Godwin, Joseph

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add 19.12.1794  sup at Sutton's with Jo / 9.4.1795 call on Jo G / 23.3.1809 letter for Jo / 8.11.1812 Jo & NG dine / not coded in GD website. Also perhaps 19.10.1805 Jo at Perry's

Godwin, Joseph.
apprenticed 15.10.1771 for 7 years premium £42 to Thomas Raven of Fakenham, grocer and draper. Nat.Arch. IR1/58 f24 (Raven was probably the uncle of Philip Hull Godwin's wife Mary Ann Dunnet Raven)
married 1.12.1776 at parish of Fulmerdestone with Croxton by licence Joseph Godwin single man of parish of Fakenham and Mary Jex of this parish spinster. (Guildhall Mf MS12818A/71 f45)
John Jex son of Joseph and Mary Godwin bapt. 19.7.1780 Norwich Independent Old Meeting House. According to his entry in 1851 census he was born at Colney Suffolk
Mary Anne dau of Joseph and Mary Godwin bapt. 3.8.1781 Shipdham Norfolk
Charles son of do do do bapt 24.8.1783 Denton Norfolk
Harrit dau of do do do bapt 30.10.1785 do do
Phebe dau of do do do bapt 12.10.1788 Earsham, Alburgh, Norfolk
(5 baptisms above from familysearch.org)
William son of Joseph Godwin and Mary his wife late Mary Jex born 12.1.1792 bapt 22.1.1792 Earsham, Norfolk. (Guildhall as above)
1.3.1796 Joseph Godwin of Providence Place, Somers Town, upholder. (Stationers Company Apprentices 1701-1800 ed. by D.F. McKenzie no8203 Oxf. Bibl. Soc. N.S.vol19)
21.3.1800 Joseph Godwin of 10, Bagnio Court, Newgate St, agent to a carpet manufacturer, (Guildhall as above)
Holdens 1811. J and N Godwin carpet warehouse St Martins le Grand
Joseph Godwin sued by the name of John Godwin on 30.6.1821 at the suit of Richard Henry Heurtley damages £50 oath £26. In Mich term 1821 Court of Common Pleas name of Joseph Godwin £72.10s. died in prison 10.6.1825. (Nat Arch PRIS1/34 no21,030)
St Botolph Aldersgate burials 16.6.1825 Joseph Godwin of Fleet Prison age 68 years