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Susan GOATHAM
Abt 1808 - 1882 (~ 74 years)
Has 53 ancestors and 718 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Susan GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1808 Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised 6 Mar 1808 Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)
Must have been baptised privately at home because was received into church on 10 Apr
Gender Female Received into the Church 10 Apr 1808 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From baptism entry
Emigrated Jul 1840 Gravesend, Kent, England Left England - Sailed on the "Martha Ridgeway".
Susan was 7 months pregnant when they set sail, giving birth on the voyage. She and George also had with them 5 children aged 3 to 10, but she did at least have the help of 17 year old Mary Ashby who was sailing under the Saywell's protection.
Also with them on the journey were their friends, the Judds, from Bicknor.
It was a troubled passage, with an outbreak of smallpox during the trip.
Emigrated Nov 1840 Port Nicholson, New Zealand Arrival in New Zealand - On arriving they found the promised accomodation did not exist. Spending their first nights under a flax bush they at first wished they had not left Bredgar.
Died 20 Feb 1882 Richmond (Waimea), Nelson, New Zealand Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I376 All | England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds Last Modified 25 Apr 2020
Father John GOATHAM, b. Abt 1776, Bapchild, Kent, England , d. 1 Nov 1854, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 78 years) Mother Elizabeth PRIOR, b. Abt 1777, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 3 Jan 1848, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 71 years) Marriage License 1 Aug 1798 Canterbury, Kent, England - John Goatham of Bredgar yeo bach & Eliz Frier of the s sp. 01 Aug 1798.
From vol. 33 of indexes to Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1781-1809, as recorded on Ancestry.
Married 9 Aug 1798 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 April 2019)
"No 135
John Gotham of this Parish Batchelor
and Elizabeth Prier of the
same Parish Spinster were
Married in this Church by Licence
this Ninth Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
and Ninety Eight by me Jas: Downs Vicar
This Marriage was solemnized between Us John Goatham, Elizabeth Prier [both signed]
In the Presence of John X Bridges his Mark, Ann Prier [Ann signed]"
John's surname was entered as Gotham, but he signed Goatham. Elizabeth's was recorded and she signed, Prier.
Married by licence, both otp
The marriage was witnessed by John Bridges (who made his mark) and Ann Prier (who signed). Ann was Elizabeth's sister and John Bridges was the husband of Mary Prior, another sister of Elizabeth.
Family ID F264 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family George SAYWELL, b. 10 Jun 1804, Wormshill, Kent, England , d. 28 Sep 1895, Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand (Age 91 years) Married 5 Feb 1827 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - From PR entry
The marriage of Susan Goatham to George Saywell
The Parish Register entry for the marriage at St. Mary's Church, Chatham, Kent. Susan's brother Charles would appear to have been one of the witnesses.Children15 children Last Modified 25 Apr 2020 Family ID F268 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 18 Jun 2019)