Septimus Holmes Godson (1799-1877) was a British

barrister A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions. Barristers mostly specialise in courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in superior courts and tribunals, drafting legal pleadings, researching law and ...

who was called to the bar at

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in 1837. He was the youngest son of

William Godson William Godson (1766 – 19 August 1822) was an attorney in Tenbury, Worcestershire, and elected one of the county's coroners in 1809. His wife was Margaret Probyn (1766–1832). His son Richard Godson (1797-1849) was member of Parliament for St A ...

who died in 1822. His brother was

Richard Godson Richard Godson, QC (1797–1849) was an English barrister and politician. He was member of Parliament for in 1831–32 and then 1832–34 and 1837–1849.member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...

for

St Albans St Albans () is a cathedral city in Hertfordshire, England, east of Hemel Hempstead and west of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, Hatfield, north-west of London, south-west of Welwyn Garden City and south-east of Luton. St Albans was the first major ...

in 1831-32 and then Kidderminster 1832-34 and 1837–1849. In 1830, Godson married Susannah Courtoy (1807-1895), daughter of

Hannah Courtoy Hannah Courtoy (1784 - 26 January 1849), born Hannah Peters, was a London society woman who inherited a fortune from the merchant John Courtoy in 1815. Her distinctive Egyptian-style mausoleum in London's Brompton Cemetery has been the subject ...

.Westminster Marriages Transcription.
findmypast. Retrieved 25 December 2015.

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