Brief Life History of Arabella
When Arabella Churchill was born on 23 February 1648, in Musbury, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, Sir Winston Churchill 'Cavalier Colonel' Earl of Marlborough, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Drake of Brantfield, was 26. She married Charles Godfrey on 1 June 1680, in Minories, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She died on 30 May 1730, in London, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Arrabellah in entry for Elizabeth Godfry, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812
- Arrabellah Godfry in entry for Elizabeth Godfry, "England, Middlesex, Westminster, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"
Spouse and Children
1646–1714 Male
1648–1730 Female
Children (4)
1679–1754 Female
1681–1711 Male
1683– Female
1684– Female
Parents and Siblings
1622–1698 Female
Siblings (17)
1648–1730 Female
1650–1722 Male
1651–1698 Female
1651–1672 Male
1652–1673 Female
+12 More Children
Name Meaning
English (Dorset and Somerset): habitational name from any of various places called Churchill, for example in Devon, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Worcestershire. Most were probably originally named with a Celtic element crūg ‘hill’ (which early on was reinterpreted as Old English cyrice ‘church’), to which was added Old English hyll ‘hill’. Alternatively, a topographic name denoting someone who lived ‘(on the) church hill’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Finnish Kirkkomäki: ornamental or topographic name from kirkko ‘church’ + mäki ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Arabella Churchill, Mistress of King James II.
She is my 3rd cousin 9 times removed.
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