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Elizabeth PRIOR
Abt 1777 - 1848 (~ 71 years) Has 12 ancestors and 1569 descendants in this family tree.Set As Default Person
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Name Elizabeth PRIOR Relationship with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1777 Bredgar, Kent, England - (assumed from baptism)
Baptised 18 Feb 1777 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Gender Female Witness 14 Oct 1796 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England 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 Died 3 Jan 1848 Bredgar, Kent, England 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 Buried 10 Jan 1848 St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England - 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 (Age ~ 69 years) Mother Amy REYNOLDS, b. Abt 1737, d. Abt Dec 1819, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 82 years) Married 19 Oct 1769 St. Mary’s Church, Langley, Kent, England - 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 , d. 1 Nov 1854, Bredgar, Kent, England (Age ~ 78 years) Marriage License 1 Aug 1798 Canterbury, Kent, England - 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 - 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
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Event Map Click to hide Born - Abt 1777 - Bredgar, Kent, England Baptised - 18 Feb 1777 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Witness - To the marriage of John Hoare to Hester Carpenter - 14 Oct 1796 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Marriage License - 1 Aug 1798 - Canterbury, Kent, England Married - 9 Aug 1798 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Charlotte GOATHAM - Abt 1799 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - George GOATHAM - 1800 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Caroline GOATHAM - 1803 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Charles GOATHAM - Abt 1805 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Susan GOATHAM - Abt 1808 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - William GOATHAM - 1810 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Michael GOATHAM - 1814 - Bredgar, Kent, England Child - Maria GOATHAM - Abt 1818 - Bredgar, Kent, England Census - 6 Jun 1841 - Bredgar, Kent, England Died - Cause: Natural Decay - 3 Jan 1848 - Bredgar, Kent, England Buried - 10 Jan 1848 - St. John the Baptist Church, Bredgar, Kent, England = Link to Google Earth (if installed; see link below to install) Pin Legend
Documents 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)