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Mary Ellen GOTHAM
1897 - 1967 (69 years)
Has 25 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Mary Ellen GOTHAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born 3 Dec 1897 Longton, Staffordshire, England 
- From the 1901 census where shown as aged 2
GRO ref: Gotham, Mary Ellen q1 1898 Stoke T. RD 6b 272; GRO online index shows mother's maiden name as Briden
Actual date from 1939 register
Gender Female Occupation 1921 157, High Street, Longton, Staffordshire, England Home duties - Like her mother - presumably assisting her
Occupation 1939 Hardware and Toy Shop Assistant - In the 1939 register.
Residence 1967 15, Rowland Street, Dresden, Staffordshire, England - Her home at the time of her death (from probate calendar entry)
Died 27 Feb 1967 The North Staffordshire Royal Infirmary, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England - GRO ref: Gotham, Mary E aged 69 q1 1967 Stoke RD 9b 549
The age is right for this Mary E, as well as the absence of any marriage in the marriage registration index.
Actual date and place from probate calendar entry
Buried 7 Mar 1967 The Cemetery, Longton, Staffordshire, England - From transcribed data from the burial register (on FreeReg, viewed 13 Aug 2019)
Shows Mary Ellen Gotham, aged 69, abode 15 Rowland Street Longton
Administration 1 May 1967 Principal Registry, London, England Calendar entry - "Gotham Mary Ellen of 15 Rowland Street Dresden Stoke-upon-Trent died 27 February 1967 at The North Stafford Royal Infirmary Stoke-upon-Trent Administration London 1 May to John Edward Gotham retired estate agent and Dorothy Elizabeth Gotham spinster. £2349."
Siblings4 brothers and 1 sister 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 I301878 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
- From the 1901 census where shown as aged 2