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Matthew James GOTHAM

Matthew James GOTHAM

Male 1885 - 1960  (75 years)    Has 23 ancestors and 30 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Matthew James GOTHAM 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born 20 Sep 1885  Fenton, Staffordshire, 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 the 1891 census where shown as aged 5
      Actual date from baptism register; shown as 21 Sep 1885 in the 1939 register.
      Matthew seems to have been omitted from the original index to the GRO copies of birth certificates, but is included in the new online index; the following reference is therefore totally from the online index.
      GRO ref: GOTHAM, Matthew James q4 1885 Stoke upon Trent RD 6B 242; mother's maiden name shown as Eardley
    Baptised 1 Nov 1885  Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, 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 12 Nov 2016)
      Shows Matthew James, parents Matthew and Mary, abode 13 Adelaide Street, father a potter
      (Archive reference D5882/1/1/1, page 84)
    Gender Male 
    Occupation From 1911 to 1939 
    Coal Miner 
    • From the 1911 census and 1939 register
    Residence 1939  321, Blurton Road, Fenton, Staffordshire, 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 
    • Living at the address with his wife, his son James and James' wife when the 1939 register was compiled.
      (Ref: RG101/5310A/017/18 Letter Code: ONNH)
    Residence to 1960  317, Waterside Drive, Blurton, Staffordshire, 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 
    • His home at the time of his death
    Will 19 Jun 1960 
    Written 
    Died 8 Dec 1960  The North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, 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 
    • GRO ref: GOTHAM, Matthew J q4 1960 aged 75 Stoke RD 9b 672
      Actual date and place from probate calendar entry; gravestone shows date as 14 Nov 1960, according to BMSGH transcript.
    Probate 30 Dec 1960  Chester, Cheshire, 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 
    Calendar entry 
    • Gotham, Matthew James of 317 Waterside Drive Blurton Stoke-upon-Trent died 8 December 1960 at North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary Hartshill Stoke-upon-Trent Probate Chester 30 December to Thomas Gotham turbine driver and Mary Ann Gotham (wife of the said Thomas Gotham). Effects £399 0s. 10d.
    Buried St. Bartholomew’s Church, Blurton, Staffordshire, 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 
    • Gravestone inscription on BMSGH PDF
    Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Andrew GOTHAM,   b. Est 1585, (probably), Abbotskerswell, Devon, 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. 10 Mar 1673/74, St. Mary the Virgin Church, Wolborough, Devon, 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 ~ 89 years)  (6 x Great Grandfather) 
    Mary Ann PAWLEY,   b. Abt 1836, Hanley, Staffordshire, 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. Mar Q 1904, Wolstanton Reg Dist, Staffordshire, 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 ~ 68 years)  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I301451  All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
    Last Modified 24 Nov 2022 

    Father Matthew GOTHAM,   b. Sep Q 1857, Fenton, Staffordshire, 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. Mar Q 1902, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, 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 ~ 45 years)
    Other Partners: Mary Ann GARDNER  m. 22 May 1898  
    Mother Mary EARDLEY,   b. Mar Q 1859, Macclesfield, Cheshire, 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. Jan 1897, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, 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 ~ 38 years) 
    Married 9 Aug 1880  Christ Church, Fenton, Staffordshire, 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 26 Nov 2014)
      GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew q3 1880 Stoke T. RD 6b 222
      Mary, the mother of Matthew's children died when the chidlren were aged about 1 to 14. Matthew remarried within 18 months, giving his children a step-mother but then he himself died less than 4 years later.
      By 1911 the family had dispersed.
    Family ID F300430  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family Eliza BRADLEY,   b. 31 Aug 1884, Burslem, Staffordshire, 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. 17 Feb 1960, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, 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 75 years) 
    Married Jun Q 1906  Register Office, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, 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 
    • GRO ref: Gotham, Matthew to Bradley, Eliza q2 1906 Stoke T. RD 6b 404
      Local reg. ref: GOTHAM, Matthew to BRADLEY, Eliza, Church / Register Office: Civil Marriage (Stoke), registers at: Stoke-On-Trent, ref: SRO/46/078
    Children 2 children 
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 
    Family ID F300494  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

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