John GOTHAM

1818 - 1901  (82 years)

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• Name	John GOTHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	30 Oct 1818	Deptford, Kent, England
  	From Merchant Navy Seaman info. (more details to be added here)
  Baptised	27 Dec 1818	St. Paul’s Church, Deptford, Kent, England
  	From PR entry (transcribed data on FreeReg)
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1880
  	Steward
  	Occupation given on passenger list when he emigrated to Australia.
  Emigration	5 Apr 1880	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  	Arrival
  	John Goatham, aged 61, English, arrived in Australia on board the Chimborazo in 1880. The arrival port is shown as 'Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, Australia', I think meaning the ship called at all three. As John subsequently lived in Melbourne I am guessing that that is where he disembarked.
  Residence	1888	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  Residence	Bef 10 Jun 1899	Brighton, Victoria, Australia
  	From the admission book for Kew Hospital
  Mental health	From 10 Jun 1899 to 13 Aug 1901	Unit 7, Kew Hospital, Kew, Victoria, Australia
  	Admission / discharge book entry shows that John's form of mental disorder was 'senile mania', with the supposed cause of 'Religion'; his bodily health was described as 'frail health' (the majority were described as 'fair health' upon admission). The field for 'duration of existing attack' was (unusually) left blank, and he was shown to have died in the hospital rather than being discharged. Under 'observations' was written 'Ch[urch] of England' and 'England'. I suspect the latter is the birthplace.
  Occupation	Mariner
  	Have more info.
  Died	13 Aug 1901	The Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria, Australia
  	Year from the Australia Death Index, 1787-1985 (entries on Ancestry) The age as well as the scarcity of the surname in Australia point to the death being of this John. Data: Jno Gotham, died Kew, Victoria, aged 82, registered 1901, Victoria, registration no.: 16210 (on MyHeritage shown as 10210). MyHeritage entry shows place of death as the Lunatic Asylum in Kew. Actual date from the admission / discharge book for Kew Hospital.
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. William GOTHAM,   bap. 25 Dec 1800, St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England ,   bur. Dec 1802, St. Saviour’s Church, Dartmouth, Devon, England  (Age ~ 1 years) 2. Mary GOTHAM,   b. 26 Aug 1802,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ William RENNELS,  m. 17 Aug 1846 + 3. William GOTHAM,   b. 20 Sep 1804,   d. Yes, date unknown ▻   4. Giles Narramore GOTHAM,   b. Abt 1806, (probably), Deptford, Kent, England ,   bur. 20 Dec 1807, St. Paul’s Church, Deptford, Kent, England  (Age ~ 1 years)   5. Eliza GOTHAM,   b. 16 Nov 1808, Deptford, Kent, England ,   d. 16 Jan 1891, London County Lunatic Asylum, Banstead, Surrey, England  (Age 82 years) 6. Robert Narramore GOTHAM,   b. 7 May 1811,   d. 3 Sep 1870, Victoria, Australia  (Age 59 years) ▻ Jane SPRING,  m. 1857 or 1868 + 7. Ann GOTHAM,   b. 3 Jan 1814 ▻ Charles Joseph HALFHEAD,  m. 22 Jan 1844 8. John GOTHAM,   b. 30 Oct 1818, Deptford, Kent, England ,   d. 13 Aug 1901, The Lunatic Asylum, Kew, Victoria, Australia  (Age 82 years) ▻ Selina GOWLLAND,  m. 6 Nov 1848
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	GOTHAM,   d. Bef 1613  (5 x Great Grandfather)  Mary DANIEL,   b. Est 1777,   d. Aft 1830  (Age ~ 54 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	Probably the John who emigrated to Australia in 1880. A note in his sister Eliza's workhouse admission in 1888 seems to confirm this - it shows she had a brother John in Melbourne.
  Person ID	I300345	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	William GOTHAM,   bap. 9 Nov 1775, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England ,   d. 1830  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Mother	Mary DANIEL,   b. Est 1777,   d. Aft 1830  (Age ~ 54 years)
  Married	29 Jan 1799	St. Andrew’s Church, Plymouth, Devon, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP) But was it the marriage of this William to a Mary? I am fairly sure it was; the date is appropriate and there is no sign of a William Gotham in Plymouth before this date or this couple afterwards. Unfortunately the PR entry for the marriage does not give William's occupation, but the banns book might.
  Family ID	F300239	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Selina GOWLLAND,   b. 25 Sep 1808, Dover, Kent, England ,   d. 1900, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  (Age 91 years)
  Married	6 Nov 1848	St. Mary’s Church, Paddington, Middlesex, England
  	From PR entry (image from LMA on Ancestry, 18 May 2011) Shows both of full age, both signed, bach and spinster, John Goatham as son of William, cooper; witnesses James Gill and Frances James(?). GRO ref: Goatham, John to GOWLLAND, Selina q4 1848 Kensington RD 3 328 Probably no children - if there were any born to the marriage they almost certainly died young. Selina was 40 when the couple married reducing the liklihood of children, and none is with Selina in any of the censuses.
  Family	This couple had no children together
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F300527	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 30 Oct 1818 - Deptford, Kent, England  Baptised - 27 Dec 1818 - St. Paul’s Church, Deptford, Kent, England  Emigration - Arrival - 5 Apr 1880 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia  Residence - 1888 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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