William Godson (1766 – 19 August 1822)[1][2] was an attorney in Tenbury, Worcestershire, and elected one of the county's coroners in 1809.[3]

His wife was Margaret Probyn (1766–1832).[1] His son Richard Godson (1797-1849) was member of Parliament for St Albans in 1831-32 and then Kidderminster 1832-34 and 1837-1849.[3][4] His son, Septimus Holmes Godson (1799-1877), was a British barrister who was called to the bar at Gray's Inn in 1837.[5] His son Stephen practised as an attorney at Worcester and died 9 June 1839.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 McClelland, Keith. "Godson, Richard". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/109519. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ↑ Attested copy of the will of William Godson of Tenbury (Worcs). National Archives. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 GODSON, Richard (1797-1849). History of Parliament. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  4. ↑ Peter Davis (2013). The Diary of a Shropshire Farmer: A Young Yeoman's Life and Travels 1835-37. Amberley Publishing Limited. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-4456-2573-7.
  5. ↑ "Barristers Called. Michaelmas Term, 1837." The Legal Observer, Vol. XV, No. 438, p. 170.


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