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.

GOFFE, THOMAS, son of Rev. Christopher Goffe, Vicar of Great Waltham, Essex; b.; adm.; KS; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1609, matr. 3 Nov 1609, aged 18, Westminster Student to 1624; BA 1613; MA 1616 (incorp. Cambridge 1617); BD 1623; ordained; Rector of East Clandon, Surrey from 1621; “a quaint preacher, and a person of excellent language and expression” (Wood, Athenae Oxonienses, ed. Bliss, ii, 463); author of Latin orations delivered by him at Oxford 1620, 1622, of three tragedies performed at Christ Church during his lifetime (although published posthumously), and of a tragi-comedy, The Careless Shepherdess, performed with great applause before the King and Queen at Salisbury; m. “a meer Xantippe, the widow of his predecessor [at East Clandon, Rev. Alexander Adames]” (Wood, ibid. ); d. 26 Jul 1629. DNB.

Gompertz, Geoffrey Haviland, son of Sir Henry Hessey Johnston Gompertz, Kt., Chief Justice of the Federated Malay States, by Rosalie Coutier, only daughter of the Rev. Louis Coutier Biggs, Vicar of Monkleigh, Devon; b. Oct. 10, 1901; adm. as K.S. Sept. 23, 1915; left Dec. 1919; assistant in the employ of Jardine, Matheson Co. Ltd., at Shanghai; m. Oct. 15, 1947, Alexandra Jane, daughter of Hemsley Bell, of Curdridge, Hants.; d. 4 Sept. 1978.

GOODENOUGH, FREDERICK ADDINGTON, eldest son of Edmund Goodenough (KS 1797, qv); b. 6 Jul 1827; adm. 18 Sep 1839 (Benthall's); QS 1841; rowed against Eton 1 Aug 1843, 29 Jul 1845; Capt. of the School 1845; left 23 Jan 1846; a merchant at Calcutta; m. 17 Oct 1861 Mary, eldest dau. of Rev. Anthony Lewis Lambert, Rector of Chilbolton, Hampshire; d. on his voyage home from Calcutta 13 Sep 1869.

GOODENOUGH, ROBERT WILLIAM, son of Robert Philip Goodenough (qv); b. 2 Sep 1809; adm. 17 Sep 1821 (G); KS (Capt. ) 1822; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1826, matr. 3 May 1826, Westminster Student; BA 1830; MA 1832; ordained deacon (Rochester) 23 Dec1832, priest (York) 17 Nov 1833; Vicar of Whittingham, Northumberland, from 8 Jul 1835; m. 30 Jun 1836 Elizabeth Anne, dau. of Anthony Littledale; d. 21 Oct 1880.

GOODEVE, LOUIS ARTHUR, only surviving son of Joseph Goodeve, barrister, Prof. of English Law, Presidency College, and Master in Equity, Supreme Court, Calcutta, India [mother probably Louisa Stuart Barker (IGI)]; b. 11 Jan 1841; adm. 20 Jan 1853 (James'); QS 1855; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1859, matr. 16 Jun 1859; BA 1862; appointed Indian Civil Service Jul 1861, but had to resign because of ill health; adm. Inner Temple 19 Nov 1862, called to bar 9 Jun 1865; went out to India, where he practised as an advocate, Supreme Court, Calcutta; editor and secretary, Bengal Law Reports 1868; Superintendent of Law and Legislation, Presidency College 1871; Examiner of Pleaders for Bengal Government 1872-3; Assistant Secretary, Bengal Government 1873; returned to England; Western Circuit; Lecturer in Law, Univ. Coll. Bristol 1878-80; author, The Modern Law of Real Property, 1883, and other works; m. 23 Nov 1869 Florence Everilda, youngest dau. of Thomas John Knowlys, Heysham Tower, Lancs.; d. 13 Mar 1888.

GOODWIN, JOSEPH; b.; adm.; KS 1673; buried in Cloisters, Westminster Abbey 11 Mar 1675/6.

GORDON-SHORT, CHARLES HENRY, eldest son of Mayow Short (adm. 1809, qv), and his second wife; b. 16 Apr 1848; adm. 30 May 1861; QS 1863; left Whitsun 1865; Ensign, 104th Foot 1 Aug 1868; Lieut., 28 Oct 1871; Capt., 27 Jul 1879; Maj., Munster Fusiliers 29 Aug 1883; South Staffs. Regt. 4 Oct 1884; assumed additional surname of Gordon 18 Jun 1878; m. 16 Apr 1873 Sophia Elizabeth, eldest dau. of Edward Kent Parson MD, Southsea, Hampshire; d. 26 Jan 1885.

Gorman, Harry Fortescue, son of Major William Henry Gorman, of Purley, Surrey, by Florence, daughter of Major Robert John Hickman, 60th Rifles, of Hersham, Surrey; b. Sept. 8, 1901; adm. as K.S. Sept. 23, 1915; left July 1920; a member of the firm of Patons and Baldwins, Ltd., Halifax; later engaged in business at Hove, Sussex; 2nd Lieut. R.A. Sept. 7, 1940; Lieut.-Col.; mentioned in despatches (N.W. Europe) L.G. Nov. 8, 1945, and April 4, 1946; m. Sept. 14, 1933, Frances Isabella Patricia, elder daughter of Albert Clifford Robinson, of Brighouse, Yorks; killed in a motor accident in Germany Jan. 20, 1946.

Harry Fortescue Gorman was born at Dover, Kent on the 8th of September 1901 the elder son of Major William Henry Gorman, East Surrey Regiment, and Florence (nee Hickman) Gorman of “Rozel”, Woodcote Valley Road, Purley in Surrey, later of Willow Drive, Halifax. He was educated at Westminster School where he was a King’s Scholar from the 23rd of September 1915 to July 1920. He was a member of the 2nd Football XI in 1917 and of the 1st Football XI in 1917 and 1918. He was a member of the 1st Cricket XI in 1717 and was a member of the Officer Training Corps.
On leaving school he worked for the firm of Patons and Baldwins Ltd, knitting yarn manufacturers of Halifax, and was later in business at Hove in Sussex.
He was married at St Martin’s Church, Brighouse, Yorkshire on the 14th of September 1933 to Frances Isabella Patricia (nee Robinson) and they lived at “Tanaghmore”, Pangbourne in Sussex. They had two daughters, Janet, born on the 18th of August 1934, Sarah, and a son, Charles, born in 1937.
He attended an Officer Cadet Training Battalion before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery on the 7th of September 1940.
He was created as a Member of the British Empire and the recommendation for the award read as follows: - ““Major Gorman has been OC 218 Det Mil Gov during the whole of the period 1 Feb 45 – 30 Apr 45 and in the performance of his duties he has shown outstanding zeal and ability. Operating under most trying conditions and often under fire with the leading troops his disregard for danger and devotion to duty have largely contributed to the successful imposition of Mil Gov in 8 Corps area.”
He was twice Mentioned in Despatches for “Gallant and distinguished services in North-West Europe”, which were announced by the War Office on the 8th of November 1945 and on the 4th of April 1946.
He was killed in a motor accident at Hamburg.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Rottingdean, Sussex.
He is buried at Hamburg Cemetery Plot 1A, Row C, Grave 15.