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Peerage Record – 22997

Charles Clairmont1

Male, Registry Number #229961

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Charles Clairmont is the son of unknown Clairmont and Mary Jane (?)1
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, William. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

William Godwin1

Male, Registry Number #229962, b. 28 March 1803, d. 8 September 1832

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     William Godwin was born on 28 March 1803.1 He was the son of William Godwin and Mary Jane (?)1 He died on 8 September 1832 at age 29, from cholera.1
     He was a reporter.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.1
     
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, William. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Fanny Godwin1

Female, Registry Number #229963, b. 14 May 1794, d. 11 October 1816

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Fanny Godwin was born on 14 May 1794.2 She was the daughter of Captain Gilbert Imlay and Mary Wollstonecraft.1,2 She died on 11 October 1816 at age 22 at WalesG, by poisoning herself for no apparent reason.1
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, William. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  2. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., Dictionary of National Biography, reference: Godwin, Mary.

Edward John Wollstonecraft1

Male, Registry Number #229964

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Edward John Wollstonecraft married Elizabeth Dixon, daughter of Henry Dickson.1
     He had two other sons.1

Children of Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon

Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Elizabeth Dixon1

Female, Registry Number #229965, d. 1780

Last Edited=31 Aug 2017
     Elizabeth Dixon was born at IrelandG.1 She was the daughter of Henry Dickson.2 She married Edward John Wollstonecraft.1 She died in 1780.1
     Her married name became Wollstonecraft.1

Children of Elizabeth Dixon and Edward John Wollstonecraft

Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  2. [S8051] Oliver Wilson, “re: Babington Family,” family provided evidence then verified by subsequent research and verification by BENR (101053), 31 July 2016. Hereinafter cited as “re: Babington Family.”

Edward Wollstonecraft1

Male, Registry Number #229966

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Edward Wollstonecraft is the son of Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon.1
     He was a practising attorney at London, EnglandG.1
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Everina Wollstonecraft1

Female, Registry Number #229967

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Everina Wollstonecraft is the daughter of Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon.1
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Eliza Wollstonecraft1

Female, Registry Number #229968

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Eliza Wollstonecraft is the daughter of Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon.1 She married Meredith Bishop.1 She and Meredith Bishop were separated.1
     Her married name became Bishop.1
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Meredith Bishop1

Male, Registry Number #229969
Last Edited=6 Jul 2019
     Meredith Bishop married Eliza Wollstonecraft, daughter of Edward John Wollstonecraft and Elizabeth Dixon.1 He and Eliza Wollstonecraft were separated.1
Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

Captain Gilbert Imlay1

Male, Registry Number #229970

Last Edited=2 May 2007
     Captain Gilbert Imlay gained the rank of Captain in the American Army.1 He fought in the American War of Independence.1

Child of Captain Gilbert Imlay and Mary Wollstonecraft

Citations:
  1. [S18] Matthew H.C.G., editor, Dictionary of National Biography on CD-ROM (Oxford, U.K.: Oxford University Press, 1995), reference: Godwin, Mary. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.

 

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