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James Rhead GOTHAM
1847 - 1891 (~ 44 years)
Has 19 ancestors and 241 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name James Rhead GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Mar Q 1847 Fenton Sub-District, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England 
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, James Rhead q1 1847 Stoke on T RD 17 147; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Simcock
Baptised 14 Feb 1847 Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Gender Male Education 1851 Scholar Occupation 1861 Potter - puts bats in cup moulds Occupation 1871 Potter Census2 Apr 1871 54, Russell Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England Census3 Apr 1881 11, Adelaide Street, Fenton, Staffordshire, England Middle name relationship His maternal grandmother's maiden name - The first of four James Rhead GOTHAMs over three generations, the others being a son, a nephew (son of his brother Thomas), and a grandson (son of his son Harry Aston).
Residence 1891 Died Dec Q 1891 Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, James Rhead q4 1891 aged 44 Stoke T. RD 6b 167
Buried 21 Dec 1891 Fenton Cemetery, Fenton, Staffordshire, England - From Fenton Cemetery Records data transcribed on FreeReg - shows James Rhead GOTHAM as aged 44, abode: Adelaide St, occupation: Potter
Siblings5 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) 
Ellen READ, b. Abt 1793, d. Dec Q 1858, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 65 years) (Grandmother) Person ID I301226 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 27 Jul 2022
Father John GOTHAM, b. Abt 1818, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Mar Q 1858, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 40 years) Mother Elizabeth SIMCOCK, b. Abt 1819, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England , d. Jun Q 1882, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 63 years) Married 1838 St. Mary the Virgin Church, Bucknall, Staffordshire, England - This marriage seems to be missing from the GRO index (not found by searching for John as Gotham or Gothan, nor by searching for Elizabeth Simcock) but it is in the index to the local registers on the Staffordshire BMD website.
This shows (in the index for 1838):
GOTHAN [sic], John married SIMCOCK, Elizabeth at Bucknall, St Mary's Church, registers at Stoke-On-Trent, ref. 2/01/055
Other trees claim 12 Nov 1839 or 12 Nov 1838 in Bucknall Parish Church, Stoke-on-Trent. Looking at images of the PR on FMP I can't find this marriage, but the register is strange - the old style register was being used still, and whilst there were many registers in 1837, hardly any in 1838 or 1839, so it looks like another register may also have been in use.
Family ID F300409 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth ASTON, b. Dec Q 1847, Dudley, Worcestershire, England , d. 13 Mar 1919, 70, Victoria Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, England (Age ~ 72 years) Married 1 Jul 1866 St. Bartholomew’s Church, Blurton, Staffordshire, England - From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 26 Nov 2014)
GRO ref: GOTHAM, James to Aston, Elizabeth R q3 1866 Stone RD 6b 37
Although as Elizabeth was then a widow and the information was not required (and so was struck through), the 1911 census shows that James and Elizabeth had had 12 children, 11 of whom were still living.
Children12 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300427 Family Group Page | Family Chart