William Thomas GOTHAM, [Parents?]

Abt 1836 - 1838  (~ 2 years)

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• Name	William Thomas GOTHAM
  Suffix [ONS gp]	[Parents?]
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	Abt 1836
  	Date from age at death given as 2 years. If I am right and the death and burial record are for a William Thomas GOTHAM then who was he? Quite a number of GOTHAM CMB events have taken place at St. Mark's, Shelton, some from the family of William from Devon and his wife Sarah née LEES, including the burial of William himself 4 years later, but also of members of the GOTHAM family long resident in the Srhops / Staffs border area. A couple of things make me think he was most likely (but by no means certainly) the son of Charles and Anne: 1. Charles and Anne had married in Aug 1836, but the only other child of theirs I am aware of was not born until July 1838. It is likely they would have had a child before this. 2. The name fits well, since Charles was the son of a William and his oldest brother was Thomas. Whilst that would be true for Charles' siblings, there doesn't seem another likely to have had a GOTHAM child then. Sister Elizabeth was alredy married, the next surviving sister was probably too young. Brothers were unmarried or had another chld too close to William. 3. The surname spelling was also used for the birth of Matthew, the same workhouse governor being the informant for that event as well. Matthew's birth registration names his parents as Charles and Ann. If the family were in the workhouse in July 1838 when Matthew was born, they could still have been there in Dec when William died. Since Charles died the following summer he may well have already been ill and unable to support his family as a result.
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Dec 1838	Spittals Workhouse, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
  	Cause: Inflammation of the trachea
  	GRO ref: Gothing, William q4 1838 Stoke on Trent RD 17 125; GRO online index shows age at death as 2 The GRO register entry shows that the death was registered by D F Colclough, Governor of the Spitals Workhouse on Dec 20. Unfortunately the 'rank or profession' field which for a child usually names the father was left blank. Gothing can be a misrecording or mistranscription of Gething, or a misrecording of Gotham, or a German name! Given the time / location the German name seems unlikely. The Staffordshire BMD website which indexes the local registers also has the spelling as GOTHING so I don't think it an error when the GRO copy was made. Probably an error due to the informant bein the workhouse governor, rather than a family member. Although I have found no baptism to fit William, there is a burial of a William Thomas GOTHAM just 3 days after the death, but no death registration for this name. Hence I think in this case GOTHING was a misrecoded GOTHAM.
  Buried	22 Dec 1838	St. Mark’s Church, Shelton, Staffordshire, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 23 Mar 2023)
  Siblings	1 brother
  1. William Thomas GOTHAM, [Parents?],   b. Abt 1836,   d. 19 Dec 1838, Spittals Workhouse, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England  (Age ~ 2 years)   2. Matthew GOTHAM,   b. 10 Jul 1838, Spittals Workhouse, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Half-siblings	3 half brothers and 4 half sisters (family of Thomas WOOLDRIDGE and Anne BOARDMORE)
  1. Mary Ann WOOLDRIDGE,   b. Jun Q 1847, Hanley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John WOOLDRIDGE,   b. 27 Oct 1849, Hanley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Emma WOOLDRIDGE,   b. Abt 1851, Hanley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ephraim WOOLDRIDGE,   b. Sep Q 1853, Hanley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Mar Q 1898, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age ~ 45 years)   5. Sabra WOOLDRIDGE,   b. Jun Q 1856, Hanley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Thomas WOOLDRIDGE,   b. 27 Jan 1858, Hanley, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Harriet WOOLDRIDGE,   bap. 26 Feb 1860, Holy Trinity Church, Northwood, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Andrew GOTHAM,   b. Est 1585, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England ,   bur. 10 Mar 1673/74, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England  (Age ~ 89 years)  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah BOARDMAN,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  Notes	(Research):Whilst theoretically workhouse records could confirm whether William was the son of Charles and Anne, the workhouses website suggests that nothing useful may survive (see this page)
  Person ID	I307478	All
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Charles GOTHAM,   b. 16 Aug 1816,   d. 8 Mar 1839, The Infirmary, Stafford, Staffordshire, England  (Age 22 years)
  Mother	Anne BOARDMORE,   b. Abt 1817, Brown Edge, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Jun Q 1885, Shelton sub-district, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age ~ 68 years) Other Partners: Thomas WOOLDRIDGE  m. 3 Aug 1846
  Married	6 Aug 1836	St. Margaret’s Church, Wolstanton, Staffordshire, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014) "Marriages ... Wolstanton ... 1836 Charles Gotham of this Parish Potter, a Bachelor and Anne Boarmore of this Parish spinster were married in this Church by Banns this sixth Day of August in the Year One Thousand eight hundred and thirty six by Me John Tyson Curate This Marriage was solemnized between us Charles Gotham his mark +, Anne Boarmore her mark x In the Presence of James Keeling his mark X, Elizabeth Keeling her mark + No. 955" [ Elizabeth Keeling was Charles sister, James his brother-in-law]
  Family ID	F300431	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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