WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary (mar. GODWIN) ( - 1797) ‹ LBT 30727 ›

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Floruit: 1780–1797

  floruit 1780 (B)—1797 (B);  Female, married

Life Events

Event	Date	Source
Death	Sep 1797	O.D.N.B.

Family Relationships

Relationship	Name	Occupation	Comments	Conf
spouse:	GODWIN, William (1756 - 1836) ‹ LBT 30726 ›	Bookseller, Novelist, Philosopher		95
spouse:	GODWIN, William (1756 - 1836) ‹ LBT 30726 ›	Bookseller, Novelist, Philosopher		95
parent:	WOLLSTONECRAFT, WOLLSTONECRAFT ‹ LBT 34914 ›			60
child:	GODWIN, Mary (SHELLEY) ‹ LBT 36806 ›		Comment for child Mary (SHELLEY) GODWIN: b. 30 Aug 1797; d. 1 Feb 1851	60

Events (1)

Date	Event type	Description
29 Mar 1797	Married	- to William Godwin (LBT/30726) at the Old Church, St Pancras

Sources and References

Original Sources	Comments
	The wife of William Godwin (LBT/30726) and mother of Mary Shelley - see FURTHER NOTES

SOURCES & TRANSCRIPTIONS

Transcriptions

ODNB - article by Barbara Taylor and under William Godwin, article by Mark Philip
MLT Note: Wollstonecraft had had a previous relationship with an American merchant, Gilbert Imlay, which had resulted in the birth of Fanny Imlay.