Godley, Charlotte (1821–1907)
Godley, Charlotte (1821–1907)
New Zealand letter writer. Born Charlotte Griffith Wynne, 1821, probably at Voelas, Denbighshire, North Wales; died Jan 3, 1907, in London, England; dau. of Charles Wynne Griffith Wynne (grandson of the 3rd earl of Aylesford) and Sarah Hildyard; m. John Robert Godley, 1846; children: John Arthur Godley, later 1st baron Kilbracken).
Traveled with husband to New Zealand (1849) prior to arrival of 1st settlers in Christchurch; wrote letters to mother about colonial life; returned to England (1853); letters privately printed as Letters from Early New Zealand (1936) and published for centenary of Canterbury settlement (1951).
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