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Joseph GOTTAM

Joseph GOTTAM

Male Abt 1821 - 1889  (~ 68 years)    Has 6 ancestors and 31 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Joseph GOTTAM 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1821 
    Baptised 2 Feb 1821  St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 6 Nov 2014)
    Gender Male 
    Also known as Joseph COTTAM 
    Occupation 1861 
    Waggoner 
    • Joseph was not at home on census night, but occupation from the entry for his wife, who was shown as 'waggoner's wife'
    Occupation 1871 
    Ag. labourer 
    Residence 1881  Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • The family are recorded with the surname 'Cottam'. Joseph was with his wife, son Joseph and a grandson William Cottam, aged 7
    Died Dec Q 1889  Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Found in the 1881 census so clearly after that, this death would appear to be this Joseph
      GRO ref: Cottom, Joseph q4 1889 aged 61 Wellington, Sh. RD 6a 485
    Buried 16 Dec 1889  St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Dec 2016)
      (Archive refererence P129/A/4/2, p. 189)
      "Joseph Cottom, abode: Parish of Rodington, buried Decr., aged 61, ceremony performed by L. F. Vane s. de Ariz[?] Vicar."
    Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Half-siblings 3 half brothers and 1 half sister (family of James GOTTAM and Elizabeth SMITH) 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Samuel GOTTAM,   b. Est 1724, (probably), Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1773  (Age ~ 50 years)  (Grandfather) 
    Mary DAVIES,   b. Abt 1778,   d. Dec Q 1856, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years)  (Mother) 
    Person ID I301049  All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2024 

    Father James GOTTAM,   bap. 1 Jan 1755, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 9 Aug 1825, St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 70 years)
    Other Partners: Elizabeth SMITH  m. 20 Aug 1782  
    Mother Mary DAVIES,   b. Abt 1778,   d. Dec Q 1856, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 5 Oct 1800  St. Chad’s Church, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Dec 2016)
      "No [blank] James Cottam of this Parish and
      Mary Davies of the same were
      Married in this Church by Banns
      this Fifth Day of Octr in the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred
      and By me John Warter Assistant Minister
      This Marriage was solemnized between Us James Cottam's Mark +, The Mark X of Mary Davies
      in the Presence of The Mark + of Edwd: Cottam, John Saxlon Clerk"
      (Archive reference P253/A/3/4, p. 210)
    Family ID F300340  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Charlotte RIDGEWAY,   b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Married Mar Q 1849  Record Office or Non-Conformist, Shrewsbury Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location 
    • Where and when were Joseph and Charlotte married? The marriage should be in the index on FreeBMD but there is no Gotham / Gottam marriage to fit, there or on UKBMD.
      It must be this one where Joseph is recorded as a Cottom:
      GRO ref: Cottom, Joseph to Ridgeway, Charlotte q1 1849 Shrewsbury RD 18 237

      UKBMD:
      COTTOM, Joseph to RIDGEWAY, Charlotte 1849 Church / Reg Office: Shrewsbury Register Office or Registrar Attended; Registers at: Shrewsbury; Ref: RO-S/2/130

      In the 1851 census there are 3 children with Joseph and Charlotte, not only Mary, born to the marriage, but Rachel, aged 6 and William, aged 9, both shown as born in High Ercall. If accurte, this implies that Joseph had been married before and had these 2 children. However, I cannot find birth registrations (or baptisms) to fit this. Could it be that they were children of Charlotte who had been 'adopted' by Joseph (or born to the couple before they married)? In this case they should appear with the surname Ridgeway; so far I have not found them with this name either. More investigation needed.
    Children 5 children 
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F300346  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBaptised - 2 Feb 1821 - St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary Ann GOTTAM - Abt 1849 - High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Edward GOTTAM - Dec Q 1852 - Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Elizabeth GOTTAM - Mar Q 1856 - Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - John GOTTAM - Sep Q 1859 - Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsChild - Joseph COTTAM - Sep Q 1861 - Wellington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1881 - Rodington, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsDied - Dec Q 1889 - Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Dec 1889 - St. Michael and All Angels’ Church, High Ercall, Shropshire, England See the place on a map and other information about it - if available (many more will be in time); also all individuals with events at this location Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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