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Personal data Peter Godfrey I 

  • He was born in the year 1504 in Lydd, Kent, England.
  • He died on March 10, 1556 in All Saints Churchyard, Orpington, Kent, England, United Kingdom, he was 52 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1556 in All Saints Churchyard Lydd, Shepway District, Kent, England.
  • A child of Thomas Godfrey and Rebecca FitzHenry
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Peter Godfrey I

He had a relationship with Joan Eppes.


Child(ren):

  1. Thomas Godfrey  1553-1623 
  2. Elizabeth Godfrey  1542-1613
  3. William Godfrey  1542-1542
  4. Alice Godfrey  1543-1570
  5. Catherine Godfrey  1544-1612
  6. Godfrey  1545-????
  7. Godfrey  1549-????
  8. Susanna Godfrey  1551-????
  9. Peter Godfrey  1552-1566

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Peter Godfrey

Peter Godfrey
1455-1511
Joanna Tamworth
1460-1556
George FitzHenry
1457-1519
Elizabeth de Swift
1464-1501
Thomas Godfrey
± 1505-1543

Peter Godfrey
1504-1556


Joan Eppes
1514-1556

Thomas Godfrey
1553-1623
Elizabeth Godfrey
1542-1613
William Godfrey
1542-1542
Alice Godfrey
1543-1570
Catherine Godfrey
1544-1612
Godfrey
1545-????
Godfrey
1549-????
Susanna Godfrey
1551-????
Peter Godfrey
1552-1566

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Historical events

Day of death March 10, 1556

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1556: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 23 » The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
    • February 14 » Coronation of Akbar.
    • February 14 » Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.
    • March 21 » On the day of his execution in Oxford, former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
    • June 27 » The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.
    • September 15 » Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.


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