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Mary Ann GOTTAM
Abt 1849 - Yes, date unknown
Has 8 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Mary Ann GOTTAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1849 High Ercall, Shropshire, England 
- Year from date of baptism, place from the 1861 census where birthplace shown as Ercall
Baptised 21 Oct 1849 St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Dec 2016)
"1849 October 21 No. 462, Mary Ann, parents: Joseph & Charlotte Cottam, abode: Ercall Bridge, father's occupation: Labourer, ceremony performed by R. T. Forester Vicar" - under heading 'Baptisms ... High Ercall ... 1849'
(Archive reference P129/A/2/2, p. 58)
Gender Female Also known as Mary COTTAM Died Yes, date unknown Siblings3 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch 
Samuel GOTTAM, b. Est 1724, (probably), Shropshire, England, d. Aft 1773 (Age ~ 50 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Charlotte RIDGEWAY, b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England, d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 69 years) (Mother) Person ID I303400 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 27 Oct 2023
Father Joseph GOTTAM, b. Abt 1821, d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 68 years) Mother Charlotte RIDGEWAY, b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England , d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 69 years) Married Mar Q 1849 Record Office or Non-Conformist, Shrewsbury Reg Dist, Shropshire, England - Where and when were Joseph and Charlotte married? The marriage should be in the index on FreeBMD but there is no Gotham / Gottam marriage to fit, there or on UKBMD.
It must be this one where Joseph is recorded as a Cottom:
GRO ref: Cottom, Joseph to Ridgeway, Charlotte q1 1849 Shrewsbury RD 18 237
UKBMD:
COTTOM, Joseph to RIDGEWAY, Charlotte 1849 Church / Reg Office: Shrewsbury Register Office or Registrar Attended; Registers at: Shrewsbury; Ref: RO-S/2/130
In the 1851 census there are 3 children with Joseph and Charlotte, not only Mary, born to the marriage, but Rachel, aged 6 and William, aged 9, both shown as born in High Ercall. If accurte, this implies that Joseph had been married before and had these 2 children. However, I cannot find birth registrations (or baptisms) to fit this. Could it be that they were children of Charlotte who had been 'adopted' by Joseph (or born to the couple before they married)? In this case they should appear with the surname Ridgeway; so far I have not found them with this name either. More investigation needed.
Family ID F300346 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family George CLARE, d. Yes, date unknown Married Mar Q 1875 Shifnal Reg Dist, Shropshire or Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: COTTON, Mary Ann to CLARE, George q1 1875 Shiffnal RD 6a 879
Children 1. William CLARE, b. Sep Q 1892, Shifnal Reg Dist, Shropshire or Staffordshire, England , d. Sep Q 1892, Shifnal Reg Dist, Shropshire or Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 0 years)Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F301772 Family Group Page | Family Chart