Introduction

Biography

Son of an apo­th­e­ca­ry at Tur­vey, Bed­ford­shire, God­frey was edu­cat­ed at St. Cath­a­rine’s Col­lege, Cam­bridge (sum­ma cum laude, 1847).

He served as cur­ate of Swan­sea (1847–48) and Bid­den­ham, Bed­ford (1848–50). He re­signed in 1858 to be­come min­is­ter and per­pe­tu­al cur­ate at St. Bar­tho­lo­mew’s Tem­per­ance Church in Port­sea, Hamp­shire.

While at Port­sea, he was sus­pend­ed for three years for prac­tic­ing spi­rit­ua­lism.