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Discussion of the name
A provisional attempt has been made to identify the people recorded in Domesday Book who bore this name; however, the material remains to be checked and edited, and profiles of these people remain to be written.Forms of the name
Spellings in Domesday Book: Godefridus GodefForms in modern scholarship:
von Feilitzen head forms:
Phillimore edition:
Alecto edition:
Distribution map of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
List of property and lordships associated with this name in DB
Tenant-in-Chief 1086 demesne estates (no subtenants)
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorset | 57,22 | Herston | Godefridus | unnamed father of Godfrey the scullion | - | Godfrey the scullion | - | 0.28 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 30,1 | Sproxton | - | - | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 2.00 | 0.40 | 0.60 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,1 | West Deeping | - | Azur brother of Siward | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,1 | West Deeping | - | Almær 'of West Deeping' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 2.50 | 4.00 | 3.25 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,10 | Tisteltune in South Witham | - | Thorfridh 'of Lincolnshire' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | Gleu | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,11 | Helpringham | - | Azur brother of Siward | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,12 | Wilsford | - | Siward 'of Wilsford' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 8.25 | 3.67 | 4.58 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,12 | Wilsford | - | Azur brother of Siward | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 0.75 | 0.33 | 0.42 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,2 | Deeping St James, Market Deeping | - | Arnbern 'of Uffington' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 1.25 | 1.70 | 1.67 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,2 | Deeping St James, Market Deeping | - | Fredegis 'of Hanging Houghton' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 1.25 | 1.70 | 1.67 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,2 | Deeping St James, Market Deeping | - | Almær 'of West Deeping' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 1.25 | 1.70 | 1.67 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,3 | Deeping St James, Market Deeping | - | Leofric, abbot of Peterborough, Burton, Thorney, and Coventry | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | 2 men | 2.75 | 3.00 | 2.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,4 | Barholm | - | Eskil 'of Barholm' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | 2 men | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.60 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,5 | Stowe in Barhom and Stowe | - | Eskil 'of Barholm' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 0.19 | 0.10 | 0.10 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,6 | Greatford | - | Eskil 'of Barholm' | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | Evermar 'of Greatford' | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,7 | Creeton | - | Ulf Cild | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 2.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,8 | Little Bytham | - | Ulf Cild | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 51,9 | Castle Bytham | - | Ulf Cild | - | Godfrey de Cambrai | - | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.03 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedfordshire | 4,1 | Dean | Godefridus | Godric the sheriff | Edward, king | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Godfrey 'of Dean' | 2.13 | 1.50 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Bedfordshire | 4,3 | Riseley | Godefridus | Godric the sheriff | Edward, king | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Godfrey 'of Dean' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Berkshire | 28,2 | Childrey | Godefridus | Osgot of Hailes | - | William Leofric (fitzRichard) | Godfrey 'of Childrey' | 10.00 | 7.50 | 5.50 | - | Map |
| Berkshire | 7,12 | Chieveley | Godefridus | Ordric, abbot of Abingdon | - | Reynold, abbot of Abingdon | Godfrey 'of Childrey' | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.58 | - | Map |
| Buckinghamshire | 41,6 | Thornton | Godefridus | Azur son of Thorth | - | Roger d'Ivry | Godfrey 'of North Leigh' | 8.00 | 8.00 | 6.00 | - | Map |
| Cornwall | 2,11 | St Winnow | Godefridus | Leofric, bishop of Exeter | - | Osbern fitzOsbern, bishop of Exeter | Godfrey 'of St Winnow' | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Devon | 16,53 | Brushford | Godefridus | Leofric 'of Wembworthy' | - | Baldwin the sheriff | Godfrey the chamberlain | 0.50 | 0.38 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Devon | 16,54 | Brushford | Idem Godef | Leofric 'of Wembworthy' | - | Baldwin the sheriff | Godfrey the chamberlain | 0.50 | 0.38 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Devon | 19,13 | Buckland | Godefridus | Ulf 'Devonman' | - | William Chevre | Godfrey 'of Buckland' | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Devon | 25,13 | Woodbeare | Godefridus | Winemar 'of Woodbeare' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | Godfrey 'of Woodbeare' | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Devon | 25,20 | Ash Thomas | Godefridus | Ælfgifu 'of Ash Thomas' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | Godfrey 'of Woodbeare' | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Devon | 25,7 | Brushford | Godefridus | Alweis 'of Brushford' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | Godfrey 'of Woodbeare' | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 3,11 | Netherbury | Godefridus | Herman, bishop of Ramsbury and Sherborne | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Godfrey the knight | 2.00 | 1.51 | 1.51 | - | Map |
| Dorset | 3,17 | Bowood | Godefridus | 1 thegn | - | Osmund, bishop of Salisbury | Godfrey the knight | 2.00 | 1.17 | 1.17 | - | Map |
| Essex | 24,40 | Hawkwell | - | Robert fitzWimarc | - | Swein of Essex | Godfrey 'of Hawkwell' | 0.13 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Essex | 30,51 | Wenesuuic | - | Esgar the staller | - | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Godfrey 'of Wenesuuic' | 2.67 | 2.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | 41,9 | Bensted | - | 1 free man | - | Robert fitzCorbucion | Godfrey 'of Bensted' | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Herefordshire | 1,8 | Kings Caple | Godefridus | Harold, earl | - | William, king | Godfrey 'of Kings Caple' | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.16 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 36,3 | Graveley | - | Leomær 'of Graveley' | Almær of Bennington | Peter de Valognes | Godfrey 'of Graveley' | 2.38 | 4.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 36,4 | Chells | - | Alwine Dode | - | Peter de Valognes | Godfrey 'of Graveley' | 1.50 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 36,4 | Chells | - | Alwine Dode | Ælfric the small | Peter de Valognes | Godfrey 'of Graveley' | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Kent | 2,15 | Petham | - | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | - | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Godfrey the crossbowman | 0.88 | 4.50 | 4.50 | - | Map |
| Kent | 2,16 | Thanington | - | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | - | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Godfrey the steward | 2.00 | 3.52 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Kent | 2,21 | Wingham | - | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | - | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Godfrey the crossbowman | 3.00 | 2.89 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Kent | 2,36 | East Lenham | - | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | - | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Godfrey the steward | 4.00 | 8.00 | 12.50 | - | Map |
| Kent | 2,37 | Sheppey | - | Osweard of Norton | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Godfrey the steward | 1.00 | 1.50 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 16,1 | Gilmorton | - | Æthelric son of Mærgeat | - | Robert de Vescy | Godfrey 'of Gilmorton' | 14.00 | 0.50 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 3,12 | Great Dalby | - | Godric 'of Great Dalby' | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Godfrey 'of Great Dalby' | 8.00 | 3.00 | 3.50 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 8,36 | Barholme, Stowe in Barholm and Stowe | - | Hereweard 'the Wake' | - | Turold, abbot of Peterborough | Godfrey de Cambrai | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Lincolnshire | 8,38 | Stowe in Barholm and Stowe | - | Hereweard 'the Wake' | - | Turold, abbot of Peterborough | Godfrey de Cambrai | 0.25 | 0.20 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Northamptonshire | 5,4 | Chacombe | - | Barthi 'of Sleaford' | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Godfrey 'of Chacombe' | 4.00 | 10.00 | 7.00 | - | Map |
| Oxfordshire | 29,10 | North Leigh | - | - | - | Roger d'Ivry | Godfrey 'of North Leigh' | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | - | Map |
| Oxfordshire | 29,15 | Whitehill | - | - | - | Roger d'Ivry | Godfrey 'of North Leigh' | 1.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Oxfordshire | 29,23 | Wolvercote | - | - | - | Roger d'Ivry | Godfrey 'of North Leigh' | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Oxfordshire | 29,8 | Holton | - | - | - | Roger d'Ivry | Godfrey 'of North Leigh' | 5.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Oxfordshire | 46,1 | Kidlington | - | - | - | William Leofric (fitzRichard) | Godfrey 'of Kidlington' | 3.42 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 26,12c | Henstead | - | Eadric of Laxfield | - | William de Warenne | Godfrey de Pierrepont | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.15 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 26,12c | Henstead | - | 2 free men, of Henstead | - | William de Warenne | Godfrey de Pierrepont | 0.25 | 0.00 | 1.15 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 26,14 | Thorington | - | Ælfric 'of Thorington' | - | William de Warenne | Godfrey de Pierrepont | 2.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Surrey | 4,1 | Woking | - | Osbern fitzOsbern | - | Osbern fitzOsbern, bishop of Exeter | Godfrey 'of Woking' | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.75 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,27 | Willingdon | - | - | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Godfrey the priest | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.71 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,3 | Beddingham | - | Edward, king | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Godfrey the priest | 4.00 | 0.00 | 4.36 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,71 | Peelings | - | - | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Godfrey the priest | 1.00 | 0.15 | 0.15 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 10,79 | Peelings | - | Alweard 'of Peelings' | Edward, king | Robert, count of Mortain | Godfrey the priest | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,11 | Ovingdean | - | - | - | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 2.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,11 | Ovingdean | - | Eadgifu 'of Allington' | Edward, king | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 3.00 | 2.25 | 2.63 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,11 | Ovingdean | - | Æthelnoth Cild | Edward, king | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 5.00 | 3.75 | 4.38 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,20 | Aldrington | - | Edward, king | - | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 7.13 | 4.00 | 6.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,21 | Aldrington | - | Wigot of Wallingford | Edward, king | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 9.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,44 | East Chiltington | - | Godric 'of East Chiltington' | Edward, king | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 2.00 | 0.80 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 12,8 | Harpingden | - | Æthelnoth Cild | - | William de Warenne | Godfrey 'of Aldrington' | 10.50 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 2,1d | South Malling | - | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | - | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | Godfrey 'of South Malling' | 1.00 | 0.00 | 2.50 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 24,38 | North Wraxall | Godefridus | Baldwin fitzHerluin | - | Edward of Salisbury | Godfrey 'of North Wraxall' | 7.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 24,7 | Shrewton | Godefridus | Wulfgifu Beteslau | - | Edward of Salisbury | Godfrey 'of North Wraxall' | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Worcestershire | 2,52 | Hindlip and Offerton | - | Eadric the steersman | - | Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester | Godfrey 'of Hindlip' | 5.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W17 | Hornington | - | Healfdene 'of Dunnington' | - | William de Percy | Godfrey 'of Cowthorpe' | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.38 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W17 | Hornington | - | Gamel Barn | - | William de Percy | Godfrey 'of Cowthorpe' | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.38 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W18 | Cowthorpe | - | Barth 'of Whixley' | - | William de Percy | Godfrey 'of Cowthorpe' | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.27 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W19 | Ribston Great Ribston and Little Ribston | - | Thorbern 'of Branton Green' | - | William de Percy | Godfrey 'of Cowthorpe' | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Yorkshire | 13W37 | Cowthorpe | - | Barth 'of Whixley' | - | William de Percy | Godfrey 'of Cowthorpe' | 3.00 | 1.00 | 0.27 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
Sub-subtenant in 1086
| Shire | Phil. ref. | Vill | DB Spelling | Holder 1066 | Lord 1066 | Tenant-in-Chief 1086 | 1086 Subtenant | Fiscal Value | 1066 Value | 1086 Value | Conf. | Show on Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 3,5 | East Farleigh | - | unnamed monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, in 1066 | Stigand, archbishop of Canterbury | Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury | unnamed monks of Christ Church, Canterbury, in 1086 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 9.00 | - | Map |
| Sussex | 11,105 | Westhampnett | - | 2 free men | Godwine, earl | Roger, earl | William 'the man of Earl Roger in Sussex' | 0.25 | 0.08 | 0.08 | - | Map |
| Worcestershire | 2,12 | Greenhill | - | Eadgyth the nun 'of Knightwick' | - | Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester | Urse d'Abetot | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.30 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
People of this name
- Godfrey 2 - Godfrey de Cambrai, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 3 - Godfrey the steward, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 4 - Godfrey de Pierrepont, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 5 - Godfrey the crossbowman, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 6 - Godfrey ‘of South Malling’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 7 - Godfrey the priest, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 8 - Godfrey ‘of Aldrington’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 9 - Godfrey ‘of Woking’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 10 - Godfrey ‘of Childrey’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 11 - Godfrey ‘of North Wraxall’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 12 - Godfrey the knight, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 13 - Godfrey the scullion, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 14 - Godfrey the chamberlain, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 15 - Godfrey ‘of Buckland’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 16 - Godfrey ‘of Woodbeare’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 17 - Godfrey ‘of St Winnow’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 18 - Godfrey ‘of Graveley’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 19 - Godfrey ‘of North Leigh’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 20 - Godfrey ‘of Kidlington’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 21 - Godfrey ‘of Hindlip’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 22 - Godfrey ‘of Kings Caple’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 23 - Godfrey ‘of Dean’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 24 - Godfrey ‘of Chacombe’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 25 - Godfrey ‘of Great Dalby’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 26 - Godfrey ‘of Gilmorton’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 27 - Godfrey ‘of Cowthorpe’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 28 - Godfrey ‘of Hawkwell’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 29 - Godfrey ‘of Wenesuuic’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 30 - Godfrey ‘of Bensted’, fl. 1086
- Godfrey 31 - Godfrey ‘of Westhampnett’, fl. 1086