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Thomas Henry GOTHAM
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Name Thomas Henry GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 5 Dec 1886 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
- 1885 or 1886 from the 1891 census where shown as aged 5
GRO ref: Gothan, Thomas Henry q4 1886 Stoke T. RD 6b 212; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Bell
Actual date from baptism register and the 1939 register
Baptised 23 May 1887 St. Matthias’ Church, Hanford, Trentham, Staffordshire, England
- From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Feb 2017)From data transcribed on FreeReg website
Show Thomas Henry, son of Thomas Albert and Louisa GOTHAM, abode Hanford, father a butcher
Gender Male Military Service WW1 Occupation - Employer 1921 Thomas Rowbottam, Builder and Contractor Residence 1921 9, Sutherland Street, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
- With his wife and five children
Occupation 1921 Bricklayer Registration 1939 21, Frederick Avenue, Penkhull, Staffordshire, England
- Thomas and his wife Lily had living with them their sons Thomas H, Cyril, Roy, John and 1 others, closed as at 19 Nov 2016.
(Ref: RG101/5300D/013/41 Letter Code: ONKD)
Died Jun Q 1956 Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Gotham, Thomas H aged 69 q2 1956 Stoke RD 9b 465; GRO online index (viewed 11 Nov 2016) shows Christian names as Thomas Henry
Siblings7 brothers and 5 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch
GOTTAM, b. Est 1628, d. Yes, date unknown (6 x Great Grandfather)
Hannah CHURTON, b. Abt 1821, Stoke upon Tern, Shropshire, England
, d. Jun Q 1892, Primrose Hill, Hanford, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 71 years) (Grandmother) 
Person ID I301823 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 11 Aug 2023
Father Thomas Albert GOTHAM, b. Jun Q 1863, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
, d. Dec Q 1916, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age ~ 53 years) Mother Louisa BELL, b. Jun Q 1864, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
, d. Mar Q 1934, Manchester South Reg Dist, Lancashire, England
(Age ~ 70 years) Married 15 Jul 1886 St. John the Evangelist’s Church, Trent Vale, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: Gotham, Thomas Albert to Bell, Louisa q3 1886 Stoke T RD 6b 271
Venue from UKBMD website, date from PR entry image on FMP
The 1911 census where shown as married for 25 years.
In that time the census shows they had had 13 children but only 6 were still living - 5 currently missing from this tree, probably all born and died between censuses.
Family ID F300588 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Lily ADAMS, b. 9 Nov 1890, Fenton, Staffordshire, England
, d. Mar Q 1958, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
(Age 67 years) Married Mar Q 1910 Register Office, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
- GRO ref: GOTHAM, Thomas Henry to Adams, Lily q1 1910 Stoke T. RD 6b 369
Local reg. ref: GOTHAM, Thomas Henry to ADAMS, Lily; Church / Register Office: Civil Marriage (Stoke); registers at: Stoke-On-Trent, ref: SRO/53/096.
Children12 children Last Modified 14 Feb 2017 Family ID F300592 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- 1885 or 1886 from the 1891 census where shown as aged 5



