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Isabel Mackelden GOATHAM
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Name Isabel Mackelden GOATHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt Nov 1871 Milton Reg Dist, Kent, England
- GRO ref: Goatham, Isabel Mackelden q4 1871 Milton RD 2A 745; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Fisher
Month from age at death
Baptised 14 Jan 1872 Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 20 Jun 2019)
Gender Female Middle name relationship Surname of her mother's friend(?) Amy Macklin als. Mackeldon - In 1861 (before Isabel's mother, Elizabeth, married) Amy Macklin was boarding with Elizabeth and her parents. When Amy died in 1873 Elizabeth was her executor. Clearly Amy was well known to Elizabeth but why Elizabeth would give Amy's surname to all of her children is not at present clear. (Amy's will to be seen - it may give a clue)
Died 21 Apr 1872 Hawthorn Road, Milton next Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Cause: Marasmus (from birth) - Infant acc to burial register (KFHS CD-ROM 02/07)
GRO ref: Goatham, Isabel Mackelden q2 1872 aged 0 Milton RD 2A 4255; GRO online index (viewed 6 Nov 2016) shows age as 5 [must mean months]
Details from death registration (GRO register entry)
The informant was one Hannah Fisher, present at the death, resident Hawthorn Road, Milton. Presumably this was her grandmother, who had been living with her daughter Elizabeth and her family at the time of the census the previous year.
Buried 26 Apr 1872 Holy Trinity Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Jun 2019)
Shows "Isabel MacKelden Goatham, No. 1746, abode: Milton, buried 26 Ap., aged Inft., ceremony performed by W Harker"
Siblings2 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch
GOATHAM, d. Yes, date unknown (8 x Great Grandfather)
Hannah ROWE, b. Abt 1800, Upchurch, Kent, England
, d. Yes, date unknown (Grandmother) 
Notes - (Research):It seems probable that Isabel another of George & Elizabeth due to "Mackelden" used as a middle name, especially as it is clear, whether Amy MACKELDEN was a friend or relation, that it was to the Fisher family rather than on the Goatham side.
Person ID I1940 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 24 Mar 2023
Father George GOATHAM, b. 17 Oct 1839, Bredgar, Kent, England
, d. 15 May 1872, Bredgar, Kent, England
(Age 32 years) Mother Elizabeth Ann FISHER, b. Sep Q 1847, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
, d. 23 Apr 1908, 55, Sydenham Park, Sydenham, Kent, England
(Age ~ 61 years)
Other Partners: William COLLINS m. 22 Feb 1874Married 25 Dec 1866 St. Michael’s Church, Sittingbourne, Kent, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 21 Jun 2019)
George was 27, a carpenter and a bachelor of Sittingbourne when he married Elizabeth, 19, a spinster of Milton.
Witnessed by: Thomas Fisher, Isabel Gillingham - probably brother of the bride and sister of the groom.
Family ID F323 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Goatham, Isabel Mackelden q4 1871 Milton RD 2A 745; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Fisher


