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James GOTHAM
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Name James GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1847 Shelton, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, James q1 1847 Stoke on T RD 17 189; GRO online indes shows mother's maiden name as Brain
Place from the 1851 census where shown as aged 4
Baptised 30 Mar 1847 St. Mark’s Church, Shelton, Staffordshire, England
- Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Feb 2017)
"March 30th No. 1383. James, parents John & Mary Gothen, abode Shelton, father a Laborer, ceremony performed by H M Milligie" - under heading 'Baptisms ... Shelton ... 1847'
(Archive reference: D4904/1/1, p. 173)
Gender Male
Census30 Mar 1851 Liverpool Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
Occupation 1861 Shoe Maker
Census7 Apr 1861 Lock House, Lower Russell Street, Shelton, Staffordshire, England
Occupation 1868 Blacksmith - According to his wife Harriet's death certificate
Residence 1871 Windmill Street, Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
Residence 1881 Lock Side, Etruria Vale, Etruria, Staffordshire, England
Residence From 1891 to 1901 7, Navigation House, Canal Side, Hanley, Staffordshire, England
- From the 1901 census. His daughters Mary and Florrie had also had their residence shown as 'Canal Side' in a school admission reigster in 1883.
Residence 1904 7, Etruria Locks, Etruria, Staffordshire, England
- When his son Stephen was admitted to
Residence 1921 4, Basford Bank, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
- With his wife and daughters Ethel and Nellie
Residence to 1923 Laburnam Cottage, Basford Bank, Staffordshire, England
- Described as 'late of Laburnam ...' in newspaper 'in memoriam' items.
Died 6 Nov 1923 Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, James q4 1923 aged 76 Stoke T. RD 6b 203
Actual date from 'in memoriam' items (Staffordshire Sentinel in 1931 and 32)
Siblings4 brothers and 3 sisters
Half-siblings1 half brother and 2 half sisters (family of John GOTHAM and Hannah TILL) Patriarch & Matriarch
Edward GOTTAM, b. 28 Apr 1700, bur. 19 Dec 1729, St. Peter’s Church, Stoke upon Tern, Shropshire, England
(Age ~ 29 years) (2 x Great Grandfather) 
Mary BRAIN, b. Abt 1806, Moddershall, Staffordshire, England
, d. 9 Apr 1875, Stone Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 69 years) (Mother) 
Person ID I301223 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 22 Mar 2025
Father John GOTHAM, bap. 2 Aug 1801, St. Oswald's Church, Hinstock, Shropshire, England
, d. 24 Dec 1877, Trent and Mersey Canal, Etruria, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 76 years)
Other Partners: Hannah TILL m. 27 Mar 1826Mother Mary BRAIN, b. Abt 1806, Moddershall, Staffordshire, England
, d. 9 Apr 1875, Stone Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 69 years) Married 5 Oct 1835 St. Michael and St. Wulfad’s Church, Stone, Staffordshire, England
- The age and birthplace in the censuses clearly show that the John who was married to Mary was the one baptised in Hinstock in 1801.
A William fitting the one born to John and Hannah was with Mary at the time of the 1841 census, as well as other children born before his marriage to Mary, so it seems fairly safe to assume he had previously been married to Hannah, and the other earlier children were theirs.
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 6 Nov 2014)
Family ID F300407 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 1 Harriet LOCK, b. Mar Q 1847, Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
, d. 4 Jun 1868, Lockwood Street, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 21 years) Married 30 Aug 1866 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014)GRO ref: GOTHAM, James to LOCK, Harriet q3 1866 Stoke T. RD 6b 228
Children 1. James William GOTHAM, b. Mar Q 1868, Newcastle under Lyme Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
, d. 22 Jan 1871, Windmill Street, Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 3 years)Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300490 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family 2 Mary Ann WALKLEY, b. 15 Mar 1851, Congleton, Cheshire, England
, d. 20 Nov 1940, 127, Basford Park Road, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, England
(Age 89 years) Married Sep Q 1869 Christ Church, Tunstall, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, James to WALKLEY, MARY Ann q3 1869 Wolstanton RD 6b 135
Venue from UKBMD website
The 1911 census shows that James and Mary had had ten children, two of whom were no longer living. They were probably the 2 not shown here, having been born and died between censuses. (The children shown here are all on the censuses 1881-1911)
Definitely still living in 1911 were those with James and Mary Ann in the census of that year: Ethel, Nellie, James, Stephen and Edwin.
Children8 children Last Modified 15 Jan 2022 Family ID F300472 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, James q1 1847 Stoke on T RD 17 189; GRO online indes shows mother's maiden name as Brain


