hertford, England
Barkway, Hertford, England
1851
1851
Age 16
William Thomas GODFREY resided here in Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
1897
30 Nov 1897
Age 62
Death of William Thomas GODFREY in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 July 1835
    Event Place: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Barkway, Hertfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2467; Item: [44940]
    [3] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1707; Folio: 307; Page: 15; GSU roll: 193615

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1835
    Event Place: Barkway, Hertford, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1854
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2467; Item: [44940]

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1854
    Record Source: New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896, State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2467; Item: [4/4940]

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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