Family and Education
b. by 1520, ?s. of John Godwin alias Lynge of Wells by Agnes. m. by 1547 Christian, da. of [?William] Burgess of Batcombe, 4s. 4da.Date of birth estimated from first reference. Vis. Som. ed. Weaver, 25; Vis. Som. (Harl. Soc. xi), 40; C142/114/58; Som. Med. Wills (Som. Rec. Soc. xix), 255-6.
Offices Held
Surveyor, estates of the bp. of Bath and Wells, Devon and Som. 3 Sept. 1541 – d.; ?bailiff for Thomas Seymour, Baron Seymour of Sudeley, unknown property by 1548; member of the Twenty-Four, Wells Feb. 1553 – d., auditor 1555–d.
Parlimentarian
Main residence: Wells, Som.
Volume
Commons 1509-1558
Web Title
GODWIN, William (by 1520-57)
Will
Estates
Oxford 1644
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