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Edwin GOTHAM
1894 - 1958 (63 years)
Has 21 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
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Name Edwin GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 23 May 1894 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
- From the 1911 census where shown as aged 16
GRO ref: Gotham, Edwin q2 1894 Stoke T. RD 6b 235; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Walkley
Actual date from school admission register and 1939 register, although baptism register shows dob as 3/5/94
Baptised 2 Jan 1895 St. Matthew’s Church, Etruria, Staffordshire, England - From the PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 5 Sep 2016)
Gender Male Education Bef 7 Apr 1902 Etruria Board School (Infants), Etruria, Staffordshire, England School - Shown as his former school in the admission book for the Junior Boys.
Education From 7 Apr 1902 to 25 May 1908 Etruria Board School (Junior Boys), Etruria, Staffordshire, England School - His name was recorded as 'Edw Gotham'. The admissions book shows that Edwin's parent or guardian was James, resident in Navigation House. Edwin had no exemption from Religious Instruction. He is shown as leaving school to go out to work.
Although the page allowed for information re standard sand specific subjects at the former school and this one to be recorded, these columns were not used for any of the boys on the page.
(From log book in the Staffordshire & Stoke on Trent Archives, Archive reference CEL_70_9, folio / page no. 8; image on FMP viewed 5 July 2016)
Residence 1939 18, Rathbone Avenue, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England - Recorded in the 1939 register with his wife and one other, probably his son (entry still closed, 28 Jan 2017) and recorded as his address when his son died, a few weeks later.
(Ref: RG101/5407H/003/18 Letter Code: ORSK)
Died Mar Q 1958 Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: GOTHAM, Edwin q1 1958 aged 63 Stoke RD 9b 686
Siblings3 brothers and 5 sisters Half-siblings1 half brother (family of James GOTHAM and Harriet LOCK) Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOTTAM, b. Est 1628, d. Yes, date unknown (5 x Great Grandfather)
Mary Ann BOOTH, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)Person ID I301398 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 3 Jan 2015
Father James GOTHAM, b. Mar Q 1847, Shelton, Staffordshire, England , d. 6 Nov 1923, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 76 years)
Other Partners: Harriet LOCK m. 30 Aug 1866Mother Mary Ann WALKLEY, b. 15 Mar 1851, Congleton, Cheshire, England , d. 20 Nov 1940, 127, Basford Park Road, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England (Age 89 years) Married Sep Q 1869 Christ Church, Tunstall, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: GOTHAM, James to WALKLEY, MARY Ann q3 1869 Wolstanton RD 6b 135
Venue from UKBMD website
The 1911 census shows that James and Mary had had ten children, two of whom were no longer living. They were probably the 2 not shown here, having been born and died between censuses. (The children shown here are all on the censuses 1881-1911)
Definitely still living in 1911 were those with James and Mary Ann in the census of that year: Ethel, Nellie, James, Stephen and Edwin.
Family ID F300472 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Hannah Purcell WALL, b. 31 Jan 1893, Wolstanton Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England , d. 21 Nov 1987, Westcliffe Hospital, Turnhurst Road, Chell, Staffordshire, England (Age 94 years) Married Mar Q 1916 St. Margaret’s Church, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Edwin to Wall, Hannah q1 1916 Wolstanton RD 6b 185
Actual church from Staffordshire BMD website.
Children 1. James Edwin GOTHAM, b. 2 Mar 1919, Wolstanton Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England , d. 16 Nov 1939, 18, Rathbone Avenue, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England (Age 20 years)Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300479 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1911 census where shown as aged 16
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Born - 23 May 1894 - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Baptised - 2 Jan 1895 - St. Matthew’s Church, Etruria, Staffordshire, England 
Married - Mar Q 1916 - St. Margaret’s Church, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England 
Residence - 1939 - 18, Rathbone Avenue, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England 
Died - Mar Q 1958 - Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
