Charlotte Godley was a New Zealand letter-writer and community leader.
Occupation
correspondent
Citizenship
New Zealand
Born
November 14, 1821
Died
January 3, 1907
Overview
Charlotte Godley (14 November 1821 – 3 January 1907) was a New Zealand letter-writer and community leader.
Family
She was born as Charlotte Griffith-Wynne in Voelas House (subsequently demolished) in Denbighshire, Wales in 1821. She was the daughter of Charles Griffith-Wynne, MP for Caernarvonshire (1830–1832) and his wife, Sarah Hildyard, the daughter of Rev. Henry Hildyard. Charles Wynne was her brother.
Marriage and New Zealand
Her marriage to John Robert Godley was registered in Llanrwst, Wales in the late summer of 1846. They had four daughters: Rose (born in New Zealand shortly before they left), Eleanor, Mary, and Margaret; the three younger girls were born in England after 1853. The only son was Sir Arthur Godley, later created Baron Kilbracken.
The Godleys, including their son Arthur and nursemaid Mary Powles, sailed for New Zealand aboard the , departing Plymouth Sound on 13 December 1849, and arrived in Port Chalmers, Otago on 25 March 1850.
