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George GOATHAM
1800 - 1885 (85 years)
Has 53 ancestors and 57 descendants in this family tree.
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Name George GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 1800 Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised 11 May 1800 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Gender Male Occupation 1839 Carpenter - In the PR in 1839 at the time his son George was baptised (acc to KFHS CD 19)
Residence From 1841 to 1851 Silver Street, Bredgar, Kent, England - In 1841 George was with his wife and 4 children (Charlotte, Caroline, Isabell and George); still in Silver Street in 1851, now with Isabell, George, Michael and Frances.
Could have been in the same street earlier, but his residence was simply given as "Bredgar" at the time his children were baptised (1822 - 1839).
Occupation 1841 Ag. lab. - Labourer (type unspecified) in the PR entries for the baptism of his children, 1822- 1837 (note change in 1839)
Occupation 1851 Labourer - on the census (30 Mar)
Occupation 1851 Sawyer - on his son Charles' marr cert (12 Nov)
Residence From 1861 to 1871 Bredgar Street, Bredgar, Kent, England - In 1871 as well as his wife George was with his "nephew" Albert Goodhew, actually the grandson of his sister Maria, son of her son Amos. Amos had been widowed in 1868, his wife dying the same quarter that Albert was born, so probably as a result of childbirth, and was not to remarry until 1880. No doubt William and Frances took in Albert because Amos was unable to cope with the need to work and a young baby.
Occupation From 1861 to 1881 Carpenter - Having had other occupations, George appears to have returned to that he had earlier in his life, being shown as a carpenter on the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses.
Census1881 Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England Died 18 Feb 1885 Bexon Lane, Bredgar, Kent, England Cause: Senectus - GRO ref: GOATHAM, George q1 1885 aged 83 Milton RD 2a 609
Date and place from announcement in the East Kent Gazette of 28 Feb 1885. Also from image of GRO register entry.
Buried 23 Feb 1885 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jul 2019)
Shows George Goatham, abode Bredgar, aged 83
Siblings3 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I402 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds Last Modified 4 Mar 2023
Father John GOATHAM, b. Abt 1776, Bapchild, Kent, England , d. 1 Nov 1854, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 78 years) Mother Elizabeth PRIOR, b. Abt 1777, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 3 Jan 1848, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 71 years) Marriage License 1 Aug 1798 Canterbury, Kent, England - John Goatham of Bredgar yeo bach & Eliz Frier of the s sp. 01 Aug 1798.
From vol. 33 of indexes to Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1781-1809, as recorded on Ancestry.
Married 9 Aug 1798 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 April 2019)
"No 135
John Gotham of this Parish Batchelor
and Elizabeth Prier of the
same Parish Spinster were
Married in this Church by Licence
this Ninth Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Ninety Eight by me Jas: Downs Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between Us John Goatham, Elizabeth Prier [both signed]
In the Presence of John X Bridges his Mark, Ann Prier [Ann signed]"
John's surname was entered as Gotham, but he signed Goatham. Elizabeth's was recorded and she signed, Prier.
Married by licence, both otp
The marriage was witnessed by John Bridges (who made his mark) and Ann Prier (who signed). Ann was Elizabeth's sister and John Bridges was the husband of Mary Prior, another sister of Elizabeth.
Family ID F264 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Frances RAYFIELD, b. 1803, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 1 May 1873, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age 70 years) Married 12 Oct 1822 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - Notes from M Nightingale: in the Bicknor reg, but on page headed marrs at Bredgar!
(FreeReg shows the marriage as at Bicknor, as does FamilySearch, but they might not have noticed the heading)
Children9 children Last Modified 18 Feb 2017 Family ID F290 Family Group Page | Family Chart