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Thomas GOTHAM
1853 - 1907 (~ 54 years)
Has 20 ancestors and 39 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Thomas GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Jun Q 1853 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 
- From the 1861 census where shown as aged 8. Place given as Seacombe in 1887 crew list.
GRO ref: GOTHAM, Thomas q2 1853 Wirral RD 8a 405; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Maddock
Local reg. ref.: GOTHAM, Thomas 1853 reg. sub-dist: Birkenhead, registers at: Wirral, ref: BIR/23/45
Baptised 8 May 1853 St. Peter’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 5 Dec 2014)
Gender Male Occupation Labourer - Shown as such on his daughter Sarah Jane's marriage PR entry
Occupation 1871 Iron Puddler Occupation From 1883 to 1891 Fireman in the Merchant Navy - From crew lists, but first found so far names a previous ship Thomas had served on.
Occupation given as 'marine fireman seas' in the 1891 census.
Occupation 1901 Dock labourer Died Mar Q 1907 Liverpool Reg Dist, Lancashire, England - In the 1901 census but shown as deceased on his daughter Sarah Jane's marriage entry in the PR in 1906.
However, his burial indicates he died in 1907. I think this entry for a Thomas Gorham must be him:
GRO ref: GORHAM, Thomas q1 1907 aged 53 Liverpool RD 8b 16
(surname recorded as Gorham in both the original typed index and GRO online index)
Buried 19 Mar 1907 Anfield Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - From burial register for burials in consecrated ground (image on Ancestry, viewed 4 Aug 2021)
Shows buried [March] 19, Thomas Gotham, age 53 years, Labourer, abode 30 Bostock Street, Parish or District: [Liverpool], Mode of burial: Public Grave, Section 11, Grave No. 1323, ceremony performed by: J. Passfield
Siblings4 brothers and 4 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Andrew GOTHAM, b. Est 1585, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, England, bur. 10 Mar 1673/74, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, England (Age ~ 89 years) (5 x Great Grandfather) 
Elizabeth WALKER, b. Abt 1805, Hale, Lancashire, England, d. Aft 1861 (Age ~ 57 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I301071 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 28 Aug 2023
Father William James GOTHAM, b. 30 Jan 1828, Liverpool, Lancashire, England , d. Mar Q 1881, Liverpool Reg Dist, Lancashire, England (Age 52 years) Mother Sarah MADDOCK, b. Abt 1831, Hale, Lancashire, England , d. Mar Q 1906, The Union Workhouse, Liverpool, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 75 years) Married 25 May 1851 St. Philip’s Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, William James to Maddock, Sarah q2 1851 Liverpool RD 20 348
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 5 Dec 2014) The marriage was reported in the 'Marriages, Births, and Deaths.' column of the Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser, 3 June 1851 and in the Liverpool Mail of 31 May 1851 (p.7, col. 6)
Family ID F300350 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Martha Ann Marshall BARBER, b. Sep Q 1863, Liverpool, Lancashire, England , d. Mar Q 1901, Liverpool Reg Dist, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 38 years) Married 25 Dec 1882 St. Mary’s Church, Kirkdale, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - GRO ref: GOTHAM, Thomas to BARBER, Martha Ann q4 1882 W.Derby RD 8b 800
Local (Lancashire) BMD registration index: GOTHAM, Thomas to BARBER, Martha A 1882 Church: Kirkdale, St. Mary; Registers at: Liverpool; Ref: 2013WD/8/232
Actual date and place from PR entry (image on FamilySearch, viewed 23 May 2019)
Care of Children 1899 Neglected - due to alcohol addiction? - In 1899 both Thomas and Martha were charged with neglecting their three children, and ended up in prison, while the children went into the workhouse.
The conviction was reported in the Liverpool Mercury of 5 Apr 1899 (p.4, col. 8)
"Cruel Parents. - John and Jane Pierpoint, Prince Edwin-lane, were charged with having neglected their four children. It was stated that the prisoners were of drunked habits, that their home was filthy, and that their children were neglected. Prioners were each sent to hard labour for three months. - Thomas and Martha Gotham were for a similar offence sent to prison, the former for six weeks and the latter for a month. Mr. A. J. Cleaver prosecuted on behalf of the Liverpool Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children." - under heading 'Liverpool and District Police Courts' and sub-headings, 'Tuesday, April 4' and 'Liverpool', with item beginning, 'Before Mr. W. J. Stewart, City Stipendiary.'
A similar report appeared in the Liverpool Weekly Courier of 8 April 1899:
"Protecting the Children
At Liverpool, on Tuesday, John and Jane Pierpoint, 8, Prince Edwin-lane, were charged with neglecting their four children. The parents drank to excess, the house was empty of furniture, and the children badly neglected. One of them had since died from tuberculosis. Prisoners were sent to gaol for three months each. Thomas and Martha Gotham, 11, Bostock street, were sent to gaol, the man for six weeks and the woman for three months, for a similar offence. Mrs. A. J. Cleaver prosecuted on behalf of the Liverpool S.P.C.C."
(images on FMP, © The British Library, 13 May 2019)
Children5 children Last Modified 4 Aug 2021 Family ID F300357 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- From the 1861 census where shown as aged 8. Place given as Seacombe in 1887 crew list.