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Matthew GOTHAM
1857 - 1902 (~ 45 years)
Has 19 ancestors and 44 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Matthew GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Sep Q 1857 Fenton, Staffordshire, England 
- GRO ref: Gotham, Mathew q3 1857 Stoke on T. RD 6b 174; GRO online indes shows mother's maiden name as Gotham
Baptised 2 Aug 1857 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Gender Male Census2 Apr 1871 54, Russell Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England Occupation 1880 Potter - At the time of his marriage
Residence 1881 Adelaide Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Residence 1891 Adelaide Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Residence 1901 Maud Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Died Mar Q 1902 Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew q1 1902 aged 44 Stoke T. RD 6b 158
Buried 11 Mar 1902 Fenton Cemetery, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - From data transcribed on FreeReg website
Shows Matthew GOTHAM, aged 44, abode Maud St, occupation potter
Grave no. on on Staffordshire Burial index shows he was buried with his wife
Siblings5 brothers and 4 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) (5 x Great Grandfather) 
Ellen READ, b. Abt 1793, d. Dec Q 1858, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 65 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I301286 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 15 Jan 2022
Father John GOTHAM, b. Abt 1818, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Mar Q 1858, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 40 years) Mother Elizabeth SIMCOCK, b. Abt 1819, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Jun Q 1882, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 63 years) Married 1838 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bucknall, Staffordshire, England - This marriage seems to be missing from the GRO index (not found by searching for John as Gotham or Gothan, nor by searching for Elizabeth Simcock) but it is in the index to the local registers on the Staffordshire BMD website.
This shows (in the index for 1838):
GOTHAN [sic], John married SIMCOCK, Elizabeth at Bucknall, St Mary's Church, registers at Stoke-On-Trent, ref. 2/01/055
Other trees claim 12 Nov 1839 or 12 Nov 1838 in Bucknall Parish Church, Stoke-on-Trent. Looking at images of the PR on FMP I can't find this marriage, but the register is strange - the old style register was being used still, and whilst there were many registers in 1837, hardly any in 1838 or 1839, so it looks like another register may also have been in use.
Family ID F300409 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Mary EARDLEY, b. Mar Q 1859, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England , d. Jan 1897, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 38 years) Married 9 Aug 1880 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014)
GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew q3 1880 Stoke T. RD 6b 222
Mary, the mother of Matthew's children died when the chidlren were aged about 1 to 14. Matthew remarried within 18 months, giving his children a step-mother but then he himself died less than 4 years later.
By 1911 the family had dispersed.
Children8 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300430 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Ann GARDNER, b. Mar Q 1844, The Lye, Worcestershire, England , d. Aft 1904 (Age ~ 61 years)
Other Partners: Elijah John HEWITT m. 25 Dec 1863; John PRUDHOE m. Dec Q 1885; William BROOKES m. Sep Q 1904Married 22 May 1898 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew to Prudhoe, Mary A q2 1898 Stoke T. RD 6b 330
Venue from UKBMD websiteDetails from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Nov 2016)
Shows Matthew Gotham, aged 40, Widower, a Potter, abode 194 Victoria Road, father John Gotham, Deceased, Potter married
Mary Ann Prudhoe, aged 49, Widow, no occupation shown, abode 174 Victoria Road, father Edward Dews, Deceased, Labourer.
Married after Banns.
Both signed, as did witnesses Thomas Gotham and Esther Jenkins
(Archive reference D5882/1/1/13, p. 179)
Last Modified 15 Jan 2022 Family ID F300493 Family Group Page | Family Chart