Charles Godby Explained

Charles John Godby (1851 - 1919) was the Dean of Melbourne^[1] from 1914 until his death.^[2] Godby was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge^[3] and ordained in 1876.^[4] After a curacy in Newark he emigrated to Australia^[5] and was an incumbent in Seymour and Malvern, Victoria and also became a canon of St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne in 1894.

He died in the final week of August 1919.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://www.mahalo.com/st-pauls-cathedral-melbourne/ Mahalo
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51050827 Trove
3. "Cambridge University", The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent (Sheffield, England), 29 January 1875.
4. "Ordinations: Lincoln", The Morning Post (London, England), 15 June 1876, p. 3.
5. http://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/images/1913/V/general/114.pdf Victoria Gazette
6. Trove (ibid)