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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: Goddua, Godeua, Godeue, Godeva, Godgeua, Godiua, GodueaForms 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
Holder 1066
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire | 14,24 | Croydon | Godeue | Godgifu 'of Croydon' | Eadgifu the fair | Alan, count | Almær of Bourn | 0.63 | 0.75 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Cambridgeshire | 38,1 | Babraham | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Babraham' | Ælfgar, earl | Robert Fafiton | - | 1.25 | 1.30 | 1.05 | - | Map |
| Cheshire | R1,33 | Melling | Godeue | Godgifu 'of Melling' | Edward, king | Roger the Poitevin | - | 2.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Derbyshire | 16,6 | Norton | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Norton' | - | Roger de Bully | Ingram 'of Bilby' | 0.78 | 0.50 | 0.04 | - | Map |
| Derbyshire | 3,2 | Appleby Magna | Gode | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | Leofric, abbot of Peterborough, Burton, Thorney, and Coventry | William, king | - | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.60 | - | Map |
| Devon | 25,11 | Goodcott | Godeue | Godgifu 'of Goodcott' | - | Goscelm of Exeter | - | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Devon | 42,12 | North Aller | Godeua | Godgifu 'of North Aller' | - | Odo fitzGamelin | - | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Essex | 90,55 | Borley | Godeua | 'of Borley' | - | Richard fitzGilbert | Ansketil 'of Borley' | 0.35 | 0.80 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Hertfordshire | 33,7 | Ashwell | Godeue | Godgifu 'of Ashwell' | Esgar the staller | Geoffrey de Mandeville | Germund de Saint Ouen | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 11,1 | Norton juxta Twycross | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 6.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 11,2 | Appleby | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 11,3 | Bilstone | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Northamptonshire | 18,34 | Furtho | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Furtho' | - | Robert, count of Mortain | Ralph 'the man of Robert, count of Mortain (in the East Midlands)' | 1.00 | 0.20 | 0.75 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,1 | Newark-on-Trent and Balderton and Farndon | Goduea | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 7.25 | 50.00 | 34.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,13 | Fledborough | Godeue | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Nigel the man of Remigiuis, bishop of Lincoln | 1.44 | 8.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,14 | Normanton on Trent | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Nigel the man of Remigiuis, bishop of Lincoln | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,15 | Stokeham | Godeue | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | Nigel the man of Remigiuis, bishop of Lincoln | 0.79 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,2 | Balderton | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Syerston | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Kilvington | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Barnby in the Willows | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Winthorpe | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Coddington | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Hawton | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | East Stoke | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,3 | Elston | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | Cotham | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | Wigsley | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | Thorney | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | Spalford | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | Girton | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | South Scarle | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 2.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | 6,4 | Harby | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Remigius, bishop of Lincoln | - | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Nottinghamshire | S5 | - | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Shropshire | 4,11,11 | Highley | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Roger, earl | Ralph de Mortimer | 3.00 | 0.80 | 0.90 | - | Map |
| Shropshire | 4,1,31 | Chetton | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Roger, earl | - | 1.00 | 5.00 | 2.25 | - | Map |
| Shropshire | 4,19,2 | Chetwynd | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Roger, earl | Turold de Vesly | 3.00 | 1.20 | 2.50 | - | Map |
| Shropshire | 4,19,8 | Drayton | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Roger, earl | Turold de Vesly | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.33 | - | Map |
| Shropshire | 4,7,1 | Sutton upon Tern | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Roger, earl | Roger de Courseulles | 4.00 | 1.20 | 1.25 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,13 | Chipnall | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | Leofwine, bishop of Lichfield | Robert of Stafford | Gilbert 'the man of Robert of Stafford' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,13 | Cheswardine | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | - | Robert of Stafford | Gilbert 'the man of Robert of Stafford' | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,23 | Aston-by-Stone | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | - | Robert of Stafford | Algot | 0.50 | 0.25 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,37 | Madeley Holme | Godiua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | - | Robert of Stafford | Wulfheah 'of Madeley Holme' | 0.50 | 4.00 | 4.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,4 | Cauldon | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | - | Robert of Stafford | - | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 11,42 | Cheadle | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | - | Robert of Stafford | Robert 'the man of Robert of Stafford' | 0.25 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 12,21 | Moseley | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | William fitzAnsculf | Roger 'the man of William fitzAnsculf' | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 12,22 | Essington | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | William fitzAnsculf | Roger 'the man of William fitzAnsculf' | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 12,22 | Bushbury | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | William fitzAnsculf | Roger 'the man of William fitzAnsculf' | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 12,5 | Lower Penn | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | William fitzAnsculf | Gilbert 'the man of William fitzAnsculf' | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 4,2 | Branston | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Geoffrey de Malaterra, abbot of Burton | - | 1.50 | 3.00 | 2.00 | - | Map |
| Staffordshire | 8,21 | Moddershall | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Madeley Holme' | - | Roger, earl | William Pantulf | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 11,4 | Wortham | Godgeua | Godgifu 'of Wortham' | Baldwin, abbot of Bury St Edmunds | Ralph de Beaufour | Richard de Saint-Clair | 0.67 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 25,33 | Barton Mills | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Barton Mills' | Wihtgar son of Ælfric | Richard fitzGilbert | - | 0.50 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 67,29 | Rendlesham | Godgeua | Godgifu 'of Rendlesham' | Wulfric, abbot of Ely | Hervey de Bourges | Bernard de Alenton | 0.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Suffolk | 7,90 | Morston | Goddua | Godgifu 'of Morston' | Northmann the sheriff | Roger Bigod | - | 0.14 | 0.10 | 0.14 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,1 | Alspath | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,2 | Atherstone | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,3 | Hartshill | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,4 | Kingsbury | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 6.00 | 6.00 | 13.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,5 | Ansty | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 9.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,6 | Coventry | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 5.00 | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 17,42 | Newton | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Newton' | - | Thorkil of Warwick | Healfdene | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 43,1 | Salford Priors | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Leofgifu the nun | - | 3.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 29,5 | Clyffe Pypard | Godeue | Godgifu 'of Clyffe Pypard' | - | Gilbert de Breteuil | - | 5.25 | 2.58 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Wiltshire | 50,3 | Clyffe Pypard | Godeua | Godgifu 'of Clyffe Pypard' | - | Hugh l'Asne | - | 2.00 | 0.60 | 0.60 | - | Map |
| Worcestershire | 26,13 | Belbroughton | Godeua | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Urse d'Abetot | - | 2.00 | 4.00 | 4.50 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon | 52,52 | Torbryan | Godeua | Beorhtric 'of Torbryan' | - | Godgifu, widow of Beorhtric | - | 3.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Devon | 52,53 | Dodbrooke | Godeua | Beorhtric son of Ælfgar | - | Godgifu, widow of Beorhtric | - | 2.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 11,1 | Norton juxta Twycross | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 6.00 | 0.20 | 0.30 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 11,2 | Appleby | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | - | Map |
| Leicestershire | 11,3 | Bilstone | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 1.50 | 0.20 | 0.25 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,1 | Alspath | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 4.00 | 2.00 | 1.50 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,2 | Atherstone | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 3.00 | 2.00 | 3.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,3 | Hartshill | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 2.00 | 4.00 | 5.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,4 | Kingsbury | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 6.00 | 6.00 | 13.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,5 | Ansty | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 9.00 | 10.00 | 12.00 | - | Map |
| Warwickshire | 15,6 | Coventry | Godeva | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric | - | 5.00 | 12.00 | 11.00 | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Godeua | - | - | William, king | Godgifu, burgess of Colchester | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Essex | B3a | Colchester | Godeua | - | - | William, king | Godgifu, burgess of Colchester | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | Map |
| Somerset | 8,25 | Mells | Godeue | unnamed husband of Godgifu | Æthelnoth, abbot of Glastonbury | Thurstan, abbot of Glastonbury | Godgifu 'of Mells' | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | - | Map |
| Totals | ||||||||||||
People of this name
- Godgifu 2 - Godgifu, wife of Earl Leofric, fl. 1066x1086
- Godgifu 3 - Godgifu, widow of Beorhtric, fl. 1086
- Godgifu 9 - Godgifu ‘of Croydon’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 10 - Godgifu ‘of Babraham’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 11 - Godgifu ‘of Melling’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 12 - Godgifu ‘of Norton’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 13 - Godgifu ‘of Goodcott’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 14 - Godgifu ‘of North Aller’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 15 - Godgifu ‘of Borley’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 16 - Godgifu, burgess of Colchester, fl. 1086
- Godgifu 17 - Godgifu ‘of Ashwell’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 18 - Godgifu ‘of Furtho’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 19 - Godgifu ‘of Mells’, fl. 1086
- Godgifu 20 - Godgifu ‘of Madeley Holme’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 21 - Godgifu ‘of Wortham’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 22 - Godgifu ‘of Barton Mills’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 23 - Godgifu ‘of Rendlesham’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 24 - Godgifu ‘of Morston’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 25 - Godgifu ‘of Newton’, fl. 1066
- Godgifu 26 - Godgifu ‘of Clyffe Pypard’, fl. 1066