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Elizabeth WETTON
1850 - 1941 (90 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Elizabeth WETTON Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 8 Sep 1850 Chartley, Staffordshire, England 
- About 1848 from the 1891 census where shown as aged 42
But Shown as born 8 Sep 1850 in the 1939 registration, and age at death implies 1850.
The only birth registration to match is for 1850 not 48.
GRO ref: Wetton, Elizabeth q4 1850 Stafford RD 17 133; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Wheat
Baptised 6 Oct 1850 St. Mary the Virgin’s Church, Gratwich, Staffordshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 19 Mar 2018)
Shows Elizabeth daughter of George Wetton and Caroline
Gender Female Disability 1939 Invalid Residence 1939 Shardlow Reg Dist, Derbyshire Leicestershire or Nottinghamshire, England - Elizabeth and her daughter Agnes were living with her daughter Gertrude and Gertrude's husband Harry at the time of the 1939 registration.
Residence 1939 “Rusholme”, Chellaston Road, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England - Elderly widow Elizabeth and her unmarried daughter Agnes were living with Elizabeth's daughter Gertrude and Gertrude's husband Harry at the time of the 1939 registration
(from image on FMP, viewed 2 Sep 2016, Ref: RG101/5973H/019/4 )
Died Jun Q 1941 Derby Reg Dist, Derbyshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Elizabeth q2 1941 aged 90 Derby RD 7b 1086
Siblings4 brothers and 6 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
George WETTON, bap. 24 Aug 1817, St. James’ Church, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, England, d. Yes, date unknown (Father) 
Caroline WHEAT, b. 19 Apr 1825, Gratwich, Staffordshire, England, d. Yes, date unknown (Mother) Person ID I301410 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 3 Dec 2022
Father George WETTON, bap. 24 Aug 1817, St. James’ Church, Norton Canes, Staffordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Mother Caroline WHEAT, b. 19 Apr 1825, Gratwich, Staffordshire, England , d. Yes, date unknown Married 15 Aug 1844 St. Mary’s Church, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: WETTON, George to WEATE, Catherine q3 1844 Uttoxeter RD 17 233Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 19 Mar 2018)
Although recorded as Catherine not Caroline in the marriage register I do believe this marriage is the right one. George and Caroline seem to have been quite relaxed regarding details: ages (particularly theirs, but to a lesser extent their childrens), birthplaces, birth registrations and even the names of their children. The births of 3 of their first 5 children seem to have gone unregistered, and whilst all of the remaining 7 were in two cases the names subsequently found in the censuses are not those with which they are registered. The names have been found in two different indexes of the GRO copy, so it does not seem to be an indexing error. In addition, the names in the GRO indexes are the same as in an index of the Staffordshire originals, so it does not appear to be an error in making the GRO copies.
It is just possible there was another male Wetton married to a female Wheat, but I cannot find such a marriage, and though that could be because the wife had married as a widow I should then be able to find the children in the census but I cannot (and there are no deaths registered between the births and the next census). Once I would have assumed to be a registrars error, but with two instances I wonder if George and Caroline hadn't made up their minds about names when the births were registered. Perhaps George was out and didn't like the name Caroline had chosen. Maybe, though, the local registrar was a bit scatty.
I have only seen one census entry for William / Charles, so it could be an ennumerator error, but I have seen Agnes in three censuses, always as Agnes despite her birth registration showing Emily.
Another puzzle is the unnamed female whose birth was registered in q4 1855. Mostly unnamed birth registrations seem to be for babies who died soon after birth and were never named. However, in this case no death registration seems to have followed. Maybe she was given a name before dying.
Family ID F300854 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family George GOTHAM, b. Jun Q 1844, Shelton, Staffordshire, England , d. Sep Q 1919, Derby Reg Dist, Derbyshire, England (Age ~ 75 years) Married 1 Jan 1874 All Saints’ Church, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gothan, George to Wetton, Elizabeth q1 1874 Dudley RD 6c 139
[which brides from FamilySearch entry; other on same page was Whitehouse, Eliza]
A FamilySearch entry also shows actual date and that the fathers were John Gothan and George Wetton.
(church and month found using GMI on GOONS website)
Children7 children Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 Family ID F300476 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- About 1848 from the 1891 census where shown as aged 42
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Born - 8 Sep 1850 - Chartley, Staffordshire, England 
Married - 1 Jan 1874 - All Saints’ Church, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England 
Child - Edith Caroline GOTHAM - Jun Q 1875 - Sedgley, Staffordshire, England 
Child - Gertrude Elizabeth GOTHAM - 19 Feb 1878 - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England 
Child - Agnes Ellen GOTHAM - Sep Q 1884 - Alvaston, Derbyshire, England Child - Frederick William GOTHAM - 13 Mar 1887 - Alvaston, Derbyshire, England Child - Harry Bernard GOTHAM - Sep Q 1889 - Alvaston, Derbyshire, England 
Residence - 1939 - “Rusholme”, Chellaston Road, Shardlow, Derbyshire, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
