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William Godfrey 1848–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1848

Birth Location: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England

Death Date: 15 Aug 1904

Death Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England

Father: Christopher Godfrey

Mother: Sarah Pogmore

Spouse(s): Emma Holmes

Children(s): Leonard Godfrey, Gertrude Godfrey, May Godfrey, Florence Godfrey, Christiana Godfrey, Betsy Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Daniel Godfrey, Christopher Godfrey, Lilian Godfrey, Walter Godfrey

In 1848, William Godfrey entered the world in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England, born to Christopher Godfrey And Sarah Pogmore. In 1851, William Godfrey resided in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England. William Godfrey married Elizabeth Stubbings, Emma Holmes, and had children including Betsy Elizabeth Godfrey, Christiana Godfrey, Christopher Godfrey, Daniel Godfrey, Florence Godfrey, Gertrude Godfrey, Leonard Godfrey, Lilian Godfrey, May Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Walter Godfrey. William Godfrey passed away in 1904 in Wales, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1848, William Godfrey entered the world in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England, born to Christopher Godfrey And Sarah Pogmore.
  • In 1851, William Godfrey resided in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England.
  • William Godfrey married Elizabeth Stubbings, Emma Holmes, and had children including Betsy Elizabeth Godfrey, Christiana Godfrey, Christopher Godfrey, Daniel Godfrey, Florence Godfrey, Gertrude Godfrey, Leonard Godfrey, Lilian Godfrey, May Godfrey, Thomas Godfrey, Walter Godfrey.
  • William Godfrey passed away in 1904 in Wales, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Godfrey
1814–1882
Birth Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
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Sarah Pogmore
1817–1890
Birth Location: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Emma Holmes
1855–
Birth Location: Kiveton Park, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Leonard Godfrey
1882–1964
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
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Gertrude Godfrey
1884–1962
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
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May Godfrey
1888–1964
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
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Florence Godfrey
1875–1952
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
FG
Christiana Godfrey
1891–1946
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
CG
Betsy Godfrey
1896–1981
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
BG
Thomas Godfrey
1872–1872
Birth Location: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
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Daniel Godfrey
1876–
Birth Location: –
DG
Christopher Godfrey
1878–
Birth Location: –
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Lilian Godfrey
1879–
Birth Location: Wales, Yorkshire, England
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Walter Godfrey
1881–
Birth Location: –
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William Godfrey's Ancestors

Self
William Godfrey
1848–1904
Birth Place: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Parents
Christopher Godfrey
1814–1882
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Sarah Pogmore
1817–1890
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
Joseph Pogmore
1794–1866
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Hannah Ward
1793–1864
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Godfrey's Descendants

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William Godfrey (1848–15 Aug 1904) m. Emma Holmes (1855–)
  1. 1. Leonard Godfrey 1882–1964 m. Lucy Adams 1884–1962
    1. 1. Hannah (Elizabeth) Godfrey 1912–2003 m. Watson Dart 1910–1983
      1. 1. Janice (Godfrey) Dart 1936–2017
      2. 2. David Dart 1945–2013
    2. 2. Ivan Godfrey 1911–1925
  2. 2. Gertrude Godfrey 1884–1962 m. Horace Robinson 1879–
    1. 1. Florence Robinson 1903–
    2. 2. John (William) Robinson 1904–
    3. 3. Alice Robinson 1910–
    4. 4. Chris Robinson 1911–
    5. 5. Walter Robinson 1913–
    6. 6. Harriett Robinson 1915–
    7. 7. Joseph Robinson 1918–
    8. 8. Herbert Robinson 1920–
    9. 9. Horace Robinson 1907–
  3. 3. May Godfrey 1888–1964 m. Harry Jagger 1886–
    1. 1. Margaret Jagger 1907–
    2. 2. Harry (Derwent) Jagger 1908–
    3. 3. Ada Jagger 1910–
    4. 4. George (W) Jagger 1911–
    5. 5. Clifford Jagger 1914–
    6. 6. Miriam Jagger 1916–
    7. 7. Hilda Jagger 1918–
    8. 8. Fred Jagger 1920–2004 m. Johanna Kehoe 1920–1987
    9. 9. Dennis Jagger 1922–
    10. 10. Vera Jagger 1925–
  4. 4. Florence Godfrey 1875–1952 m. John (William) Robinson 1870–
    1. 1. Joseph (Albert) Robinson 1894–
    2. 2. Olive Robinson 1896– m. John (David) Jenkins 1896–
      1. 1. Rose Jenkins 1920–
    3. 3. Kathleen Robinson 1899–
    4. 4. Edward Robinson 1910–
    5. 5. Laurence (Ernest) Robinson 1900–
    6. 6. Iris Robinson 1912–
    7. 7. Ruth Robinson 1914–
    8. 8. Harry Robinson 1916–
  5. 5. Christiana Godfrey 1891–1946 m. George (William) Jagger 1890–
    1. 1. Ernest Jagger 1917–
    2. 2. Doris Jagger 1919–
  6. 6. Betsy (Elizabeth) Godfrey 1896–1981 m. William Prosser 1885– m. Joseph Cooper 1889–
    1. 1. Joseph Cooper 1924–
  7. 7. Thomas Godfrey 1872–1872
  8. 8. Daniel Godfrey 1876–
  9. 9. Christopher Godfrey 1878–
  10. 10. Lilian Godfrey 1879–
  11. 11. Walter Godfrey 1881–

William Godfrey's Timeline

10 Records

1848
1848
Birth of William Godfrey in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
1849
28 Jan 1849
Age 1
William Godfrey was baptized in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
1851
1851
Age 3
William Godfrey resided here in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
1861
1861
Age 13
William Godfrey resided here in Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
1871
1871
Age 23
William Godfrey resided here in Wales, Yorkshire, England
Wales, Yorkshire, England
1881
1881
Age 33
William Godfrey resided here in Wales, Yorkshire, England
Wales, Yorkshire, England
1891
1891
Age 43
William Godfrey resided here in Wales, Yorkshire, England
Wales, Yorkshire, England
1901
1901
Age 53
William Godfrey resided here in Wales, Yorkshire, England
Wales, Yorkshire, England
1904
1904
Age 56
Death of William Godfrey in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
1904
15 Aug 1904
Age 56
Burial of William Godfrey in Wales, Yorkshire, England
Wales, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2646; Folio: 81; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097756
    [2] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3308; Folio: 104; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341788
    [3] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3462; Folio: 75; Page: 22; GSU roll: 839422
    [4] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3128; Folio: 86; Page: 28
    [5] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2422; Folio: 42; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542968
    [6] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2122; Folio: 551; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87752
    [7] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [8] Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1948, Sheffield Archives; Sheffield, England; Parish Registers; Reference: PR4033; Additional Reference: PR40/8
    [9] Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1998

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2122; Folio: 551; Page: 20; GSU roll: 87752

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Barlborough, Derbyshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 2422; Folio: 42; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542968

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Wales, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 3462; Folio: 75; Page: 22; GSU roll: 839422

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Wales, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 3308; Folio: 104; Page: 22; GSU roll: 1341788

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Wales, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2646; Folio: 81; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097756

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Wales, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 3128; Folio: 86; Page: 28

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1904
    Event Place: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
    [2] Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1998

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1904
    Event Place: Wales, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Sheffield and Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, Church of England Burials, 1813-1998
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