People search
(married name will be ignored if broad check is ticked;
a broad check includes a search for nicknames, married names and other alternative names)Where were they from?
Search for places, see all people in the tree with events in that place, and (where added) see places marked on a map with photos, links and other information about the location.

Leonard Victor GOTHAM
Set As Default Person -
Name Leonard Victor GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 26 Jun 1887 Fenton, Staffordshire, England
- From the 1891 census where shown as aged 3
GRO ref: GOTHAM, Leonard Victor q3 1887 Stoke T RD 6b 239; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Aston
Actual date from baptism register
Baptised 28 Aug 1887 St. Michael’s Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 12 Nov 2016)
In register for the parish of Christ Church, Fenton which included baptisms in chapels of ease in the parish. The comment 'S Mich' by this one makes the church clear.
Shows Leonard Victor, parents James Rhead and Elizabeth, abode 11 Adelaide Street, father a potter
(Archive reference D5882/1/1/1, page 177)
Gender Male
Census31 Mar 1901 27, Cambridge Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Census2 Apr 1911 242, Duke Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
Military Service to 29 Sep 1915 Royal Fusiliers - Corporal in WW1 - Served in the 3rd Battalion, service no. 10647
Died 29 Sep 1915 - From 'soldier's effects' and CWGC entry
(n.b. died the same day as Albert James CHAPPELL)

CWGC entry for Leonard Victor GOTHAM
Died serving in the Royal Fusiliers in World War 1War Memorial 1930 Loos Memorial, Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos-en-Gohelle, Pas de Calais, France
- Commemorated on panel 25
CWGC details for this memorial
Will Soldier's Will - The FindAWill website shows that Leonard may have left a will, although this does not show up in the Probate Calendar.
('May have' because tucked away well down the 'help' page is the information "In some cases, no formal will was left. In these cases you will have access to letters or other records relating to the serviceman's estate.")
Siblings10 brothers and 1 sister 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) (6 x Great Grandfather) 
Sarah HUBBARD, b. Abt 1827, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
, d. Aft 1871 (Age ~ 45 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I301353 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 13 Nov 2023
Father James Rhead GOTHAM, b. Mar Q 1847, Fenton Sub-District, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
, d. Dec Q 1891, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 44 years) Mother Elizabeth ASTON, b. Dec Q 1847, Dudley, Worcestershire, England
, d. 13 Mar 1919, 70, Victoria Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 72 years) Married 1 Jul 1866 St. Bartholomew’s Church, Blurton, Staffordshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014)
GRO ref: GOTHAM, James to Aston, Elizabeth R q3 1866 Stone RD 6b 37
Although as Elizabeth was then a widow and the information was not required (and so was struck through), the 1911 census shows that James and Elizabeth had had 12 children, 11 of whom were still living.
Family ID F300427 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Florence Alice BODEN, b. 7 Jun 1889, Cheadle Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
, d. 26 Jul 1969, The Royal Hospital, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
(Age 80 years)
Other Partners: John Joseph TIERNEY m. Sep Q 1920Married Sep Q 1910 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Gotham, Leonard V to Boden, Florence A q3 1910 Stoke T. RD 6b 306Local reg. ref: GOTHAM, Leonard V to BODEN, Florence A 1910 Church: Fenton, Christ Church; registers at: Stoke-On-Trent, ref: 10/09/062
Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300457 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1891 census where shown as aged 3
-
Event Map Click to hide 
Born - 26 Jun 1887 - Fenton, Staffordshire, England 


Married - Sep Q 1910 - Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England 


Census - 2 Apr 1911 - 242, Duke Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England 

= Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend



