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The Common Room / Re: Help: brick wall GODLEY
« on: Friday 19 September 25 19:12 BST (UK)  »
Being new here, unexperienced on this forum and not English, encouragement is appreciated. Because of my limitation, difficult for me to verify if a search result is a correct match. Therefor I asked on the forum help with some extra names.
Sorry, I don't know yet about the status of relation of Elisha, John, Mary GODLEY in 1841 in Lindfield / County (rosie99). Hoped to find out that sister Lucy married to a John with maybe the surname GATES (willsy) (rosie99).
It makes sense that WT GODLEY joined the Navy / Marines, that must be correct. It explains why he left the UK (cath151) (willsy).
About the Packham girls, by now, I doubt direct connection with WT himself. Although they relate to some Godley family like John and Thomas GODLEY (rosie99).
Father of sister Lucy and WT himself is defenitely Thomas GODLEY.
I wonder if father Thomas married twice: to a Lucy SKINNER and to a Mary SKINNER. Or that his wife was named Lucy Mary or Mary Lucy.
Indeed Barnet I saw more often in connection with familyname Godley (Neale1961).
I am not involved in any tree publication about descendants (Neale1961).
My focus is on ancestors William Thomas GODLEY and his younger years in the UK.
Suggestions are welcome. If nobody can help further, I respect all the efforts sofar. And thankfull for the kind help received.

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The Common Room / Re: Help: brick wall GODLEY
« on: Thursday 18 September 25 15:54 BST (UK)  »
Priority still: Ancestors WT GODLEY born 1822, from Lindfield. And the years upto he left the UK (? before ca 1849). Further about mentioned relatives in the UK (Skinner, Lister, Gates).
Thank you all who did research and replied so far.

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The Common Room / Help: brick wall GODLEY
« on: Tuesday 16 September 25 14:26 BST (UK)  »
Mr. GODLEY declared to be William Thomas born 1822, from Lindfield, Sussex, England. In 1852 he married other side of the world. Declared both parents in England were dead: father Thomas GODLEY mother Lucy SKINNER. But no proof found.

An experienced researcher found out the closest:
Thomas GODLEY born to Thomas & Mary GODLEY in 1818.
Note: Maybe WT GODLEY forgot his actual birth year or took a few yrs off at marriage. Maybe baptized as Thomas but known as William Thomas to distinguish him from his father. His statement that parents were dead in 1852 (or long before), can explain he didn’t know exact details, like his mothers official name.
Couple Thomas GODLEY & Mary SKINNER married in Isfield 14 Sep 1812.
Thomas & Mary Godley children baptized in Lindfield:
Lucy 5 March 1815  /  Thomas 3 May 1818  /  Barnett 26 Nov 1820

1841 census a Thomas GODLEY is living in Lindfield with a family of 4 girls called Packham. Aged 1-20 at Upper or Littch (Little?) Plumerden Farm. Thomas is not there in 1851, some of the girls are.
Note: If this was him, it might explain Thomas was lodging in 1841 and left the country for a new life before 1851. Of course all speculative.

From sources via different continents, the following facts about WT GODLEY:
- He had a sister named Lucy GODLEY, married to John …. (unknown), they lived in Sussex.
- Annie LISTER a cousin from Sussex. Annie had a sister or daughter: Mary LISTER.
- William & Emma GATES from Brighton, Sussex, somehow related or very good friends.
- One of WT’s children died young, one of the baptismal names Barnet
About descendants WT GODLEY: some info is known, but came to a standstill.
Please help to find out more about WT GODLEY / T GODLEY and ancestors.
Maybe in connection via other names mentioned above.

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