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Edith COTTAM
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Name Edith COTTAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1848 Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England
- From the 1851 census where shown as 'Elizabeth' aged 3, but shown as Edith in 1861 census which fits with birth registration
GRO ref: Cottam, Edith q2 1848 Walsall RD 17 259; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Tippin
Gender Female Also known as Edith COTTON Died Mar Q 1925 Lichfield Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Salt, Edith q1 1925 aged 76 Lichfield RD 6b 587
(though still in Walsall in 1911, this seems to be the only death registration to fit, and no other Ediths who this could be spotted in censuses)
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
John GOTTOM, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandfather)
Mary HODSON, b. Abt 1797, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England
, d. Dec Q 1866, Walsall Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 69 years) (Grandmother) 
Notes - Father married with surname Gottom, was registered as a Gottam at death and her mother was registered as a Gotham. Edith was registered as a Cottam at birth and marriage, and like her parents as a Cotton in censuses!
Person ID I303409 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 25 Nov 2023
Father William GOTHAM, b. Between 1824 and 1827, Elmore, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
, d. Jun Q 1895, Walsall Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 71 years) Mother Mary TIPPIN, bap. 4 Mar 1827, All Saints’ Church, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England
, d. 14 Jan 1901, 116, Harrison Street, Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 73 years) Married 15 Nov 1847 St. Michael’s Church, Rushall, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Gottom, William to Tepin, Mary q4 1847 Walsall RD 17 324
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Feb 2017)
Family ID F301045 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Henry SALT, d. Mar Q 1908, Walsall Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
Married 24 Feb 1868 St. Peter’s Church, Walsall, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Cottam, Edith to Salt, Henry q1 1868 Walsall RD 6b 666
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Dec 2018)
(mostly children not added - just the line to show who Edith was with at the time of the 1921 census)
Last Modified 25 Nov 2023 Family ID F301732 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1851 census where shown as 'Elizabeth' aged 3, but shown as Edith in 1861 census which fits with birth registration
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Born - Jun Q 1848 - Bloxwich, Staffordshire, England 


Died - Mar Q 1925 - Lichfield Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England 

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