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Biography of Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin 1706-1785

Paternal Family Tree: Godolphin

Before 1706 [his father] Henry Godolphin (age 57) and [his mother] Mary Godolphin were married. They were second cousin once removed.

On 2nd November 1706 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin was born to Henry Godolphin (age 58) and Mary Godolphin.

In 1718 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 11) educated at Eton College [Map].

In 1723 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 16) educated at Queen's College, Oxford University.

On 29th January 1733 [his father] Henry Godolphin (age 84) died at Windsor, Berkshire [Map]. He was buried at Eton College Chapel [Map].

On 18th February 1734 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 27) and Barbara Bentinck (age 24) were married. She the daughter of William Bentinck 1st Earl of Portland and Jane Martha Temple Countess Portland (age 62).

On 1st April 1736 [his wife] Barbara Bentinck (age 26) died.

In 1739 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 32) was appointed Lieutenant Governor of the Scilly Isles.

In 1741 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 34) was elected MP Helston.

On 30th June 1743 [his mother] Mary Godolphin died.

In 1766 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 59) was appointed Recorder Helston.

In 1766 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 59) was appointed Governor of the Scilly Isles.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 25th May 1785 Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin (age 78) died without issue. Baron Godolphin of Helston in Cornwall extinct.

Royal Ancestors of Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin 1706-1785

Kings Wessex: Great x 19 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 16 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 22 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 17 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 18 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 15 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 23 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin 1706-1785

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

Great x 1 Grandfather: William Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Killigrew

GrandFather: Francis Godolphin

Father: Henry Godolphin 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Berkeley of Stoke Gifford 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Berkeley 9 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coningsby

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley 10 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy 8 x Great Grand Son of King John of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Blount 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Keble Baroness Mountjoy

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Berkeley of Bruton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Lygon 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Lygon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Greville

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Lygon 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Denys

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Denys 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Berkeley 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England

GrandMother: Dorothy Berkeley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Windsor Baroness Scrope Masham 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Neville of Billingbear 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Gresham

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances aka Elizabeth Gresham

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Thwaytes

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Killigrew

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Killigrew 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Anthony Cooke

Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Cooke 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Fitzwilliam 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John of England

Francis Godolphin 2nd Baron Goldolphin 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Godolphin

Great x 3 Grandfather: Francis Godolphin

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Goldolphin

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Killigrew

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Killigrew

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Godolphin

GrandFather: Sidney Godolphin

Mother: Mary Godolphin