Valentine Godfrey of St.Margaret's

[stirling76]

Can anyone help?

I have a Valentine Godfrey b. 1828 Leicester - needle maker
his father Valentine Godfrey b. May 3 1800 Leicester - needle maker married to Eleanor ? Leicester
and his father Valentine Godfrey b. 1759c married Susannah Rawson 1782c St. Margaret's Leicester.
I'm tracing the Godfrey family in Scotland and have came back to the Valentine Godfrey's in Leicester.

Anyone information on the Godfrey's would be appreciated.
Thanks

[goldie61]

On http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=home , a Valentine Godfrey is born 17 jan 1759 St Margarets Leicester of Thomas Godfrey and Sarah.
Valentine and Eleanor's marriage is there - 1821, as is Valentime's and Susannahs - Feb 1782.

Valentine (born 1828) has at least three brothers and sisters.  go to 'Advanced Search' and just put in the parents' names and no date.
Valentine (born 1800) has 8 brothers and sisters .
Valentine (born 1759) has a couple (but if you just put Thomas as father and leave mother blank it brings up another one which is a possibility).

Hope this helps!
Cheers

[Bunnygirl]

Hello Stirling 76,

Leicester & Leicestershire marriage 1800-1837
Leicester St Mary's
Valentine Godfrey of Hinckley
married
Eleanor Austin of this parish
By Banns 5 Feb 1821

NBI 3

Burial Date 15 Dec 1842 Valentine Godfrey (no age given) St Margarets Leicester

Bunnygirl

[Bunnygirl]

Hello,
Susannah Rawson was Christened 1 June 1760 at St Margaret's Leicester daughter of Thomas & Mary Rawson, they had the following children,
Sarah christened 26 Nov 1758
Susannah as above
George christened 23 Feb 1762
Hannah christened 13 May 1764
Thomas christened 12 Oct 1766
Elizabeth christened 13 Nov 1768
                  &
Ann christened 21 April 1771

All records taken from St Margarets Parish Register

Children of Thomas & Sarah Godfrey
Elizabeth Godfrey christened 16 March 1757
Valentine Godfrey christened 17 Jan 1759
the only 2 I can see in St Margarets parish register

Maybe be worth making a note of this entry
Marriage at St Margarets 28 July 1760
Nathaniel Godfrey to Frances Jarvis bride from Little Appleby


Bunnygirl

[stirling76]

Many thanks Goldie61 and Bunnygirl,
your help has been invaluable, not only has it given me information regarding the dates of Valentine and his family, you have given me another generation in Thomas Godfrey and Sarah, I now have an unbroken line from Thomas in 17?? (still to get dates) to the newest member of the Godfrey family which is his 8/great granddaughter Brooke, born in 2009.
Thank you so much

[EBurd]

Thank you for requesting the Godfrey family info. I happened to be searching this family for a family member as Elizabeth Godfrey married a Hopewell and they ended up in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and their daughter Lucy Bell Hopewell married a John Griffith and emigrated to New Zealand. So not a major focus, just idle curiosity to see where the name Valentine ended up. Funny to have two people searching at the same time and lovely to have such prompt help.

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s…Folks.

Update to information posted by Bunnygirl

Burial 1842. :~
St: Margaret’s Parish Church.
Leicester.

Parish Burial Entry No’……1587.

Valentine Godfrey.
Abode. ……Bedford Street.
15th. December.
Aged. 81……Therefore b c 1761..

MIKE. ….. 

[Annie65115]

I have a Thomas Rawson, son of William, bapt in St Margaret's 1732. (His brother Richard was my direct ancestor). I have no further details of Thomas but obviously his age would fit the possibility that he was the Thomas who was father to Susannah Rawson/Godfrey. It might be worth looking into this?

[ald]

Hi, I have just linked into this site, so apologies if I am a bit

My GGG Grandfather was Valentine Godfrey, from Leicester. But his exact pedigree is a puzzle
Born 1854, Leicester, in the 1861 census, aged 7, he is living with his step brother, John Godfrey, but his name is Valentine Smith Godfrey. So is he a 'Godfrey' or a Smith(I think that was his mothers maiden name) ? Why step brother ? In the 1871 census he is plain Valentine Godfrey
'My' Valentine did not follow needle trade and eventually worked as a moulder at Richards Iron Foundry in Leicester.

Does this confuse the issue- 'my' Valentine most definitely came from St.Margarets. His mother's name is recorded 1871 as Mary .

Cheers Brian