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William Godfrey

Profile & Legacies Summary

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Biography

Owner of Pontefract estate in Hanover, Jamaica. Deceased by 1820.

  1. James Godfrey, "quadroon free" born 03/12/1804 and baptised 16/03/1805 in Hanover. William, "a quadroon about 5 years" and Ann, "a quadroon aged about 4 years", children of Elizabeth Torrent "a free mulatto woman", baptised in Hanover, 30/09/1809. George Godfrey, 8 months old, son of William Godfrey Esquire of Pontifract, Hanover, and Elizabeth Tarrant, a free woman of colour of the same parish, baptised in Westmoreland 03/02/1816.

Sources

  1. Familysearch.org, Jamaica Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880 [database online].

Associated Estates (1)

The dates listed below have different categories as denoted by the letters in the brackets following each date. Here is a key to explain those letter codes:

  • SD - Association Start Date
  • SY - Association Start Year
  • EA - Earliest Known Association
  • ED - Association End Date
  • EY - Association End Year
  • LA - Latest Known Association
1810 [EA] - 1819 [LA] → Owner
Pontefract [ Jamaica | Hanover ]

Relationships (6)

William Godfrey
Father → Natural Son
George Godfrey
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William Godfrey
Father → Natural Son
Henry Godfrey
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William Godfrey
Father → Natural Son
James Torrent Godfrey
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William Godfrey
Father → Natural Son
William Bean Godfrey
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William Godfrey
Father → Natural Son
Joseph T. Godfrey
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William Godfrey
Extra-marital relationships
Elizabeth Tarrant
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