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Edward GOTTAM
1852 - 1928 (~ 76 years)
Has 8 ancestors and 9 descendants in this family tree.
Set As Default Person 
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Name Edward GOTTAM Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Dec Q 1852 Wellington, Shropshire, England 
- GRO ref: Gottam, Edward q4 1852 Wellington Sal RD 6a 658; GRO online shows mother's maiden name as Ridgeway
Place from the 1861 census, when aged 8; shown as born Trench in the 1891 census when living in Trench - the wholse household shown as born there.
Gender Male Also known as Edward COTTAM Occupation 1871 Ag. labourer Died Mar Q 1928 Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England - GRO ref: Cottam, Edward q1 1928 aged 76 Wellington Sh. RD 6a 941
Siblings2 brothers and 2 sisters Patriarch & Matriarch 
Samuel GOTTAM, b. Est 1724, (probably), Shropshire, England, d. Aft 1773 (Age ~ 50 years) (Great Grandfather) 
Charlotte RIDGEWAY, b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England, d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 69 years) (Mother) Person ID I303351 All | All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study Last Modified 13 May 2024
Father Joseph GOTTAM, b. Abt 1821, d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 68 years) Mother Charlotte RIDGEWAY, b. Abt 1820, Cold Hatton, Shropshire, England , d. Dec Q 1889, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 69 years) Married Mar Q 1849 Record Office or Non-Conformist, Shrewsbury Reg Dist, Shropshire, England - Where and when were Joseph and Charlotte married? The marriage should be in the index on FreeBMD but there is no Gotham / Gottam marriage to fit, there or on UKBMD.
It must be this one where Joseph is recorded as a Cottom:
GRO ref: Cottom, Joseph to Ridgeway, Charlotte q1 1849 Shrewsbury RD 18 237
UKBMD:
COTTOM, Joseph to RIDGEWAY, Charlotte 1849 Church / Reg Office: Shrewsbury Register Office or Registrar Attended; Registers at: Shrewsbury; Ref: RO-S/2/130
In the 1851 census there are 3 children with Joseph and Charlotte, not only Mary, born to the marriage, but Rachel, aged 6 and William, aged 9, both shown as born in High Ercall. If accurte, this implies that Joseph had been married before and had these 2 children. However, I cannot find birth registrations (or baptisms) to fit this. Could it be that they were children of Charlotte who had been 'adopted' by Joseph (or born to the couple before they married)? In this case they should appear with the surname Ridgeway; so far I have not found them with this name either. More investigation needed.
Family ID F300346 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Jane HODGKISS, b. Dec Q 1849, Hodnet, Shropshire, England , d. Mar Q 1932, Wellington Shropshire Reg Dist, Shropshire, England (Age ~ 83 years) Married 30 Sep 1879 St. George’s Church, Rodington, Shropshire, England - GRO ref: Cottom, Edward to Hodgkiss, Jane q3 1879 Wellington Sal RD 6a 1233
Details from PR entry (image on FMP, viewed 14 Dec 2016)
(Archive reference P230/A/3/3, p. 47)
Edward made his mark, as did witness Elizabeth Cottom, probably his sister. Their apparent illiteracy (bride Jane signed) will doubtless have aided the transition from Gottam to Cottom, if it was not deliberate.
The 1911 census shows Edward and Jane had 7 children, 3 of whom had by then died.
Children7 children Last Modified 27 Oct 2023 Family ID F301051 Family Group Page | Family Chart
- GRO ref: Gottam, Edward q4 1852 Wellington Sal RD 6a 658; GRO online shows mother's maiden name as Ridgeway