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Sarah Jane GOTHAM
1886 - 1963 (76 years)
Has 24 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.
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Name Sarah Jane GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 16 Apr 1886 West Derby Reg Dist, Liverpool, Lancashire, England 
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, Sarah Jane q2 1886 W. Derby RD 8b 361; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Barber
Actual date from the 1939 register (date given in baptism register as 25 Apr 1886)
Baptised 30 May 1886 Christ Church, Everton, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - From PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 5 Dec 2014)
Also on FamilySearch (viewed 25 May 2019)
Gender Female Residence 1939 29, York Terrace, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - Sarah was with her husband, as were 3 or 4 of their children: William, Robert, Esther and Martha. As a Bates and about 2 and a half years younger than Esther, Martha could be their daughter but I can find no birth registration for her.
Tha above were one of several households in the house, which also included the household of Sarah and Joseph's son Francis and his family.
(Ref: RG101/4416E/020/3 Letter Code: NIMF)
Died Mar Q 1963 Liverpool North Reg Dist, Lancashire, England - Looking for death registrations for a Sarah J Bates in Lancashire, where the age suggests born 1884-1888, after 1939, on FreeBMD shows only one in the Liverpool area:
GRO ref: BATES, Sarah J q1 1963 aged 76 Liverpool N. RD 10D 380
Siblings3 brothers and 1 sister 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) (6 x Great Grandfather) 
Harriet Ann Lunn BLADES, b. Jun Q 1839, Liverpool, Lancashire, England, d. Jun Q 1875, Liverpool Reg Dist, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 36 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I301093 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 24 Nov 2023
Father Thomas GOTHAM, b. Jun Q 1853, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England , d. Mar Q 1907, Liverpool Reg Dist, Lancashire, England (Age ~ 54 years) Mother 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)
Family ID F300357 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Joseph BATES, b. 20 May 1886, Liverpool, Lancashire, England , d. Mar Q 1956, Liverpool North Reg Dist, Lancashire, England (Age 69 years) Married 5 Jun 1906 St. Nicholas’ Church, Liverpool, Lancashire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Sarah Jane to Bates, Joseph q2 1906 Liverpool RD 8b 167
Local (Lancashire) BMD registration index: GOTHAM, Sarah J to BATES, Joseph 1906 Church: Liverpool, Our Lady & St. Nicholas & St. Anne; Registers at: Liverpool; Ref: 2053LP/92/190
Actual date from Joseph's WW1 papers
Details from PR entry (image on Ancestry, viewed 5 Dec 2014)
Sarah claimed her father was deceased when she married. I thought perhaps she was rejecting her father, who had been imprisoned for neglecting her and her brothers, but actually her address was given in 1908 as the same as the one in her father's burial record the year after she married. I think it more likely that she pretended he was dead to avoid needing his permission to marry, as she was still a minor.
Children8 children Last Modified 5 Aug 2021 Family ID F300358 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, Sarah Jane q2 1886 W. Derby RD 8b 361; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Barber