Alice Godman Explained

Honorific Prefix:Dame
Alice Godman
Birth Name:Alice Mary Chaplin
Birth Date:24 June 1868
Spouse:Frederick DuCane Godman (married 1891–1919)
Children:2

Dame Alice Mary Godman, (Chaplin; 24 June 1868 – 3 October 1944) was a British charity worker, serving as Deputy President of the British Red Cross Society.[1] She also had an interest in Girl Guiding and served as County Commissioner for Girl Guides in Sussex.[2] Godman was the second wife of Frederick DuCane Godman, a noted naturalist, and accompanied him on expeditions.[3]

The extinct Lord Howe Pigeon was described by Gregory Mathews in 1915, using a painting as a guide.[4] At the time, he named it Raperia godmanae for Alice Mary Godman.[5]

In the 1918 New Year Honours, Godman was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) "for services in connection with the War", and thereby granted the title dame.

She had two daughters: Eva Mary Godman (1895–1965) and Catherine Edith Godman (1896–1982). Neither married or bore issue.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Godman, Dame Alice Mary. Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U225912. 1 December 2007.
  2. News: Special service for Guiding. 18 December 2017. West Sussex County Times. 1 June 2007.
  3. News: Obituary: Dame Alice Godman. The Times. 49969. 4 October 1944. 7.
  4. Web site: Pigeon more information . The Natural History Museum . 11 December 2008.
  5. Book: Beolens. Bo. The Eponym Dictionary of Birds. Watkins. Michael. Grayson. Michael. 19 March 2020. Bloomsbury Publishing. 978-1-4729-8269-8. 218. en.
  6. Obituary: Frederick DuCane Godman . Ibis . 326–335 . 10.1111/j.1474-919X.1919.tb02888.x . 61 . 2 . 1919. free .