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Matthew GOTHAM
Abt 1836 - 1884 (~ 48 years)
Has 16 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Matthew GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1836 Liverpool, Lancashire, England 
- From the 1841 census where shown as aged 4 and the 1851 census where shown as aged 14
Baptised 2 Oct 1836 St. Paul’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 5 Dec 2014)
Gender Male Occupation 1851 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Errand Boy Occupation 1860 Compositor - At the time of his marriage
Misc. 13 May 1862 National School, Edmund Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Supported presentation to Scripture-reader - One of those listed as an inhabitant of the St. Paul's Church district supporting the presentation to the Scripture-reader, Mr. T. Houriban, as reported in the Liverpool Mail of 17 May 1862, p. 6, col. 1.
Residence From 1864 to 1867 11, Cobden Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - When his daughter Ellen was born and when she died
Occupation From 1867 to 1881 Printer - Described as 'Printer Overseer' on his daughter Ellen's death cert.
Residence 1884 222, West Derby Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - Abode at the time of his death in December, it was also given as his abode when his son died the previous month.
Occupation 1884 Coal Merchant - On his death certificate
Died 2 Dec 1884 222, West Derby Road, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Cause: Chronic Bronchitis/Pneumonia - From censuses, alive in 1881 but wife a widow in 1891, died between 1881 and 1891.
GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew aged 48 q4 1884 W. Derby RD 8b 465
Actual date and place from probate calendar entry, from death certificate and newspaper announcement of his death.
With Matthew and his son Matthew dying just a nine days apart I thought it would be the same cause, but his son's death was recorded as from Phthisis, which usually meant TB. It seems an unlucky co-incidence, though perhaps the loss of his remaining son lessened Matthew's will to fight his illness.
Newspaper announcement of his death (Liverpool Echo, 4 Dec 1884, p.2, col. 4):
"Gotham - December 2, at his residence, 222, West Derby-road, aged 48 years, Mathew Gotham. The interment will take place in Smithdown-road Cemetery, at 3 p.m., to-morrow (Friday), 5th inst. (Masonic and other friends will please accept this - the only - intimation."
Buried 5 Dec 1884 Toxteth Park Cemetery, 124, Smithdown Road, Lancashire, England - Burial register for the consecrated part
Shows on folio: 2961: entry no.: 59212, buried: [December] 5th [1884], Matthew Gotham, age: 48 years, abode: 222 West Derby Road, Parish or District: West Derby, Mode of Burial: Freehold Grace, section: N, grave no.: 381, ceremony performed by Walsham Postance
(Burial register info. from this website)
(the newspaper notice of his death show that this was the same as 'Smithdown-road Cemetery')
Administration with Will 13 Jan 1885 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Calendar entry - Gotham Matthew. of 13 January. Administration (with the Will) of the Personal Estate of Matthew Gotham late of West-Derby-road in the City of Liverpool who died 2 December 1884 at West-Derby-road was granted at Liverpool to Eliza Gotham of West-Derby-road Widow the Relict the Universal Legatee.
Personal Estate £109 2s.
Siblings3 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Andrew GOTHAM, b. Est 1585, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England, bur. 10 Mar 1673/74, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 89 years) (4 x Great Grandfather) 
Susanna, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother)Person ID I301063 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 29 Nov 2022
Father Thomas GOTHAM, bap. 31 Oct 1790, St. Andrew’s Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England , d. 13 Feb 1850, 13, Maghull Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 59 years) Mother Susannah CARR, b. Abt 1803, Ireland , d. 24 Dec 1861, 44, Prussia Street, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 58 years) Married 14 Sep 1826 St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 27 Aug 2018)
Both of Liverpool, Thomas a mariner, Susannah a spinster, by banns.
Thomas signed, Susannah made her mark, witnesses William Codling and William Maybrick
Family ID F300056 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Eliza SIMCOCK, b. Abt 1833, Shelton, Staffordshire, England , d. Mar Q 1906, Barton upon Irwell Reg Dist, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 73 years) Married 13 Aug 1860 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew to Simcock, Eliza q3 1860 Stoke T RD 6b 214
Actual date and place from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014)
Also from notices in newspapesr:
'On Monday, August 13, at Fenton Church, by the Rev. W. Sollis incumbent, Mr. Mathew Gotham, compositor, of Liverpool, to Miss Eliza Simcock, of Fenton.'
(in the Staffordshire Sentine 18 Aug 1860, p.5 col. 6)
Very similar in The Albion (pub. Liverpool, Mon 20 Aug 1860)
It is interesting that Matthew married a Simcock; John, who I believe was his older 1st cousin, had married a Simcock in 1838. These 2 Simcocks, Eliza and Elizabeth, appear to have been sisters. Especially given how far Matthew lived from his cousin and where Eliza was from, about 50 miles away, it is impossible to believe this was due to chance and points to the two brothers and their families, i.e. that of William in the Stoke-on-Trent area and Thomas in Liverpool, kept in touch.
Children4 children Last Modified 29 Nov 2022 Family ID F300351 Family Group Page | Family Chart