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New-Lee (age 0-18): England, America and Spain
I was born Leigh Nigel Godden on February 3, 1958 in St. Albans,
England. My parents divorced in
1967, and my mum brought me to America when I was nine.
I lost contact with my dad, I lost my British accent and
I became "Americanized." Mum remarried and my last name
was changed to Steinbach. She remarried again a few
years later. (I didn't change names that time.) In 1988,
at age 30, I located my father in England, flew over to
meet him, changed my name back to Godden, and re-established a close relationship with
dad for seven years until his death in 1995. My brother Terry and nephew
Steven both live in England, and my niece Claire
immigrated to California several years ago.
1958-1966, age 0-8,
First years in England, mainly in Hatfield, Kent
and Blackburn (Go Rovers!)
     
1967, age 9,
Final year in England
    
1967-1974, age 9-16, America, first in Arlington,
Virginia, then in Charleston, South Carolina
Click
to hear 1-minute (574k MP3 file) audio clip of
Lee (age 10) singing English folk song Christmas morning
1968
    
    
   
1974-1976, age 16-18, Rota,
Spain (then a few months in Baltimore, Maryland before I
joined the Navy)
     
     
    
 
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