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Lilian Maud (“Lily”) GOTHAM
1894 -
Has 32 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Lilian Maud (“Lily”) GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 20 Aug 1894 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England 
- Actual date from baptism register
GRO ref: Gotham, Lilian Maud q3 1894 Plymouth RD 5b 239; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Bovey
Baptised 14 Apr 1897 St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England - Seen PR entry (image on FMP)
Gender Female Emigration Between 1922 and 1939 Perth, Western Australia, Australia To Died Perth Reg Dist, Western Australia, Australia Siblings1 brother Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOTHAM, d. Bef 1613 (7 x Great Grandfather)
Jane Hannah (“Annie”) SMITH, b. Sep Q 1845, Plymouth, Devon, England, d. Sep Q 1889, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 44 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I300059 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 28 Aug 2023
Father William George GOTHAM, b. 23 Jan 1870, Compton, Plymouth, Devon, England , d. 11 Dec 1961, 3, Hawarden Cottages, Prince Rock, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age 91 years)
Other Partners: Edith Isabella MARSH m. 25 Feb 1906Mother Selina Lilian Mary BOVEY, b. 17 Feb 1873, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England , d. 16 Dec 1899, 64, South Milton Street, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age 26 years) Married 2 Jul 1893 Holy Trinity Church, Southside Street, Plymouth, Devon, England - seen PR entry (image on FMP)
GRO ref: Gtham, William George to Bovey, Selina Lilian M q3 1893 Plymouth RD 5b 495
[William's surname typed as Gtham in the index, but in the position in the middle of names beginning 'Go' where Gotham should be.]
Although Selina died before the 1911 census and he had remarried by then he included the number of children of his born and still living - two in each case, which confirms that the two I had found is all there were. ('None' was entered by his second wife showing both were with Selina)
Family ID F300016 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family William HOWARD, b. 5 Jul 1891, Infirmary, Baker’s Row, Mile End New Town, London, England , d. Perth Reg Dist, Western Australia, Australia Married 3 Feb 1919 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Exeter Street, Sutton on Plym, Devon, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Lilian M to Slarke, William (alias Howard, William) Plymouth RD 5b 544
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 25 Sep 2020)
In the left margin, under a heading 'Any Correctional Notes must be writte in this Margin' is the long note:
"In entry 123 Col: 2 [i.e. Name and Surname] read 'William Howard otherwise Slarke' Col: 3 for 28 years read 27 years Col: 7 omit Edwin Slarke (deceased) & in Col: 8 omit "Bricklayer" - Corrected on the 14th of Octr: 1920 by me W. Geoffrey Munk in the presence of E. S.[?] Annmeny[?] Superintendent Registrar and
W G Gotham
E I Gotham"
The Gotham witnesses to this change were, I imagine, Lilian's father and step-mother, who had these initials, although she also had a brother W G Gotham.
It would be interesting to know why this change was made, but we can only speculate (unless a story linked to this happens to have passed down the family?). Did William think it would be fine to give the name by which he was known certainly by the age of 10 rather than his birth name? Did he simply subtract the year of his birth from the year of marriage to calculate his age, not taking account of the fact he had not had his birthday? Did he even known his step-father was not his father? (if he wasn't - I am guessing Edwin Slarke was not his biological father; certainly he was not his legal father, as William was illegetimate). I doubt these 'errors' were intended to deceive. He was not a minor, and older than his wife, whether aged 27 or 28. Whilst he may have wishes to conceal being illegitimate there was no reason for him to pretend to be a year older. And if he had intended to decieve, why did his in-laws get the changes made? What is apparent is that whilst recorded as a Slarke in the 1901 and 1911 censuses (or I believe intended to be), he was recorded as a Howard in 1921 and subsequently.
His mother had died in 1918; did he only become aware of the truth after her death, maybe after his own marriage and then wish to set the record straight? If he had not had a good relationship with Edwin Slarke it would have made sense for him to wish to have him removed as his father.
Children 1. Living Last Modified 28 Aug 2023 Family ID F300169 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Actual date from baptism register
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Born - 20 Aug 1894 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England 
Baptised - 14 Apr 1897 - St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England 
Married - 3 Feb 1919 - St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Exeter Street, Sutton on Plym, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
