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Susan GOTHAM
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Name Susan GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 26 Apr 1845 West Teignmouth, Devon, England
- GRO ref: Gotnam [sic], Susan q2 1845 Newton Abbot RD x 160; GRO online index shows surname as Gotham and does not show a mother's maiden name
Details from birth registration (image of GRO register entry)
Baptised 11 Jan 1846 St. Michael the Archangel’s Church, East Teignmouth, Devon, England
[1] Gender Female Education 1861 Scholar Also known as Susan Gotham OSBORNE Residence 1871 Grove Cottage, Teignmouth, Devon, England
- Susan was one of two live-in servants in the home of retired army officer J H Fitzgerald Butler and his family (wife and 3 daughters, aged 7 to 11).
Child Status Illegitimate (no sign of parental relationship) Died 21 Apr 1888 Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
- From card index entries to death notices in Paris and the vicinity (images on Ancestry, viewed 3 Aug 2021)
One notice gives her name as Susane Haydock, the other as Suzanne Osborne
Half-siblings5 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of Robert OSBORN and Selina GOTHAM) Patriarch & Matriarch
Elizabeth, b. Est 1724, d. Yes, date unknown (2 x Great Grandmother)
Person ID I300652 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 26 Aug 2024
Mother Selina GOTHAM, bap. 5 Sep 1824, St. Michael the Archangel’s Church, East Teignmouth, Devon, England
, d. Dec Q 1891, Newton Abbot Reg Dist, Devon, England
(Age ~ 66 years)
Other Partners: Robert OSBORN m. 9 Mar 1851Family ID F300230 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 William PLAYER, b. 1835, d. 10 Aug 1881, Dervalieres près Nantes, Commune de Chantenay, France
(Age 46 years)
Other Partners: Esther ASHBY m. 12 Aug 1856Married 23 Feb 1876 H. M. Embassy, Paris, France
- From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Aug 2018)
Shows William Player, Widower, of the Parish of Tonbridge in the County of Kent
and Susan Gotham Osborne, spinster, of the Parish of Teignmouth in the County of Devon
Both signed, as did both witnesses ch Robin and Ellen Osborne.
The latter was Susan's (half) sister
Last Modified 9 Jan 2023 Family ID F301708 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 James HAYDOCK, b. Mar Q 1845, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
, d. Yes, date unknown
Other Partners: Aimée Nathalie Josèphe LANDRIEU m. 5 Jan 1889Married 24 Mar 1888 H. M. Embassy, Paris, France
- From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Aug 2018)
Limited details as the Embassy was still using Hardwicke style registers, rather than those introduced in England and Wales in 1837.
The marriage was to be a very short one, Susan dying less than a month, 4 weeks to the day, after the wedding.
Banns of marriage 23 Dec 1888 France
Last Modified 3 Aug 2021 Family ID F301709 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Gotnam [sic], Susan q2 1845 Newton Abbot RD x 160; GRO online index shows surname as Gotham and does not show a mother's maiden name
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Sources - [S337] Devon Parish Registers - East Teignmouth, St. Michael (East Teignmouth, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Baptism of Susan GOTHAM; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).
"Jany 11th. No. 355. Susan dr. of Selina Gotham, abode: East Teignmouth, Spinster, ceremony performed by: R B Bradley, Curate" (under heading 'Baptisms ... East Teignmouth ... 1845-6', after 1846 in left margin)
Archive reference: 3231A/PR/1/4
- [S337] Devon Parish Registers - East Teignmouth, St. Michael (East Teignmouth, Devon, England), (brightsolid online publishing limited. FindMyPast. findmypast.co.uk : 2014.), Baptism of Susan GOTHAM; accessed 6 Sep 2014 (Reliability: 3).

