William Godber^[1]

1767 - Bef 1847  (< 79 years)

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• Name	William Godber  [1]
  Born	3 Mar 1767	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [2]
  Christened	12 Apr 1767	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  Age: 70y
  Address: Boat House, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation BirthDate BirthPlace Age Gender Status Years Married Children Born Children Living Occupation Immigration Year Nationality Religion Comments 2 2 William Godber 1771 Lancashire England 70 Male P clerk head 3 2 Alice Godber 1771 Lancashire England 70 Female wife 4 2 James Godber 1811 Lancashire England 30 Male ag lab son 5 2 Henry Godber 1811 Lancashire England 30 Male weaver son 6 2 Ann Godber 1811 Lancashire England 30 Female weaver daughter 7 2 Alice Godber 1834 Lancashire England 7 Female granddaughter 8 2 Thomas Godber 1836 Lancashire England 5 Male grandson 9 2 Jane Godber 1839 Lancashire England 2 Female granddaughter  PRO Class:  HO107  Piece:  527  Folio:  5/30  Page:  3   Transcript ID is  dbid=8978&iid=LANHO107_526_527-0362
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841	Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [4]
  parish clerk
  Age: 70y
  Died	Bef 17 Feb 1847
  Buried	17 Feb 1847	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Margaret Godber,   b. Bef 22 Mar 1769, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  2. Jennet Godber,   b. Bef 23 Jun 1771, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  3. Lawrence Godber,   b. Bef 30 Jan 1774, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  4. Jenny Godbert,   b. Bef 28 Apr 1776, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. 15 Dec 1851, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  5. Betty Godber,   b. Bef 17 Jan 1779, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK
  Person ID	I479	Foster
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2013

  
  

  Father	Thomas Godber,   b. Bef 28 Nov 1734, Croston, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 26 Mar 1794, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age < 59 years)
  Mother	Mary Slaytor,   b. Bef 23 Sep 1739, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 1 Dec 1822, Hutton, Lancashire, UK  (Age < 83 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1767	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  		Thomas Godber marriage to Mary Slator, 1767 Thomas and Mary were Dave's 4* great grandparents. They married at St Mary Church, Penwortham, Nr Preston, Lancs, on 8 Jul 1767. The first entry here reads: "8 Thomas Godber & Mary Slator licence".
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse	Alice Preston,   b. Abt 1765, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 3 Jul 1851, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age ~ 86 years)
  Married	9 Jul 1792	St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   [3]
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Edward Tuson (a regular witness) & Margaret Wilson.
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Godber,   b. Bef 9 Sep 1792, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   2. Mary Godber,   b. Bef 7 Dec 1794, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 26 Sep 1881, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age < 86 years) + 3. Thomas Godber,   b. Bef 12 Feb 1797, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   4. James Godbert,   b. Bef 27 Feb 1803, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK ,   d. Bef 15 May 1883, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  (Age < 80 years) + 5. Henry Godbert,   b. 26 Apr 1806, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   6. Jinny Godbert,   b. 24 Aug 1807, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK   7. Ann Godber,   b. Cal 1811, Lancashire, UK
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2010
  Family ID	F148	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Mar 1767 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Christened - 12 Apr 1767 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Married - 9 Jul 1792 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Thomas Godber - Bef 9 Sep 1792 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Mary Godber - Bef 7 Dec 1794 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Thomas Godber - Bef 12 Feb 1797 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - James Godbert - Bef 27 Feb 1803 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Henry Godbert - 26 Apr 1806 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Jinny Godbert - 24 Aug 1807 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Child - Ann Godber - Cal 1811 - Lancashire, UK Census - Age: 70y,Address: Boat House, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK - 6 Jun 1841 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Occupation - parish clerk,Age: 70y - 6 Jun 1841 - Penwortham, Lancashire, UK Buried - 17 Feb 1847 - St Mary Church, Penwortham, Lancashire, UK  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  William was a clerk and sexton to the church for 60 years!

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] IGI, Film P005402 (Reliability: 3). [S11] Bishop's Transcripts for St Mary, Penwortham, Based on the statement that he died 14 days short of his 80th birthday. [S11] Bishop's Transcripts for St Mary, Penwortham. [S1059] UK Census 1841 Penwortham, Lancashire, UK HO107-527-5-30-3 (Head is William Godber.), (HO107-527-5-30-3), HO107-527-5-30-3, 6 Jun 1841.