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GODFREY, THOMAS, brother of Richard Godfrey (qv); b. 13 Apr. 1626; adm.; KS (Capt. ) 1639; elected to Ch. Ch. Oxford 1641, matr. 10 Dec 1641, Westminster Student; d. before 1696. Memorial tablet, East Cloister, Westminster Abbey.

GODFREY, SIR WILLIAM DUNCAN, BART., eldest son of Sir John Godfrey, Bart., and Eleanor, eldest dau. of John Cromie, Cromore, co. Antrim; b. 30 Aug. 1797; adm. 10 Sep 1811; DL JP co. Kerry, High Sheriff 1830; succ. father as 3rd baronet 21 Jan 1841; of Kilcoleman Abbey, co. Kerry; m. 14 Oct 1824 Maria Theresa, second dau. of John Coltsman, Flesk Castle, Killarney, co. Kerry; d. 28 Sep 1873.

GODIN, BENJAMIN; b.; adm. (aged 11) Sep 1724; left 1724; of parish St. James, Westminster; m. 21 Jul 1743 Elizabeth Boatson, St. James’s, Westminster. [of St. Marylebone, will proved PCC 3 May 1773; another of High Holborn, will proved PCC 7 Nov 1781]

GODLEY, ARTHUR, son of Rev. Tridoory Godley, Minister to the Assembly of Divines; b.; in school lists 1656; KS Christmas quarter 1656; a petition by his father to the Governors for his appointment as a Bishop’s Boy, and a complaint of 1657 by three of the monitors about Godley’s eccentric behaviour when in College are preserved among the Chapter Muniments (43087, 43116).

GODOLPHIN, FRANCIS, eldest son of Sir William Godolphin, Spargor, Cornwall, and his first wife Ruth, dau. of Sir John Lambe, Kt, Colston, Wilts.; b.; adm.; KS 1640; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1642, but went to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 21 Oct 1642, aged 14 (see Christ Church Archives, Box 127); imprisoned in the Fleet Prison “for treason in holding correspondence with Charles Stuart, and levying war against the Parliament” Sep 1651, released on bail Dec 1651; of Colston, Wilts.; m. 1st, Elizabeth, fifth dau. of Sir John Gayer, Kt, Lord Mayor of London; lic. to m. 2nd, 16 Aug 1669 Elizabeth, widow of Sir Charles Mordaunt, Bart., and dau. and coheiress of Nicholas Johnson, London; will dated 3 Feb 1667, proved PCC 31 Jan 1672.

GODOLPHIN, SIR WILLIAM, brother of Francis Godolphin (qv); bap 2 Feb 1634/5; adm.; Min. Can. (aged 13) 1648; KS 1650; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1651, matr. 21 Jun 1651, Westminster Student; MA 14 Jan 1660/1; DCL 28 Sep 1663; Under-Secretary, Secretary of State’s Office Oct 1662 – Dec 1665; FRS 2 Nov 1664; MP Camelford 17 Oct 1665-79; Secretary to Earl of Sandwich, Ambassador in Spain Dec 1665; employed in negotiations at Madrid in 1666-7 which led to a commercial treaty with Spain; knighted 28 Aug 1668; Envoy Extraordinary to Spain, 1669-71; Ambassador at Madrid 1671- Nov 1678; recalled under suspicion of having become a Roman Catholic, but preferred to remain in Spain and soon afterwards openly professed himself a Catholic; his “notarial act”, providing for a posthumous will by the Procurator-General of the Jesuits and others, was declared null and void by Act of Parliament 1698; d. at Madrid, Spain 11 Jul 1696. DNB.

Godsal, Charles Philip Lloyd, son of Herbert Godsal, barrister-at-law, and Helen Margaret, d. of Henry Scrymgeour Scrymgeour-Wedderburn DL, Hereditary Royal Standard-Bearer for Scotland, of Wedderburn, Forfar; b. 26 Oct. 1907; adm. May 1922 (R); left Apr. 1924; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1926, BA 1930; chairman Air Carriers Ltd; dir. Firedoors Ltd; d. 4 May 1965.

GODSALVE, JOHN; b. ; adm. ; KS 1 Feb 1547/8 (Acts of Chapter).

Godson, Rufus John, son of Lieut. -Col. Charles Aubrey Godson MC MRCS LRCP DTM, Indian Med. Service, and Olive Mary Morgan, d. of Rev. James Bone Hawkesford, Rector of Rodmell, Sussex; b. 9 July 1926; adm. Sept. 1939 (R); left July 1943; Univ. Coll. Oxf., matric. 1943, BA 1947 (1st class hons PPE), MA 1950; Univ. of Oxf. Inst. of Statistics 1948-50; commercial officer, Brit. Coking Industry Assn. 1953-66; sen. economist, Brit. Iron and Steel Fedn., later Brit. Steel Corpn., 1966-9; sen., later chief economist, Brit. Gas Corpn. 1969-87; dir. of economic planning, Brit. Gas Plc 1988-; MBE Jan. 1988; m. 1947 Barbara Jean Fletcher; d. 23 Sept. 2008.

GODWIN, ---; b.; adm. 20 Jan 1768; left Aug 1771.