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Amos GOATHAM
1846 - 1933 (86 years)
Has 239 ancestors and 144 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Amos GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 28 Sep 1846 Faversham, Kent, England 
- GRO ref: Goatham, Amos q4 1846 Faversham RD 5 190; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Hunt.
Actual date from family Prayer Book
Gender Male Census 30 Mar 1851 Church Lane, Faversham, Kent, England Occupation 1861 Market Place, Westside, Faversham, Kent, England Baker & confectioner's apprentice - With Thomas Barnes and his family etc..
Residence 1871 19, The “Quays”, Faversham, Kent, England Occupation From 1871 to 1877 Faversham, Kent, England [1, 2] Baker - Amos probably completed his apprenticeship when he was about 21, i.e. 1867, and was shown as a baker in the 1871 census, when his daughter Annie Maria died in 1872, in 1875 when he tried to recover costs of bread and flour and when his son Edwin Charles was baptised in 1877.
Sometime between 1877 and 1881 he ceased working as a baker - perhaps he went out of business, or realised he could earn more with a different occupation. His experience can't have been too bad at first, as his two youngest brothers (including Herbert, my great grandfather) also became bakers.
The next census entry to that with Amos in 1871, for 20 The "Quays", was for John Roberts (aged 41) and his wife; like Amos John, was a baker. Maybe John and Amos were working together, or Amos was working for John?
When Amos had an accident driving a cart in 1873 the injured person was also a young baker, Harry Branford, assistant to his father, baker John Branford. John was shown in the 1871 census as employing 1 boy so it would appear that at that date Amos was not working for him, but maybe he worked with or for Harry before or after the census (and hence a friendship which led them to travelling to a sparrow shoot together?)
In 1875 Amos tried to recovere the balance of an account for bread and flour supplied to John Clements, but unfortunately had no proof the the money was owed, so the judge ruled the case could not be proved for Amos, and terminated the trial, finding for the defendant.
In the South Eastern Gazette it was reported under the headings "Faversham" - "County Court":
"In the other case, Amos Goatham, baker, Faversham, v. John Clements, dealer, of the same place (a plaint to recover 6s. 9d., balance of aocount for bread, and flour supplied), his Honour non-suited the plaintiff, aa he brought no proof but his ipse dixit [that he himself said it] that the amount was owing."
Accident 18 Mar 1873 Hollow Shore, Faversham, Kent, England [3] - From the South Eastern Gazette, under headings "Faversham" -
"Accidents.— On Tuesday last a sparrow shoot came off at Hollow Shore, and as some of the party were returning in a cart they met with an aocident. There were three persons in the cart, Mr. A. Goatham being the driver. He turned the corner at the Stone Bridge too quickly, the result being that the vehicle swayed on one side and the occupants were thrown into the road. One of them, Mr. H. Branford, of West-street, sustained a fracture of the arm above the elbow."
Looking at the A Goathams alive at the time the only one I know of being in Faversham is Amos, so I think it must be him.
Map location: I have placed the icon near the Shipwrights' Arms, as the address for the pub is Hollow Shore. I can't see Hollow Shore marked on a map and I'm not sure what area it covered, nor am I sure what the route from Faversham would have been in 1873 or where the stone bridge (is / was).
Residence 1877 Quay Lane, Faversham, Kent, England - When his son Edwin Charles was baptised
Misc. 8 Jun 1878 Fighting - "Borough Petty Sessions
Wednesday.
Before the Mayor (L. Shrubsole, Esq.), C. Bryant, Esq., and |%R. Watson Smith, Esq.
...
fighting in the public street.
John Smallwood, plumber,of St. Mary's Road, and Amos Goatham, labourer, of Quay Lane, were summoned for fighting in Preston Street on the 1st Ma, contary to the bye laws. They both pleased "guilty inself defence." - P.C. Hadlow proved the case. He stated that at about 10 o'clock on the night of the 1st May the defendants were in the Railway Hotel bar. They were "having words," and the words came to blows. They came out into the street and commenced fighting. They went across to the opposite side of the street (which is within the Borough boundary) and continued to fight there, with a number of persons around them. Witness went across to them. He told Goatham he knew him, and asked the other defendant what his name was, which he refused to give. He brought them down to the Superintendent. In reply to Mr. Bryant witness said they were not sober. He added that Goatham was bleeding. - Defendant Goatham said he had been raffling for beer, and took up the wrong glass to drink out of. Smallwood chucked it out of his hand, and knocked him down. He would take an oath that he never struck a blow. - Smallwood said that was false. He went in with a friend to get a glass of ale and Goatham took up his glass. He (Smallwood) told him he was welcome to it if it was not his own. Goatham then swore at him and said whether it was his or not he should have it, and struck him. He went out into the street, Goatham followed and struck him again, and he was obliged to return the blow. - Goatham said he had two black eyes and was bumped about the head very much. - Defendants were each fined 5s. and 9s. costs."
(from The Faversham Mercury and North-East Kent Journal, Sat 8 June 1878, p. 3, col. 3, image on FMP, viewed 6 Feb 2021)
Residence 1881 34, Westgate Road, Faversham, Kent, England - In the census. Also shown as of Westgate Road in 1888 when accused of keeping a dog without a licence.
Occupation 1881 General labourer Petty sessions 4 Jan 1888 Keeping a Dog without a licence - "Borough Petty Sessions.
Wednesday, Jan. 4th.
Before the Mayor (J. M. Goldfinch, Esq.), C. Bryant, Esq., C. Smith, Esq., H. Fielding, Esq., and R. Watson Smith, Esq.
...
adjourned.
Amos Goatham, drayman, of Westgate Road,
was charged with keeping a dog without a licence.
On the application of Superintendent Breary the
case was adjourned, in consequence of P. S. Beale,
who laid the information, being ill."
Court Jun 1889 [4, 5] - From the South Eastern Gazette, under the headings "County News", "Faversham":
"County Court.— Friday—(Before his Honour Judge Selfe).
Amos Goatham v. John Bones.— An action to recover £4 15s., made up of two sums, viz., £2 15s., the value of a horse said to belong to the plaintiff, which the defendant was alleged to have converted to his own use, and £2 for damages by such conversion. Mr. F. Johnson appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. F. G. Gibson for the defendant. His Honour held that the weight of evidence was in favour of the defence, that the horse was not sold, but lent to Jabez Goatham, and that it was not his to sell. He, therefore, gave judgment for the defendant. On the application of Mr. Gibson, costs were allowed."
Reading between the lines I think this means that Jabez had borrowed a horse from John Bones and then sold it to his brother Amos. When John Bones took the horse back, which Amos considered his, Amos understandably took John Bones to court to recover the value and damages. But Amos ended up trebly out of pocket: both from the payment he had given to Jabez, the costs or bringing the case and the costs of the defendant, awarded against him.
Residence From 1891 to 1922 40, Westgate Road, Faversham, Kent, England - As well as living at 40 Westgate Road at the time of the 1891, 1901 and 1911 censuses, Amos was still there in 1922 when his son George Walker and family returned to Canada.
With Amos and Emma in 1911 were their son Edwin Charles and son George's wife and dau (but not George himself)
Occupation 1891 Dealer - At the time of his dau Nellie's wedding (21 July)
Occupation 1891 General Dealer Shop - at the time of the census (5th April)
Petty sessions 1895 Cruelty to horse - "Borough Petty Sessions.
Wednesday.
Before the Mayor (H. R. Child, Esq.), the ex-Mayor (Jabez Smith, Esq.), J. A. Anderson, Esq., B. G. Berry, Esq., and F. Austin, Esq.
...
cruelty cases.
George Pilcher, the town crier, East Street, was summoned for cruelty to a horse, by working it whilst in an unfit state. - Defendant pleaded guilty. - P.C. Lampkin stated that on the 14th ult. he saw defendant driving the horse in East Street. Noticing the animal flinched, witness examined it, and found a wound on the shoulder about the size of a half-crown, against which the collar was pressing. - Defendant was fined 5s. and 9s. costs, and the Bench allowed him till Saturday for payment.
Amos Goatham, dealer, 38, Westgate-road, was summoned for working the same horse on the 14th ult. - P.C. Lampkin stated that after he spoke to the defendant in the previous case, about the horse, Goatham got up in the cart and drove off whipping the animal violently. - Inspector Walding, R.S.P.C.A., stationed at Canterbury, stated that when he saw the defendant on the 16th March, and asked him about his conduct with regard to whipping the horse, he (defendant) admitted that he did wrong in getting into the cart and driving off, and said he ought to have taken the constable's advice and taken it home. - Defendant, who was convicted of a similar offence in January last, was fined 20s. and 10s. costs, or, in default, fourteen days' imprisonment with hard labour."
(from The Faversham Mercury and North-East Kent Journal, Sat 6 April 1895, p. 5, col. 5, image on FMP, viewed 6 Feb 2021)
Occupation 1901 Drover - Occupation "Drover" according to the 1901 census - the writing is quite clear, and Amos was a worker rather than working on his own account, otherwise I would have wondered if it should have been "grocer". But whilst it is different to his previous jobs, it does perhaps have some similarity to that in the 1911 census - which also involved moving animals around.
Occupation 1905 Market Dealer - At the time his dau Amelia married
Occupation 1911 Labourer in the cattle market Occupation Bef 1933 Faversham, Kent, England Labourer - According to burial register. Given he was 86 I'm not sure that it meant he was still working as a labourer, I suspect it may be stating that this had been his occupation.
Died Mar Q 1933 Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Amos q1 1933 aged 86 Faversham RD 2a 1770
Buried 30 Jan 1933 The Cemetery, Love Lane, Faversham, Kent, England - Burial ref (cemetery register): A-653
Siblings8 brothers and 3 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Person ID I170 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 2 Sep 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
Family Emma Ann Beal HALL, b. 4 Oct 1844, Seasalter, Kent, England , d. Dec 1926, Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England (Age 82 years) Married 24 Oct 1868 St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England - GRO ref: Goatham, Amos to Hall, Emma Beal Q4 1868 Faversham RD 2a 1239
PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 2 Jan 2015)
"1868. Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Faversham in the County of Kent
No. 94, When Married: October 24,
Amos Goatham, aged 22, Bachelor, occupation: Baker, residence at time of Marriage: Abbey Street, father: Charles Goatham, occupation: Labourer;
Emma Beal Hall, aged 23, Spinster, occupation: -, residence at time of Marriage: Abbey Street, father: Henry Beal, occupation: Mariner;
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns by me, D P Alcock Curate
This Marriage Amos Goatham in the William Gambrill
was solemnized Emma Beal Hall Presence Margaret Beal
between us, of us, "
The 1911 census shows Amos and Emma had had 9 children, 8 of whom were still living.
Children9 children Last Modified 19 Dec 2019 Family ID F106 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Amos q4 1846 Faversham RD 5 190; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Hunt.
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Born - 28 Sep 1846 - Faversham, Kent, England 
Census - 30 Mar 1851 - Church Lane, Faversham, Kent, England 
Married - 24 Oct 1868 - St. Mary of Charity Church, Faversham, Kent, England 
Child - Nellie GOATHAM - Sep Q 1869 - Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England Occupation - Baker - From 1871 to 1877 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Annie Maria GOATHAM - Abt Oct 1871 - Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Accident - 18 Mar 1873 - Hollow Shore, Faversham, Kent, England Child - Edith Emily (“Edie”) GOATHAM - 16 May 1873 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Amos “Henry” GOATHAM - Jun Q 1875 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Edwin Charles (“Patsy”) GOATHAM - 2 Jun 1877 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Ada Sibylla GOATHAM - 4 Aug 1879 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - George Walker GOATHAM - 28 Apr 1882 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Amelia Sophia GOATHAM - 14 Jan 1885 - Faversham, Kent, England Child - Mabel Lily GOATHAM - Sep Q 1887 - Faversham, Kent, England 
Residence - From 1891 to 1922 - 40, Westgate Road, Faversham, Kent, England Occupation - Labourer - Bef 1933 - Faversham, Kent, England Died - Mar Q 1933 - Faversham Reg Dist, Kent, England 
Buried - 30 Jan 1933 - The Cemetery, Love Lane, Faversham, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend 
Sources - [S103] Newspaper ‘The South Eastern Gazette’ onThe Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive, Kent., (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/digitalarchive.aspx :), "Deaths," 13 Aug 1872, online archives (http://www.ukpressonline.co.uk/ukpressonline/getDocument/KMSG_1872_08_13_008?fileType=PDF&#search=%22goatham%22 : accessed 2 Apr 2013), p. 8, col. 5. (Reliability: 3).
On the 4th Aug. at West-street, Faversham, Annie Maria Goatham, daughter of Mr. Amos Goatham, baker, aged 9 months. - [S103] Newspaper ‘The South Eastern Gazette’ onThe Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive, Kent., (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/digitalarchive.aspx :), "Faversham - County Court," 22 Feb 1875, online archives (accessed 3 Apr 2013), p. 5, col. 1. (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 2013.
- [S103] Newspaper ‘The South Eastern Gazette’ onThe Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive, Kent., (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/digitalarchive.aspx :), "Faversham - Accidents," Sat. 22 Mar 1873, online archives (accessed 4 Apr 2013), p. 3, col. 2. (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 2013.
- [S103] Newspaper ‘The South Eastern Gazette’ onThe Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive, Kent., (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/digitalarchive.aspx :), "County News - Faversham - County Court," 25 Jun 1889, online archives (accessed 2 Apr 2013), p. 6, col. 2. (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 2013.
- [S103] Newspaper ‘The South Eastern Gazette’ onThe Kent Messenger Group Digital Archive, Kent., (http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/digitalarchive.aspx :), "County News - Faversham - County Court," 29 Jun 1889, online archives (accessed 2 Apr 2013), p. 4, col. 2. (Reliability: 3), 19 Aug 2013.
(Item exactly the same as appeared on the 25 June.)