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William George WHITEHEAD
1857 - 1918 (~ 61 years)
Has 101 ancestors and 12 descendants in this family tree.
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Name William George WHITEHEAD Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1857 Bredgar, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: q2 1857 Milton RD 2a 544
Baptised 11 Oct 1857 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England [1] Gender Male Education 1861 Scholar Occupation From 1871 to 1891 Bredgar, Kent, England Ag labourer Occupation 1881 Bredgar, Kent, England Gardener Residence From 1891 to 1901 The Street, Bredgar, Kent, England - William was living in Bredgar Street, Bredgar (1891) with wife and 3 sons.
The Street, Bredgar (1901) with wife & 5 sons (not Leonard).
Occupation From 1901 to 1911 Bredgar, Kent, England Gardener domestic Church Office Abt 1885-1918 Parish Clerk - His gravestone describes him as 'Parish Clerk of this Church for 33 years'. As this was an office usually held until death then I guess he was appointed about 1885.
Will 22 Feb 1918 Written - William made his son Horace his Executor, but left everything to his wife, so it is not evident if he considered Albert his son / treated him equally to his sons.
Died 23 Jun 1918 Traverse Cottage, Bredgar, Kent, England - GRO ref: Whitehead, William G q2 1918 Milton RD 2a 1207 age 61; GRO online index shows middle name as George
Actual date from gravestone; date and place also from probate calendar
Probate 12 Feb 1919 Canterbury, Kent, England Probate Calendar entry - "Whitehead William George of Traverse Cottage Bredgar near Sittingbourne Kent gardener died 23 June 1918 Probate Canterbury 12 February to Maria Ann Whitehead widow. Effects £173 3s. 10d."
Buried St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - (Allinson Bredgar book p 145 includes a mention of where his sons were when he died - 4 abroad in forces unable to return home, 2 in the sevices but in England could; Gordon had emigrated to Canada and was not in the services)
Notes - Was William the son of Michael or just Olive?
He was born a couple of years before they married, as a Whitehead but was recorded as a Goatham in the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses - and listed before the other chidlren.
(Olive had had another son before marrying but he had died aged 1; perhaps the same man was father of both.)
But William married as a Whitehead, with the space for his father's name left blank, and subsequently the family used the Whitehead surname. I think he was probably not Michael's son. - (Research):n.b. There were 2 William G Whiteheads born in Bredgar 1856 / 7 - William George Whitehead and William Goatham Whitehead. Early in my research I had combined the 2 but have now separated them!
Person ID I463 Teresa's tree | Descendants of George Goatham and Ann nee Winch, Descendants of Richard and Mary Whitehead Last Modified 4 Apr 2019
Father [UNKNOWN], d. Yes, date unknown Mother Olive WHITEHEAD, b. Abt 1833, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 27 May 1915, Castle Farm, Wendover, Buckinghamshire, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married? N Children2 children Family ID F872 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Maria Ann GOATHAM, b. Jun Q 1857, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. Jun Q 1927, Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years) Married 12 Nov 1884 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Maria Ann to Whitehead, William George q1 1885 Milton RD 2a 973
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 4 April 2019)
Children6 children Last Modified 4 Apr 2019 Family ID F340 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Jun Q 1857 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Baptised - 11 Oct 1857 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Ag labourer - From 1871 to 1891 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Gardener - 1881 - Bredgar, Kent, England Married - 12 Nov 1884 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Horace WHITEHEAD - Mar Q 1886 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Leonard WHITEHEAD - Sep Q 1887 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - William George WHITEHEAD - Jun Q 1889 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Stewart Frank WHITEHEAD - Sep Q 1891 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Gordon WHITEHEAD - 15 Jul 1893 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Loftus Wilfrid WHITEHEAD - Sep Q 1896 - Bredgar, Kent, England Occupation - Gardener domestic - From 1901 to 1911 - Bredgar, Kent, England 
Probate - Probate Calendar entry - 12 Feb 1919 - Canterbury, Kent, England Buried - - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
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Click on [return to event] to return to the event for which the source provides evidence and / or information.- [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, Entry of the baptisml of William George Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
3264 1857 Oct 11 William George S of Olive WHITEHEAD Bredgar[Single woman]
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- [S40] Bredgar Parish Registers (KFHS transcribed data), Kent Family History Society, Entry of the baptisml of William George Whitehead. (Reliability: 3).
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