John Edward GOTHAM

1888 - 1973  (85 years)

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• Name	John Edward GOTHAM
  Relationship	with Teresa Ann GOATHAM
  Born	14 May 1888	Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
  	From the 1891 census where shown as aged 2; shown as born Shelton in the 1921 census. GRO ref: GOTHAM, John Edward q2 1888 Stoke T. RD 6b 218; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Briden Actual date from death registration index, and from baptism register
  Baptised	24 Jun 1888	St. Jude’s Church, Hanley, Staffordshire, England
  	From PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 7 Oct 2015)
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911
  	Assistant to general dealer
  	Assistant to his father.
  Occupation	1921	6, King Street, Longton, Staffordshire, England
  	Estate Agent’s Clerk
  	Working for James Barlow
  Residence	1939	Rosthorne, Stone Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
  	With his wife and child. The following entry in the register, presumably next door or across the road, was his wife's brother William and his family. Six households before was his wife's sister Mary Emma, her husband, child and mother.
  Occupation	From 1939 to 1967
  	Estate agent
  	Shown as retired estate agent when granted administration of his sister Mary Ellen's estate. Shown as an estate agent's clerk in the 1939 reigster.
  Residence	1948	Rostherne, Lightwood, Staffordshire, England
  	At the time of their silver wedding.
  Occupation	Bef 1957
  	Rent Collector
  	Shown as a Retired Rent Collector in 1957 when granted probate of his father's will
  Will	12 Apr 1967
  	Written
  Residence	to 1973	15, Rowland Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England
  	His home at the time of his death
  Died	25 Nov 1973	Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England
  	GRO ref: Gotham, John Edward q4 1973 dob 14 My 1888 Stoke/T RD 9b 1722 Actual date from probate calendar
  Probate	6 Feb 1974	Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
  	National Probate Calendar
  	Gotham, John Edward of 15 Rowland St Dresden Stoke-on-Trent died 25 November 1973 Probate Sheffield 6 February £4504 743012320C
  Siblings	3 brothers and 2 sisters
  + 1. John Edward GOTHAM,   b. 14 May 1888, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 25 Nov 1973, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 85 years) ▻ Ethel Mary NEWTON,  m. 6 Aug 1923   2. Dorothy Elizabeth GOTHAM,   b. 6 Mar 1890, Normacot, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 21 Jul 1976, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 86 years)   3. Horace GOTHAM,   b. 25 Nov 1891, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1891, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England + 4. Frederick Oswald GOTHAM,   b. 16 Feb 1893, Fenton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 11 Dec 1959, The North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England  (Age 66 years) ▻ Winifred Grace HEATH,  m. Sep Q 1927 5. Geoffrey GOTHAM,   b. 4 Mar 1895, Fenton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 12 Nov 1958, Shrodells Hospital, Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, England  (Age 63 years) ▻ Ivy Catherine Dewhurst JESSOP,  m. Dec Q 1938   6. Mary Ellen GOTHAM,   b. 3 Dec 1897, Longton, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 27 Feb 1967, The North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England  (Age 69 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	GOTTAM,   b. Est 1628,   d. Yes, date unknown  (6 x Great Grandfather)  Sarah ANDERSON,   b. Abt 1833, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1866, Woburn Reg Dist, Bedfordshire, England  (Age ~ 33 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I301873	All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Frederick John Edward GOTHAM,   b. 26 Apr 1862, Ipstones, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 26 Mar 1950, 15, Taylor Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BRIDEN,   b. Sep Q 1859, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1937, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Married	1 Aug 1887	St. George’s Church, Toddington, Bedfordshire, England
  	From PR entry (thanks to Rose Norton who extracted the details as a GOONS marriage challenge) GRO ref: GOTHAM, Frederick John E to Briden, Elizabeth q3 1887 Woburn RD 3b 673The 1911 census shows that Frederick and Elizabeth had had 6 children, of whom 5 were still living. Since 5 were with them it was clearly their daughter Elizabeth who had died (probably by 1901 as she was not with them then)
  Family ID	F300600	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ethel Mary NEWTON,   b. 28 Apr 1898, Dresden, Staffordshire, England ,   d. Dec Q 1950, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age 51 years)
  Married	6 Aug 1923	Methodist Church, Chaplin Road, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England
  	GRO ref: Gotham, John E to Newton, Ethel M q3 1923 Stoke T. RD 6b 455 Local BMD (Staffs index for 1923): GOTHAM, John Edward to NEWTON, Ethel Mary; Church / Register Office: Civil Marriage or Registrar present (Stoke & Wolstanton); Registers at: Stoke-On-Trent; Ref.: SWRO/04A/079 Church and date from Silver Wedding announcement in the Staffordshire Sentinel of 11 August 1948 (p.2, col. 8)
  Children	1. Audrey Mary GOTHAM,   b. Sep Q 1925, Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England ,   d. 21 Sep 2018, Staffordshire Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  (Age ~ 93 years) ▻ Wilfrid Kenneth EARDLEY  m. Mar Q 1962
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2017
  Family ID	F300658	Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 14 May 1888 - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England  Child - Audrey Mary GOTHAM - Sep Q 1925 - Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  Residence - to 1973 - 15, Rowland Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England  Died - 25 Nov 1973 - Stoke on Trent Reg Dist, Staffordshire, England  Probate - National Probate Calendar - 6 Feb 1974 - Sheffield, Yorkshire, England   = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install)
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