Bedfordshire Archives Service Catalogue
  • Reference
    WY988/5/5a-b
  • Title
    Two papers giving details of the Goddard family. One is headed 'The following account of my family was in my Father's great Bible at Corke which I have copied. Rotterdam... John Goddard.'
  • Date free text
    Undated. Covers period 1685-1707
  • Production date
    From: 1685 To: 1707
  • Scope and Content
    Holland Goddard married Sarah Wyke 16 Feb 1685 in London. John Goddard and Holland Goddard the sons of Holland Goddard were born 27 Feb 1686 about one o'clock in the morning, being the Lord's day. Ann Goddard was born 4 Jun 1688, being Monday. John Goddard being third son to Holland Goddard was born 1 June 1690 about one o'clock at noon being the Lord's day. William Goddard, forth son to Holland Goddard was born 19 Feb 1691, being Friday, between two and three in the morning. Holland Goddard, fifth son to Holland Goddard was born 3 Mar 1693 about 1/4 hour after eleven o'clock in the forenoon. Elizabeth Goddard was born 26 April 1695, about two o'clock in the morning, being Friday. Mark Goddard, sixth son to Holland Goddard was born 3 April 1697, being Friday, about eleven o'clock at night. William Goddard, seventh son to Holland Goddard was born 6 March 1699 between nine and ten o'clock at night, being Wednesday. Sarah Goddard was born 22 Feb 1703. Ann Goddard was married to Nathaniel Wroxhall 22 Feb 1707 at seven o'clock at night, being Thursday. Above mentioned John Goddard, third son of Holland Goddard was born in Bristol (all the others mentioned were born in Corke) and in the year 1713 came to Holland and returned to Corke same year but in the summer following, 1714, came to and settled in Rotterdam as a merchant. On 21 Aug (old style) or 1st Sep (new style) 1734 John Goddard was married to Elizabeth Smith by the Rev William Curtis in the parish church of All Saints, Dovercourt, near Harwich, Essex, and on 31 Oct (new style) following they were again married by the Burghermasters of the city of Rotterdam. On 22 Mar 1736 was born John Goddard, and on 14 Feb 1738 was born Sarah Goddard; both born in Rotterdam and the only two children of John Goddard & Elizabeth Smith.
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