Godfrey Bolles Lee
English cricketer
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Godfrey Bolles Lee (19 March 1817 – 29 January 1903) was an English amateur cricketer who played from 1837 to 1845. Mainly associated with Oxford University and Hampshire, he made 8 known appearances.[1]
19 March 1817
Godfrey Bolles Lee | |
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| Born | Godfrey Bolles Lee 19 March 1817 |
| Died | 29 January 1903 (aged 86) |
| Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
| Spouse | Emma Nunez Crawford |
| Children | 5 |
| Father | Robert Newton Lee |
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Early life
Godfrey Bolles Lee[2] was born on 19 March 1817. He was the son of Robert Newton Lee of Coldrey [House], a magistrate and deputy lieutenant of Hampshire.[3][4][5][6]
Career
Lee spent most of his life at Winchester College, where he was educated. He was a tutor at Winchester from his graduation from New College, Oxford, in 1839 through to 1860, then bursar at New College for a year. He was a fellow of New College 1835–61.[7] He then returned to Winchester as Warden from 1861 until his death in 1903.[8] He was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1846.[9]
Personal life
Lee was married to Emma Nunez Crawford, together they had 5 children;[10]
- Arthur Crawford Lee
- Agnes Harriet Lee
- Edith F. Lee
- Georgiana Emma Mary Lee
- Helen Margaret Lee
Lee took his nephew William Wickham Bertrand under his care during Bertrand's education in England, Bertrand was the father of Elinor Frances Vallentin.[3]
Lee died on 29 January 1903.
