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James GOODHEW
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Name James GOODHEW Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Sep Q 1856 Bredgar, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Goodhew, James q3 1856 Milton RD 2a 514; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Goatham
Gender Male Occupation 1881 Farm dealer's assistant Occupation 1891 Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Fruiterer Died Jun Q 1937 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
- probably the James who died aged 81 in Milton or Sheppey RD, q2 1937 (2a 1354?)
Siblings2 brothers and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
William GOODHEW, b. Abt 1782, Borden, Kent, England
, d. 27 Dec 1852, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 70 years) (Grandfather) 
Martha, d. Yes, date unknown (3 x Great Grandmother)
Notes - Living at Danes Hill, Bredgar (1881) (adjacent census entry to parents'), with wife & 3 children.
Living at 30 Epps Road, Milton (1891) with wife and 8 children
Person ID I2258 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), All in 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 6 Apr 2019
Father James GOODHEW, b. Abt 1815, Bredgar, Kent, England
, d. Mar Q 1882, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 67 years) Mother Maria GOATHAM, b. Abt 1818, Bredgar, Kent, England
, d. Sep Q 1899, Lincoln Reg Dist, Lincolnshire, England
(Age ~ 81 years) Married 12 Oct 1837 All Saints’ Church, Maidstone, Kent, England
- GRO ref: GOATHAM, Maria to Goodyew [sic], James q4 1837 Maidstone RD 5 388Mid-Kent Marriage Index accessed 11 Feb 2011
Groom's surname shown as Goodyear
FreeReg, The Genealogist and KFHS transcribed data all show James' surname as Goodyear!
Also show groom was a shoemaker, resident: otp (Bower Rd), his father William a fruiterer, Maria's father John a shoe maker, Maria a minor, abode otp (Stone St.). Also show's grooms surname as GOODYEAR
Witnesses were James Ruck and Stephen Smith.
Married by banns.
Despite the large age gap between children Caroline and Maria, the GRO online index has no other children born during that gap or between the marriage and 1844. Of course quite a few children went unregistered in the early days of BMD registration, possibly James and Maria had one or more before 1844 who were born and died between the 1841 or 1851 censuses.
Family ID F271 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Louisa Mary PILCHER, b. Mar Q 1857, Elham, Kent, England
, d. Sep Q 1903, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
(Age ~ 46 years) Married Dec Q 1876 Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: GOODHEW, James to PILCHER, Louisa q4 1876 Faversham RD 2a 1381
Children12 children Last Modified 23 Nov 2018 Family ID F1727 Family Group Page | Family Chart

