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Jessie Constance GOTHAM
Set As Default Person -
Name Jessie Constance GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 15 Aug 1896 Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
- From the 1911 census where shown as aged 14
GRO ref: Gotham, Jessie Constance q3 1896 Newcastle L. RD 6b 59; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Hand
Actual date from death register, date and month also from 1939 register where shown as born 1897 but must have been a year earlier, given the date of her birth being registered and of her baptism.
Baptised 1 Sep 1896 St. George’s Church, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Oct 2015)
Gender Female Died Sep Q 1984 3, Wilton Close, Monkseaton, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, England
- Was alive to be granted administration of her mother's estate on 11 Dec 1954.
Despite having a married surname of Smith, there seems to be only one death of a Jessie C(onstance) with the appropriate year of birth - and the dob is an exact match with that from other sources.
GRO ref: Smith, Jessie Constance dob 15 8 1896 reg q3 1984 Northumberland Central RD register no. 884 vol 1 p.1619
Actual place from burial register
Buried 22 Aug 1984 The Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
- From burial record (image on Ancestry, viewed 22 Jul 2019)
Buried with her husband and her parents
Siblings3 brothers Patriarch & Matriarch
GOTTAM, b. Est 1628, d. Yes, date unknown (6 x Great Grandfather)
Emma BOSTOCK, b. Abt 1833, Mucklestone, Staffordshire, England
, bur. 19 Jan 1908, The Cemetery, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 75 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I301382 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 3 Jan 2015
Father Thomas William GOTHAM, b. 1 May 1867, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
, d. 12 Feb 1946, 27, Albert Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
(Age 78 years) Mother Catherine ("Katie") Emma HAND, b. 4 Oct 1864, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
, d. 11 Feb 1954, 27, Albert Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
(Age 89 years) Married 1 Nov 1890 St. George’s Church, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Gotham, Thomas William to HAND, Catherine Emma q4 1890 Newcastle L RD 6b 125
Venue from UKBMD website.
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Oct 2015)
The 1911 census confirms that Thomas and Catherine had only had the 2 children
Family ID F300247 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family John SMITH, b. 27 Sep 1896, d. 8 May 1970, 19, Sunny Hollow, May Bank, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
(Age 73 years) Married Jun Q 1924 St. Paul’s Church, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Gotham, Jessie C to Smith, John q2 1924 Newcastle L. RD 6b 132
Actual church from Staffordshire BMD website.
Children 1. Living Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300467 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1911 census where shown as aged 14

