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William Arthur TARR
1866 - Yes, date unknown
Has 26 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name William Arthur TARR Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 14 Aug 1866 Bath, Somerset, England 
- From the 1871 census where shown as William, aged 4; still with his parents in 1881, William A aged 14
GRO ref: Tarr, William A q3 1866 Bath RD 5c 653; GRO online index shows forenames as William Arthur and mother's maiden name as James
Actual date from baptism index
Baptised 23 Mar 1881 St. Saviour’s Church, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England - From Somerset baptism index (on FMP, viewed 29 July 2017)
Gender Male Child Status Illegitimate (parents marriage bigamous) Died Yes, date unknown Siblings1 brother and 2 sisters Half-siblings1 half brother and 4 half sisters (family of Nicholas John Gotham TARR and Charlotte JORDAN) Patriarch & Matriarch 
John TARR, bap. 30 Dec 1760, St. Michael’s Church, Ilsington, Devon, England, bur. 3 Nov 1815, St. Michael’s Church, Ilsington, Devon, England (Age ~ 54 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Charlotte BURGESS, b. Abt 1831, Witheridge, Devon, England, d. Sep Q 1905, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England (Age ~ 74 years) (Mother) Person ID I303036 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 24 Aug 2016
Father Nicholas John Gotham TARR, [G-D(TM)], b. 20 Nov 1823, Fore Street, West Teignmouth, Devon, England , d. Jun Q 1884, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England (Age 60 years)
Other Partners: Charlotte JORDAN m. Mar Q 1848Mother Charlotte BURGESS, b. Abt 1831, Witheridge, Devon, England , d. Sep Q 1905, Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England (Age ~ 74 years) Married Dec Q 1871 Bath Reg Dist, Somerset, England - GRO ref: Tarr, Nicholas John G to BURGESS, Charlotte q4 1871 Bath RD 5c 1198 (from FreeBMD)
Probably a Register Office marriage (p. 1173 was for a marriage on 25 Dec at Walcot St Swithin, p. 1206 was for a Register Office or Non-conformist (Registrar present) marriage (page info. from the Guild of One-Name Studies Marriage Index).
I am assuming the children shown with Nicholas and Charlotte in the 1871 and 1881 censuses are theirs. Although all born before they married, the births were all registered as 'Tarrs'. Nicholas had deserted his family about 1860, and was not with them in 1861 or 1871, so I doubt they were children of that marriage. Given the first of the four was given the name Burgess as a Christian name, the surname of Charlotte who Nicholas married in 1871, points strongly to them being their children together.
If Nicholas had had the children with another Burgess e.g. a sister of Charlotte, would expect to find Charlotte as sister-in-law or housekeeper in 1871, not wife (when not actually married). Being shown as wife suggests they may have been living as man and wife for sometime.
Nicholas' first wife was still living when he married Charlotte, so it is not clear why after living together as though man and wife for some years they decided to marry bigamously. Maybe he had not heard from her for a sufficient period that he felt it safe to do so.
Family ID F300150 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1871 census where shown as William, aged 4; still with his parents in 1881, William A aged 14
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Born - 14 Aug 1866 - Bath, Somerset, England 
Baptised - 23 Mar 1881 - St. Saviour’s Church, Walcot, Bath, Somerset, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
