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Elizabeth PRIOR

Elizabeth PRIOR

Female Abt 1777 - 1848  (~ 71 years)    Has 12 ancestors and 1569 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Elizabeth PRIOR 
    Relationshipwith Teresa Ann GOATHAM
    Born Abt 1777  Bredgar, Kent, 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 
    • (assumed from baptism)
    Baptised 18 Feb 1777  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, 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 
    Gender Female 
    Witness 14 Oct 1796  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, 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 
    To the marriage of John Hoare to Hester Carpenter 
    • Elizabeth's signature. 'Elizabeth Prier', in the same hand as when she signed her own marriage entry.
    Census 6 Jun 1841  Bredgar, Kent, 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 
    Died 3 Jan 1848  Bredgar, Kent, 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 
    Cause: Natural Decay 
    • GRO ref: Goatham, Elizabeth q1 1848 Milton RD 5 345; GRO online index shows age as 70
      died of "Natural Decay"
      Jemima Hadlow of Bredgar who was in attendance registered the death (made her mark)
    Death certificate for Elizabeth Prior
    Death certificate for Elizabeth Prior
    Buried 10 Jan 1848  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, 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 20 Jul 2019)
      Shows Elizabeth Goatham, abode Bredgar, aged 70.
    Siblings 2 brothers and 3 sisters 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    John PRIOR,   b. Est 1642,   d. Abt 1686  (Age ~ 44 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Martha,   d. Yes, date unknown  (Great Grandmother) 
    Person ID I373  All | Teresa's direct ancestors, England: Kent Group (in Go(a)tham One-Name Study), England: Kent Group - subjects of Go(a)tham One-Name Study, All in the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study , All subjects of the Goatham / Gotham One-Name Study, The descendants (and other halves) of George Goatham and Ann née Winch, The descendants (and other halves) of John Prior and Amy née Reynolds
    Last Modified 17 Oct 2024 

    Father John PRIOR,   b. Abt 1746,   d. Jan 1815, Bredgar, Kent, 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 ~ 69 years) 
    Mother Amy REYNOLDS,   b. Abt 1737,   d. Abt Dec 1819, Bredgar, Kent, 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 ~ 82 years) 
    Married 19 Oct 1769  St. Mary’s Church, Langley, Kent, 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 KFHS transcript CD 17
      Shows that on 19 Oct 1769 PRIORY married Amy REYNOLDS. Both were 'of this parish', both made their mark, and they were bachelor and spinster. They married by Banns and the witnesses were John Slany and George Tolhurst.
    Family ID F407  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

    Family John GOATHAM,   b. Abt 1776, Bapchild, Kent, 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. 1 Nov 1854, Bredgar, Kent, 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 ~ 78 years) 
    Marriage License 1 Aug 1798  Canterbury, Kent, 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 
    • John Goatham of Bredgar yeo bach & Eliz Frier of the s sp. 01 Aug 1798.
      From vol. 33 of indexes to Canterbury Marriage Licences, 1781-1809, as recorded on Ancestry.
    Married 9 Aug 1798  St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, 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 2 April 2019)
      "No 135
      John Gotham of this Parish Batchelor
      and Elizabeth Prier of the
      same Parish Spinster were
      Married in this Church by Licence
      this Ninth Day of August in the Year One Thousand Seven Hundred
      and Ninety Eight by me Jas: Downs Vicar
      This Marriage was solemnized between Us John Goatham, Elizabeth Prier [both signed]
      In the Presence of John X Bridges his Mark, Ann Prier [Ann signed]"

      John's surname was entered as Gotham, but he signed Goatham. Elizabeth's was recorded and she signed, Prier. 
      Married by licence, both otp
      The marriage was witnessed by John Bridges (who made his mark) and Ann Prier (who signed). Ann was Elizabeth's sister and John Bridges was the husband of Mary Prior, another sister of Elizabeth.
    Children 8 children 
    Last Modified 15 Jul 2024 
    Family ID F264  Family Group Page  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    The marriage of Caroline Goatham to John Andrews
    The marriage of Caroline Goatham to John Andrews
    Elizabeth signed as a witness of her daughter's marriage (n.b. signed, not made her mark)