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Bessie Doris GOTHAM
1910 - 1911 (~ 1 years)
Has 40 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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Name Bessie Doris GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1910 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England 
- In the 1911 census shown as granddaughter of Mary Johanna GOTHAM (nee Smith), as was Bessie Doris. I think both were the daughters of William George P., who had probably gone to live with their grandparents when their mother died. (Their mother may well have died in giving birth to Bessie)
GRO ref: GOTHAM, Bessie Doris q1 1910 Plymouth RD 5b 191; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Weetman
Gender Female Died Sep Q 1911 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Bessie D aged 1 q3 1911 Plymouth RD 5b 331; GRO online index shows Christian names as Bessie Doris and age as 20 - must means months
Siblings1 sister Half-siblings1 half brother (family of William George Pearn GOTHAM and Annie POTTS) Patriarch & Matriarch 
GOTHAM, d. Bef 1615 (8 x Great Grandfather)
Jane Scoffern BICKLE, b. Jun Q 1846, Marystow, Devon, England, d. Dec Q 1898, Totnes Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 52 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I300558 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 2 Apr 2014
Father William George Pearn GOTHAM, b. 11 Jan 1882, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England , d. Jun Q 1961, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age 78 years)
Other Partners: Annie POTTS m. Dec Q 1910Mother Bessie WEETMAN, b. Mar Q 1883, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England , d. Jan 1910, Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England (Age ~ 27 years) Married 1 Aug 1903 St. Jude’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England [1] - DFHS index (on FMP, viewed 3 Apr 2014)
GRO ref: GOTHAM, William George P to q3 1903 Plymouth RD 5b 541
Family ID F300159 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- In the 1911 census shown as granddaughter of Mary Johanna GOTHAM (nee Smith), as was Bessie Doris. I think both were the daughters of William George P., who had probably gone to live with their grandparents when their mother died. (Their mother may well have died in giving birth to Bessie)
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Born - Mar Q 1910 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England 
Died - Sep Q 1911 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S336] FreeBMD, FreeBMD, (( http://www.freebmd.org.uk/ )), accessed 2 Apr 2014), Marriage of William G P GOTHAM. (Reliability: 3), 2 Apr 2014.
(index image checked as well as database)
Surname: Gotham, First name(s): William George P, District: Plymouth Vol: 5b Page: 541
Same page includes:
Surname: Weetman, First name(s): Bessie
(also another couple)
I believe William married Bessie WEETMAN rather than the other bride as William appears to have remarried in q4 1910. There was a burial of a 26 year old Bessie GOTHAM in Plymouth RD in q1 1910, consistent with being William's wife. (No burial of a Fanny Edith, the name of the other bride, between 1903 and 1910)