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Early Origins of the Godbole family

The surname Godbole 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 Godbole family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Godbole 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 Godbole History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Godbole 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 Godbole family

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. 3 John 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 the bar by the latter inn...
Another 105 words (8 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Godbole Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Godbole family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: settlers who were recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..

Contemporary Notables of the name Godbole (post 1700) +

  • Rekha Godbole, Indian former One Day International cricketer
  • Parshuram Ballal Godbole (1799-1874), Marathi lexicographer, editor, and translator
  • Narasinh Narayan Godbole (1887-1984), Indian food chemist and the first Director of Industries & Supplies of Government of Rajasthan
  • Mangala Godbole (b. 1949), Marathi writer, she has been writing for 35 years
  • Kishori Godbole, Marathi TV and film actress, the daughter of Marathi singer Jaywant Kulkarni
  • Achyut Godbole (b. 1950), Indian businessman and writer
  • Rohini Godbole (1952-2024), Indian physicist and academic specializing in elementary particle physics
  1. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  2. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  3. Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print

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