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William Godwin 1581 – 1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1581

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 Jun 1652

Death Location: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Father: ANTHONY GODWIN

Mother: Dorothey Lilbourne

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William Godwin was born in 1581 in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of ANTHONY GODWIN and Dorothey Lilbourne. William Godwin passed away in 1652 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Godwin was born in 1581 in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, the child of ANTHONY GODWIN and Dorothey Lilbourne.
  • William Godwin passed away in 1652 in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England.

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William Godwin's Ancestors

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William Godwin
1581 – 1652
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Parents
ANTHONY GODWIN
1560 – 1609
Wookey, Somerset, England
Dorothey Lilbourne
1565 – 1596
Derby Parrish, Derbyshire, England
Grandparents
William Godwin
1540 – 1573
Wells, Norfolk, England
Christine Burges
1540 – 1567
Batscombe, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Godwin
Lady (Goodwin)
1514 – 1566
Harold Burger
1520 – 1540
Dona Bastian
1520 – 1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bastian
Dolores Adams
1500 – 1560

William Godwin's Timeline

2 Records

1581
1581
Birth of William Godwin in Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1652
3 Jun 1652
Age 71
Death of William Godwin in Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England
Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1581
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1652
    Event Place: Derby, Derby Unitary Authority, Derbyshire, England

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