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Joseph COTTAM

Joseph COTTAM

Male 1861 - 1894  (~ 33 years)    Has 8 ancestors and 7 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Joseph COTTAM 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Sep Q 1861  Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From the 1871 census where shown as born Wellington, aged 10
      GRO ref: COTTAM, Joseph q3 1861 Wellington Sh RD 6a 742; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as RIDGEWAY
    Baptised 8 Jul 1861  All Saints’ Church, Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Dec 2016)
      "18[61] July 8. No. 2046 Joseph, parents: Joseph & Charlotte Cottam, abode: Smithfield place, father's occupation: Labourer, ceremony performed by C. J. Knapp Curate." - under heading 'Baptisms ... Wellington ... Salop ... 1861'
      (Archive reference P291/A/2/5, p. 256)
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Mar 1894  Atcham Reg Dist, Shropshire or Montgomeryshire, England or Wales See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Cottam, Joseph q1 1894 aged 31 Atcham RD 6a 526
    Buried 12 Mar 1894  Holy Trinity Church, Bicton, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 10 Nov 2023)
    Siblings 2 brothers and 2 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel GOTTAM,   b. Est 1724, (probably), Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1773  (Age ~ 50 years)  (Great Grandfather) 
    Charlotte RIDGEWAY,   b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I303420  All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2023 

    Father Joseph GOTTAM,   b. Abt 1821,   d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Charlotte RIDGEWAY,   b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married Mar Q 1849  Record Office or Non-Conformist, Shrewsbury Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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 Harriet HUMPHRIES,   b. Abt 1862, Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Other Partners: William EVANS  m. Dec Q 1899 
    Married Dec Q 1882  Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • GRO ref: Cottom, Joseph to Humphries, Harriet q4 1882 Wellington, Sh. RD 6a 1435
    Children 7 children 
    Last Modified 10 Nov 2023 
    Family ID F301053  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sep Q 1861 - Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 8 Jul 1861 - All Saints’ Church, Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Fanny Lucinda COTTAM - Sep Q 1881 - Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Dec Q 1882 - Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth COTTAM - Mar Q 1883 - Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Rose COTTAM - Mar Q 1885 - Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - William COTTAM - Dec Q 1886 - Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel COTTAM - Jun Q 1889 - Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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