Gobel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Gobel family

The surname Gobel was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where Godeboldus was the first record of the family. 1

Later, Adara filius Goboldi was listed in Essex and later again, William Godebald was listed in the Curia Regis Rolls for Bedfordshire in 1206 . Early Devon records include Henry Gobaud, Gubaut there in 1242 and later, John Gobaut was listed in Wales in 1316. A year later, back in Essex, John Godebold was listed in the Feet of Fines in 1317. 2

Early History of the Gobel family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gobel research. Another 100 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1210, 1242, 1455, 1487, 1548, 1549, 1553, 1604, 1611, 1627, 1636, 1647, 1648, 1721, 1759 and 1778 are included under the topic Early Gobel History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gobel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Godbold, Goodbold, Godbald, Godball, Goodball, Gobat, Godbolt, Goodbolt, Goodbow and many more.

Early Notables of the Gobel family

Distinguished members of the family include Robert Goadby (1721-1778), English printer and compiler, of Sherborne, Dorsetshire. "He was an indefatigable bookmaker. His greatest production was the ‘Illustration of the Holy Scriptures,’ in three large folio volumes (1759). Goadby also compiled and printed a popular book entitled ‘The Christian's Instructor and Pocket Companion, extracted from the Holy Scriptures,’ which was approved by Bishop Sherlock. 3John Godbolt (d. 1648), was an English judge from a family settled at Toddington, Suffolk. ". He was admitted a member of Barnard's Inn on 2 May, and of Gray's Inn 16 Nov., 1604, and was called to...
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Gobel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gobel Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Antoniey Gobel, aged 12, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
Hans Georg Gobel, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
Hans Jurig Gobel, aged 4, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
Jung Adam Gobel, aged 5, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
Madlena Gobel, aged 8, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1733 4
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Gobel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Wilhelm Gobel, who landed in Texas in 1840-1850 4
Jose Heinrich, Gobel Jr., who arrived in Texas in 1840-1850 4
Jost Heinrich, Gobel Jr., who landed in Galveston, Tex in 1845 4
Maria Gobel, who landed in Texas in 1845 4
Samuel Gobel, aged 24, who landed in Missouri in 1845 4
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Gobel Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Heinrich Gobel, who landed in Chile in 1900 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Gobel (post 1700) +

Reyna Gobel, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996 5
George C. Gobel, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Wyoming, 1900 5
Ed Gobel, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1996 5

Historic Events for the Gobel family +

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Wilhelm Göbel (1918-1941), German Musikobergefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 6

Citations +

Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 14) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details