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Maria GOATHAM
1837 - 1885 (47 years)
Has 237 ancestors and 73 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Maria GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Associated names GOATHAM , DE GOTHAM , DE GOTTONE , GOTEHAM , GOTHAM , GOTHAM GRIGG , GOTHAM-BEW , GOTHAM-BOREHAM , GOTHAM-POTTER , GOTHAN , GOTTAM , GOTTOM , VAN GOETHEN Born 30 Nov 1837 Wormshill, Kent, England 
- Date from family Prayer Book, place from censuses
Birth appears not to have been registered.
Baptised 7 Jan 1838 St. Giles’ Church, Wormshill, Kent, England Gender Female Census 6 Jun 1841 Standard Quay, Faversham, Kent, England Education From 1844 to 1851 The National School, Faversham, Kent, England Scholar - School records show Maria was at the National School from 1844 to 1846, but she was still shown as a scholar in 1851
Census 30 Mar 1851 Church Lane, Faversham, Kent, England Died 3 Jun 1885 Stanhope Road, Finchley, London, England Cause: Miscarriage (8 weeks before)/Bronchitis (5 days) - GRO ref: Welsh, Maria q2 1885 aged 48 Barnet RD 3a 121
Having given birth 15 times, when pregnant again at the age of 48 Maria miscarried and died a few weeks later.
Siblings9 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I166 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 Charles Goatham and Sybilla née Hunt, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds, The descendants (and other halves) of Richard Whitehead and Mary née Grigsby Last Modified 12 Dec 2021
Father Charles GOATHAM, b. Abt 1805, Bredgar, Kent, England , d. 24 Dec 1888, 2, Abbey Street, Faversham, Kent, England (Age ~ 83 years) Mother Sybilla HUNT, b. Abt 1817, Wormshill, Kent, England , d. Between 29 Aug 1887 and 4 Sep 1887, Hernhill Marshes, Hernhill, Kent, England (Age ~ 70 years) Married 31 May 1835 St. Mary’s Church, Chatham, Kent, England - Although both Charles and Sybella were shown as "otp" when they married in Chatham, I suspect that this was an address of convenience to enable them to be married here - see my notes about Medway marriages.
The witness James Goodhew may well have been the James Goodhew who would marry Charles' sister Maria two years later.
I have not found baptisms for most of Charles' and Sybilla's children; they do not seem to have been baptised at the Parish Church in Faversham. Maybe there is a clue in that in 1875 a Mr Goatham lent his van for conveying children to a Congreational Church picnic; had they started attending or at least having the children baptised at the Congregational Church? - to be investigated.
The marriage of Charles Goatham to Sybilla Hunt
Parish Register entry for the marriage of my gt gt grandparents (my only 2xgt grandparents to marry before the registration of BMDs began). This is from the registers for the now redundant Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Chatham, Kent.Occupation to 1887 Hop picking - From the records of the events surrounding Sybilla's death it is clear that she went hop-picking. She had probably done this many years, perhaps almost all of her life. She may well have even been taken along as a baby to the hop fields by her own mother.
During her married life Charles probably did not accompany her, due to his regular work, but even though living most of it in a town she was still close enough to hop fields to go hop picking from home. The children probably all went too, and assisted in hop picking once they were old enough.
Family ID F100 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Children 1. [Unnamed] GOATHAM, b. 3 Aug 1856, d. 20 Aug 1856, Abbey Street, Faversham, Kent, England (Age 0 years)Last Modified 6 Nov 2017 Family ID F9843 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 John Bunyer SHARP, b. 1792, Faversham, Kent, England , d. Sep Q 1880, Plymouth, Devon, England (Age 88 years)
Other Partners: Sarah GOODHUGH m. 21 May 1818Married Bef 1860 Married? Not married or evidence to suggest they didn't marry Children + 1. Walter Oliver WELCH, b. 24 Jun 1860, Sevenoaks, Kent, England , d. 30 Jul 1955, 227, Crescent Road, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, England (Age 95 years)▻ Susannah BRADFORD m. 21 Oct 1884Last Modified 13 Dec 2021 Family ID F302221 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 3 George WELCH, b. Abt 1834, Sevenoaks, Kent, England , d. 26 Feb 1900, Barnet, London, England (Age ~ 66 years) Banns of marriage 15 Sep 1861, 22 Sep 1861, 29 Sep 1861 St. George the Martyr's Church, Southwark, London, England Married 27 Oct 1861 St. George the Martyr's Church, Southwark, London, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Maria to Welch, George q4 1861 St George S. RD 1d 144
Both George and Maria were described as of 4 Anns Place, Lant Street, Borough at the time of their getting married. They were bachelor and spinster, marr by banns, both were "of full age" and signed; the witnesses were Henry and Sarah Russell who also signed.
(I have copy of PR entry)
In the 1861 census Maria and her baby son were living with other households in (?London Sq, Harrhead), Sevenoaks. In the same house was 29 yr old James Welch & family - relatives of George? Could be how Maria and George met.
Children14 children Last Modified 12 Dec 2021 Family ID F102 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- Date from family Prayer Book, place from censuses
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Born - 30 Nov 1837 - Wormshill, Kent, England 
Baptised - 7 Jan 1838 - St. Giles’ Church, Wormshill, Kent, England 
Education - Scholar - From 1844 to 1851 - The National School, Faversham, Kent, England 
Census - 30 Mar 1851 - Church Lane, Faversham, Kent, England 
Child - Walter Oliver WELCH - 24 Jun 1860 - Sevenoaks, Kent, England Child - Walter Oliver WELCH - 24 Jun 1860 - Sevenoaks, Kent, England 
Child - George Frederick WELCH - Dec Q 1863 - Eynsford, Kent, England Child - Amos Edwin WELCH - Sep Q 1865 - Eynsford, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
