mr william godfrey

Malefrom 10 March 1921 to 3 October 1921–23 February 1981

Brief Life History of william

When mr william godfrey was born from 10 March 1921 to 3 October 1921, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, his father, william david godfrey, was 23 and his mother, isabella campbell, was 20. He married elizabeth carleton in 1940, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 23 February 1981, in his hometown.

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Family Time Line

mr william godfrey
1921–1981
elizabeth carleton
1920–1996
Marriage: 1940
william godfrey
1940–
elizabeth louise godfrey
linda godfrey
1943–2010
anita godfrey
1944–2013
sarah carleton godfrey
1953–1991

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    Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1940Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (6)

    1924

    Age 3

    First UK government led by the Labor party under Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald.

    1940

    Age 19

    Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. British fighter pilots repel German air attacks in the Battle of Britain. London and other cities badly damaged in German bombing raids.

    1945

    Age 24

    The UK becomes a permanent member of the UN Security Council.

    Name Meaning

    English (of Norman origin): from the Norman personal name Godefrei, Godefroi(s), composed of the ancient Germanic elements god, got ‘god’ + frid(u), fred ‘peace’. See also Jeffrey .

    Irish: shortened and Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gothraidh or Ó Gothraidh, ‘descendant of Gothfrith’, an Old Norse personal name often Anglicized as Godfrey. Compare McGorry , McCaffrey .

    History: An Irish family of the name Godfrey originated in Romney, Kent. The first of them to settle in Ireland was Colonel John Godfrey, who was rewarded with lands in Kerry for his services in the 1641 rebellion. Godefroy, Lord of Normanville, from Normandy, was married in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1636. He was captured by the Iroquois in 1652. His brother, Lord of Linctot, from Rouen, was also married in 1636 in Trois-Rivières, and lived from 1629 to 1632 among the Hurons. Another Godefroy, from Paris, was a trader and interpreter from 1623.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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