Godfrey Bolles Lee
Godfrey Bolles Lee | |
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| Born | Godfrey Bolles Lee 19 March 1817 |
| Died | 29 January 1903 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Emma Nunez Crawford |
| Children | 5 |
| Father | Robert Newton Lee |
| Relatives |
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Rev. Godfrey Bolles Lee[1](19 March 1817 – 29 January 1903) was an English amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1837 to 1845. Mainly associated with Oxford University and Hampshire, he made 8 known appearances in first-class matches.[2]
Early life
[edit]Lee was the son of Robert Newton Lee, of Coldrey (House), a magistrate, and deputy lieutenant of Hampshire.[3][4][5][6]
Career
[edit]Lee spent most of his life at Winchester College, where he was educated. He was a tutor at Winchester from his graduation from New College, Oxford, in 1839 through to 1860, then bursar at New College for a year. He was a fellow of New College 1835–61.[7] He then returned to Winchester as Warden from 1861 until his death in 1903.[8] He was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1846.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Lee was married to Emma Nunez Crawford, together they had 5 children; [10]
- Arthur Crawford Lee
- Agnes Harriet Lee
- Edith F. Lee
- Georgiana Emma Mary Lee
- Helen Margaret Lee
Lee took his nephew William Wickham Bertrand under his care during Bertrand's education in England, Bertrand was the father of Elinor Frances Vallentin.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Deed of Enfranchisement". archive-catalogue.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
- ^ CricketArchive. Retrieved on 17 November 2008.
- ^ a b "DFB". www.falklandsbiographies.org. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Coldrey | Hampshire Garden Trust Research". research.hgt.org.uk. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "ghcaraibe - Généalogie et Histoire de la Caraïbe" (PDF). listes.u-picardie.fr. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "DFB". falklandsbiographies.org. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ^ "Alumni Oxonienses 1715-1886". Wikisource. p. 831. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Kirby, Thomas Frederick (1888). Winchester scholars. A list of the wardens, fellows, and scholars of Saint Mary college of Winchester, near Winchester, commonly called Winchester college. London: H. Frowde.
- ^ "Obituaries". The Times. No. 36992. London. 31 January 1903. p. 8.
- ^ "(500321) Godfrey Bolles Lee". figshare. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
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