Peerage Record – 33606

     Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley was the son of John Godley and Katharine Daly.² He married Laura Bird, daughter of Reverend Godfrey Bird.¹ He died on 24 September 1880.¹
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the 56th Regiment.¹

     Reverend Godfrey Bird was the Rector at Great Wigborough, Essex, England^G.¹

     Laura Bird was the daughter of Reverend Godfrey Bird.² She married Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley, son of John Godley and Katharine Daly.¹ She died on 24 October 1928.¹
     Her married name became Godley.

     General Sir Alexander John Godley was born on 4 February 1867.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird.² He married Louisa Marion Fowler, daughter of Robert Fowler and Laetitia Mabella Coddington, on 17 September 1898.¹ He died on 6 March 1957 at age 90, without issue.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Dublin Fusiliers.¹ He fought in the Rhodesian Rebellion between 1896 and 1897.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1901.¹ He was appointed Knight Grand Cross, Order of the Bath (G.C.B.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹ He was Commandant of the Mounted Infantry between 1901 and 1906.¹ He was AAG and GSO(1) of the 2nd Division, Aldershot between 1906 and 1910.¹ He was Major-General of the New Zealand Forces between 1910 and 1914.¹ He fought in the First World War.¹ He was Major-General of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force between 1914 and 1919.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Order of Ouissam Alouite and Mehdania of Morocco.¹ He was awarded the Croix de Guerre Belgian.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1918.¹ He was awarded the Order of the White Eagle of Serbia 2nd Class with swords.¹ He was awarded the Grand Officer, Order of the Crown of Belgium.¹ He was awarded the Grand Officier, Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur.¹

He was awarded the Croix de Guerre.¹ He was awarded the Gran Cruz de Merito Militar of Spain.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the 13th Maitland Regiment, Australia.¹ He gained the rank of Honorary Colonel in the Otago Mounted Rifles and North Auckland Regiment.¹ He was Military Secretary to the Secretary of State for War between 1920 and 1922.¹ He was General Officer Commander-in-Chief of the British Army of the Rhine between 1922 and 1924.¹ He was Colonel of the Royal Ulster Rifles between 1922 and 1927.¹ He gained the rank of General in 1923.¹ He was General Officer Commander-in-Chief of the Southern Command between 1924 and 1928.¹ He gained the rank of General in the Irish Guards.¹ He held the office of Aide-de-Camp General to HM King George V between 1925 and 1929.¹ He held the office of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Gibraltar between 1928 and 1933.¹

     Robert Fowler was born on 15 March 1824.² He was the son of Robert Fowler and Jane Anne Crichton.^3,2 He married Laetitia Mabella Coddington, daughter of Henry Barry Coddington and Maria Crawford, on 30 September 1856.² He died on 23 October 1897 at age 73.²
     He graduated with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He was admitted to King’s Inns in 1850 entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for County Meath.³ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of County Meath.³ He held the office of High Sheriff of County Meath in 1871.² He lived at Rathmoylan, County Meath, Ireland^G.³ He lived at Rahinston, County Meath, Ireland^G.¹

     Louisa Marion Fowler was the daughter of Robert Fowler and Laetitia Mabella Coddington.^2,3 She married General Sir Alexander John Godley, son of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird, on 17 September 1898.¹ She died on 29 June 1939, without issue.¹
     From 17 September 1898, her married name became Godley.

     Godfrey Archibald Godley was born on 13 October 1871.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird.² He married Ruth Shepstone, daughter of unknown Shepstone, in 1899.¹ He died on 31 December 1934 at age 63.¹
     He was with the South African Civil Service in 1900.¹ He was appointed Commander, Order of the British Empire (C.B.E.) in 1919.¹

     Sir Theophilus Shepstone was appointed Knight Commander, Order of St. Michael and St. George (K.C.M.G.)¹

     Ruth Shepstone was the daughter of unknown Shepstone.¹ She married Godfrey Archibald Godley, son of Lt.-Col. William Alexander Godley and Laura Bird, in 1899.¹ She died on 8 October 1958.¹
     From 1899, her married name became Godley.

     Sally V. Mount was born circa 1945.¹ She was the daughter of Alan Reginald d’Arcy Mount and Margaret Ruth Barnett-Gow.¹ She married Christopher Charles Kevill-Davies, son of Christopher Evelyn Kevill-Davies and Virginia Louisa Hopwood, in 1974.¹
     From 1974, her married name became Kevill-Davies.¹