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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Spouse and Children
1921–1981 Male
1920–1996 Female
Children (5)
1940– Male
1943–2010 Female
1944–2013 Female
1953–1991 Female
– Female
Parents and Siblings
1898–1965 Male
1901– Female
Siblings (6)
1921–1981 Male
1941–1943 Female
–1981 Male
– Female
– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (6)
1924
Age 3
1940
Age 19
1945
Age 24
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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