She had six brothers William, George, John, Geoffrey, Joseph and Frank.
Godber worked first for Oxford University Press before becoming assistant secretary at the Institute of Historical Research.
She subsequently became clerk of the records and county archivist for Bedfordshire, retiring in 1968.
She was editor of the publications of the Bedfordshire Historical Record Society from 1945 to 1977.
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