William PLAYER

1835 - 1881  (46 years)

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• Name	William PLAYER
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	1835
  	Described as 'of Tonbridge' at the time of his marriage to Susan
  Baptised	22 Mar 1835	St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Dec 2018)
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1861	35, Market Street Mews, Westminster, Middlesex, England
  	With his wife Esther and 3 children.
  Occupation	1861	London, England
  	Groom and valet
  Occupation	1881
  	Coachman
  	Recorded in his death registration. Presumably he was coachman working for the Comte de la Rochefoucauld who lived at the Chateau de Dervalieres.
  Died	10 Aug 1881	Dervalieres près Nantes, Commune de Chantenay, France
  	William would seem to have died between 1776, when he married Susan, and her remarriage as a widow in 1888. The death of a William Player was registered with the GRO consulate in Nantes in 1881. It seems clear it was this William Player.
  Siblings	2 brothers and 4 sisters
  1. John PLAYER,   bap. 4 Aug 1825, St. Augustine’s Church, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Catherine Hannah PLAYER,   b. 22 Mar 1828,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Mary Ann PLAYER,   b. Abt 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Frances Ann PLAYER,   b. Abt 1832,   d. Sep Q 1840, Canterbury Reg Dist, Kent, England  (Age ~ 8 years) + 5. William PLAYER,   b. 1835,   d. 10 Aug 1881, Dervalieres près Nantes, Commune de Chantenay, France  (Age 46 years) ▻ Esther ASHBY,  m. 12 Aug 1856 ;   Susan GOTHAM,  m. 23 Feb 1876   6. Emma PLAYER,   b. Abt 1836, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown 7. Frederick Charles PLAYER,   b. Abt 1839, Canterbury, Kent, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Charlotte WELSH,  m. Sep Q 1865
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Henry PLAYER,   b. Between 1796 and 1801, (probably), Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1847, Tonbridge Reg Dist, Kent or Sussex, England  (Age ~ 51 years)  (Father)  Frances SHINN,   b. 18 Aug 1798, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother)
  Person ID	I305574	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	John Henry PLAYER,   b. Between 1796 and 1801, (probably), Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1847, Tonbridge Reg Dist, Kent or Sussex, England  (Age ~ 51 years)
  Mother	Frances SHINN,   b. 18 Aug 1798, Little Hadham, Hertfordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	4 Sep 1823	St. Michael’s Church, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 13 Dec 2018) Shows John Henry Player married Frances Shinn
  Family ID	F301751	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Esther ASHBY,   b. 1826, Lamberhurst, Kent, England ,   d. Mar Q 1912, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age 86 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1856	St. James’ Church, Westminster, London, England
  	GRO ref: Player, William to ASHBY, Esther q3 1856 St James W. RD 1a 629 Exact place and date from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Dec 2018)
  Children	7 children
  1. Esther Frances PLAYER,   b. Dec Q 1857, Hove, Sussex, England ,   d. Dec Q 1937, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 80 years)   2. Caroline Rhoda PLAYER,   b. 29 Nov 1858, Hove, Sussex, England ,   d. Jun Q 1924, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age 65 years) ▻ Samuel Lewis BURTON  m. Sep Q 1895 + 3. Isabel Naomi PLAYER,   b. Dec Q 1860, St. George's Hanover Square Reg Dist, London, England ,   d. Mar Q 1956, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 96 years) ▻ James DYBALL  m. 31 Jul 1892   4. Alice Maude PLAYER,   b. Jun Q 1862, St. George's Hanover Square Reg Dist, London, England ,   d. Sep Q 1865, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 3 years)   5. Charles Frederick PLAYER,   b. Sep Q 1864, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England ,   d. Mar Q 1866, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 2 years)   6. William John PLAYER,   b. Sep Q 1864, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England ,   d. Mar Q 1866, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 2 years)   7. Eleanor Hariott PLAYER,   b. Sep Q 1867, Croydon, Surrey, England ,   d. Mar Q 1948, Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  (Age ~ 81 years) ▻ Edward BURTON  m. Sep Q 1896
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F301750	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susan GOTHAM,   b. 26 Apr 1845, West Teignmouth, Devon, England ,   d. 21 Apr 1888, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France  (Age 42 years)  Other Partners: James HAYDOCK  m. 24 Mar 1888
  Married	23 Feb 1876	H. M. Embassy, Paris, France
  	From register entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Aug 2018) Shows William Player, Widower, of the Parish of Tonbridge in the County of Kent and Susan Gotham Osborne, spinster, of the Parish of Teignmouth in the County of Devon Both signed, as did both witnesses ch Robin and Ellen Osborne. The latter was Susan's (half) sister
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F301708	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Baptised - 22 Mar 1835 - St. Mary Northgate Church, Canterbury, Kent, England  Child - Esther Frances PLAYER - Dec Q 1857 - Hove, Sussex, England  Child - Caroline Rhoda PLAYER - 29 Nov 1858 - Hove, Sussex, England  Occupation - Groom and valet - 1861 - London, England  Child - Charles Frederick PLAYER - Sep Q 1864 - Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  Child - William John PLAYER - Sep Q 1864 - Croydon Reg Dist, Surrey, England  Child - Eleanor Hariott PLAYER - Sep Q 1867 - Croydon, Surrey, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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